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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1970
Page
16
The Joseph R. Nadeau family of Hartford Connecticut were named Tourists of the Month for August and were greeted at the Royal Motel by owner Frank Gerek. Pictured are Mrs Joseph Nadeau Richard 9 Linda 20 and Frank Gerek. The family was en route to Carlsbad Caverns and planned to return to Hartford by Saturday.
North Vietnamese forces ambushed US air cavalry and infantry in multiple jungle actions, killing five Americans and wounding two, with an artillery misfire killing two more. In Cambodia, Viet Cong and North Vietnamese assaults near Phnom Penh disabled Cambodian troops, while in Saigon and provinces, Vietnamese forces reported dozens of enemy KIA and continued combat around Vi Thanh and other hotspots. President Thieu warned the war would end in two to three years and rejected any imposed peace.
Leonard Lee age 40 of 301 Ki Ballard was ordered held for action of 5th District Court after a Tuesday preliminary hearing in Magistrate Court on charges of aggravated battery in the June 27 stabbing of Ben Jeffries. Lee remains in custody on $2,500 bond.
Chief Justice Warren Burger says the Supreme Court will hear arguments in October to determine if a new law lowering the minimum voting age to 18 is constitutional. He announced the date after consulting with all justices, with the court in recess until October.
Former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus led eight Democrats but failed to secure a majority, triggering a September 8 runoff against incumbent Winthrop Rockefeller. In Oklahoma, Rep. Carl Albert won renomination and Tulsa attorney David Hall fell short of a runoff. Alaska saw Gov Keith Miller lead and William Egan top the Democratic governor race.
In San Francisco a women's liberation rally led by Jean Crosby argues for using Ms as a neutral title. She criticizes language that ties women to men and urges new terms beyond Miss or Mrs rather than fixed male references.
In Washington AP reports the Secret Service hired seven women for the Executive Protective Service, a first for the agency. They join uniformed staff guarding the White House and embassies. Women will interview juveniles and females, with a starting salary of $8,500 yearly, equal to male officers.
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