Truce helicopter fired on but not hit over Mekong Delta
An ICCS helicopter carrying nine aboard was fired on twice by small arms as it descended over Communist territory 98 miles southwest of Saigon. No injuries reported. aircraft diverted to Tri Ton. Separate incidents included a mined rail line near Saigon and a civilian killed by a land mine in Quang Tri.
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Saigon
UPI
Air America
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Mekong Delta
Vi Thanh
Tri Ton
Gio Linh
U.S
Saigon Command
le Trung Hien
Saigon-to-Xuan Loc
Quang Tri
My Chanh
CMI Closes Doors Over Funds After Prop 19 Bid
Robert Ashford, state coordinator for the California Marijuana Initiative, announced that the organization is shutting down due to lack of funds. CMI backed Proposition 19 in the 1972 ballot, which failed 2 to 1 but drew over 2.6 million yes votes. Ashford blamed opposition to legalization, saying big money favors legalization and that legalization and commercialization are effectively the same.
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San Francisco
UPI
Robert Ashford
California Marijuana Initiative
CMI
Ashford
California
Communists attack supply ships to Phnom Penh
Communist gunners set fire to the tanker Vira I and damaged another vessel as relief ships tried to reach Phnom Penh by the Mekong River. Ten ships reached the capital with about 1.2 million gallons of fuel and supplies, despite U S air support. A market grenade attack in Stung Meanchey killed three and wounded 24.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Mekong River
Meat Krassas
U.S
Stung Meanchey
Neak Luong
Israel marks independence with nationwide military parade
In Jerusalem Israel displayed its military might for Independence Day with 2000 troops an air force flypast using F4 Phantom jets and over 400 armored vehicles including 100 tanks. Police sealed roads for up to 500000 spectators as security was described as the largest yet. The 22 hour event cost about 5 million dollars amidst hopes of peace with Arab neighbors.
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Jerusalem
UPI
Israel
Michael Buchner
Tel Aviv
Indians begin complying with Wounded Knee settlement terms
Federal sources report the first provision of the Sunday accord is complete as the listing of Wounded Knee occupiers and weapons is delivered. AIM members are expected to lay down arms by Wednesday morning, with CRS of the Justice Department handling the arms and personnel list.
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Pine Ridge
S.D
UPI
Wounded Knee
American Indian Movement
AIM
Community Relations Service
CRS
U.S. Justice Department
Curfew Keeps Lebanon Under Dusk to Dawn Restrictions
Beirut and five other cities remain under a curfew despite a generally effective truce between army troops and Arab guerrillas. Reports cite scattered violence and ongoing negotiations on future roles as casualties climb to hundreds in the fighting, including a rocket attack on Sidon’s governor HQ and a raid that freed seized border officials.
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Beirut
UPI
Lebanon
Middle East
South
Sidon
Kissinger Delays Leningrad Visit for Brezhnev Talks
UPI reports President adviser Henry Kissinger postponed a planned sightseeing trip to Leningrad to confer with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev about Brezhnev’s upcoming trip to Washington next month. Kissinger has been secluded at Brezhnev’s hunting lodge on a Volga River estate since Friday night.
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Moscow
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Leningrad
U.S
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington
Kissinger
Brezhnev
Volga River
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