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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1975
Page
2
In Phnom Penh area Cambodian insurgents fired on four U.S. cargo aircraft and two helicopters supply runs to Neak Luong. Mortar rounds blocked landings as town was cut off with about 20 percent of dropped food and war materiel captured. Aircraft returned to bases in Saigon and Thailand.
At Fort Campbell Kentucky helicopters released a detergent chemical over two pine groves to kill an estimated five million starlings and grackles roosting in eight acres. Water spray later added to finish the destruction.
The House voted 270 to 137 to provide Penn Central and other Northeast railroads with 347 million dollars in federal emergency aid for the coming year. Lawmakers challenged the total and asked how much more support might be needed. Rep. Gillis W. Long said he would "hold his nose" and back the measure.
Henry Ford II and United Auto Workers chief Leonard Woodcock told Congress that the economy is deteriorating with high unemployment and possible inflation, urging a massive spending program and broad employment rights. They criticized the administration as inept and called for swift, strong policy actions.
The Senate approved Elliot L. Richardson for ambassador to Great Britain without dissent. Peter H. Dominick was approved as ambassador to Switzerland. The body also confirmed Robert J. McCloskey as assistant secretary of state for congressional relations, Arthur W. Hummel Jr. to Ethiopia, Wells Stabler to Spain, and Halsey Handyside to Mauritania.
The popular 37 year old West Indies cricketer Gary Sobers is praised by 20,000 fans in Bridgetown Barbados after being knighted by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday. Sobers has played 89 international matches for the West Indies and is regarded as one of the game's greats.
Four days after his manslaughter conviction in the death of an aborted fetus, Dr. Kenneth Edelin resumes his post at Boston City Hospital. He is greeted with applause and a banner, and he plans to deliver a baby as coordinator of ambulatory services. Edelin, 36, had not worked since December and faces a one year probation after the October 3 1973 abortion. He is appealing the verdict.
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