Viet Cong mortars flare near Phnom Penh as talks of retreat
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces shell Cambodian defenses across the Mekong near the royal palace while heavy fighting tapers off six miles from the capital. Cambodian casualties include at least 19 dead and 124 wounded. enemy losses cited as 500-strong, a figure questioned by observers. Ground withdrawals shift toward Prek Kraboa as allied bombers plan intensified strikes. B52 raids reduced to about 1,000 monthly, with future sorties from Thailand. Guam and Okinawa crews held in reserve.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Mekong River
Royal
Royal Palace
Prek Kraboa
Prek Tameak
South Vietnam
U.S
Pentagon
U-Tapao
Thailand
Guam
Okinawa
Nixon
Ninety two percent of autos reach over 90 mph
Dearborn report states ninety two percent of American automobiles can exceed ninety miles per hour. The claim highlights high performance capabilities amid ongoing automotive speed discussions.
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Dearborn
Mich
United States
83 year old teacher returns to college for calculus
Ashland Kentucky AP reports 83 year old Robert W. Ross Sr. enrolls at Ashland Community College for fall to take a calculus course three days a week. A former English and math teacher for over four decades, he hopes to revisit teaching methods and keep knowledge current. Ross, a longtime tennis official, learned of the senior citizen tuition program through Dr. Robert Goodpaster and promptly applied.
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Ashland
Robert W. Ross Sr
Ashland Community College
Ross
Mound Bayou
Robert Goodpaster
O'Brien attacks FCC ruling on TV time fairness
Democratic Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien condemns a Fairness Doctrine decision as a threat to the two party system. He warns the ruling could let the in power party dominate public opinion with little opposition access. CBS and O'Brien seek FCC rehearing while CBS suspends the Loyal Opposition series.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Lawrence F. O’brien
O’brien
Columbia Broadcasting System
Nixon
CBS
Frank Stanton
FCC
Dean Burch
Commission
Stanton
Senate rights amendment sparks fears of legal chaos
Sen Sam J Ervin warns the House passed equal rights amendment could abolish federal and state sex distinctions even as it protects women from hours and hazards He cites obscurity in interpretation and predicts a flood of lawsuits He contrasts with Rep Martha Griffiths who says equal protection under the 14th and 15th amendments is the goal
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Washington
Ervin
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Senate
Martha Griffiths
Dmich
House
Nixon's Request Of EEOC Funds Clears Hurdle
The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 12-4 to back President Nixon's request for 19 million dollars for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The House had approved 14.3 million. Created under the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the EEOC sees a heavy backlog of cases.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
House
Senate
Soviet Union launches Cosmos 358 unmanned satellite
The Soviet Union announced through Tass that Cosmos 358 was launched Thursday as part of its unmanned Cosmos satellite series, following Cosmos 357 which was launched on Wednesday.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Congressman's Parade Tactics Battle For Publicity
In Columbus Ohio U S Rep Chalmers Wylie faces a campaign push from opponent Mike McGee a local architect At Grove City Wyle leads the parade behind the band while McGee drives in front with campaign girls drawing attention The clash centers on publicity and whether a proposed amendment would affect parade order and political presentation
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Columbus
Ohio
U. S
Chalmers Wylie
Mike McGee
Wylie
Grove City
Congress
Ervin
Griffiths
McGee
Senate
Kettler Joins Franconia College as Instructor
David Kettler, 23, former Ohio State University professor and frequent campus demonstrator, is hired as an instructor at Franconia College New Hampshire. Franconia President Leon Boststein calls him a fine scholar and an asset, noting he previously resigned from OSU and had a disputed Purdue appointment settled with a year’s salary.
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Columbus, Ohio
David Kettler
Ohio State University
Franconia College
New Hampshire
Franconia
Leon Boststein
Kettler
OSU
Purdue University
Purdue
Boststein
Spider ad in yellow pages prompts double take
A revised telephone directory ad shows a mother feeding a spider to her infant on page 460. General Telephone Co says a clerk altered the original illustration during paste up in St. Petersburg, and officials only noticed after printing. The ad touts new phones for mothers.
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Tampa
Fla
General Telephone Co
General Telephone Directory Co
St. Petersburg
Bob Cromwell
General Telephone
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