24 Sep 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1970
Page
1
Cambodian forces aided by U S shadow gunships failed to encircle entrenched Viet Cong at Tang Kauk 52 miles north of Phnom Penh. Spokesman says bunkers are too strong for air strikes as 16 battalions including elite paratroopers press the assault.
Fall heat triggers brownouts from New England to the Carolinas as utilities urge reduced demand. The Pentagon and major complexes dimmed lights and cut nonessential cooling. In Washington, Nixon opposition stalls a broad national health insurance plan while Congress advances crime and antiwar measures. Detroit UAW GM talks hit a standstill as negotiators press.
Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel with Arthur Godfrey and Burl Ives led a nationwide anti litter drive starting in Washington. Crowds gathered at the Reflecting Pool and Lincoln Memorial as officials urged habits to curb resource abuse. Nixon improvised piano at a suburban club. Aspin wins Wisconsin House recount by 20 votes. A Newark transplant kidney operation reunites father and son. Bourvil, famed French comic actor, dies at 50.
Martha Mitchell wife of Attorney General John Mitchell will appear on the cover of Life magazine next week. She said she is excited to be featured and noted she had previously been a candidate for the cover but lost out to Angela Davis in a prior ballot.
Secretary of Welfare EL ot Richardson minimized objections to the nomination of a new U S commissioner of education and predicted Sidney Marland Jr will be confirmed easily by the Senate. He said all major education organizations support Marland and disputed organized labor concerns about collective bargaining for teachers. Brown bond revoked in federal firearms case after failure to appear for resentencing. Muskie warned industry to clean up pollution or face nationalization as smog alerts rise. Country music awards nominees announced with Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash and others up for multiple honors. Hendrix inquest postponed a week for coroner analysis after his death in London.
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