Safety Board Backs Built In Clamps For Speed Limit
The National Transportation Safety Board urged limiting top car speed to the highest legal limit in the nation. It called for further reductions beyond the NHTSA proposal of 95 mph, with 85 mph speedometer cap and a 95 mph cap on new cars after October 1, 1972. Police cars exempted. front-seat passenger limits also urged. The action follows a July crash near the Golden Gate Bridge that killed 10 of 12. Excessive speed cited as primary cause amid substandard lane width and no median barrier.
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Lon Nol Resigns Amid Ill Health and Cabine t Shakeup
Phnom Penh reports say Premier Lon Nol’s resignation was driven by illness and a broader cabinet overhaul. Deputy premier Sirik Matak is seen as likely successor, with potential challenges from Son Ngor Than and In Tam. Lon Nol’s stroke and Hawaii treatment shaped a new government path while Sirik Matak is favored by U.S. officials for a steady hand.
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Bangkok Hotel Blaze Kills Foreigners in Early Fire
A blaze tore through the Imperial hotel in Bangkok injuring five foreigners and leaving 23 bodies recovered as the register was destroyed. Victims are believed to include Americans Japanese Germans Chinese and Egyptians. The fire followed an explosion in the ground floor coffee shop as police arrested the cafe cook.
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Army strips vocal officer of command in Vietnam
Lt Col Frank Miller, a 25 year veteran with two wars’ service, was relieved of his command of the 52nd Aviation Battalion at Fire Base 6 after talking to the press and filming napalm drops. He will command Camp Frenzel Jones near Saigon, a staging area for soldiers being sent home. Miller plans to retire within a year. He criticizes Vietnamization and says progress is slower than President Nixon is told. Miller's wife and children are cited, with Miller praising his son Michael and describing family life in Maitland.
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Chicago cops like bobbies in world view
Two foreign visitors on a three month tour of the United States report from Chicago that police appear less violent and more restrained than in other cities they compared. They visited ghettoes and patrols and found no acts of violence despite sensing potential, contrasting with worse scenes abroad. They note international perspectives on American problems and conclude police here seemed restrained.
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Chicago police and ghettoes contrast in travelogue piece
A travelogue describes Chicago police, the 1968 convention, and surrounding urban squalor including West Oakland Watts Mendocino Beach and ghetto despair. The author contrasts officer readiness and restraint with street fights and protests while noting Daley’s leadership and a counterculture mood.
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