Eight-year-old Sharon Kelly Nominated Citizen of the Year
A San Francisco effort centers on eight-year-old Sharon Kelly who helped nab two men after they fled a telephone booth. Police reported 44 in change and 17 lock picks found in the men's car, with both men booked for burglary and possessing stolen goods.
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Sharon Kelly
San Francisco
Miss Kelly
Lawrence Kelly
Kelly
Thomas Cahill
Telephone
Monlay
Ambushes in Mekong Delta and Cambodian Fronts Reported
Communist forces ambushed a South Vietnamese relief unit in the Mekong Delta after overrunning a village and destroying homes, with 52 killed or wounded. North Vietnamese shellings hit Cambodian forces near Phnom Penh as a 5,000-man drive reported only 50 yards gained. Militia casualties rose as battle lines edge around Saigon and Filler base areas. A 1474 Vila Christi Bible was found in a church at Herebiers, France.
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UPI
Mekong Delta
Phnom Penh
Hieu Tu
Demilitarized
South Vietnam
Rise in living cost doubles national rate in Southland
The Long Beach Los Angeles metro area saw May consumer prices rise 1.2 percent versus a 0.5 percent national increase. Clothing housing used cars and postage led gains with prices 3.8 percent higher than a year ago. Unemployment claims rose, while total employment hit a record high of 790 million in May. Food housing clothing and transport costs all climbed in the month.
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Los Angeles
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Southland
Nation
Bureau
Labor Department
William Proxmire
D-Wise
Senate House Joint Economic Committee
TRE
Maurice Stans
Stans
Afl-Cio Seafarers International Union
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