South Vietnamese Open New Front in Cambodia
South Vietnamese armored infantry crossed into Cambodia, opening a new front five days before the June 30 U.S. withdrawal deadline. Allied spokesmen reported about 39,000 South Vietnamese and 9,000 American troops in Cambodia, with air strikes and napalm targeting Communist supply routes and sieges around Kompong Thom and Phnom Penh. Casualties: 4 Communists killed at Rek Tanieak, plus air losses in South Vietnam. overall weekly toll showed 2 Americans killed and 643 wounded.
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North Vietnam Accepts Returns of War Prisoners
North Vietnam said it would accept the return of six prisoners offered by South Vietnam, calling them Vietnamese patriots. It demanded release on the 17th parallel or in North Vietnamese waters with military activity suspended, while denouncing U.S. and South Vietnamese claims as false.
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Niemann Bound Over In First Degree Murder Case
Albion Max Niemann aged 18 waived preliminary hearing on a first degree murder charge and was bound over to the strict court. The incident involved Missinger Rosen Crantz, 87, in St Edward in early May. Attorneys William Grant of Columbus and Stanley J Oliverius of Albion represented Niemann before Boone County Judge H B Watson. No bond was set.
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Banks accused banks in Penn Central bankruptcy probe
Washington congressional fight over Penn Central intensifies as Banks allegedly refused to cash payroll checks, pressuring Congress for aid. Harley Staplers calls for House Banking Committee inquiry while Patman previously probed banks’ loans to the railroad.
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Nixon calls for unity and progress in St Louis speech
President Nixon urged Americans to speak of what is right about America as he addressed about 20,000 Jaycees in St Louis en route to the Western White House. He touted demographic and education gains, defended estate reform, and noted troop withdrawals from Cambodia amid protests outside Kid Auditorium.
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Thunderstorms Brew Across State With Possible Severe Storms
Rainclouds moved into the state with a forecast of locally severe thunderstorms in the east this evening. Scattered thundershowers were predicted for the south central and panhandle regions tonight. Elsewhere, partly cloudy to fair skies, with cooler panhandle readings, and highs near the 70s to low 80s statewide.
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U.S. submits Middle East peace proposal
Secretary of State William P. Rogers announced a new U S peace plan to push Arabs and Israelis toward talks under United Nations mediation. He said the plan aims for a just lasting settlement while noting no public details and signaling a possible separate buildings approach with a U N mediator.
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Platte College to Offer Official GED Testing Center
Platte College designated as an official GED test center for area residents overseen by director Lyla Richards. Adults over 18 may take the test battery to earn a high school equivalency certificate enabling college admission or licensing exams. tests cover English, social studies, sciences, literature, and mathematics with flexible scheduling and no test time limit per section.
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Israel Syria front erupts in heaviest battle since 1967 war
Warplanes pounded Syrian army near Damascus while tanks and artillery clashed along the Golan Heights cease-fire line. The Suez Canal area saw intense fighting as Egypt and Israel exchanged heavy fire and Arab capitals weighed a new U.S. peace plan.
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