Nixon Sends GIs Into Cambodia in Surprise Assault
8,000 U S combat troops moved into Cambodia 70 miles northwest of Saigon to strike Viet Cong sanctuaries and the supreme command zone. Pentagon reports said operations were going well as casualties included 194 North Vietnamese killed and 110 prisoners taken, with six American wounded. President Nixon defended the offensive as vital to save American lives and to continue Vietnam withdrawal despite potential political fallout.
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Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Vietnam
United States
Pentagon
Melvin A. Laird
National Military Command Center
Fish Hook
Drogos
Henkin
Camtndia
Saigon
Supreme Communist Command
South Vietnam
Welfare Bill to Be Rewritten After Senate Rebellion
Washington reports FINCH agreed to rewrite the Nixon administration welfare reform bill amid a Senate HEW committee revolt. The panel attacked the plan as creating a work disincentive, pledging a consolidated bill that would reshape welfare, food stamps, and housing. Williams and other conservatives pressed for a formula that does not penalize work.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Hinarice Committee
HEW
Robert H. Finth
Nixon Administration
Finch
John J. Williams
R-Del
Hundreds of Marines Land for May Day Panther Rally
Four thousand troops arrive at Quonset Point Rhode Island with naval air station support for a large crowd expected at the May Day Black Panther rally in New Haven Connecticut. About two thousand marines from the 1stistment 2nd Marine Division travel in jet transports and jeeps, with trucks bearing explosive danger signs.
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Quonset Point
RE. Naval Air Station
New Haven
Conn
2Nd Marine Division
Cldi
Connecticut National Aid
National Guard
Action Line contact details for Long Beach readers
The notice announces ACTION LINE as a service for solving problems and answering questions. Readers are urged to write ACTION LINE Box 230 Long Beach California 30801 or call 432 3851 between 9 am and 1 pm or 5 pm to 9 pm Monday through Friday. Questions chosen for general interest.
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Long Beach
Calif
Transportation panel kills car tax by engine size measure
The State Senate Transportation Committee rejected a proposal to tax by engine displacement rather than car value. A voice vote left no roll call record. committee member Whetmore noted the plan would hit low income drivers hardest, potentially taxing old cars heavily.
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State Senate Transportation Committee
R.A. Long Beach
Long Beach Area
Joseph Kenrick
Long Beach
Ralph C. Dills
Dan Pedro
James BE. Whetmore
ReGarden Grave
Line
Whetmore
Lonely actress Inger Stevens dies of barbiturate overdose
Obituary note indicates Inger Stevens, famed for Farmer's Daughter and film work, died from barbiturate use. The brief memorial lists sections on obituaries and other features across the paper.
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Inger Stevens
20 Mile GI Thrust a Success
A task force of 10,000 U.S. and South Vietnamese troops pushed into Cambodia on Nixon orders to crush sanctuaries. Bs2 bombers preceded the push in the first B52 Cambodia strike. Maj. Gen. Dry B. Roberts called the operation a complete success as more U.S. and South Vietnamese forces entered Svay Rieng.
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Cambodia
Nixon
Svay Rieng
Dry B. Roberts
Louisville
U.S. Isl. Air Cavalry Division
Stanford
UPI
Stanford University
White House
Centrol
Six Nurses Die in Fiery Car Crash Near Clarksdale
Six nurses were killed when a car collided with a gasoline tanker near Clarksdale Mississippi. The crash ignited a large fire and the victims were Camille Walker Frances Flake Fannie Low Harpole Helen R Byars Pauline Reid and Viola Collins all of Marks or nearby towns. The truck driver sustained minor injuries and the women routinely carpooled to work.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Camille Walker
Darling
Frances Flake
Marks
Fannie Low Harpole
Sledge
Helen RB. Byars
Pauline Reid
Nixon orders U S troops into Cambodia draw global reactions
The decision to deploy ground forces into Cambodia drew sharp criticism from the Soviet news agency Tass and echoed across Cold War blocs. Red China and North Vietnam backed the move, while Britain stayed silent and France condemned the action as a risky, hard to control venture. South Vietnam supported Nixon, and officials in Nationalist China, South Korea, and the Philippines expressed approval. Pope Paul VI urged peace without direct reference to Indochina.
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Associa
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
America
Far East
Red China
North Vietnam
Indochina
Tass
China
South Korea
Philippines
Britain
Michael Stewart
United States
Panl Paul VI
Weather Outlook for TOMIGUT and SATURDAY
Clear and sunny conditions across TOMIGUT with slightly warmer temperatures. DESERTS expect sunny skies with highs near 90 to 95 and lows around 45 to 85. MOUNTAINS stay sunny and warmer with gusty winds, lows near 25 and highs around 0.
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Sinny
Fulbright Panel Calls for Parley
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously voted to request a meeting with President Nixon to discuss his Cambodia troop decision. The panel aims to convey grave concerns while noting bipartisan support and criticism across Congress and the nation.
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Lon Wi
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Cambodia
Ch. W. Fulbright
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
Pirbright
Fone
Capitol
Elliott Richardson
David R. Packard
Maryland U Armory Protest Ends in Door Smash
Hundreds of University of Maryland students broke into the armory to protest U.S. troop deployment to Cambodia. They smashed ROTC offices, tore up uniforms, and caused a fire alarm to sound as plainclothes police dispersed the crowd.
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UPI
University of Maryland
Cambodia
Plainclothes
ROTC
Theodore McKeidin
Nixon
Camabodia
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