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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1970
Page
1
A 17 year old youth fell from a Manhattan housing complex window and survived in guarded condition at Metropolitan Hospital after a five hour emergency operation. Police said foul play is ruled out and the incident occurred as parents and sister were present.
A Harvard scientist led a study on Vietnam herbicides reporting long lasting damage to forests and food crops and possible human health effects. The group, backed by AAAS funding, notes preliminary findings and calls for further research while the White House says usage is being phased out.
A London spokesperson for Princess Margar et denied a Washington Post report that she and husband Lord Snowdon have agreed to separation and divorce. Maj. John Grifin said the claim is not true at all, noting ongoing reports about the marriage.
The ICC urges changes to Secretary Volpe’s national rail plan preserving West Coast service from Seattle to San Diego and New Orleans to Los Angeles three week passenger runs while avoiding omitting southern tier routes. It notes potential for business traveler demand amid congestion and pollution concerns.
Fragmentary text appears to reference a sunlit period and a Sunday. Readable items include a date-like cue and mentions of sunray, month, and possibly activity tied to Sunday. No clear event, names, or organizations emerge from the legible fragment.
Saigon reports say South Vietnamese forces killed 74 Communists in a sharp border clash inside Cambodia on Monday as three coordinated attacks targeted highways to Phnom Penh. Cambodian and Vietnamese military words differ on totals with dozens killed or wounded on both sides and a rocket strike wounding Cambodians at Kompong Cham. Meanwhile US announced transfer of 3 operations Breezy Cover to allies and planned 12 more combat boats to SE Vietnam, while aerial and ground actions continued along Ho Chi Minh trail corridors and in Laos.
Rep. F Edward Hebert of Louisiana promises to keep the House Armed Services Committee on a tough promilitary track after L Mendel Rivers death. Hebert says the draft will not end, military spending must rise, and a modern Navy gets top priority. He criticizes Nixon’s plan to shift Vietnam policy and argues U.S. commitments abroad should be reassessed while extending the draft.
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