Girl 11 to race with boys in Lawton soap box derby
Donna Kay Burkhart, 11, daughter of Dwight and (Mrs) Burkhart of 414 Columbia, plans to enter Lawton Fort Sill Soap Box Derby becoming the first girl in the nine year history to compete. She builds the car with help from her father and aims to meet the 9:30 p.m. inspection deadline amid a push by supporters against age and gender barriers.
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Akron
Ohio
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Allies Launch New Pincer Drive in Cambodia Parrot's Beak
In eastern Cambodia's Parrot's Beak, 40 U.S. helicopters delivered 1,500 South Vietnamese troops for a fresh pincer action against North Vietnamese bases. The operation aims to disrupt enemy communications, locate caches, and push the foe toward southern Vietnam.
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Nguyen van Minh
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City Sanitation Crews On Job After Averted Stoppage
Lawton's 70 sanitation workers faced a threatened walkout over personnel rules but a conference with City Administrator Henry Nabers and a six member committee resolved misunderstandings. Nabers said the dispute is settled and no future stoppage is expected. Sanitation supervisor A. D. Graves reported no incidents.
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Israeli Forces Clash With Arab Guerrillas
Israeli forces and Arab guerrillas clashed on two fronts as police and troops searched Arab villages for terrorists who fired rockets into Petah Tikvah nine miles west of Tel Aviv. An Arab was killed and an Israeli soldier wounded in the ensuing battle. Curfews were imposed on Arab villages within 530 miles of the city and several suspects were detained.
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Teamsters Elect Fitzsimmons President to End Hoffa Era
Delegates at the Teamsters convention elected Frank E. Fitzsimmons president, ending James R. Hoffa's 14 year reign. Thousands gathered as Hoffa parole reconsideration was announced by the U S parole Board, with Fitzsimmons receiving cheers and confirmation from union leaders and Hoffa’s son.
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Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
James R. Hoffa
Ma! Beach
Us. Parole Board
Hoffa Upset over Resignation Ties Forsaken Offers
Fitzsimmons said Hoffa’s son could be asked about Hoffa’s resignation and that union officials did not offer any special benefits to prompt his departure. He noted Hoffa acted on his own, with no change to the $40,000 post and previous political retainer for Pat Hoffa as women’s leader. The remarks refer to Teamsters coverage on Page 4A.
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Senate approves cancer agency bold plan advances
The Senate voted 79 to 1 to create a dedicated cancer agency with up to 1 billion dollars annual funding by 1976, a compromise between Kennedy and Nixon proposals. Sen. Gaylord Nelson opposed. sponsors Kennedy and Javits praised unified national push to conquer cancer.
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Bruce Calls Congs Peace Plan Unacceptable In Current Form
AIS AP reports the United States deems the Viet Cong proposal for a U.S. troop withdrawal reply unacceptable in its present form while North Vietnam says it offers a safe and honorable exit. The Viet Cong insists withdrawal is needed to free prisoners and return them home, and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh challenges the American delegation over meeting terms and demands.
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Nixon Reviews Foreign Policy and Budget Aides Gather in California
President Nixon hosts a foreign policy and budget review at the Western White House in California with Secretary Rogers and CIA Chief Helms among attendees. Washington aides Ehrlichman and Rebozo arrive as Kissinger Connally and Shultz are listed to visit. no formal agenda disclosed. The briefing follows Vietnam policy discussions after last week’s Viet Cong Paris proposal.
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George P. Shultz
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