Cambodian Capital Tightens Security for Tet Amid Bombings
Cambodian capital Phnom Penh sealed entrances and deployed tanks to deter Communist attacks during Tet. Two downtown bombs exploded as Viet Nam truce efforts overlapped with a new year celebration. The U.S. pledged faster military aid to Cambodia and renewed a range of aid programs as Congress considers 40 resubmissions.
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Stamp Hike Sought By USPS Board May Raise First Class Rate
The Board of Governors of the U S Postal Service voted to request mail rate increases to produce a first class stamp by about mid May Postmaster General Winton Blount said for months he would seek a two cent hike in the first class rate and across the board increases of 413 percent in all other categories of mail
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Nun Refuses to Talk of Kidnap Plot Jailed
A 52 year old nun Sister Jagues Egan was ordered jailed for contempt after she refused to testify before a U S grand jury about an alleged bomb kidnap plot involving Kissinger. She had been granted immunity on two earlier occasions and may be released if she agrees to testify within the grand jury life. The judge kept her without bond pending compliance.
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Resigning IRS Chief Thrower to Return to Atlanta Law Practice
IRS Commissioner Randolph Thrower submitted his resignation to return to private law practice in Atlanta, calling it timely as Nixon’s term halves. Former President Truman recovers from colitis and may receive Agnew, while a Philadelphia businessman fatally shot his wife and himself, leaving one surviving daughter. The Three Dog Night singer Cory Wells agrees to child support amid paternity suit. District Attorney Jin Garrison abandons hunt for a government plot in Kennedy assassination. A projected $4,000 pay for Congressmen is proposed, and Rep Rogers Marten nears Interior Secretary nomination. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s portrait rights spark McCall's cover feature, drawing mixed reactions. Oil spill volunteers in San Francisco are praised as the community’s conscience amid ongoing cleanup.
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Hijacker Overpowered by Crew Aboard Dominican Airliner
A Spaniard hijacked a Dominican airliner with 74 aboard saying a woman passenger carried nitroglycerin. During refueling at Cabo Rojo airstrip troops surrounded the Lockheed Constellation and authorities halted takeoff. Crew members inside jumped the hijacker, Enrique Jimenez, and overpowered him, freeing passengers.
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Apollo 14 Crew Rehearses Lunar Landing Like Night Carrier
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell rehearsed a moon landing in a mock lunar module while Stuart Roosa trained in a simulator aboard. Ground crews removed hydraulic components from a Saturn V second stage to fix a small leak.
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Calley Faces Heavy Testing After My Lai Trial
Lt William Calley arrives in Washington amid calls for more tests as the military trial at Fort Benning resumes. Col Reid Kennedy ordered the examination. Calley faces weeks of evaluations at Walter Reed Army Hospital regarding the My Lai civilians killings.
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Din o Martin Fined in Los Angeles for Speeding
Fast kid Dino Martin linked to entertainer Dean Martin was fined 184 dollars in Los Angeles on Tuesday for speeding and failing to appear in court on the charge.
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