Westmoreland Says Cambodia Campaign Stymies Communist Offense
Gen. William C. Westmoreland reports Allied moves into Cambodia have blocked a major Communist offensive in the southern Vietnam zone. He notes enemy strength remains in the north while praising Vietnamization and road improvements during his first war zone visit since 1968.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S. Army
William C. Westmoreland
Cambodia
Vietnam War
Vietnam
III Corps
Delta
South Vietnam
Allied
Laos
California bill to charge murder for unborn fetuses
The California Assembly floor debated a bill by Craig Biddle to define unborn fetuses as human beings for murder and manslaughter laws. The measure, amended to cover fetuses at any development stage, would not affect legal abortions performed with consent of the mother.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Criminal Procedure Committee
Craig Biddle
R-Riverside
State Supreme Court
Biddle
Tin
Army veteran kills three at Chrysler axle plant
An Army veteran shot and killed three Chrysler workers at the Eldon Avenue plant during a rampage after being suspended. James Johnson Jr., 35, fired a semiautomatic M1, catching foremen Hugh Jones 44 and Gary Hinz 32 and Joseph Kowalski 45 in a chaotic, corridor chase that left four others injured. Police described Johnson’s actions as he moved through conveyor belts and bins near the brake shoe area.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corp
James Johnson Jr
Hugh Jones
Johnson
Jones
Chrysler
Edward Lacey
Gary Hinz
Joseph Kowalski
Eldon Avenue
M. J. Ellis
Lompoc Record Details Publication and Ownership
The Lompoc Record, a second class mail daily newspaper published in Lompoc California, lists officers Mrs Patricia Adam and J Donald Adam as executives with Harry Crompe as editor and Gaylen Jackson as business manager. It operates under Superior Court Decree No 47065 and is a member of several press associations. Subscription rate is 2.25 per month in advance.
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Lompoc
California
Lompoc Record
Lompoc Record Publications
Kenneth L. Adam
J. Donald Adam
Harry J. Crompe
Gaylen Jackson
Next great quake in Bay Area urged by state panel
A California legislative committee warned the Bay Area faces a future major earthquake with vast damage and deaths. The panel cited 60 to 100 year intervals, possible dam breaks, and power and water outages, urging land use reforms along the San Andreas Fault.
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San Francisco
UPI
San Francisco Bay Area
Santa Rosa
Hollister
United States
Alfred Alquist
San Jose
San Andreas
Alquist
Bay Conservation and Development Commission
Commission
Missouri lawmaker Leon Jordan shot dead in Kansas City
Missouri General Assembly member Leon M. Jordan was killed by shotgun blasts outside the Green Duck Tavern in Kansas City. The slain leader helped found Freedom Inc, a group aiding Black political candidates, and had earlier served in Liberia’s vice force reform mission. Witness accounts varied as police investigated the assassination.
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Kansas City
UPI
Leon M. Jordan
Missouri General Assembly
Jordan
Green Duck Tavern
Freedom, Inc
Holliday
Britain faces national emergency as seaport shutdown hits ports
Prime Minister Edward Heath declared a national emergency as Britain's longshoremen strike closed all 40 ports. Troops were alerted to unload vital cargoes if needed. Over 200 ships stranded or diverting, stock markets slid, and Cunard reported limited passenger baggage on the Queen Elizabeth II voyage.
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London
UPI
Edward Heath
Britain
Owever
Ernie Rice
London Dockers
Financial Times
Cunard Lines
Southampton
New York
Cunard
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