Cambodian Forces Hold Off Reds Near Rokar Kong
Cambodian troops repelled a North Vietnamese assault around Rokar Kong, 20 miles north of Phnom Penh, as U.S. and South Vietnamese units reported several fatalities and multiple wounded in separate clashes across the region. In Turkey, hijackers and passengers returned home amid extradition talks, while a Seoul train disaster killed at least 20 students. Egypt’s Sadat was proclaimed president after a nationwide referendum, and Turkey faced a potential cholera outbreak with rising deaths. Peru blamed overloading for a fatal Lansa Airlines crash killing 49 U.S. students and 50 others.
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Binh ‘Tuy
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Saigon
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Seoul
Onyang
Chicago Stockyards to Close After 105 Years
The National Hog Butcher of the World will shut its doors in Chicago as the Union Stock Yard and Transit Co. announces closure after 105 years. President Charles Potter says cattle handling ends February 1, 1971 due to dwindling receipts. Cattle receipts fell from 2,265,000 in 1959 to about 160,000 in 1970. hogs were halted last May and sheep deliveries are irregular and small.
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Carl Sandburg
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Washington
L. Dennis
Railway Clerks Union
War Hero Audie Murphy Acquitted
Audie Murphy, famed World War II hero, was acquitted Friday of assault and battery in a brawl over a bill charged to his girlfriend. The jury found him innocent of felony assault with intent to murder and related charges after a four hour deliberation.
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Leary Joins Cleaver in Algiers
Fugitive drug advocate Timothy Leary is reported to be in Algiers with Black Panther Eldridge Cleaver. The Berkeley Barb says Leary escaped a California prison for drug violations and plans university teaching there with political asylum arranged in Algeria.
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Teen Miss Is All Out For Maddox
Kimberley Graham a 14 year old Miss American Teen from Morrow Georgia endorsed Governor Lester Maddox saying she is with him all the way. She described him as a good governor and spoke with poise about acting ambitions and marijuana as escape from reality.
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Lester Maddox
Kimberley Graham
Morrow
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Ann-Margret
Maria Thomas
Count Albert Edward von Bismarck Dies at 67 on Capri Isle
The grandson of Otto von Bismarck died on the Isle of Capri Friday at age 67 after brain cancer. The report notes his fame as grandson of the Iron Chancellor who helped shape modern Germany. Also referenced is Pedro Tarue, known as the old man of the Huk movement, killed in Manila after 23 years evading authorities.
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Communist Party of the Philippines
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