Fuel war hits Phnom Penh and Tay Ninh outposts
Enemies hit the Phnom Penh fuel tank farm destroying millions of gallons and assault Tay Ninh bases in eastern Cambodia. About 52 enemy troops were killed, 21 South Vietnamese dead and 64 wounded, as sappers may have numbered 300. U S officials plan to boost fuel barges to Phnom Penh.
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
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Shell
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Tay Ninh
Mand
U. S
Singapore
Nha Be
Mekong
Phnom
$40 Million Tag Put on Drug Haul
New York agents seized 200 pounds of heroin valued at $40 million hidden in an imported Jaguar car from a smuggling ring. Five suspects, including Jean Pierre Andre Huguen and Etienne Charles Gunther and spouse Ray Monde, plus two Cuban refugees now in North Bergen, were charged with conspiracy. The cache arrived on the Queen Elizabeth 2, and the heroin was concealed under a false floor and inside car compartments.
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New York
Federal Narcotics Bureau
John Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Ingersoll
Jean Pierre
Not Ruling Out Woman Justice The White House
The White House kept the door open to consider a woman or non jurist for the Supreme Court after Justice Black retires. President Nixon would appoint as quickly as possible but was weighing the most qualified candidate. The National Women's Political Caucus urged a woman appointment, noting Ziegler’s earlier remark about the best qualified man.
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White House
Supreme Court
Hugo Black
Ronald Ziegler
National Women’s Political Caucus
Nixon
Ziegler
Steaks Reach Duke Ellington in Russia
U S officials secured a batch of New York cut sirloin steaks for Duke Ellington during a Russia tour. A dozen steaks arrived in Minsk as Ellington and his orchestra continued their five city concert run. The event followed failed import attempts via Helsinki and Leningrad due to certification issues. Ellington, 72, praised the reception and performed a lengthy closing night in Leningrad.
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U.S. State Department
New York
Soviet Union
Duke Ellington
Minsk
Ellington
Russia
U. S
State Department
Leningrad
Helsinki
Bonn
Vienna
Attica Deaths Confirmed by Two Pathologists
Two medical examiners concluded nine Attica hostage killings were by gunshot. Dr. Henry Siegel and Dr. John Edland verified gunshot deaths, countering earlier claims that some hostages were slain by throat-slitting during the prison assault. The state Task Force on Organized Crime may release further details.
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Attica
N.Y
Attica State Prison
Henry Siegel
Westchester County
John Edland
Monroe County
Edland
Nelson Rockefeller
Russell Oswald
The Most Taxed Man in Milwaukee Study
An Associated Press analysis shows an upper middle income Milwaukee man with a $20,000 income, $40,000 home, two cars, a wife and two children pays about 33 percent of his income in direct taxes. The breakdown lists federal, state, and local taxes totaling $6,615.11 plus indirect costs in product prices.
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United States
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Tax Foundation, Inc
Washington, D.C
Department of Finance
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Thieu urges voters to back single candidate with clear vote
In a nationwide broadcast Thieu urged South Vietnamese to vote to affirm his leadership or invalidate ballots by tearing, marking X, or using empty envelopes. He warned his majority must be clearly in support or he would resign if under 50 to 60 percent. He defended four noes and touted gains in security and rural life while pledging democracy and reform for four more years.
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Saigon
Thieu
Viet Cong
South
Vietnam
Government savings urged by removing unused drawers
Rep. Larry Winn proposes eliminating conference table drawers to save about $50,000 annually, noting they are rarely used beyond discarding gum and cigarette wrappers. The remark was made Sunday in Washington.
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Washington
UPS
Larry Winn
R-Kan
Proxmire Questions Pre-Freeze Gasoline Price Rise
Senator William Proxmire charged that major oil firms were tipped to raise retail gasoline prices just before President Nixon's 90 day wage price freeze. He cited a jump from 33.08 to 36.60 cents per gallon and urged a rollback, saying the move was inflationary and aided by new oil import quota decisions.
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Washington
UPI
William Proxmire
Dwis
Nixon
Proxmire
Oil Industry Journal
Muskie Accuses Nixon of Misrepresenting Black Statement
Senator Edmund Muskie charged President Nixon with misrepresenting his remark about not being able to be elected with a black running mate. Muskie told reporters he and the American people would not accept a black on the ticket and that the issue must be faced and changed.
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Clearwater, Fla
Edmund Muskie
Nixon
Maine
Muskie
Etna Erupts Again With Lava Spouts Over Sicily
Mt Etna erupted with loud detonations and smoke as lava chunks were hurled into the air on a second day of renewed activity near Catania Sicily.
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Sicily
Mt. Etna
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