Insurgents Closely Threaten Phnom Penh Front Lines
Cambodian forces battled near Takhmau four miles from Phnom Penh as insurgents pressed from multiple directions. Government reports say three villages south of Takhmau suffered fire damage while civilians fled crowded roads toward the capital. U S B52 missions persisted against insurgent concentrations and supply routes.
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Nixon kept secret Indochina bombing reveal shocks Senate
Gen. Earle Wheeler testified that Nixon ordered covert Cambodia raids starting March 1969 and that similar secret procedures hid Laos bombing in 1970. He said dual reporting fed true data to a few while false reports circulated, with key Congress members informed but not fully disclosed. The Pentagon later confirmed 3,630 B52 sorties into Cambodia.
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Nixon and Tanaka open talks on oil summit in Siberia
President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka begin a two day meeting at the White House focusing on a joint oil and gas development plan in Siberia and broader issues from trade to nuclear cooperation. They also review ceremonies and upcoming talks with Gabon and Australia.
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Ohio priest wounded in ambush by insurgents in Philippines
In Mindanao near Pagadian, American priest Rev. Donald Kill of Ohio sustained two broken ribs after an ambush that also injured Rev. Patrick Riedy of Occidental province. A woman in the van miscarried previously, and eight relatives were unhurt. Rebels attacked a filling station at Tucuran, prompting mass refugee movements and road disruptions.
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Marshall Considering Cambodia Bombing Halt Request
Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall has the request to reinstate a federal court order demanding an immediate halt to all U.S. bombing in Cambodia under advisement. He began deliberations after a closed session with counsel and a decision was anticipated today or Wednesday.
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