Cambodia Fails In River Drive
Government forces evacuated all positions on the lower Mekong and abandoned efforts to reopen the river after heavy fighting. An amphibious assault 40 miles southeast of Phnom Penh left about 500 troops involved and casualties, with evacuees ferried to Neak Luong.
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Mekong
Neak Luong
Mekong River
U.S
Penm Raing
Khmer Rouge
South Vietnam
7Th Brigade
Bentsen Enters 1976 Democratic Presidential Race
Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr., a wealthy Texan with limited political backing, formally enters the 1976 Democratic presidential race. He vows economic recovery leadership and ports a blend of private and public experience. He plans primaries but no specifics yet, spoke in Washington and Houston with his family present.
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Washington
Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr
Bentsen
Houston
Tex
Senate
House
Texas
Henry A. Kissinger
Lyndon B. Johnson
Credit Costs More Under New System
Banks and stores switch to the average daily balance method to boost revenues and prompt earlier payments. The change affects interest on revolving charges and option accounts, with charges varying by region and state usury laws. A sample calculation shows how $200 purchases and $100 payments can yield higher interest under the daily balance method compared to the adjusted balance method.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
National BankAmericard Inc
BankAmericards
Bank of America
John Reynolds
Interbank Card Association
Master Charge
Conti
Fruitful Talks Between US and Soviet Leaders Continue
Secretary of State Kissinger and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko end two days of fruitful discussions in Geneva covering the Middle East and limits on strategic nuclear arms. They begin drafting details of the Vladivostok accord and weigh Israeli withdrawal in exchange for moves by Egypt. Kissinger notes progress on missing Americans and plans to meet Shah in Switzerland after a London visit.
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Switzerland
Henry A. Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Middle East
Gromyko
Kissinger
Vladivostok
Ford
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
U.S
Egypt
Israel
United States
Roger Gallopin
The
International Committee of the Red Cross
Indochina
Gallopin
Red Cross
London
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Rock Crowd Melee Erupts After Club Event
In Lakewood a crowd of about 2000 teens and young adults at a suburban country club became unruly after a rock group performed. A security guard was injured with a fractured skull as windows shattered. Nine adults and youths were booked on rioting or resisting arrest after police cleared the club around 11 PM.
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Los Angeles
Lakewood
Venus and Jupiter Set for Evening Sky Rendezvous
Venus and Jupiter, the brightest sky bodies, will appear as a double star after sundown in a favorable alignment. From Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles observers nationwide can view the pair for about two hours after sunset, with a narrow gap of less than a finger width between them though they are about 404 million miles apart. The duo will drift apart but remain visible for several days, offering a vivid display tonight and beyond.
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Venus
Jupiter
Griffith Observatory
Earth
Ford Plans Key Tour of Europe
President Ford plans a swing through Europe to meet key capitals likely before or after a Helsinki summit on European security. Invitations have been accepted in principle by Harold Wilson Helmut Schmidt and Tito with dates to be set. The trip aims to boost transatlantic cooperation in trade energy and money amid global economic difficulties.
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London
Ford
Europe
Helsinki
U.S
Harold Wilson
Britain
Helmut Schmidt
Tito
Allied Europe
United States
Ford Opens Talks With Lawmakers On Energy And Economy
President Ford schedules face to face sessions with House and Senate members to push energy and tax plans. Senate may act on oil tariff delay while Ways and Means advances a Democratic tax cut. Ford's trip included Georgia Texas Kansas and New York meetings with governors and news conferences. Critics Byrd and Humphrey warn programs worsen recession inflation and unemployment. Ford golfed at Bethesda and attended church with daughter Susan as Mrs Ford stayed home.
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Ford
House
Senate
Republican Steering Committee
White House
Ways and Means
Georgia
Texas
Kansas
New York
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Hubert H. Humphrey
Byrd
CBS
Humphrey
NBC
Meet the Press
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Bethesda
William Whyte
U.S. Steel
Rod Markley
Washington's Birthday Seen in Mexico Street Signs
Mexico displays daily homage to George Washington as street names fuse with Revolutionary slogans. The piece notes Washington born February 11, 1732, and mentions the Julian to Gregorian calendar shift.
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Washington
Mexico
Julian
Close Call Seen On Oil Tariff Veto
The Senate may act to block Ford's oil price hike this week but overriding his veto appears uncertain. The House moves on Penn Central funding and a select intelligence committee as both chambers begin with readings of Washington's farewell address.
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Senate
Ford
House
Penn Central Railroad
George Washington
Congress
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Ways and Means Committee
Penn Central
Mrs Macy Kemp Dies Church Musician At 46
Mrs. Macy Kemp 46 of Mexico Audrain County died at 4:35 p.m. Sunday at Audrain Medical Center Funeral services 2 p.m. Thursday Second Baptist Church Rev William Duncan officiating burial Elmwood Cemetery she was born April 16 1888 in Audrain County daughter of Joe and Margie Gray Gray married Macy Kemp Sept 17 1942 in Mexico lived in Mexico worked at Hoxsey Hotel and for late Rt Rev Msgr P D Gavan as housekeeper she was church music director and taught many children to sing survivors husband and several cousins three brothers and four sisters preceded her in death visitation 7-8 p.m. Wednesday
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Breckenridge
Audrain Medical Center
Second Baptist Church
William Duncan
Elmwood Cemetery
Emma Gray
Audrain County
Joe
Margie Baker Gray
Mexico
Hoxsey
Msgr. P.D. Gavan
R W Gentle Dies Longtime Local Businessman
Reginald W Gentle 79 of 224 W Boulevard died at Audrain Medical Center at 2 45 am. He owned the Gentle News Service 32 years and Gentle News Agency 23 years and served as Mexico mayor pro tem and on the city council. Surviving wife Mildred Schmidt and two daughters. Memorials to Cancer Research Center in Columbia or Audrain Medical Center. Funeral services Tuesday at Precht Pickering Funeral Home with graveside at Wright City Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 7 8 30 pm. Public notes say he was active in Vandalia Christian Church and Masonic and Eastern Star orders.
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W. Boulevard
Gentle News Service
Gentle News Agency
Mexico
Audrain Medical Center
Mr. Gentle
Precht- Pickering
J. C. Montgomery
Wright City
Vandalia
John T
May Belle Johnson Gentle
Troy
Mildred L. Schmidt
Perseverance Lodge No
Louisiana
Order of the Eastern Star
Westminster College
Ashburn
Lyon Leather Goods Co
Georgia Mae Gentle
Maribelle Gentle
Wellaville
Will Pierce
Cancer Research Center
Columbia
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