U S Fili crashes in Cambodia near Phnom Penh
A U S Fili fighter bomber crashed 40 miles northwest of Phnom Penh amid heavy fighting between government troops and Communists. Both crewmen were rescued by Cambodian air force after about an hour. The crash, the first F111 loss in Cambodia, followed a strike on a strategic bridge near O Sandan. Ground fighting left one trooper dead and 15 wounded as reports say the plane may have supported troops along Highway 5. Authorities noted the cause remains unknown and insisted the aircraft was not shot down.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Cambodia
Pentagon
O Sandan
Thailand
U.S. Air Force
United States
Tonle Sap and
Mekong Rivers
Berkeley police killer shot while fleeing after hostage siege
A prowler shot and killed Berkeley Police Sgt. James Rutledge and held three hostages in a two story house near the UC campus. The suspect Ernest Silas was wounded by officers as he emerged, and a 4 year old girl among the hostages was killed. Several bystanders were injured during the standoff.
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Johnny
James Rutledge
Silas
University of California
Martha
Piedmont
Donald Smithson
Berkeley
Rutledge
Woman keeps quiet beats city hall in Lowell
Gail Dunfey, newly wed Lowell City Council member, avoided 30 roll calls by not responding to her married name. She asked to be called Gail Dunfey, her maiden name, and the city solicitor said the official name cannot change without a formal request.
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Lowell
Mass
UPI
Gail Sinicki
City Hall
Dunfey
Gail Dunfey
Gail
Massacre defense rejected in Armenian immigrant murder trial
In Santa Barbara, Gourgen Yanikian’s murder trial of two Turkish diplomats moved forward as the defense sought Armenian history experts to justify vengeance for alleged massacres. Judge Westwick ruled massacres are not a legal defense. District Attorney Milner called Yanikian a cold blooded assassin for killing Mehmed Baydar and Bahidir Demir at a Santa Barbara hotel on January 27.
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Yankikian
Mehmet Baydar
Bahidir Demir
Los Angeles
Yanikian
Santa Barbara
Milier
Old San Francisco Mint Reopens as Museum
The Old Mint at Fifth and Mission in San Francisco, which minted coins from 1874 to 1937, reopens today as a museum with historical and educational exhibits. Exterior restoration is planned for next year after operations moved to the new San Francisco Mint in 1937 and the building’s various uses and restoration by order of President Nixon in 1973.
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San Francisco
UPI
Fifth and
Mission Streets
Nixon
Bureau of the Mint
Weather snapshot for Redlands and Yucaipa forecast
Local temperatures show Redlands reaching 71 with 48 overnight and Yucaipa at 64 with 51 tonight. Friday brings Redlands 77 and Yucaipa 65 with mild low clouds late evening and light smog expected.
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Redlands
Yucaipa
San Bernardino Valley
California
Brezhnev Heads to Washington for Nixon Summit
Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev leaves Moscow for Washington for his second Nixon summit. He travels with top aides aboard an Aeroflot Ilyushin 62 jet, refueling in Gander after Keflavik visibility hindered landing. Brezhnev vows negotiations in confidence to improve U S Soviet relations and end wars, with talks at Camp David and the Western White House.
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Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Yaukovo
Moscow
United States
Nixon
UPI
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington
Brezhnev
Gander
Newfoundland
NATO
Keflavik
Iceland
Andrei A. Gromyko
Nikolai S. Patelichev
Boris Bugayev
Leonid Zamyatin
Tass
Andrei Alexandrov
Georgy Tsukanov
Alexei N. Kosygin
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Andrews Air Force Base
Camp David
White House
Kremlin
Kissinger
San Clemente
Calif
Vesco wins extradition fight in Costa Rica ruling
In San Jose Costa Rica Judge Atilio Vincenzi refused U S Ambassador Viron Vakys renewed arrest bid and kept Vesco extradition under advisement Vesco a New Jersey financier linked to Nixon fund probes has been missing for nearly two weeks after flying to the Bahamas aboard a private plane amid ongoing Watergate era charges and indictments including John N Mitchell and Maurice Stans.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
UPI
Robert Vesco
U.S
Viron Vaky
Vesco
New Jersey
Ateast
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Commerce
Maurice Stans
Vaky
Atilio Vincenzi
First Penal Court
Vincenzi
Bahamas
Mitchell avoids public appearance amid Watergate spotlight
In New York city, former Attorney General John N. Mitchell remains hidden in his Fifth Avenue apartment as newsmen stake out the area for any comment on Jeb Magruder’s Senate Watergate testimony. Magruder linked Mitchell to approval of the Watergate break in and cover up while Nixon campaign director.
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New York
UPI
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Senate Watergate Committee
Magruder
Nixon
Watergate
Skylab crew rehearses return landing as 28 day mission ends
Three astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz finish a record pace 28 day Skylab mission by practicing undocking and landing in their Apollo taxi. Ground control notes smooth TV mockups and mission director says drills keep controllers sharp.
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Houston
UPI
Charles
Pete” Conrad
Joseph P. Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Mission Control
Conrad
Skylab
Apollo
Richard Truly
Neil Hutchinson
Weitz
Kerwin
William C. Schneider
Space Station
Henry Hartsfield
Hartsfield
Schneider
Russia
Theft victim posts odd boat disappearance notice
A Seattle Post-Intelligencer ad recounts a theft at Martha Lake Alderwood Manor noting a boat and motor vanished since June 10. The message, framed as a harsh wish toward the thief and their mother, reflects the victim's anger after the loss.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Martha Lake
Alderwood Manor
Nixon preps for summit with Brezhnev at Camp David
President Nixon, amid a friendly Pekin crowd, begins final plans for next week’s talks with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Kissinger joins for strategy. Brezhnev heads to Camp David for a weekend before week long meetings in Washington Camp David and San Clemente. Nixon hopes the summit shifts focus from Watergate and advances arms control amid hard bargaining and cautious optimism.
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Helen Thomas
Key Biscayne
Fla
Pekin
Ill
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Henry A. Kissinger
Bayside
Brezhnev
Camp David
Maryland
White House
Washington
San Clemente
Calif
Ronald L. Ziegler
Everett M. Dirksen
Congressional Leadership Research Center
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Dirksen
Republian
Charles E. Percy
Senate
Percy
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