Insurgent Attack Near Kompong Cham Jams Cambodian City
Cambodian insurgents overran two government positions and pressed within miles of Kompong Cham as Brig. Gen. Cleland and Maj. Gen. Fernandez visited the city under fire from captured U.S. howitzers. Seven civilians wounded, reports say. Fernandez said the enemy failed in its assault.
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Kompon Cham
Cambodia
John R. DB. Cleland
Sostene Fernandez
Cleland
Fernandez
U.S
Congress
Kompong Cham
US Tactical Air Wing Leaves Taiwan
Honolulu reports that America's Pacific commander announced the pullout of the only U S tactical airlift wing from Taiwan. The unit accounted for more than a third of all U S military personnel on the island, with no immediate reaction from the Nationalist Chinese government.
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Pacific
U.S
Taiwan
Meany warns of bigger strikes if inflation stays high
AFL CIO President George Meany says unions may turn to strikes as price pressures rise and wage settlements grow beyond government targets. He predicts a recession by year end, endorses ending wage and price controls, and criticizes Nixon’s handling of Watergate and the economy. Meany urges Supreme Court compliance on White House tapes.
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Aflcio
George Meany
Labor Federation
Meany
Nixon
Waradis Cong Ge
Supreme Court
White House
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Bean Urges Skylab 2 Extension Despite NASA Refusal
Space Center Houston AP Mission commander Alan Bean said the Skylab 2 crew wanted a five to ten day extension beyond the planned September 25 cutoff. NASA officials indicated the extension had very low probability due to medical data needs and a Skylab director stressed it was never seriously considered. Bean Garriott and Lousma also conducted a high altitude Earth photography pass for mapping weather studies and resource research in South America and northern Africa.
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Jack Lousma
Sion
William C. Schneider
Earth
Bean
Garrriott
Lousma
South America
Africa
Chuckie’s musings on belonging and family faults
A playful reflection on family life centered around a teenager. The piece comments on self awareness and growth within a domestic setting, noting that adolescence reveals personal faults. Subtle humor mirrors everyday relations.
Food Price Declines Seen Until Sept. 12
Food costs are expected to fall until beef price ceilings lift on Sept. 12. Economists foresee a long plateau for retail food prices thereafter, with consumer reluctance keeping pork and poultry prices down and beef prices rising only briefly post ceiling removal. Market signals show feeders moving cattle to market before Sept. 12, easing price surges once ceilings end.
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Chicago
Terry Frances
Federal Reserve Bank
Tapes Issue Delaying Indictments in Watergate Case
Washington and Nixon tapes delay grand jury indictments in the Watergate probe until at least mid October. Special prosecutor Cox seeks access to the tapes for grand jury review while senate committee may issue an interim report without them. The fight moves toward the Supreme Court as Cox aims to speed a fall term ruling.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Senate Committee
Archibald ‘Cox
U.S. District Court
John Sirica
Grand Jury
Sam Dash
Senate Watergate Committee
Cox
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Sirica
James Doyle
Doyle
U.S. Court of Appeals
Enire
Canadian Rail Unions Plan Return to Work After Strike
Leaders of unions representing most of 56 000 non operating employees agreed to obey government back to work legislation and resume duties at midnight. One union, representing 18 000 clerks drivers and janitors, decided to stay on strike.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
Authou Nced
Richard Smith
General Conference
Smith
Nixon Agnew Meeting Leaves Questions Unanswered
President Nixon and Vice President Agnew held a two hour Oval Office talk amid Watergate tensions but officials released little detail. Gerald Warren and J March Thomson described a relaxed thorough discussion without noting specifics, while public interest focused on possible indictment and immunity questions.
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Nixon
Agnew
Maryland
Gerald Warren
White House
J. March Thomson
Ronald Ziegler
Oval Office
Warren
Thomson
Melvin Laird
Bryce Harlow
Alexander Haig
Libyan decree seizes majority stake in U S oil firms
Libyan government orders a 51 percent takeover of major oil company holdings in Tripoli. The move, marking Libya’s fourth revolution anniversary, targets Amaseas and Esso linked assets while noting compensation at book value. Some firms like Amoco not affected.
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Emmit Briton
Standard Oil of California
Tripoli
Libya
Abdel Saien Jailoud
Ezzedin Marbrouk
Idris
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
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