22 Dec 1970
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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1970
Page
1
Cambodian government forces say they reopened more than 50 miles of Highway 4 to the sea cutting off Phnom Penh from Kompong Som. They report heavy casualties to Communist led units, with 400 to 500 enemy killed or wounded since sweeping the route began last week.
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In Los Angeles three young women in the Sharon Tate murder case were described by the state as robots acting to satisfy Charles Manson. Prosecutor Bugliosi labeled the 1969 slayings a premeditated murder in a bid to prove Manson's conspiracy culpability. The defendants Atkins Krenwinkel and Van Houten clashed with bailiffs and were ejected after a scuffle while Manson, briefly with them, muttered at proceedings.
In Tucson Arizona Gay Jack Williams may seek special state fire safety laws if negligence is shown in the Pioneer International Hotel fire that killed 28. Williams toured the burned 41 year old building Monday and a Tucson committee was appointed to probe the blaze. A 1-year-old Louis Taylor was arrested near the scene and held on trespassing and curfew charges.
Rep. L Mendel Rivers long been in serious condition after a heart stoppage at University Hospital. An AP dispatch from Birmingham Alabama notes doctors report irregular heartbeat and ongoing critical care status.
Madrid AP report says Vice President Luis Carrero Blanco blamed the Communists for recent antigovernment activity and announced plans to strengthen the armed forces to combat the threat. The statement underscores Madrid's stance amid rising dissent and militant action.
Ex SS commander who led Treblinka was found guilty of murdering hundreds of thousands of Jews and sentenced to life in prison. The verdict came amid a broader backdrop of Basque and political terrorism trials in Spain, with prosecutors seeking the death penalty for several defendants. Demonstrations erupted in Madrid and other cities as the Burgos trials continued.
In Wilmington a US District Court dismissed General Motors Corp suit challenging a federal safety notification order and left the issue to a federal court in Washington DC. The case concerns GM’s compliance with an order to notify owners of certain pickup trucks with potential wheel hazards.
Apollo 14, scheduled to launch January 31 from Kennedy, will land in the Fra Mauro region and perform two outside excursions totaling about 1.5 miles of walking. Astronauts Shepard and Mitchell will use a two wheel carrier on a geology field trip while Roosa orbits and photographs future landing sites. A nuclear powered science station will relay data for a year and Loom investigations include iron quakes and radiation measurements.
The 100-year-old Ringling Bros Bay Murm 8 Bailey Circus is poised for sale to Mattel Inc. Elliot Handler and Irvin Feld announced the agreement in principle pending board approvals. Mattel aims to grow in the youth market as part of its expansion.
Washington AP report details a failed Senate bid to invoke cloture on $210 million SST subsidies, with a 44-42 vote short of the two-thirds needed. Proxmire ridicules the project’s environmental and economic claims while a possible March compromise looms, as House plans delay till Jan 2 and Nixon weighs reconvening Congress.
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