Radical executions uncovered in Japan killings
Police said 12 radical revolutionaries were tortured and killed after a leader purged the United Red Army for wavering in the bid to overthrow Japan's government. Remains were found in crude graves near MS Haruna in Gunma Prefecture, about 50 miles NW of Tokyo.
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Tory
UPI
Felice Sots
Mnartiet Banel
Tires Mare Gang
Frosen Mocentarnes de
Haruna
Tokyo
Gunna
United Red Army
Japan
South Vietnamese Drive Into Cambodia Under U.S. Air Support
UPI report says American jets and helicopters back a 50,000 man South Vietnamese push into Cambodia to disrupt a feared Communist advance on Saigon. B52s and fighters strike suspected positions while Rangers and other troops cross the border to halt North Vietnamese divisions near Parrot's Peak. Cambodian fighting leaves dozens of guerrillas killed and Vietnamese casualties modest. Marshal Lon Nol proclaims himself president and chief of state in political shifts.
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Saigon
UPI
Cambodia
U.S
Parrot’s Peak
South Vietnam
Kompont Track
Lon Nol
TN Weekend Toll and State News Highlights
Weekend accidents and disasters raised Tennessee’s accidental death toll to 21 with drownings and several traffic fatalities. Notables include Pvt. Michael L. Tharpe and Firefighter Clarence Lamance. Knoxville publisher Chub Smith Jr. died aged 62. Desegregation talks for TSU are under court order. State Rep Witt criticized a pay raise bill for lawmakers. Forester Max Young reported four days of dry windy weather fueling numerous fires across East and Middle Tennessee.
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United Press International
Tennessee
Millington Naval Air Station
Michael L. Tharpe
Loulaville
Millington
Clarence Lamance
State Forestry Service
Wartburg
Phillip Bridges
Midtown
Knoxville
David Arthur Dement
Laverne
Bedford
Charles Lindbury Coffey
Morristown
Lebanon
Larry Crowell
Fred Herrod
Mary
Walland
Roger Doggett
Lewisburg
Lewinburg
Larry D. Caldwell
Smithville
Dekalb County
Hev
Edward Houston Stephens
Memphis
Wendell Evans Wyricks
George Ward
UPI
Charles H
Chub" Smith
Knoxville Journal
Smith
The
Journal
Nashville
State Board of Education
Tennessee State University
TSU
U.S
Frank Gray Jr
University of Tennessee-Nashville
Gray
UPS
Max Young
Young
East
Tennenere
Cumberland
Middle Tennessee
Clarence Lamecce
Lon Nol Declares Cambodia's Leadership After Crisis
Lon Nol, 58, announced he rules Cambodia as president and prime minister after dissolving the National Assembly. He explained his action with the help of Sirik Matak, stating their close friendship and his recovery from a stroke suffered 13 months earlier.
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Lon Nol
Sirik Matak
National Assembly
Cheng Heng
Survivors Tell Of Six Day Ordeal On Sea
Two Italians from Trieste survived six days aboard a raft after the tanker Santale sank in the Gulf of Mexico near New Orleans. Giorgio Gagliardo and Danilo Pizziga described an explosion and rapid sinking while three crewmates died before rescue. Coast Guard searched a 10,000 square mile area southeast of New Orleans as the men received hospital care in the United States Public Health Service facility.
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New Orleans
Giorgio Gagliardo
Gagliardi
Danilo Pizziga
Trieste
Coast Guard
Gulf
Gagliardo
Pizziga
U.S. Public Health Service
Pirrigs
San Nicolas
Gagliardy
Pisziga
Recife
Brazil
Tired Lawmakers Cram Action Into Last Hours
Richmond notes show the 1972 Virginia General Assembly adjourned at 3:10 am after a frantic final push. The open housing law, annexation moratorium, and government reorganization were among the key measures rushed to passage in the session’s waning hours. The housing bill drew major attention and praise from supporters, while critics warned of limited impact.
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South
Senate
Linwood Holton
Del
William P. Robinson
Lawrence Douglas Wilder
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Carter Witt
Lynnville
General Assembly
Witt
Messare
Sihanouk
Matak
Gagilardo
Richmond
Atlanta
Virginia
Kingsport Times
Kingsport News
Kingsport Times-News
Kingsport
Lynn Garden
G. Herborper
Tenesser
Kroger
the Kroger Co
Avondale Peaches
Crisco
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