Allies Struggle To Open Highway 4 Through Kompong Speu
Reports from Saigon and Phnom Penh describe heavy fighting as Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces try to retake Kompong Speu and reopen Highway 4 to Kampong Som. North Vietnamese Viet Cong forces seized the provincial capital briefly, with multiple clashes near Prey Veng and Saigon reporting U.S. and allied casualties amid a broader Indochina war update including Laos activity and a monk suicide protest in Saigon.
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Hickel Resignation Rumors Roil Nixon Era White House
An administration source says Nixon would welcome Hickel's voluntary resignation as Interior Secretary to avoid a firing decision, while Hickel denies plans to quit. White House aides express mixed signals amid leaked letter criticizing administration youth policy and tapered Cabinet stability.
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Social Democrats Hold Slim Margin in German Elections
In provincial elections on Sunday the CDU gained ground while the SPD lost seats across three state parliaments. CDU dominated Duesseldorf with 95 seats. SPD led in Saarland with 23. Lower Saxony saw SPD narrowly ahead 75 to 74 as FDP collapsed. Coalition risks persist for Brandt with a potential FDP split.
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Guerrilla chiefs announce executions in Jordan rape case
Arab guerrilla leaders in Amman declared the execution of two Arabs for raping a woman amid Jordan's civil war. They accused the United States of provoking the conflict and warned against intervention, with Arafat denying plans for reprisals while denouncing U.S. policy and colonial history. Public figures noted the evacuation of American women and children as part of tension with Western powers.
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Sharp Rise in Unemployment Tied to Defense Cuts
The Labor Department reports a sharp rise in unemployment this year driven by cuts in defense and aerospace, hitting white workers hardest in the Midwest and West Coast. Jobless totals rose to 4.1 million, lifting the national rate to 5 percent, with declines across aircraft, automative and related industries amid a broader housing slump.
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Antiwar Students Seek Allies With Elders in Capitol Push
Washington AP reports antiwar activists broaden their base beyond students seeking allies among older Americans. Project Pursetrings recruits businessmen, doctors, lawyers and merchants to support peace legislation using the purse power concept tied to the McGovern-Hatfield amendment. The group, formed after Cambodia incursion, groups labor and professional sectors with student organizers to end funding of the Indochina war.
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Nixon aide preparing dossier on dissenters
Clark Mallon Hoff, special counsel for the White House, was reported to be preparing a dossier on State Department employees who criticized Nixon's Cambodia operation. Secretary Rogers criticized Mallon Hoff in private. State Department declined to discipline the dissident employee and said no personnel file should reflect the action.
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