Viet Nam War Skirmishes Hit Phuoc Long Front
In Saigon and surrounding areas a fifth day of large scale air raids followed the capture of Phuoc Long province. Communist gunners claimed 353 enemy killed as South Vietnamese losses reached 51 dead and 223 wounded. A37 and another receiver plane were downed near An Loc and Tuyen Nhon district. pilots were rescued. US air resupply to Phnom Penh reported stepped up.
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VPS
Phuoc Long
Bangkok
U.S
United States
Phnom Penh
Tuyen Nhon
An Loc
le Trung Hien
Hien
Bien Hoa
Mekong Delta
Home Guard
Opposition Leader Demands Park Government Resign
In Seoul Yang Il-dong head of the Democratic Unification Party called for President Park Chung-hee’s government to resign and for the constitution to be abolished. He warned the government must face a fair judgment by June or face removal. Catholic protesters joined a separate push urging change, while Yang accused the regime of suppressing press freedom by pressuring advertisers to drop Dong-a Ibo and radio Dong-a.
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Yang Il-dong
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Kim Youngsam
New Democratic Party
Dong-a Ibo
Radio Dong-a
Guerrilla ambush on Mount Hermon kills Israeli soldiers
Palestinian commandos say they ambushed an Israeli patrol on Mount Hermon near Jebbet El Zeit, destroying two armored cars and killing 10 soldiers. Israeli sources report four wounded and evacuated to Haifa. Arab reports note mortar shelling on south Lebanese villages with crop damage but no casualties.
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Mount Hermon
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Cairo
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Iran
Egypt
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Jerusalem
Damascus
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Palestine
Jebbet el Zeit
Syria
Lebanon
Rashaya el Fakhar
Kafar
Soviet cosmonauts race toward space rendezvous
Two Soviet rookie cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 17 blasted off from Baikonur 43 minutes after midnight and began circling the globe. Commander Lt. Col. Alexei Gubarev and flight engineer Georgi Grechko, both 43 on their first spaceflight, reported well as they planned joint experiments with the orbital station Salyut 4. The mission aims to rendezvous with Salyut 4, though a docking is not guaranteed, following Soyuz 15's failed attempt.
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Tass
Baikonur Center
Central Asia
Alexei Gubarev
Georgi Grechko
Marcos to call national referendum in Philippines
President Ferdinand E. Marcos announced a nationwide referendum on January 30 to seek public approval of his rule by decree since martial law began on September 21, 1972 and to decide whether to continue it. The vote would include a question on an interim assembly to form a parliamentary government and would offer two weeks of free debate with equal media time for opposition.
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Guerrrilla
Haim Herzog
Rashid Solh
Lebanon
Syria
Beirut
Hafez Assad
Israel
Manila
UPI
Ferdinand E. Marcos
United States
China
Soviet Union
Marcos
Philippines
Season Tickets To The American Film Theatre
The American Film Theatre announces its second season with films adapted from four plays and one musical. Presenting February to June, each title shows twice monthly, evenings and Tuesday matinees. Tickets cost 20 dollars for evenings, 12.50 for matinees, 10 for seniors and student matinees. box office and toll free ordering available. subscribers receive a Cinebill magazine.
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American Film Theatre
Citi
Cinebill
Sheraton
Enterprise leads six ship U S naval task force through Malacca Strait
A U S naval task force headed by the nuclear powered carrier Enterprise steamed into the Malacca Strait en route to the Indian Ocean. The six ship group included the Long Beach and two destroyers and two supply ships. The move followed a Communist takeover in Phuoc Long province and came amid U S plans to expand facilities at Diego Garcia.
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