Last Marine combat force leaves Indochina
A squadron of F4 Phantom jets departed Nam Phong Thailand marking the exit of the last U S Marines after 11 years in Indochina. About 1 700 support personnel remain to finish leaving over the next three weeks as Thailand takes over the base for training.
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Indochina
Nam Phong
Thailand
U.S
Bangkok
Udorn Air Force Base
Laos
John F. Kennedy
Southeast Asia
Maj
David F. Underwood
Underwood
Waynesville
Pico 4
Marine Aircraft Group 15
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Army
Air Force
Cambodian city attacked as insurgents threaten Kompong Cham
Cambodian insurgents overran two government positions and pressed toward Kompong Cham with up to 5000 troops. American officials Brig. Gen. John Crefaud and Maj. Gen. Sostene Fernandez flew to the provincial capital as rebel forces fired from captured U S 105mm howitzers near the city. Government control at Kompong Cham and its airport remained tenuous.
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Phnom Penh Cambodia
Kompon Cham
Cambodia
John R. D. Crefaud
Phnom Penh
Sostene Fernandez
Kompong Cham
Highway 7
Cleland
Fernandez
Coffee Producers Withhold Exports to Support Prices
London reports that 33 leading exporting countries representing 90 percent of world supply have agreed to withhold 10 percent of 1973-74 coffee exports. The move aims to keep prices high with a likely marginal rise for expensive coffees and a several-cent increase for cheaper brands.
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London
Cholera Epidemic Spreads Across Southern Italy
In Naples cholera reaches epidemic stage with at least nine deaths. Pharmacies lack vaccines as two million doses head toward the city. 230 patients report gastroenteritis with two-thirds suspected. Bari reports 16 cases while Palermo holds eight suspected. Bolzano closes pools as a precaution.
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Naples
Italy
Alps
Adriatic
Palermo
Sicily
Rome
Bari
Bolzano
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