North Vietnamese Launch Heavy Offensive Near Krek Cambodia
UPI reports nearly two NVA divisions pressed a major assault on South Vietnamese units in Cambodia around Krek, cutting Highway 22 and threatening to drive them out. General Nguyen Xuang Tinh said the fighting injures supply lines and surpasses the Snuol campaign in scale.
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Saigon
UPI
Krek
Cambodia
Nguyen Xuang Tinh
Tay Ninh
South Vietnam
Snuol
Sauol
Tinh
5Th Nva
Three sought in armed robbery of theater
Sheriff's detectives pursue three male suspects in an armed robbery at Valley Drive-in Theater and the mauling of box office worker Rita Meeker. Two gunmen took $85 from Meeker. a third used a club on Meeker and fellow employee Lary Linkious, who suffered a scalp wound and was treated at Lompoc Hospital. Authorities sealed riverbottom exits as the suspects fled toward the Santa Ynez River bottom.
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Valley Drive-in
Lompoc
Rita Meeker
Santa Ynez River
Miss Meeker
Linkious
Misconduct charged in Postal issue
Rep. Morris Udall charged White House aide Peter M. Flanigan and Postmaster James W. Hargrove with misconduct in the sale of a 250 million postal bond issue. Rep. Graham Purcell echoed concerns of partisan influence while the Postal Service denied any wrongdoing, citing business judgment in underwriter selection.
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Udall
White House
Peter M. Flanigan
James W. Hargrove
Nixon
Postal Service
Treasury Department
Purcell
Glimpses of adults at Ryan Park slide
Adults enjoy a kiddie slide at Ryan Park as two off duty firefighters respond to a call on bicycles. A warm spell continues through Tuesday with inland highs reaching the 70s and coastal areas in the 60s. Winds northwest 10 to 20 mph. Tonight lows dip to the 40s. Tuesday tides include high tides of 3.7 feet at 8 20 am and 4.8 feet at 5 26 pm with a 3.4 foot low at 11 26 am.
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Ryan Park
Ten women named for possible Supreme Court nomination
The National Women's Political Caucus proposed ten women candidates for a Nixon Supreme Court pick. Names include Shirley Hufstedler Cornelia Kennedy Constance Baker Motley Loia Mentovichokoff Herma Hill Kay Ellen Peters Dorothy Nelson Patricia Harris Martha Griffiths Rita Hauser and more. The group urged nominees with civil rights commitment while Rep. Celler accused Nixon of seeking pro Nixon picks. AFL CIO president Meany favored a Court that advances progress.
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UPI
National
Women’s Political Caucus Today
Nixon
Supreme Court
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
House Judiciary Committee
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Hugo L. Black
John M. Harlan
Circuit Court
Shirley Hufstedler
Los Angeles
District Court
Cornelia Kennedy
Detroit
Constance Baker Motley
New York
Loia Mentschikoff
University of Chicago
Herma Hill Kay
University of California At Berkeley
Ellen Peters
Yale
Dorothy Nelson
University of Southern California School of Law
Patricia
Roberts Harris
Howard University School of Law
Luxembourg
Martha Griffiths
R-Mich
Rita Hauser
U.S
United Nations
Nixon Hirohito Meet In Anchorage Historic Diplomatic Moment
In an Arctic hangar event in Anchorage Alaska President Nixon and Emperor Hirohito greeted each other signaling a new era in U S Japan relations. Hirohito spent over two hours on U S soil during his 18 day European tour and later departed for Copenhagen.
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Alaska
UPI
Air Force
Nixon
Hirohito
Japan
America
U.S
Denmark
Europe
Orient
White House
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Washington, D.C
Elmendorf
Empress
Copenhagen
Nixons
Robert G. Reagg
Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Emperor
Hangar Five
MacGillivray Makes Emergency Landing Near Los Banos
Santa Barbara Assemblyman Don MacGillivray and his wife landed safely at Los Banos Municipal Airport after their Beechcraft Bonanza experienced engine trouble on a Sacramento bound flight from their home. He reported the engine problem and the engine was smoking on touchdown but no damage occurred.
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LOS Banos
UPI
Santa Barbara
Sacramento
Don MacGillivray
Soviet Union warns of retaliation over British expulsions
Moscow demands Britain rescind orders expelling 105 Soviets accused of spying and threatens reciprocal measures if not. Britain insists expulsions stand as Kremlin notes reach Sir John Killick. Soviet response accuses Britain of reviving cold war and calls for detente despite harsh commentary from Tass and Moscow television.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Britain
Kremlin
Mose Cow
Europe
Edward Heath
Heath
Tass
John Killick
Semyon P. Kozyrev
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