Phnom Penh Fuel Depot Hit in Cambodian Conflict
Enemy forces destroyed about two thirds of Cambodia's fuel supply on the outskirts of Phnom Penh and struck a South Vietnamese base near eastern Cambodia. About 30 enemy troops reportedly slipped in by boat across marshes to hit the fuel tank farm.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Esso
Shell
43Rd Task Force
Tay Ninh
Cambodian
U.S
U Minh Forest
Ca Mau Peninsula
My Lai court martial witnesses and Cambodia fuel attack details
The My Lai court martial enters its fifth week with Capt. Hugh C. Thompson and Lawrence M. Colburn poised as witnesses. The report also covers a Cambodian fuel depot explosion after a tank attack, and North Vietnamese gunfire that downed a helicopter, with casualties among U.S. crewmen.
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FT. Meade, Md
Oran K. Henderson
Henderson
Johnson nearly ordered wage freeze in 1965 says DiSalle
Michael V. DiSalle former Office of Price Stabilization director and Ohio governor recalled President Johnson talked of a wage price freeze on July 28 1965 during a White House fund raising meeting He noted Johnson considered a national emergency and said monetary and fiscal policy alone could not handle military spending.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Ohio
Johnson
President's Club
White House
Mike
CPA
Proxmire Claims Air Force Hiding Bomber Costs
Senator William Proxmire accuses the Air Force of hiding at least 1.3 billion in the B 1 bomber project costs and of using a Fly Before You Buy gimmick. He says the program will exceed 2.7 billion and that four additional planes will be needed after development tests.
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Jashington
William Proxmire
Air Force
Wisconsin Democrat
Proxmire
Weather Update: Rain Ends. Clearing and Cool Night Ahead
A rainy spell moved through Middletown starting at 5 am with .35 inch by 8 am and 1.05 inches by 11 am. Weathermen expect clearing and cooler temperatures tonight with lows in the 50s. Tomorrow looks mostly sunny with highs in the 70s. Yesterday reached a high of 73 and a low of 66.
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Middletown
Noise and Rivalry Blow Up in Norwood Fatal Shooting
In Norwood Ohio a 40 year old man Robert Fuchs was killed by a single .22 shot after a domestic dispute over a Bengals Eagles game and loud stereo noise. His wife Eulalia Patsy Fuchs 46 is charged with second degree murder. He worked in Cincinnati city purchasing.
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Cincinnati
Norwood
Ohio
Robert Fuchs
Eulalia
Patsy) Fuchs
William Hayden
Robert
Sgt
Sailor who fled Soviet Union seeks asylum in Canada
Sergei Kourdakov, 20, a Soviet seaman who jumped ship Sept. 7 and swam five hours to reach Queen Charlotte Islands, is detained in Quebec City as Canada reviews his political asylum request. He tells Montreal Gazette that Russian youth distrust leaders and doubt a 1970 Communist future. He says he has not dated in six months and jokes Canadian girls are beautiful.
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Montreal
British Columbia
Russia
Khrushchev
Sergei Kourdakov
Kourdakov
Queen Charlotte Islands
Quebec City
Montreal Gazette
Canada Immigration Detention Center
Chuckle The better a woman looks the longer a man does
A witty quip notes that humor and charm outlast appearances, suggesting amusement sustains relationships as time passes. It frames laughter as a lasting bond beyond fleeting looks.
Five charged after second largest heroin seizure in city
Narcotics agents seized a car imported aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2 last week and arrested five people on conspiracy to smuggle drugs. The cache was hidden under a floorboard and inside hollow doors, with half kilo glassine bags of heroin concealed in the car. Named defendants include Jean Pierre Andre Huguen, Etienne Charles Gunther, Raymonde Gunther, George Warren-Perez, and Luis Gomez Ortega. The import origin and method were described as professional. The case notes the 1968 New York City heroin record as a reference point.
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John E. Ingersoll
Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Ingersoll
Jean Pierre Andre Huguen
Marseilles
Etienne Charles Gunther
Raymonde
Paris
George Warren-Perez
Luis Gomez Ortega
North Bergen
N.J
New York City
Pension deal frosted aging lawmakers pensions
Washington AP reports hope to give older members extra pension for quitting failed as wage price freeze cooled support. The plan would have paid about 6000 dollars a year for life to those over 60 who do not run again, with a 3 percent pension cut for each year past 70 up to 30 percent. Rep. Waldie called the move unlikely during the freeze and aimed to end seniority entitlements to draw new, younger members.
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Washington
Jerome R. Waldie
Calif
Waldie
House
Civil Service Committee
Bill Chappell Jr
D-Fla
Schools Open In Youngstown
Youngstown public schools operated normally as the Youngstown Education Association threatened to withhold non teaching services in a contract dispute. Volunteers covered duties such as luncheon supervision, playground supervision, bus loading and PTA activities while 25 000 pupils stayed in classes. YEA president Matilda Wren said they would not disrupt education and would teach, but would not perform uncontracted services.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Education Association
Matilda Wren
YEA
Board of Education
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L.Z. Excedrin
Gunner
My Lai
Hugh C. Thompson
Over My Lai
Lawrence M. Colburn
Thompson
Army Investigating Committee
W.O
Jerry R. Culverhouse
Spec
Culverhouse
William Calley Jr
Colburn
LBJ
Freeze
Mike DiSalle
Vietnam
Hayden
Montgomery Road
U.S. 27
Chevrolet
Fisher Body
Fuchs
City of
Ann Landers
Heloise
Congress
Honkers
Fergus Falls
Minn
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