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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1970
Page
2
Communists seized a strategic village 48 miles north of Phnom Penh and blew a bridge to cut supply routes, surrounding eight Cambodian battalions. About 200 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops also seized Tapeang Kak on Highway 6 behind the stalled force, blocking escape. A field officer warned of a possible annihilation attempt.
President Nixon will depart Sept. 27 for an eight day European tour including an audience with Pope Paul VI, meetings with Francisco Franco, a visit to Yugoslavia, naval reviews in the Mediterranean, and talks with U.S. ambassadors on Vietnam negotiations. The White House plans Spain Italy England and more details to come, emphasizing an exchange of views to strengthen peace efforts.
Rail workers ended a three day stand, obeying a federal injunction and resuming service in Washington San Francisco and other cities. Picket lines vanished as Southern Pacific Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio resumed operations. A Southern Pacific passenger train halted briefly then continued to San Francisco with 38 of 111 passengers remaining aboard.
President Nixon urged a comprehensive reform of U S foreign aid with a new security assistance program to reduce American military presence abroad. He would abolish the Agency for International Development and transfer duties to new bodies while seeking Congress to avoid deeper cuts and set the 1970s aid framework.
Police and Panther forces fought a sustained gun battle around a sandbagged Black Panther headquarters in New Orleans. Tear gas drove out armed militants after 15 arrests. 20 officers and Panthers unharmed. Mayor and police chief condemned a nightly “systematic reign of terror” of sniping and bombings. Helicopters, bulletproof vests, and armor truck Big Bertha marked the raid.
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