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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1971
Page
2
In Port Huron Michigan authorities say 22 workers died and up to 40 were in a tunnel when a massive underground explosion demolished a six mile long water tunnel. Debris lines the shaft as officials search for additional victims and determine the cause with experts.
Six thousand South Vietnamese troops led a land and air attack on the Chap Rubber plantation in eastern Cambodia, preceded by large U S bombing raids the biggest in Indochina. Viet Cong sappers also struck U S ground troops near Qui Nhon, killing four Americans and wounding 11 as four buildings and six guard towers were destroyed.
David Sarnoff, immigrant messenger boy who built RCA and founded NBC, died at his New York home. He led RCA as president and then chairman, with RCA global reach and $3 billion annual sales. His career spanned Marconi, Titanic radio coverage, and postwar leadership.
Virgil Lee Ramsey aged 78 and Eileen De Renia 60 married in a small hospital ceremony after a state law barred couples of different sexes from watching the late show together. The bride's stroke has impaired her speech and Ramsey hopes the marriage helps her regain speech.
Conductor Prime Minister Edward Sleath led an 80strong choir and orchestra in his hometown Christmas carol concert. U S Ambassador Walter Annenberg attended at Broadstairs England and sang along with the audience.
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