Cambodian Premier Lon Nol resigns amid cabinet reshuffle talk
Phnom Penh reports that Premier Lon Nol resigns after a stroke and returns from Hawaii. Observers debate a full cabinet housecleaning versus leadership change. Possible successors include Deputy Sisowath Sirik Matak or Son Ngor Than. Lon Non predicts a quick return with a new cabinet. U.S. notes praise Matak for a no nonsense approach.
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Drug Abuse By Vieters On Upswing In Military
A Senate subcommittee report says drug abuse is rising in the armed forces but rarely affects combat. Investigators found isolated marijuana use in Vietnam, with no mission jeopardized. House members call it an epidemic. two congressmen estimate 10 to 15 percent of U.S. troops in Vietnam use high grade heroin.
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Nixon Pledges Strong Saigon In DAR Speech
President Nixon told the Daughters of the American Revolution that the United States will end the Indochina war with a South Vietnam able to defend itself. He framed the era as a decade of honor and hope, calling for a government by the people. The group banned press coverage of policy resolutions during their Continental Congress, with press access to the resolutions after voting.
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Motherhood In Army To Be Allowed
The Army will allow WACs and married or pregnant female officers and enlisted women to stay in uniform under new rules in two weeks. Unmarried pregnancies still lead to discharge, but exceptions exist for adoptions or terminated pregnancies with case by case review. The policy mirrors changes in the Air Force and anticipated Navy action.
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25 Foreigners Die In Bangkok Flaming Hotel
AP reports a blaze swept the Imperial Hotel Bangkok early today killing 25 foreigners. Most deaths from asphyxiation, 23 bodies recovered, identities hard due to destroyed register. Victims include Americans Japanese Germans Chinese Egyptians. four airline hostesses injured leaping from fourth floor. Police say explosion in ground floor coffee shop started fire. a cook was arrested.
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Safety Board Seeks Nationwide Car Speed Cap
The National Transportation Safety Board urged a universal top speed equal to the nation’s highest legal limit. It backs a rule restricting most cars to 85 mph speedometer readings, 95 mph max, with a device triggering warnings and horn at 75 mph. Police vehicles exempt. new vehicles after Oct 1, 1972 would be affected.
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Agnew Criticizes Media Focus On China Visit
Vice President Spiro Agnew privately criticized U S media emphasis on the American table tennis team's trip to China and questioned how such coverage might affect U S relations with Taiwan. He voiced concern about overpraised Chinese portrayals and noted U S commitments to the Nationalist government during a Republican governors conference in Williamsburg Virginia.
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