Cambodian Forces Press North Vietnamese Back Near Phnom Penh
Cambodian troops drive back North Vietnamese and Viet Cong from Highway 4 area linking Phnom Penh with Kompong Som. Reported Allied pullback leaves 42,000 troops in Cambodia including 12,000 Americans. Cambodian commanders claim lopsided Tonle Bet win and Nam general killed near Siem Reap. Angkor Wat declared open city.
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South Vietnam
Kompong Som
Saigon
Duc Lap
Siem Reap
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Tonle Bet
Phanom Penh
World Reaction
Soviet cosmonauts near endurance record in spaceflight
Moscow reports Col. Andrian Nikolayev and Vitaly Sevastianov in good shape aboard Soyuz 9 as they pass 260 hours eight minutes, nearing Apollo 7’s 1968 record. If they stay aloft past 4:35 p.m. Monday they will break Gemini 7’s 1965 13 day 18 hour mark.
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UPN
Andrian Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastianov
America
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Court denies Hahn bid to invalidate California primary
The California Supreme Court denied Los Angeles County Supervisor Kenneth Hahn’s petition to invalidate the June primary election. Hahn sought a new Aug. 28 vote, citing 40,000 missing sample ballots and ballot rotation issues. The decision comes without comment, ending the challenge ahead of the general election.
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UPI
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Los Angeles
Kenneth Hahn
H. P. Sullivan
Ray E. Lee
Hahn
Los Angeles County
Isla Vista Maintains Cool Tone After Arrest Wave
Isla Vista remains largely calm as 670 people arrested over days are held or released. A Friday night protest near the new jail drew a small crowd while a court ruling dismissed charges against 305 arrestees, prompting objections from attorney David Milner over due process.
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Joseph Lodge
David Milner
Lodge
Milner
Flag Day Observances Across Nation Highlight Waubeka Tribute
Parades awards and speeches mark Flag Day 1970 with Waubeka Wisconsin honoring Bernard Cigrand. Events continue nationwide including Kiwanis Honor The Flag in New York and Ohio students receiving bonds for essays on Flag Day. Weather forecast shows low clouds with fair afternoons through Sunday and tides listed for the weekend.
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Waubeka
Wis
Bernard Cigrand
Cigrand
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Nixon
Salem
Ill
Women’s Republican Club
New York
Kiwanis Club
Hicksville
N.Y
Long Island
Baltimore
Francis Scott Key
Ft. Henry
Ohio
Ohio State University
Kurt Schmitt
Schmitt
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Washington, D.C
Sacramento
Calif
Senate defeats bid to require Congress dice arms sales
The Senate voted 56 to 6 to defeat a proposal by Sen. John Williams to force Congress to approve U S arms sales before any foreign transaction. A separate plan failed 59 to 1 to remove the Israel sale proviso from the House pass foreign military sales bill. Seventy six senators signed a letter urging Nixon to supply jets to Israel.
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UPI
Congress
U.S
Senate
U S
Vietnam
Israel
John J. Williams
Williams
Nixon
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson Favored by Landslide In British Election
London reports an Opinion Polls result showing Prime Minister Harold Wilson's Labour Party leading the Conservatives by 12.4 percent, about a 144 seat majority, as unions and publishers end a four day national newspaper strike. Heath declines to comment on polls.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
Labor
Britain
London Daily Mail
Wilson
Liverpool
Edward Heath
Revolutionary proclamation broadcast in Holleben kidnapping case
The Brazilian military government aired a seven point program from Holleben's abductors demanding guerrilla support for his release. Ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben, 61, remained the hostage as President Medici and aides coordinated rescue efforts in Rio. West German Chancellor Brandt offered conventional and unconventional steps to aid in negotiations.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Ehrenfried von Holleben
Emilion Garrastazu Medici
Fresno Millionaire Thoresen Shot Five Times in Back
Fresno County coroner reports William E. Thoresen III was shot five times in the back and died from chest injuries. Pathologist notes live bullets caused bleeding. release of full findings unlikely. Wife Louise Thoresen, 34, pleads innocent to murder with a .38 revolver from his arsenal.
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UPI
Fresno County
William E. Thoresen III
John Miller
Thoresen
Walter Cook
Louise
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