Death toll in Vietnam tops 300000 as weekly US deaths fall
The U S Command reports 70 American deaths in the past week the lowest in two months while total US battlefield casualties rise to 300829. South Vietnamese and enemy losses also declined with 373 government soldiers killed and 953 wounded. Cross border strikes into Cambodia and attacks near Tuyen Binh are described as self defense and retaliation.
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Woman Tells Of Six Hour Abduction in Chicago Heights
Mrs. John Reed a 19 year old newlywed escaped after being forced to drive for over six hours by a large man who laughed at her fatigue and finally fled when he fired a pistol as she accelerated away near U S 45 by Fairfield. The kidnapper reportedly threatened to kill her during stops for gas and food.
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Marx Wife Wins $1 Million Divorce
Eden Marie Marx, 38, the third wife of Groucho Marx, won a divorce and a $1 million settlement in Santa Monica Superior Court. She cited his complaint about her cooking and a Christmas party remark as the break, noting Groucho’s estimated $3 million net worth as of the hearing.
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Marx
Santa Monica Superior Court
Morris Receives 4893 From State Motor Fuel Tax
Public Works Director William F. Cellini announced Morris will receive 4893 dollars as its share of motor fuel tax paid into the state treasury for November.
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Morris
William F. Cellini
Southern Food Travels Down the Road
Joy Stilley recounts a South bound auto trip tasting 28 flavors of ice cream across 10 states. The piece blends travel mischief with appetite as meals and highway snacking reshape waistlines and wallets.
Car train crash kills Milford man at Watseka crossing
Lonn L. Lynn 22 of rural Milford died when his car struck a moving train at a crossing near U S 24 and Illinois 1 in Watseka Illinois. Police said flashers were working at the gate less crossing.
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Milford
U.S. 24
Illinois 1
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Commission urges courts to curb demonstrators rights
The National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence says federal courts should be empowered to issue injunctions to stop interference with free expression. It calls on President Nixon to urge Congress to grant district courts power against private abridgement of First Amendment rights.
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National Commission On the
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Congress
U.S
Townsend starts new daily Paris radio show with Juliette Boisrivand
Group Captain Peter Townsend, WWII ace and former companion of Princess Margaret, begins a weekday Paris radio program on Radio Luxembourg. The half hour show features light hearted exchanges about British views of the French and vice versa with French fashion journalist Juliette Boisrivand as his partner.
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Peter Townsend
Margaret
Radio Luxembourg
Townsend
Juliette Boisrivand
Treasury faces defeat on income tax amendment proposal
Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott comments on the Democratic amendment to raise the income tax exemption, calling the Treasury’s position a resounding, perhaps glorious defeat and questioning how many Pyrrhic victories it will risk.
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Associated Press
Treasury
Senate
Hugh Scott
Policeman on trial over threat to shoot youth
Chicago patrolman Thomas Mayer 41 faces trial in U S District Court on charges of threatening to shoot Kevin Cronin 21 a convention week demonstrator Cronin testified Mayer ordered him from a car after an argument about the 1968 Democratic National Convention Mayer admitted giving Cronin a ride and denying SDS affiliation Cronin is student government vice president at UIC Circle campus
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U.S. District Court
Thomas M. Mayer
Kevin W. Cronin
Mayer
Cronin
Commie
University of Illinois Chicago Circle
Students For A Democratic Society
Lennon asked to play Jesus in St Pauls musical
London AP report says John Lennon was asked to portray Jesus in a pop musical titled Jesus Christ planned for spring at St. Pauls Cathedral. Lennon would consider the role if wife Yoko Ono can play Mary Magdalene. Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber praised Lennon as ideal for the title role. The dean of St Pauls declined to comment on the plans.
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John Lennon
Jesus
Jesus Christ
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Yoko Ono
Mary Magdalene
Tim Rice
Andrew Lloyd-Webster
Lennon
St. Paul’s
Martin Gloucester Sullivan
Boston Mayor's late start in rush hour traffic survey
Mayor Kev in H. White began an aerial survey of Boston traffic twenty minutes late after being caught in congestion during the morning rush. The delay prompted questions about efficiency and planning for the city's transportation study.
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Boston
Kevin H. White
Reid status uncertain as alternate for Supreme Court
Washington AP Rep Charlotte T Reid of Iowa received a renewed push for a Supreme Court seat but she said she is honored yet not interested. Rep James G Fulton suggested Reid, noting she is not an attorney but a court member need not be a lawyer.
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Supreme Court
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Fulton
Reid
Martha W. Griffiths
D-Mich
Nixon
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