Nixon Cambodia venture failed to achieve aims
The Nixon administration launched military moves in Cambodia to deter Communist forces and bolster Lon Nol’s government as part of Vietnam War strategy. Despite four heavy raids on North Vietnam and secret aid to Cambodian troops, the Cambodian operation did not stop Khmer Rouge advances and left U.S. policy in flux with an extended, disputed campaign and ongoing support to Lon Nol. The plan evolved through interagency debate, with Abrams and Laird backing a more assertive attack, while Rogers warned against widening the war, and Nixon ultimately delayed full-scale invasion while pursuing limited strikes and ongoing aid.
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Doctor Earned 176000 Under GI Health Plan in 1968
A San Diego psychiatrist reportedly earned 176000 during 1968 under the military Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services. The Pentagon delayed review until Congress pressed. The panel found 11212.75 of the total was unsued and blamed bookkeeping errors for a 41.21 overpayment. The subcommittee urged improved procedures for current fee reviews.
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Assembly OKs Pay Despite No Budget
SACRAMENTO UPT report states the Assembly approved an urgency measure to guarantee state employees will not lose pay or benefits due to the legislature missing the budget deadline. The bill by Assemblyman Frank Lanterman, R-La Canada, passed 77 to 0 and was sent to the Senate.
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Gripman Pavlukevich Wins Cable Car Bell Ringer Contest
San Francisco gripman Pete Pavlukevich, 32, won top honors in the annual cable car bell ringing contest in Union Square, besting five rivals. He earned a new suit, a painting, a trophy and $500 in cash plus $500 of KABL air time for Serra High School.
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Viet boat mine kills dozens near DMZ
A South Vietnamese river passenger boat hit a mine south of the DMZ, blowing up and killing 44 of 50 civilians aboard. The craft travelled on a Cua Viet branch near Dong Ha, about nine miles from the DMZ, in a river area regularly patrolled by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces. The toll was described as the largest so far.
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Chicken Raiser 100 Marries 36-Year-Old Delores Gregg
UPI report from Phoenix describes Virgil Davies a 10-year old man who wed 36-year-old Delores Ruth Gregg in a justice of the peace ceremony on a large chicken-filled lot. Davies a retired Army Medical Corps sergeant earned four war medals including Spanish American War and World War I.
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Trapped in Collision Die in Blaze
In Vallejo California a collision left three members of the Millay family dead and another victim, Horace Nichols, 43, of Fairfield. Robert Joseph Millay 35 a corrections lieutenant aided three people including his eight year old daughter Carolyn before the bus burst into flames. Carolyn survived with severe injuries while five others were hospitalized.
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