Wounded Cambodian Troops and Civilians Airlifted From Front
About 200 wounded soldiers and dependents were flown into Phnom Penh by helicopter as Cambodian forces abandoned two towns and 25 miles of Highway 6 to Communists. Thousands fled south along the highway while Lon Nol ordered the withdrawal amid U S air support. Vietnam and Cambodian field officers reported heavy fighting near Kompong Thmar and Santuk Hill with troops regrouping at Taing Kauk.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Baray
Kompong Thmar
U.S
Lon Nol
Skoun
Santuk Hill
Taing Kauk
Kompong Thom
California legislature fails income tax withholding override
In a rare all night session the California legislature rejected the first income tax withholding bill 54-16 in the Assembly after a 27-3 Senate vote. The body recessed bitter and deadlocked over taxes and reapportionment, with lawmakers signaling possible court action and a delayed path to a budget-balancing measure.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Assembly
Senate
John Nejedly
Walnut Creek
Earl Warren
House
Regan
Fred Marler Jr
Bob Moretti
D-Van Nuys
James R. Mills
Dsan Diego
Capitol
Bed tax up in some county areas
The first half of 1971 shows county unincorporated bed tax collections rising, led by Santa Ynez Valley Solvang Buellton with $32,188 a jump of 18 percent over 1970. Montecito receipts $32,180 up 8 percent Goleta Valley $25,630 up 4 percent Lompoc outside city $4,456 up 16 percent Los Alamos down 51 percent to $267 Santa Maria unincorporated $218 down 20 percent Administrative Officer Johnson notes six month pattern guides full year outlook.
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Santa Ynez Valley
Montecito
Goleta Valley
Solvang
Lompoc
Los Alamos
Santa Maria
Raymond D. Johnson
Unemployed Up in November
Unemployment edged up to 6 percent in November while wholesale prices rose 0.1 percent. Labor Department reports show total employment surpassing 80 million for the first time, with joblessness rising mainly due to loss of full-time work among young white adults.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
India says Agartala shelled by Pakistan across border
Reports from UPI and PTI describe Pakistani artillery striking Agartala near the Indo Pakistan frontier killing at least five and wounding 45 as Indian forces answered with shelling into East Pakistan. Indira Gandhi travels to Calcutta on a one day trip amid the crisis.
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New Delhi
Upi
All-India Radio
Agartala
Press Trust of India
PTI
East Pakistan
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Calcutta
West Pakistan
India
Mukti Bahini
Bangla Desh
Bengal Land
Construction Pay Hikes Frozen by Pay Board Action
The Pay Board ordered a temporary halt on wage increases in the Construction Industry Stabilization Committee as it reviews conditions in the sector. Harvard Professor John Dunlop and three CISC members were summoned to explain more than 400 approved or reaffirmed wage increases. The measure accompanies broader inflation controls extending through May 1, 1973, with House and Senate moves and retroactive pay raise provisions under consideration.
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Washington
UPI
Construction Industry Stabilization Committee
CISC
Harvard
John Dunlop
Pay Board
Capitol Hill
House Banking Committee
Nixon
Senate
House Committee
House
Price Commission
Butz sworn in as agriculture secretary in Nixon era
Former Purdue Dean Earl L. Butz was sworn in as agriculture secretary after a 51-44 Senate confirmation. He pledged to raise corn prices and support farm programs amid criticism of administration farm policy. McGovern warned of a frantic farm votes push and slammed the confirmation as a defeat for U.S. farmers.
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Washington
UPI
Purdue University
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Butz
Senate
Clifford M. Hardin
Oval Office
Des Moines
Iowa
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Farmers of America
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
United States
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Eugene Stevens
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