Analysts view Phnom Penh airport attack as Cambodia war escalation
AP News Analysis says the assault on Phnom Penh airport was a response to expanding U S involvement in Cambodia. Analysts note poor airport security and say the attack targeted war materiel, hangars, and ammunition dumps linked to Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces amid Lon Nol’s Saigon visit. The strike underscores Cambodia's widening war with U S support for opening supply routes and airlift to the Cambodians.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Pich Nil Pass
Lon Nol
Dog Defends Stricken Owner in Norwalk Home
Edna Wilkins, 47, suffered a likely heart attack as firemen arrived at her Norwalk residence. Georgia Girl, a 75 pound German Shepherd, growled and snapped at responders until they used chairs and a crowbar to reach her owner and provide aid. Wilkins was listed in satisfactory condition at Norwalk Community Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwalk
Calif
Edna Wilkins
Norwalk Community Hospital
Los Angeles
Buses To Smell Like Lavender in San Diego
In San Diego the city Transit Corp will inject Malabate into diesel oil of 28 buses to produce a lavender talcum scent, aiming to reduce complaints about harsh fumes. The general manager announced the change after the first dosing Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
San Diego ‘Transit Corp
Senate Leaders Change After Russell Death
AP reports Richard Russell dies at 73, Allen Ellender to succeed him as president pro tem and Senate Appropriations chair. Earlier, Byrd with Russell proxy ousted Kennedy for Democratic whip. Scott beats Baker, Mansfield reelected majority leader. Other items: Utah sheep dieoff, Nixon State of the Union, Phnom Penh attack, Baylor memory transfer molecule, US airlines cut flights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richard B. Russell
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Richard Russell
Robert C. Byrd
Russell
Edward M. Kennedy
Hugh Scott
Howard Baker
Mike Mansfield
Orton Ouster Case Under Advisement
Missouri Supreme Court heard final arguments in the ouster case against Pemiscot County Sheriff Clyde Orton and then took the matter under advisement. Defense contends the case is distorted and questions the court's jurisdiction while noting prior findings of gambling and liquor transport violations.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Supreme Court
Pemscot County
Clyde Orton
Jim Reeves
Reeves
Dale Rollings
Orton
Equor
Mississippi
Alabama
Pemiscot County
Supreme Court
John C. Danforth
Ray Weightman
Maryville
Weightman
Hermandale
Tennessee
William Ragland
Corton
Wade Ill in Columbia Hospital Transfer
Mrs. C. C. Wade of Kirksville a former Mexican has been moved from Grim Smith Hospital to University Medical Center Columbia where she had been a patient for two weeks. She is the mother of Mrs. Lenora W. Griffin and is in Room 405 West and quite ill.
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Wade
C. C
Sallie C.) Wade
Kirksville
University Medical Center
Columbia
Grim Smith Hospital
Lenora W. Griffin
West
Farmers Union protests parity downgrading in price reports
The National Farmers Union accuses the Nixon administration of lowering parity visibility by shifting the emphasis on the Agriculture Department price report. Beginning Jan. 29 a new ratio using 1967 base will replace the old parity display while the old figures remain inside. NFU President Tony Dechant denounces the change as a ploy to mask deteriorating farm income and says the group will push for Congress to require a monthly parity comparison using the old method.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
Nixon
Agriculture Department
USDA
NFU
Tony T. Dechant
Dechant
Madison Avenue
NFA
Congress
Ruling May Affect All On Welfare
Federal hearing examiner Philip Konop will review three days of testimony to decide if Missouri welfare payments meet federal rules. A ruling against the state could cost $157.7 million in federal aid for 433000 residents. Testimony focused on delays before the first welfare check is issued, with state officials arguing legal limits prevent 30 day compliance.
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Kansas City
Philip Konop
Missouri
Konop
Elmore Crowe
Missouri Welfare Division
Oliver Gerland
The
Human Development Corp
St. Louis
Kingdom News Starts Saturday in Fulton Missouri
The Kingdom Daily News will begin six day morning publication Saturday in Fulton. Jim Lacy, publisher and president, says the paper converted from Mokane Missourian, a weekly purchased from the Earl Hodges family. The new daily will carry AP wire service and has officers Henry Danuser Tr Neukomm and Paul Herring.
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Fulton, Mo
Kingdom Daily News
Jim Lacy
Mokane Missourian
Earl Hodges
Lacy
Associated Press
Newspaper
Henry Danuser
Tr. Neukomm
Paul Herring
Fulton
University of Missouri
Fulton Sun Gazette
Neosho
Pampa
Tex
Denison
Iowa
Pineville Democrat
Knob Noster Item
Missouri Public Service Sues Union Over Picketing
Missouri Public Service Co. files a 50000 dollar damage suit in U S District Court against Local 814 IBEW. The claim alleges unlawful picketing at a Sibley generating plant to halt boiler rebuilding by outside contractors. Damages asked and unfair labor practices charge filed with NLRB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansac City
Missouri Public Service Co
U. S
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Sibley
National Labor Relations Board
Merit Plan Introduced By House
Jefferson City AP reports Missouri lawmakers introduced the Missouri Personnel Plan and a bill to create an administration commissioner in the executive office, aimed at a statewide merit system and phased agency coverage by 1973. Other measures include revenue bond voting reform, a junior college study panel, and increased social welfare and law enforcement provisions.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
House
State Reorganization Commission
Little Hoover
Harold L. Volkmer
D-Hannibal
E.J. J. Cantrell
D-Overland
Albert M. Spradling
Dcape Girardeau
Kansas City Police Department
Missouri Police Training Council
St. Joseph
Thieves Ransack Dead Boy's Room in Riverside
In Riverside California police report thieves ransacked the dead boy Robby Zona's room during a rosary for his 11 year old son Patrick Zona. They stole a television set a record player and a piggy bank with six pennies. The family noted the wheelchair and crutches remained. several homes in the area were burgularized after funeral notices were published. Robby Zona died Sunday after a 117 year battle with cancer.
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Riverside
Calif
Patrick Zona
Robby Zona
Deathbed Vote Ends Kennedy as Senate Whip
The deathbed proxy vote of Sen. Richard Russell swung the Senate Democrats to replace Edward Kennedy as party whip. Robert Byrd, the West Virginia Democrat, led a 31 to 24 caucus victory, reshaping leadership as Kennedy abandoned any presidential bid. Russell’s death closed the path for Kennedy’s second-term bid.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Democrats
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Byrd
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Russell
Sen
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Hugh Scott
Howard Baker Jr
Tennessee
Scott
Baker
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Frank E. Moss
Utah
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Students At Warrensburg Plan Action
About 500 Central Missouri State College students gathered on the quadrangle to denounce dormitory hours for women, compulsory ROTC for freshmen, and alleged faculty repression. They announced a Week of Mourning Feb 1-5, plan black armbands, rallies, a coffin burial, and a caravan to Jefferson City to seek legislative support while urging peaceful action and full access to campus rights.
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Warrensburg
Central Missouri State College
Jefferson City
Dan Brady
Clark
Nut
Mike Menka
Laurens
Iowa
Missouri
Robert Houchens
Sedalia
Warren C. Lovinger
Lovinger
EPA official urges NYC to ban auto horn honking
Environmental Protection Administrator Jerome Kretchmer urged the New York City Council to ban auto horn honking except as a signal of imminent danger. He warned city noise already contributes to psychological stresses bearing down on New Yorkers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jerome Kretchmer
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