Cambodian Army Suffers Setback Near Phnom Penh
North Vietnamese forces drive Cambodian troops from Bat Doeung district 16 miles northwest of Phnom Penh. About 50 Cambodians killed or wounded, 150 troops fled, with 50 reaching safety at Phnom Baset. The retreat follows weeks of allied bombing and shifting fronts, as Hanoi-backed forces seize highway corridors and U S air raids escalate along the Ho Chi Minh trail and border areas.
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Phnom Penh
Bat Doeung
Phnom Baset
Kompong Thom
Kampong Thom
Saigon
U.S. Navy
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Seamans
U.S
Cerebral Palsy Club Plans Christmas Party At Beacon School
The Teenage and Adult Cerebral Palsy Club hosts a 2 p.m. Christmas party at the Beacon School on Sunday December 19 featuring a grab bag exchange and carry-in dinner. The club elected officers for the coming year: Marilyn Acrea president Hugh Hudson Jr vice president Charles Thompson secretary and Robert Vance treasurer.
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Beacon School
Marilyn Acrea
Hugh Hudson, Jr
Charles Thompson
Robert Vance
Preparation H may shrink hemorrhoidal swelling and relieve pain
Medical tests in New York and Washington DC show Preparation H ointment or suppositories reduce swelling and itching in hemorrhoidal tissues without a prescription. The product claims hours of relief and is marketed as having no equal among hemorrhoid treatments.
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New York
Washington
D.C
Weekend Road Toll in Indiana Reaches Eight
Indiana weekend traffic toll rises to eight with fatalities including Leora Farrington 62 of Fort Wayne on U S 20 near Angola Dennis Hupp 23 of Franklin on U S 31 near Franklin Karen Kalber 23 of South Bend in a parked truck collision Sara Watson 42 of Kokomo in a two car crash on the U S 31 bypass Howard County death near Kokomo plus Mary Beth Schnaus 19 of Ireland and Steven Frakes 19 of Winamac and George Bodnarick 31 of Goodland in separate crashes on state and county roads.
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Leora A. Farrington
Fort Wayne
U.S. 20
Angola
Dennis M. Hupp
Franklin
U.S. 31
Karen Kalber
South Bend
Sara Watson
Kokomo
Howard County
Indiana
Mary Beth Schnaus
Ireland
U.S
Jasper
Steven E. Frakes
Winamac
George A. Bodnarick
Goodland
David L. Perry
Shirley
Kennard
Henry County
Spy Satellite Launch From Cape Kennedy Details Secret Mission
The Air Force launched the fifth in a series of secret experimental spy satellites from Cape Kennedy late Saturday using an Atlas Agena rocket. Officials kept the mission undisclosed until pressed by reporters and noted the launch was not visible from Cocoa Beach, though the sonic roar was heard for miles.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Air Force
Cocoa Beach
Cape
Complex 13
Air Force Replies to Newsmen on Questions
The Air Force issued a statement addressing reporters queries and provided clarifications on ongoing matters. No further details were given in the response.
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Air Force
Canadian Parliament Meets at House of Parliament
The Canadian Parliament holds its meetings at the House of Parliament in Ottawa Ontario.
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House of Parliament
Ottawa
Province
Ontario
Congress Weighs National Food Bank Plan in House
Congress examines a national food bank proposal valued at about 1.5 billion, with storage costs near 215 million annually. Key backers include Farmers Union and National groups while Nixon administration opposes. debate centers on floor action after a 21-10 committee vote.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
American Farm Bureau
Capitol Hill
House Rules Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Farmers Union
The
National Farmers Organization
National Grange
National Association of Wheat Growers
National Corn Growers Association
Grain Sorghum Producers Association
Universal national service proposed as solution to social divides
The author argues that giving money to the poor solves nothing without changing values and calls for universal national service for all Americans. The plan would not be a military draft but a two year civic program to fund health and welfare work, education, and social participation, citing the Israeli Defense Force as a model. The piece concludes with a medieval gauntlet metaphor.
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Associated Press
Phyllis Kramer
Stuart Lee
Jack Kramer
Philadelphia
White House
Stuart Kramer
Phyllis
SPY
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National Food Bank
Agriculture Committee
Paul Findley
R-Ill
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Neal Smith
Iowa
Earl Butz
Smith
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