Attacks Near Phnom Penh Escalate In Cambodian War
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces pressed within six miles of Phnom Penh in a major assault near Mont Krasas Krao as U S backed Cambodian units and air power fought to stem the advance. In Vietnam, six Americans were killed and 26 wounded in a large ambush 265 miles northeast of Saigon, followed by a ten hour battle and helicopter gunship actions.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Vietnam
Mont Krasas Krao
Spire T. Agnew
Agnew
Thailand
Maj
Am Rong
U.S
Saigon
Prek Tameak
Mekong
Stormy Weather Forecast Closes Weekend With Thunderstorms
Frederick county weather outlook calls for a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms today with highs near the 90s and a low around 80. Tonight a 30 percent rain risk with cooler 60s is expected, while Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and a 30 percent thunderstorm chance with highs in the 80s.
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Frederick County
Welfare Bill Disputed Faces Senate Battle
Washington AP President Nixon presses welfare reform amid ongoing Senate Finance Committee tug of war. Backers doubt the amended plan will end conservative opposition, despite a six month shift to July 1 1974 for nationwide implementation. Three 1971 field tests of the new regular income payments to the working poor aim to fix program bugs. Nixon calls the plan the administration’s most important domestic bill and says he is gravely troubled by Senate delay.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Abraham A Ribicoff
Office of Economic Opportunity
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Legion Commander Rejects Youth Discussion at Legion Convention
The national commander J Milton Patrick of Skintook Oregon called talks with antiwar youth a waste of time and rejected adding such a discussion to the Legion convention agenda. The event opened with 6000 National Guardsmen on alert as antiwar demonstrators gathered for the People's Army Jamboree.
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Portland
Ore
The
American Legion
Vietnam
J. Milton Patrick
Skintook
People’s Army
National Guardsmen
People’s Army Jamboree
Legion
Ameri
Air Show Comes to Frederick At Municipal Airport
Mason-Dixon Air Shows Inc stages its annual event at Frederick Municipal Airport. Gates open early for spectators and the flying program begins at 2 p m with coverage continued on Recreation Page A7 detailing tomorrow’s air show.
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Frederick
Mason-Dixon Air Shows Inc
Frederick Municipal
Fire Log Summary of Calls in City and County
Fire log for 24 hours ending 10 am reports two auto fire calls one in city area West South and Center Street at 2 29 pm with Uniteds responding and another auto fire at 2 25 pm in Thurmont with Thurmont ambulance present Emergency calls total four and Routine calls two with contact numbers 662 6333 or 663 4400 listed for accessibility
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City West
Center Street
Uniteds
Thurmont
Agnew Vows Effort to Preserve Nixon Doctrine Aid
In Bangkok Vice President Spiro Agnew told Thai leaders he will leave no stone unturned to overturn congressional curbs on U S aid in Southeast Asia. Foreign Minister Thanat Khoman said Agnew pledged prompt and adequate Nixon Doctrine implementation. Thailand would consider sending troops to Cambodia only if the threat becomes acute. Page A-5 continuation noted.
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Vietnam
Legion
Patrick
America
Tom McCall
White House
Nixon
Agnew
Bangkok
Thailand
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Southeast Asia
Thanat Khoman
Thanat
United States
Cambodia
Environmental Action counters auto industry lobbying in Senate clash
Washington AP Environmental Action a new anti pollution group interrupted a closed lobbying session between auto industry reps and staff. Ralph Nadier linked with the group spoke for stricter pollution standards out to 1975 and pressed the Muskie subcommittee backed bill now before the Public Works Committee.
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Washington
Senate Public Works Committee
Environmental Action
Ralph Nadier
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Denis Hayes
Leon Billings
Public Works Committee
Billings
Hayes
Barbara Reed
Cost of Raising a Child In Frederick County
A new Institute of Life Insurance analysis using Bureau of Labor Statistics data estimates that in Frederick County a child raised to age 18 costs about $28,900 on average. First year birth outlay averages $580, medical needs about $2,490, food about $8,020, clothing $3,790, transportation $3,300, with education costs to age 18 included. The annual cohort of about 1,440 reaches 18, totaling roughly $41,616,000 in parental expenditures.
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Frederick County
Institute of Life Insurance
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Policeman Fired In Baltimore Over Alleged Raffle
Walter Holtz a 13 year veteran police officer was fired by Police Commissioner Donald Pomerleau for insubordination after he charged a Superior office with conducting a raffle to fund missing equipment. C apt. Robert Larkin and Lt. John Padgett were admonished in writing for district involvement. Grand jury declined to indict Larkin on raffle charges.
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Baltimore
Walter Holtz
Donald Pomerleau
Robert Larkin
Southeastern
Holtz
Pomerleau
Bishop Walsh Returns From Prison Hailed In Return
The Most Rev James Walsh scheduled to return to the United States after 22 years away. He spent 12 years in a Chinese prison on espionage charges and sabotage. Cardinal Shehan and Maryknoll members greet him in New York before a September 13 Mass at St Patrick's Cathedral.
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Associated Press
James Walsh
United States
New York
Rome
Paul VI
Lawrence Cardinal Shehan
Baltimore
Bishop Walsh
Maryknoll
N.Y
Bitter Fighting Ends In Jordan Post Office Battle
In Amman a night of bitter fighting left the central post office scarred and quiet. Guerrillas clashed with Jordanian troops near the building, with two guerrillas reportedly killed and later withdrawal ordered by Yasir Arafat. Fire and debris marked the area as government forces kept distance. The Palestine National Council opposed the US peace plan and warned against liquidation attempts.
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Associated Press
Jordan
Yasir Arafat
Amman
Palestine National Council
Middle East
Radical
Popular Democratic Front
Council
U.S
United States
Hussein
Joint U S Soviet Force in Middle East Not New Idea
Washington AP reports that a U S Soviet security force for the Middle East has long been discussed by administration Middle East experts. The piece reviews lessons from May 1967 when the UN emergency force withdrew under Nasser and argues such a multinational or UN backed force would face major political and practical hurdles.
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Washington
Middle East
White House
United States
Ion
Israel
United Nations
Egypt
Nasser
U.N
India
Canada
Yugoslavia
Sweden
Brazil
Norway
Denmark
U Thant
Thant
U S urged to build supersonic transport plan
Four foreign airlines endorsed developing a U S supersonic transport by the late 1970s as the Nixon administration seeks 290 million dollars to start two 1800 mph SSTs for flight tests. Executives cited benefits for congestion and leadership in aviation while critics warn of noise and cost.
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Washington
U.S
Boeing Co
Senate Appropriations
Richard L. Garwin
Nixon
Science Advisory
J. Donald Reilly
Airport Operators Council International
Los Angeles International Airport
Congress
United States
World Aviation
Alitalia
Qantas
KLM
Royal Dutch
Scandinavian Airlines
William M. Magruder
Department of Transportation
Phil W. Howson
Cantas
Atlantic
Eastern Pacific
Nixon approves free land and loan guarantee for Austin geriatrics project
The Nixon administration reversed a previous stance and grants free land and a $7.3 million HUD loan guarantee for the Austin Geriatrics Center Inc. project in Austin Texas. It combines a 168 bed nursing home with 250 elderly housing units, backed by associates of former President Johnson.
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Washington
Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
John J. Williams
R-Del
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Health, Education and Welfare
Austin Geriatrics Center, Inc
Austin
Tex
Roads Board Meets Tuesday in Winchester Hall
The Frederick County Roads Board will meet Tuesday Sept. in the Hiram Winchester Room of Winchester Hall. The meeting, open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Frederick County Roads Board
Hiram Winchester
Winchester Hall
Marshall McCauley Dies at 67 in Frederick
Marshall McCauley 67 husband of Victoria Albaugh McCauley of Frederick died Saturday at Frederick Memorial Hospital. Born Winchester Va April 10 1903 he was a former Crystal Laundry manager retired 1969 and a former Frederick County assessor. Private services Tuesday 2 pm at M R Etchison & Son Funeral Home with Rev. Charles S. Weaver officiating. Interment Mount Olivet Cemetery.
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Marshall McCauley
Victoria Albaugh McCauley
RFD
Frederick
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Winchester
Walter and
Mary Schwartz McCauley
McCauley
United Presbyertan Church
Shenandoah Valley Military Academy
Virginia Military Academy
Lexington
Army
Crystal Laundry
Frederick County Assessors Office
Frederick Lodge
International Association of Assessing Officers
Victorial Albaugh McCanley
M. R. Etchison & Son
East Church Street
Charles S. Weaver
United Presbyterian Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
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Cambodian
Dmz
Thias
U.S. Congress
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Arafat
al Fatah
Jersualem
Abba Eban
Khan
Gunnar Jarring
Roads Board
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