Foe brings fight in Viet
Communist rockets hit government positions 40 miles north of Phnom Penh as about 4,000 Cambodian soldiers are encircled for five days. In Vietnam a U.S. convoy on Highway 14 near Ban Me Thuot was ambushed, one American killed, another wounded. A U.S. Phantom bomber was shot down over a mountain pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Two airmen rescued after a night in Laos.
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Paramoun
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Apple Valley
Calif
A New Flag Flies Over Dacca as War Ends
In Dacca the green Bangla Desh banner replaces Pakistan’s crescent moon flag. Sporadic shooting continues amid celebration and revenge. The bodies of 20 Bengali intellectuals were found in a Moham medpur brickyard, with fears the toll could reach 250. victims include Dr. F. Rabbi and Dr. Munier Chowdhury.
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Ahmed
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Peep Replaces Pip On BBC Radio Time Signal Change
The BBC radio time signal will change from pip to peep at the top of every hour starting New Year’s Day. Royal Greenwich Observatory says the signal will include a lengthened peep to improve timekeeping under the 1972 international atomic time scale.
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Stray bullet sparks Londonderry riots and Belfast security
A stray sniper shot wounded a woman listening to carols in Londonderry, triggering rioting as troops clashed with demonstrators near the Bogside walls. In Belfast, troops patrolled shopping streets and set up checks amid heightened fears of bomb attacks.
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