Western fires near control as 195000 acres burn
Hundreds of forest and range fires hit six Western states for 11 days with only one major out of control. Fifty two fires scorched 195000 acres across California, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Washington. A big blaze in Hells Canyon, Oregon burned 16000 acres while fighting teams prepared to stop further spread. Governor Andrus released 75850 dollars in federal funds to sustain firefighting. Weather stays hot and dry for weeks. closures and restrictions persist on public lands.
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State Division of Forestry
Athens Girl Wins Crown in Little Miss Cotton Contest
Julie Claire Ford, four, of Athens, was crowned the state's Little Miss Cotton winner in Auburn. She placed ahead of 46 competitors at Auburn High School in a Jayceettes sponsored event. Her win earned her a spot in the state finals after winning the Athens Jayceettes contest two months earlier.
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Switzer Runs in Red Square During World Games Visit
Katherine Switzer a former distance runner, visits Moscow as a spectator at the World University Games and keeps fit with a workout in Red Square near St. Basil's Cathedral AP photo. The Gainesville Eight case against Vietnam Veterans Against the War moves toward trial, relying on informers who described plans to use slingshots to bazookas at last summer's Republican convention. The defense attacks witness credibility and questions weapon reports while noting police efforts to curb violence.
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New Yorker
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Gainesville, Fla
Gainesville
Women Celebrate 19th Amendment in Parades and Rallies
Tens of thousands of women across New York and the nation marked the 53rd anniversary of the 19th Amendment with parades rallies and speeches. Anita Murray of the National Organization for Women said the one day anniversary isn’t enough and noted the group’s 30 000 members. A Battery Park rally focused on the issue of illegal abortions.
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Insurgents Hit Phnom Penh Airports and Provinces
Fighting erupts at five sites within 47 miles of Phnom Penh in the day’s heaviest clashes since the last bombing pause. Rebels shell Pochentong and the international airport, threaten another assault on Phnom Penh, and target provincial capitals amid shifting tactics. In Kuwait, a North Yemeni hijacker surrenders after authorities meet five demands, turning over his arms aboard a Yemen Airways DC6 following a 1300 mile flight from Djibouti via Saudi airspace.
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Tai’zz
North Yemen
Asmara
Ethiopia
Sheikh Sabah al Ahmed
Abdul Latif Ad-Duweini
Persian Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Djibouti
East Africa
Khmer Rouge Troops Clash With Vietnamese Forces in Cambodia
Refugees fleeing along the Cambodian border report intense fighting between North Vietnamese and Cambodian Communist troops in Kompong Trach district. The clashes, sparked over rice scarcity and territorial control, have caused hundreds of casualties and mark the first firm evidence of open conflict between Khmer Rouge and Vietnamese supporters, corroborated by U S officials and intelligence notes.
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Armed officers guard Fairfield garbage dump strike
Sixty officers guarding a Fairfield garbage dump after bricks bottles and fire bombs were thrown withdrew Saturday evening leaving some officers to patrol with local police. Sanitation workers are on strike in a city of about 20 000 with two men arrested for disorderly conduct. No injuries reported.
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Birmingham
No More POWs Claim From Former U S POW Leader
Air Force Brig. Gen. John Flynn, ranking officer among former U S POWs, stated at a Las Vegas news conference that he believes no Americans remain held in North Vietnam. He said there are no living POWs from North Vietnam.
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Bowman Strike In Second Week
Workers at Bowman Transportation Inc on New Moulton Road continue their second week on strike.
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Bowman Transportation Inc
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Walkout Ties to Systemwide Strike at Atlanta Trucking Firm
A walkout is part of a systemwide strike by employees of the Atlanta based trucking firm. Average farm prices have declined or stayed level in ten of the last twenty years.
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