Rockets Hit Phnom Penh Killing and Wounding Dozens
Eight killed and 37 wounded as Khmer Rouge rockets struck Phnom Penh twice, with seven rockets landing near a taxi stand and in a residential area. The attack followed earlier shelling that left one dead and seven wounded. Cambodian forces reported ground gains northeast of the city, while Mekong River clashes continued and a key supply route remained blocked.
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Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Mekong River
Mekong
Talat
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Quang Tri
Thua Thien
South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Quan Doi Nhan Dan
Hanoi
Quang Nam
Quang Ngai
Binh Dinh
U.S
US Pulls Troops Out Of Thailand
US defense sources report quietly withdrawing nearly 4000 troops from Thailand, cutting total to about 35000 by week’s end. about 25 EB66 jets shipped from Korat Air Base as part of the pullout. Solzhenitsyn denounced in Tass as a new year gift to enemies of the motherland for Archipelag Gulag published in Paris and serialized in the US.
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Thailand
United States
Kriengsak Chamanand
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thai Defense Ministry
Korat
Vietnam
Air
U.S. Congress
Cambodia
Andochina
Moscow
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Sergei Kulik
Tass
Solzhenitsyn
Paris
Osborne Named to Circuit Bar Committee in Audrain County
Thomas I. Osborne Audrain County prosecuting attorney is named to the Missouri Bar Association Committee for the 1th judicial circuit. He among 44 lawyers in 43 circuits named by Chief Justice Robert T. Donnelly to four-year terms on the committee that investigates professional misconduct and reports findings to the circuit court. Each circuit has about four members appointed by the Supreme Court.
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Thomas I. Osborne
Audrain County
Missouri Bar Association
Robert T. Donnelly
Missouri Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Dylan Reemerges With Band On Six Week Tour
Chicago and San Francisco traffic snarls formed at post offices as fans mailed orders for Dylan and The Band tickets. The tour marks Dylan's return after eight years, with new label moves and a joint album Ceremonies of the Horseman.
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Central Post Office
San Francisco
Dylan-The Band
Robert Zimmerman
Hibbing
Minn
Bob Dylan
Chicago Stadium
Dylan
Bill Graham
a-Asylum Records
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Wonksee
Columbia Records
Electra- Asylum
Capitol
Electra-Asylum
Airline passenger fined for rowdy behavior in flight
Delbert D. Naylor 55 of Indianapolis was fined 300 in St. Louis after a nonjury trial found him guilty of rowdy behavior aboard a Trans World Airlines flight from Los Angeles last October. U.S. District Judge James H. Meredith placed him on probation for three years as part of the punishment.
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Delbert D. Naylor
Indianapolis
U.S
James H. Meredith
Naylor
Meredith
Trans World Airlines
Los Angeles
Bond Supports State Plan on Port Authority
Gov. Christopher Bond backs a House bill to create a Missouri State Port Authority to plan promote and fund river port development. The proposal envisions a statewide port plan authority under the Transportation Commission with local port districts gaining powers but no tax authority. It cites river traffic growth stagnation in St Louis and urges leadership to harness the Mississippi and future Gulf and Atlantic access.
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Jefferson City
Christopher S. Bond
State Department of Community Affairs
al Mueller
D-St. Louis
George Hoblitzelle
Rladue
Missouri
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Cairo
Ill
St. Paul
Minn
Memphis
Vicksburg
Miss
Guy Jaffe
Sikes
Jaffe
New Transportation Commission
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Wife Held After Fatal Argument In Arnold Missouri
Henry Andres, 57, was shot to death at his Jefferson County home after an argument. His common law wife Gertrude Freeman, 50, was being held by deputies as a person of interest in the fatal shooting near Arnold Missouri.
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Arnold, Mo
Henry Andres
Jefferson County Sheriff's Deputies
Andres
Gertrude Freeman
Mexico Tech Night Classes Enroll January 14
Enrollment for 24 skilled and technical adult night classes and five college courses at Mexico Area Vocational Technical School begins Monday night January 14 at seven o clock. Eligible adults 16 and older from Audrain and surrounding counties may enroll. contact Davis Hart at 581-5684 for details. Enrollment for second semester Mexico Evening School is January 28 at Mexico High School.
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Northeast Missouri State University
Mexico Area
Davis Hart
Amoco Gasoline Hikes 5.8 Cents Per Gallon
Amoco Oil announces a 5.8 cent per gallon increase for gasoline at Kansas City area dealers effective today. Other area majors plan or have implemented wholesale price rises. DX Oil Co already cited a two cent rise. Amoco cites cost of crude and refined products under Cost of Living Council rules. eastern Kansas and western Missouri dealers will pay 29.6 cents per gallon. Skelly Oil says wholesale announcements will come from Tulsa.
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Amoco Oil Company
DX Oil Co
Amoco
Kansas
Missouri
Skelly Oil Co
Tulsa
Snow Piles Up 40 Cars On Interstate Highway
A pile-up involving about 40 cars on Interstate 90 near Ellensburg Washington injured fourteen people and closed the highway for over six hours. High winds and blizzard-like conditions caused zero visibility as motorists crested a 2,500 foot plateau. Drivers described sudden whiteout conditions and cars colliding in the mass accident while sheriff's deputies used four wheel drive vehicles to rescue stranded travelers and relocate them to emergency lodging.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Seattle
Washington
Norm Seilstad
Federal Way
Joe Egan
Maltby
Dollar Reaches New High Against Pound in Europe
In London the dollar climbed to a record peak versus the pound and strengthened against other European currencies for the second straight day. Gold rose to 121 dollars an ounce, its highest in five months, amid belief Arab oil nations may demand payment in gold. Analysts say U.S. oil production supports the dollar as oil prices rise.
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London
United States
Chase Bank Drops Rate To 9 Percent
Chase Manhattan Bank lowers its prime rate by one point to 9 percent, aligning with recent moves by competing banks. The prime, a base rate for large borrowers, signals overall rate trends after a period of increases from 6 percent at the start of 1973. Experts cite heavy corporate loan demand and Federal Reserve tightening as causes.
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Chase
First National Bank of Boston
First National City Bank
Federal Reserve Board
Signing Day For Social Security Bill
President Nixon to sign an 11 percent Social Security increase despite misgivings. The bill boosts average retiree payments from 11 to 181 dollars monthly and couples from 276 to 310. Nixon also signed a $73.7 billion defense act and other measures including SBA loan and rural home loan program provisions.
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Small Business Administration
Agriculture Department
Nebraska to observe nationwide Daylight Saving Time
Nebraska's legislature voted to advance clocks one hour Sunday under federal DST laws. A proposal to place the state entirely in Mountain Time was rejected 29 19, leaving Nebraska to follow the national DST schedule as it spans two time zones.
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Lincoln
Neb
Tiny Abu Dhabi Buys 32 Mirage Jets From France
Washington reports a small Persian Gulf state Abu Dhabi will acquire about 90 million dollars of Mirages, 18 interceptors and 14 attack planes, to be flown and maintained by Pakistanis for years, raising strategic concerns among U.S. officials.
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Persian Gulf
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U.S
Abu Dhabi
Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan
India
South Asia
United States
Ray Loses Plea Against Transfer
James Earl Ray, who pled guilty to the slaying of Martin Luther King Jr., loses a bid to halt his transfer from Tennessee State Prison to a federal facility in Springfield, Missouri. U.S. District Court Judge L. Clare Morton denied Ray's request for a temporary restraining order. Ray pleaded guilty in 1969 to the April 4, 1968 murder in Memphis.
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Nashville, Tenn
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
U.S. District Court
Tennessee State
Springfield
L. Clare Morton
Memphis
Israel reports casualties as front fighting continues
The Israeli military reported three soldiers killed and 10 wounded on the Egyptian and Syrian fronts, the highest single day toll since the October cease-fire. Jordan's King Hussein warned Israel may seek a separate peace with Egypt at Geneva and recalled he had planned an October offensive if Syria advanced in the Golan and Egypt pushed Israel back in Sinai. Israel also noted eight troops wounded along the Suez Canal and ongoing activity on the Suez front. The defense ministry seeks broad support for disengagement talks with Kissinger in Washington and Geneva. Dayan hopes to gauge Soviet position on the talks.
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Associated Press
Hussein
Jordan
Beirut
Israel
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Syria
Golan Heights
Sinai Peninsula
Suez Canal
Suez
Moshe Dayan
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Dayan
Kissinger
Geneva
Sind Fesert
Kelpi
Farm Price Index Rises 1.5 Percent in December
The Agriculture Department reports December prices farmers receive for grain livestock and other commodities rose 1.5 percent from November. Wheat reached a fresh record at 4.78 per bushel while beef cattle hogs and cotton varied, and the dairy index gained 2 percent. Production costs also climbed 1.5 percent, keeping the parity ratio steady at 49 percent.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Kohoutek Visible At Sunset Monday
COLUMBIA The comet Kohoutek should be visible in the southwestern sky after twilight starting Monday says Dr Terry Edwards associate professor of physics and astronomy at the University Edwards notes the comet is in the evening sky but not fully visible due to proximity to the sun By next week the comet should appear clearer and be visible until about January 25 Binoculars would help viewing For sky watchers Kohoutek will be in Aquarius January 7 18 and in Pisces January 19 25
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Kohoutek
Terry Edwards
The
University
Edwards
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