Stranded Soldiers Survive On Palm Hearts In Cambodian Siege
Government troops defending Trapeang Thaot near Phnom Penh endured a 20 day siege. Soldiers reported eating palm tree hearts and bark as shells fell, while fresh 7th Division troops relieved them and pursued insurgents. Lon Nol visited Tuol Kei to award medals to returning soldiers.
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Matt Franjola
Associated Press
Trapeang Thnot
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Trapeang Thaot
7Th Division
Lon Nol
Tuol Kei Village
Bulgaria Enacts New Public Health Law
VIENNA AP Bulgaria has enacted a public health law aimed at curbing alcohol drug and tobacco abuse. The measure bans advertising of alcohol and tobacco and restricts sales to minors and certain locations. It provides compulsory medical treatment for addicts ordered by a court and ties treatment to labor therapy in specialized centers with wages partly kept to cover patient costs and family support.
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Vienna
Austria
Bulgaria
BTA
England and France Sign Channel Tunnel Treaty
Britain and France sign a treaty to study a Channel tunnel under the English Channel. The pact requires ratification and feasibility confirmation by both parliaments and governments. Pompidou and Heath host talks at Chequers focused on European unity and Middle East roles.
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England
France
London
Britain
English Channel
Georges Pompidou
Edward
Pompidou
Heath
Michel Jobert
Sir Alex Douglas Home
Chequers
Middle East
Europe
Moscow
Washington
Libyan Leader Accuses Arab Summit of Capitulation
Libyan leader Muammar Khadafy says he will boycott the Arab summit in Algiers, accusing Egypt and Syria of seeking approval for capitulation. In a Tripoli interview, he claims Cairo and Damascus organized the agenda to patch Unity while supplying Soviet arms to Arab belligerents.
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Paris
Muammar Khadafy
Egypt
Syria
Tripoli
Eric Rouleau
le Monde
Khadafy
Benghazi
Cairo
Sadat
Algiers
Anwar Sadat
Libya
Israel
Damascus
British Food Prices Seen Climbing Harder Says Godber
Britain's Agriculture Minister Joseph Godber warned housewives that food prices will rise further after a 3.3 per cent jump the previous month. He cited wheat and cereals as leaders of the increase with animal products hit hardest, as a wider inflationary backdrop includes a record trade deficit, high interest rates, and coal and power labor disputes.
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London
Britain
Joseph Godber
Edward Heath
Godber
Lebanese Prosecution Seeks Death for Four Guerrillas
A Lebanese military prosecutor asked death sentences for four Palestinian guerrillas on charges of seeking army information and abducting a former Lebanese soldier. One suspect is in custody. the others are tried in absentia. The group allegedly kidnapped the soldier and a Syrian after contact with a former informant to stop leaking a list of alleged Israeli collaborators.
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Beirut
Khaled Zeki Eleiwi
Abdallah Suleiman Abu Adwan
Abdel Kafi al Bayyad
Bajib Ibrahim Ismail
Hussein Youssef Jabbour
Jabbour
Israel
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Montueu Avenue
Oakwood Memorial Mausoleum
Montheu Ave
Coupon Oakwood Memorial Park
Montlieu Ave
High Point, N.C
Piedmont
High Point
Iction
Aif
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