Cambodian and South Vietnamese recapture Kompong Speu
Allied forces retook Kompong Speu fifteen miles southwest of Phnom Penh while enemy units, retreating, held Highway 4 and maneuvered around the capital. Cambodian and South Vietnamese troops recovered civilians’ valuables in the town amid estimates of hundreds of casualties and reports of possible further attacks on Phnom Penh.
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South Vietnam
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Kompong Speu
Phnom Penh
Sothen Fernandez
Fernandez
Tran Ba di
Gon
Richard B. Dudman
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Elizabeth Pond
Christian Science Monitor
Michael D. Morrow
Dispatch Inc
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Vietnam
Moscow
Japan
Malaysia
Indonesia
Adam Malik
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Jakarta
Southeast Asia
Gromyska
France
State Sizzles as CR Posts 105 and Hobbs 104 Heat
A CR recorded 105 while Hobbs reached 104 as Texas faced high heat on Tuesday night. Severe weather spread across Illinois with four tornadoes confirmed in the east and a twister near Lexington damaging a grain elevator and trees. A tornado watch was in effect until midnight Tuesday.
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Texas
Ilinois
Lexington
Hilinolz
Indiana
Hit
Major Lubbock outage strains power and water systems
A Tuesday blackout left LP&L customers west of University Avenue without power from 3:05 p.m. until late evening as steam tube failures at the Hol ly plant and Burkburnett assets caused a drop in generation. Water pressure and sewage pumps also faltered, but crews restored service gradually with help from SWPSC.
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Lp&l
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Lp&e
McCullough
Hill
Holly
Lubbock
Slide Road
Brownfield Hwy
29Th Drive
Sam Wahl
Public Works
Quaker Ave
Wahl
James H. Granberry
City Hall
Beuy
SWPSC
Kelly
Fray Smith
Granberry
Cranberry
Wayne Sherrell
Tto
Municipal Hill
McCullough Bald
Nixon Sets July 1 Draft Lottery Date
President Nixon ordered a nationwide draft lottery by birthdate to be held July 1 for youths turning 19 this year. The new order removes state quotas and fixes each draftee’s lottery number regardless of residence, replacing the earlier quota system used by local boards.
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Washington
Nixon
Fire alarms report scattered incidents in Lubbock
Firemen were called at 2 50 a m Tuesday to extinguish three burning cars in a wrecking yard at 1000 N Aah Bt. Another alarm followed for a trash fire at 1420 Ave darrage owned by Oily of Lubbock. Minor blaze at 27 ey Ne daria. additional details unclear with fragmented handwriting.
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Coreane
Ave
Darrage
Oily of
Daria
ST Ditty
Jerry Henson
Mg Gamsye
National Flag Week Observances Across Cities
Observances across New York, Minneapolis, Rochester, and other areas honor the national flag. Rallies, parades, and flag raisings drew thousands including Wall Street workers and Young Americans for Freedom participants. West Point cadet John Gately cited half mast tradition for fallen graduates.
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New Hampshire
Minneapolis
Minn
Richard Parker
May
Charles Stenvig
Shrine
Rochester
INHS
Battery Park
Financial District
Nework City National Shrine
Wall Street
Dennis Finley
Manhattan
New York
Upper Manhattan
Young Americans For Freedom
Independent Order of Foresters
John Gately
West Point
Faribault
Military Academy
Southeast Asia
Nixon Eyes Inflation Control Drive As Confidence Grows
Sources say President Nixon believes the economy needs renewed public confidence and plans a new commission to highlight wage and price increases. A White House comment was not available. IBM led a market rally with a 12 percent jump, while Burroughs, Texas Instruments gained around 5 percent. Turnover reached about 11.25 million shares, a slow session for 1970.
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Nixon
White House
IBM
Burroughs
Texas Instruments
Memorex
Westirnhouse
Polaroid
Xerox
Tok
American Research
Panal
Kennedy
Johnson
Commerce Department
New Haven Enforces Strict Rules in Negro Trial
Opening day of the McLucas trial sees about 25 demonstrators clash with police on courthouse steps as the court enforces tight measures. Defense efforts to block special procedures reach Supreme Court Justice Harlan, who declines intervention while rules bar cameras, sound devices, sketches, and interviews around the courthouse.
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New Haven
Qasethea Party
Bellary
Courtreom
Simkesmian Cade Lifer
Resolu Hominy
Fiiday
Supreme Court
John M. Tartan
Harlan
Democrats urge watchdog panel and inflation controls
The Democratic Policy Committee adopted a resolution urging President Nixon to name a watchdog committee and press for a national inflation conference. They call for wage and price controls standby authority, network time for congressional rebuttals, and action to curb housing costs as inflation rises and unemployment climbs.
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Democratic Policy Committee
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Democratic National
Lawrence F. O' Brien
O'Brien
White House
Contres Cof Congress
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Vietnam
Galbraith Advocates Selective Wage Price Freeze Plan
Economist John Kenneth Galbraith proposed a six month price and wage freeze with limited exemptions for market driven rates. He urged phased controls and a future system of restraint while urging quick liquidation of Indochina involvement to restore confidence. An Uttar Pradesh legislator accused Chief Minister Charan Singh of inflammatory rhetoric, drawing a sharp reply from Singh.
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Galbraith
van Oorge
Indochina
Lucknow
India
Uttar Pradesh
Charan Singh
Singh
West German Ambassador Free After 5 Day Kidnapping
West Germany's ambassador Fahrenfried von Holleben was released in Rio after a five day seizure by terrorists who killed a Brazilian guard and wounded two. Police faced threats of further harm as 40 prisoners were flown to Algeria and an inquiry began into Brazil's prison conditions.
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RIG DE Janeiro
West Germany
Algeria
Fahrenfried von Holleben
Tam
von Holleben
Rio
Volkswagen
Serio da Costa Apolinaria
von Hollehen
Manuide Butin
Algiers
International Commission of Juriats
Brazil
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Herbert Stein
President's Council of Economic Advisers
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