Big Cambodian offensive shakes northern Cambodia
Thousands of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops launched a broad offensive aimed at crushing remaining Cambodian strongpoints north and northwest of Phnom Penh. Heavy clashes erupted from 8 miles northwest to 80 miles north of the capital, with Kompong Thom hardest hit as AC47 gunships halted some attacks.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Thom
Skoun
Kompong Cham
Skous Kompong Cne
Mekong River
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Vientiane
Laos
Souk Vongsak
Pathet
Souvanna Phounta
Lon Nolall
Fishhook
Rockfest amid hayfield draws twenty thousand fans
In Wadena Iowa a 220 acre hayfield hosted a rock festival once barred by a court order. About 20,000 attended the opening night as vendors sold drugs openly and fans slept in tents. Promoters faced health safety hurdles and traffic was controlled by state patrol. Regulars hailed the scene while others doubted the event’s continuity. Nearby Powder Ridge faced similar festival tension with 15,000 attendees and court orders restricting performances by acts such as Richie Havens and Sly and the Family Stone. In Middlefield Connecticut 15,000 youths planned to stay despite safety concerns and pending rulings. Kansas news notes 18 year olds may vote from January 1 1971 with registration starting November 15 1970. A departing actress drew GIs at an Army base after a crowd surged for autographs, culminating in a grenade pin quip amid confusion.
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Wadena
Towa
Iowa
E.B. Shaw
Fayette County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Middlefield, Conn
Powder Ridge
Richie Havens
Chuck ‘Berry
Sly and the Family Stone
Webster
Mass
New York City
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Cold Front Breaks Siege For Warm Muggy Midwest
A cold front crossed the Midwest bringing cooler air and thundershowers with strong winds through Iowa Wisconsin Illinois Missouri and Kansas. Eastern Seaboard clearing, New York smog alert rescinded, and widespread power outages linked to heat and transformer overloads reported in Missouri and surrounding states. Mexico and Springfield saw heavy rains and high humidity. several communities faced brief outages as utilities managed load.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Missouri
Kansas
Seaboard
New York
John V. Lindsay
Elk
Senators Oppose ABM Funding Missouri Site Cut
Washington AP report shows Republicans and Democrats sparring over defense spending and ABM expansion. Hatfield argues a $15 billion cut could bolster security without harming defense aims while Stennis calls for swift action on a lean bill. Senators seek limits to ABM sites including Missouri and Wyoming bases.
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Washington
Nixon
Ian
Mark C. Hatfield
Rore
Defense Department
Hatfield
U.S
John C. Stennis
Dmiss
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Malmstrom Air Base
Mont
Grand Forks Air Base
N.C
Whiteman Air Base
War- Ten Air Base
Wyo
Mike Mansfield
Appropriations Committee
Guards Return With Ike Trophy From Fort Sill
Mexico's National Guardsmen return from camp as Battery B brings the Eisenhower Trophy mace to Fort Sill for the outstanding guard unit. The convoy of 35 vehicles aims for 11:00 am Sunday arrival, with hopes for an earlier time fading. Chief Warrant Officer Kenneth Bradford is home, flown from Oklahoma. Major John Owens piloted the army plane.
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Mexico
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Sedalia
Columbia
Kenneth Bradford
John ‘Owens
Jefferson City
Cwo Bradford
Peyton .T. Russell
Paul E. Lewis
CWO
Bradford
Southern Praised At Rally In Rural Mexico
Mexico attorney Everett Van Matre spoke to about 200 supporters at a Rural Enjoyment area rally on Highway 64 praising Senator Richard Southern for meeting district expectations despite conflicts from self serving interests. Van Matre defended Southern as independent of personal gain and implied ambition is not required for the office. Southern thanked the crowd for their support and spoke briefly.
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Mexico
Everett van Matre
van Matre
Richard Southern
Southern
Cease Fire May Start In Days In Mideast
The United States will begin immediate diplomatic talks with Egypt, Jordan, and Israel on a cease fire in the Middle East war following Israel’s acceptance of a U.S. peace plan. U.N. mediator Gunnar Jarring will convene in New York to set opening talks, with Israel, Egypt, and Jordan awaiting formal responses and timing details for halting the shooting. President Nixon welcomed the move while warning of ongoing difficulties and the need for concessions from both sides.
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Washington
United States
Egypt
Jordan
Israel
Middle East
U.S
United Nations
Gunnar Jarring
New York
Jarring
Moscow
U.N
Sweden
Ments
William P. Rogers
Nixon
State Department
San Clemente White House
Joseph Sisco
Ece
Yitzhak Ravi
San Clemente
White House
San Clemente Calif
William P
Diplomatic talks under way on Arab-Israeli cease fire plan
Consultations in the Middle East and at the United Nations proceed on implementing the U S plan for a 30 day cease fire and for peace negotiations under UN mediator Gunnar Jarring. Israel accepted the plan. Egypt and Jordan also agreed while Syria and Iraq rejected it.
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U.N. Security Council
al Ahram
U.N
Israel
Gunnar Jarring
Begpt
U.S
Mexico Travelers Helped After Car Breaks Down
Frank Bucar his wife and their teenage daughter faced a breakdown while returning from Tennessee Kentucky and Arkansas. Sad Sam's manager Roger Freeman and Zeeway Products helped locate aid. A local dealer arranged a truck camper a police stakeout occurred near Hardin Park as they prepared for a new start and a revised plan.
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Frank Bucar
Sad Sam’s
Highway 54
Bucars
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
Bucar
Roger Freeman
Eastside
Sam’s
Zeeway Products
Wild Car Knocks Down Building in New York
A car racing at 50 to 60 mph on Houston Street crashed into a storefront, toppled a fire hydrant and trees, and collapsed part of a five story tenement at 214 Forsyth Street. The driver died and at least eight people were injured and hospitalized. The front wall of the building collapsed, hurling sleeping residents into the street.
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New York
Lower East Side
Houston Street
Forsyth St
Trailer Home Burns At Centralia
CENTRALIA Fire destroyed the trailer home of Mr and Mrs James Palliser at Chet s Trailer Court. No one was injured and the cause is unknown. The volunteer department was called at 7 05 p m eight firemen arrived the Pallisers were away but returned during the two hours the trailer went up a total loss with heavy outside damage. The Budapest AP line between Moscow and Peking has been restored, a Hungarian newsman reported today.
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Centralia
James Palliser
Chet
Burton Knowles
Pallisers
Knowles
Budapest
Moscow
Caldwell Hurt In Ohio Plane Crash
Christian W. Caldwell, 45, of 920 East Jackson Street, sustained minor injuries when his small Cessna 172 crashed after takeoff at a private Toledo area airstrip. The plane, owned in part by Caldwell, was damaged after bouncing across a road and hitting a utility pole while en route from Toledo Scale Company to Missouri Livestock Market Center. Caldwell, a licensed pilot with a farm near Mexico, was hospitalized but expected to be released soon. he had departed from Mexico Memorial Airport for Toledo earlier that day.
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Mexico
Missouri Power and Light Co
Consolidated Electric Cooperative
J.J. McNamara
Missouri Power and Light
Allstar
McNamara
MPL
Carl Squiers
CEC
Squires
Christian W. Caldwell
E. Jackson St
Toledo
Ohio
Missouri Livestock Market Center
Toledo Scale Company
Caldwell
Mexico Memorial Airport
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Frances) Cauthorn
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John N. Mitchell
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ABM
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THE
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