23 Sep 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1970
Page
1
Cambodian paratroopers failed to free a government task force from an eight day Communist blockade at Tang Kuek 52 miles north of Phnom Penh amid heavy resistance. Vietnamese troops reported 41 Communist deaths in fighting near Neak Leung.
Eastern states and the District of Columbia faced power shortages on the last hot day of summer as equipment failures and high usage triggered blackouts. Power was borrowed from neighboring regions including Illinois where Commonwealth Edison expected to supply 1.2 million kilowatts to eastern circuits amid 90 degree heat. The weather bureau forecast more hot, humid days likely to extend the crisis across eight states and the capital.
President Nixon asked Congress for 1,000 more FBI agents and authority for instant federal action against bombings or burnings on college campuses. House Republican leaders, Atty. Gen. Mitchell and FBI Director Hoover endorsed the plan at a conference, aiming to enable federal investigation and prosecution at federally funded institutions.
Former astronaut Frank Borman told a joint Congressional session he sees hope in the Red Cross serving as a go-between to secure proper treatment for American prisoners. He urged peace groups to press contacts in North Vietnam to deal with the Red Cross, citing global sympathy as the only solid progress from his mission. The hall applauded as lawmakers and prisoners' wives listened to his remarks.
President Nixon nominated Dr. Sidney Marland Jr. to lead the Department of Education amid firm AFL CIO resistance tied to his stance against teacher collective bargaining. Marland, 56, heads the Institute of MARLAND Educational Development in New York and once led Pittsburgh schools. He would replace James Allen, fired June 10 after clashes with the White House over desegregation and the Indochina War. Also noted, Sen. Mansfield said Sen. Muskie will likely be the Democratic presidential candidate, and Harvard’s Dr. Alice Hamilton died at 101 in Hadlyme, Connecticut.
Former Newark mayor Addenizie who also served as a congressman was sentenced to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine for extortion conspiracy. He and three codefendants were convicted on 63 counts of extortion and one count of conspiracy in a case stemming from demands on contractors.
President Nixon named former Ohio congressman David Dennison Jr to the Federal Trade Commission for a seven year term, despite protests from the Consumer Federation of America that he is not sufficiently sympathetic to consumer problems. Dennison, 42, from Warren, Ohio, would replace Philip Elman if confirmed by the Senate.
A badly decomposed body in a car in a Vermont corn field tentatively is identified as Anna Meter Frohlich, a Swiss-born governess linked to the disappearance of a five-year-old New York girl in her custody. Vermont police say the child remains missing and an investigation is underway.
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