U S Weapons Flow To Cambodian Troops
Saigon dispatch reports vast U S shipments of rifles mortars and ammo entering Cambodia by air and road to bolster Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces as the last of the 31 000 man task force withdraws to South Vietnam. Nixon says about 5 million dollars in arms and supplies have been sent and that American ground troops will stay out of Cambodia.
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Phuoc Long
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Strategic Air Command
Neak Luong
Unite States
Gulf of Siam
Thai General Challenges Cambodia Pullout Critique
Thai Deputy PM and army general Prapass Charusathiara warned that U S air power alone cannot defeat Vietnamese Communists in Cambodia. He argued Washington must act responsibly to avert a war-torn fate as ground forces withdraw and air strikes prove insufficient against jungle terrain.
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Thailand
UPI
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Cambodia
United States
Prapass
Seafarers Indicted Over Campaign Contribution Scheme
A federal grand jury in Brooklyn indicted the Seafarers International Union and eight officers on charges of unlawfully contributing 40 000 to Democrats and Republicans in 1968 and alleging a 1964 to 1968 scheme totaling 750 000. The SPAD fund was allegedly created to conceal illicit gifts with officers as SPAD signatories. Charges include conspiracy and multiple violations of federal election law carrying fines and prison terms.
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UPI
Seafarers International Union
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
A. Kerr
Totie Fields Headlines Riviera Hotel Main Room
Totie Fields, who rose from lounge to main room headliner, headlines the Riviera Hotel in a two week engagement backed by Bobby Rydell. She credits daytime TV appearances for her big break and reflects on years of struggle before becoming a top Las Vegas comedian.
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mid-West
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Miss Fields
New England
Fanny Brice
Ceylon Advances River Plan for Mahaweli Ganga
A four year UNDP and FAO financed effort outlines a master plan to develop irrigation and hydro electric potential of the Mahaweli Ganga, Ceylon's largest river, to meet growing power needs in the dry zone.
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Kandy
Ceylon
United Nations Development Program
Food and Agriculture Organization
Giant Transatlantic Cable Linked Spain to United States
A giant cable completed in a Chicago factory will connect Spain with the United States and handle 720 simultaneous telephone conversations. More than 32,000 workers contributed 63 million manhours to the project.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
Chicago
Laotian Assembly Back Souvanna With Narrow 25 Vote
The Laotian National Assembly approves Prime Minister Prince Souvanna Phouma by 25 to 5 with eight abstentions and 17 boycotts. It urges stronger leadership amid Vietnamese aggression as Souvanna pledges cabinet reshuffles to shore up economy and military.
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