Cambodians Encircled Near Prey Veng Amid Mekong Clash
North Vietnamese troops drive Cambodian battalion from two villages on the Mekong River near Phnom Penh. Maj. Ros Preung says 400 men retreated by river boats after an attack that killed four and wounded about 20. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese now dominate much of the Mekong area.
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Phnom Penh
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Preung
Mekong
Cambodia
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Prey Veng
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Kompong Thom
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Nixon vetoes Hill Burton hospital aid bill
President Nixon vetoed a $1.26 billion Hill Burton hospital construction and remodeling grants measure, the first veto of the 24 year program. He argued it tied funds to a fixed year and exceeded his budget by $359 million, threatening the program’s death unless Congress overrides. The Hill Burton program has funded thousands of hospitals since 1946 and would have expanded to include loans and interest subsidies.
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Hill-Burton
Nixon
Congress
Ralph Yarborough
Dtex
United States
Merit-based drill training tested against traditional sergeants
Two Army officers report an experimental recruit program at Ft. Ord that rewards merit rather than punishment. Recruits earn points via inspections tests and performance, potentially gaining movie passes or other privileges. Three companies thrived with fewer injuries and fewer AWOLs, as the system expands to ten more groups.
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Chicago
William E. Dates
Llewellyn J. Legters
Ft. Ord
Calif
American Medical Association
Nixon Signs Vote 18 Bill Despite Legality Question
President Nixon signed the Voting Rights Act extension and attached an 18 year old voting provision while directing the attorney general to seek a swift constitutional test. He urged Congress to consider a constitutional amendment. The 18 year old vote takes effect Jan 1 and the act remains intact if the provision is struck down.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
South
Health Officials May OK Army Germ Disposal Plan
U S health authorities near approval of an Army plan to destroy deadly war germs and turn them into a soil conditioner for Arkansas bases. The plan aims to neutralize living organisms and toxins, with safeguards to prevent environmental pollution and river contamination.
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Arkansas
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Army
U.S. Public Health Service
Pine Bluff
Osheroff
Jesse L. Steinfeld
Paul Peterson
Arkansas River
Kunstler acrs at Toronto protest with water throw
William Kunstler, defense attorney in the Chicago 7 trial, allegedly poured water over right wing student F Paul Fromm during a speech at Convocation Hall. Fromm fell unconscious and was taken to Toronto General Hospital in apparently satisfactory condition. About 20 Edmund Burke Society members were present.
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Toronto
William Kunstler
University of Toronto
Jeff Goodall
Edmund Burke Society
Kunstler
F. Paul. Fromm
Goodall
Fromm
Congress probes all rail carriers after Penn Central bankruptcy
Two New York Republicans Sen. Javits and Rep. Reid call for a joint congressional investigation into all nations rail carriers following Penn Centrals reorganization under bankruptcy law. Javits also plans to push a 750 million dollar loan guarantee for railroads.
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Washington
Penn Central
Jacob K. Javits
Ogden Reid
New York
Javits
Copter Commandos Hit Arabs In Egypt Raid
The Associated Press reports Israeli commandos crossed into Egypt and shelled an army base 80 miles southeast of Cairo. They attacked warehouses and carriers with mortars near Bir Araiyida, destroying Egyptian troop vehicles before returning safely. In Libya Nasser condemned the United States as an area enemy of the Arabs at a mass meeting in Tripoli.
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Egypt
Cairo
Libya
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United States
Tel Aviv
Tripoli
Nasser
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