Bolovens Outpost Loss Boosts North Vietnam Routes
North Vietnamese forces captured Pak Song and Ban Houei Sai on the Bolovens plateau after the Royal Lao Army abandoned its last holdout. The loss opens more supply lanes toward Cambodia and South Vietnam. US B 52s continued raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail as fighting raged near Saigon and in the Mekong Delta. Casualties: 79 NVA/Viet Cong and 22 ARVN killed. 47 ARVN and six Americans wounded.
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Britain and France discuss path to European market entry
In Paris, President Pompidou and Prime Minister Heath meet to renew ties and align policies toward the United States and West Germany. They assess Brussels talks on enlarging the European Economic Community, costs for Britain and promises on New Zealand trade, and future currency arrangements.
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Parking meter becomes Lookingglass tourist lure in Oregon
In Lookingglass Oregon Mayor Norm Niblett 36 runs a used parking meter outside his 118 year old general store. The meter earns 25.47 dollars in a year at five cent per hour and draws about 1500 visitors who stop to watch or contribute. A California man even plans to visit at 1 am on July 13 1992 to sit 12 minutes for a penny.
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Modular housing boom seen as assembly line revolution
Housing Secretary George Romney predicts mass produced modular homes will transform the industry within a decade, likening the shift to early automotive progress. Levitt Building Systems rolls out the first unit under Operation Breakthrough as Kalamazoo site completes83 homes by July.
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Detroit
Sadat Keeps Suez Canal Opening Demands Unchanged
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat restated conditions for reopening the Suez Canal in a speech to the National Assembly. He insisted Egyptian troops cross to the canal east bank and Israeli withdrawal begin a staged, timed withdrawal from 1967-occupied territory, rejecting any open-ended cease-fire.
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Kent Students Dispersed After Campus Disturbance
Police broke up a crowd of about 300 on the Kent State University campus after forcing bar-area revelers toward campus. No arrests or injuries were reported, and the disturbance followed a similar Tuesday night gathering with about the same number present.
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Weather Update Clear and Cool Tonight and Tomorrow
Clear and cooler tonight and tomorrow with lows in the upper 40s. Little chances of rain as highs stay in the 50s. Yesterday's high reached 83 and this morning's low was 53.
Civic Studies Fee Plan Emerges from Public Health Bureau Crisis
Middletown’s Public Health Nursing Bureau faces a funding squeeze after Medicare cutbacks, prompting a Civic Association study to consider charging fees for home nursing visits for those who can pay. The bureau relies on Civic and city support, plans to limit visits to nonpaying patients, and may shift some injections to clinic visits to cut costs.
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