Enemy Forces Close on Phnom Penh in major Cambodian assault
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units pushed within six miles of Phnom Penh in their closest major attack. In Vietnam, six American servicemen were killed and 26 wounded in a large ambush, as Cambodian and coalition forces faced mortar bombardments near Mont Krasas Krao six miles northeast of the capital.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Vietnam
Mont Krasas Krao
Mekong
Prek Tameak
Moat Krasas Krao
Cambodian Fighting Shifts to Prek Tameak Front
Allied air support targeted advancing forces with Cambodian fighter-bombers and other planes. Reports note no casualties yet and Saigon sources say there was no confirmed American air involvement. Several battles have occurred in the Prek Tameak area as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong seek a foothold to harass Phnom Penh.
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U.S
Am Rong
Saigon
Prek Tameak
Cambodia
Srang
Phnom Penh
Prey Veng
Welfare Measure Still In Doubt As Nixon Pushes Reform
Washington AP Nixon’s latest welfare reform push may speed Senate Finance Committee action but conservatives remain opposed. Backers say the modified family assistance plan still starts nationwide January 1, 1972, keeping the broader struggle intact.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Dconn
House
Office of Economic Opportunity
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
George A. Wiley
National Welfare Rights Organization
Draft Evasion Up Tenfold In Five Years Says Selective Service
The Selective Service reports draft evasion prosecutions rose tenfold from 1965 to 1969, with 3 455 cases in 1969 and 2 950 in the first nine months of fiscal 1970. Conviction rates fell from 70 percent in 1965 to 34 percent in 1970, due partly to a policy allowing case closure without guilt if a defendant agrees to be drafted.
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Washington
Selective Service
Senate Shipbuilders Face Battle Over Navy Destroyer Contract
In Washington a partisan clash looms over a 2.1 billion defense plan to split production of 30 Navy destroyers between two shipyards. Senator Stennis defends Litt on Industries Ingalls shipyard in Mississippi against Senator Muskie and Senator Smith who oppose the single-source award amid calls for a competitive process. The vote is set for Tuesday.
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Northeast
Deep South
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Mississippi
John Stennis
Armed Services
Navy
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Stennis
Edmund S. Muskie
Congress
Muskie
Smith
Litton Industries
Ingalls Division
Pascagoula, Miss
Bath Iron Works
Heart Recipient Leads Near Normal Life After Transplant
William J. Carroll, the world’s second longest living heart recipient, works a 40 hour week at Ai Research in Scottsdale. He received a 20 year old woman's heart on August 31 1968 at Methodist Hospital Houston and is approaching the second anniversary of the operation.
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Scottsdale, Ariz
William J. Carroll
Carroll
Methodist Hospital
Houston
Tex
Indianapolis
Ind
Yonge
Russell
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Agnew Assures Thais U.S. Aid Will Stand Against Cuts
In Bangkok Vice President Spiro T. Agnew pledged to leave no stone unturned to counter congressional moves to curb U.S. aid in Southeast Asia. Foreign Minister Thanat Khaman quoted him noting that some elements prefer Southeast Asia to fall to communism despite broad Nixon administration support.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Spiro T
U.S
Southeast Asia
Eign
Thanat Khaman
Thanat
United States
Cambodia
U.S. Congress
Sen. J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Agnew
U.S. State Department
South Vietnam
Asia
Bhumibol
Guerrillas Clash With Army In Amman Post Office Strike
In Amman the central telephone and post office building suffered battle damage after a night of fighting between Palestinian guerrillas and Jordanian forces. Reports say two guerrillas were killed and Yasir Arafat ordered a withdrawal after a brief takeover. Streets around the post office show extensive destruction with shattered glass and bullet holes.
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Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Amman
Penn Central Seeks Tax Deferment Amid Bankruptcy
The Penn Central Railroad asks U.S. District Court to defer $45 million in taxes due after June 21 to about 2,600 government bodies. Trustees say cash shortages during reorganization require postponement until December 31, with a hearing set for September 17.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central Railroad
U.S. District Court
Penn Central
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North Carolina
Sylvia Alexis Smith
Durham
John P. Fullam
Palestine National Council
Middle East
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