Insurgents Drive Cambodian Forces From Phnom Penh Front
Khmer Rouge insurgents pushed government troops from a position about 10 miles from Phnom Penh on the capital's southeastern defenses. Many soldiers were missing as forces abandoned Kien Svay and fled toward the Mekong River. The fighting expanded along Highway 1 and near other routes, with reported Cambodian casualties and ongoing efforts to test the capital's defenses.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Kien Svay
Mekong River
Saigon-Phnom Penh
Kampot
Saigon
United States
International Commission of Control and Supervision
How To Hold FALSE TEETH Securely
Denture adhesives help reduce slippage when eating laughing or talking. FASTEETH provides longer hold and comfort for dentures with essential dental support. Regular dentist visits remain important for health and fit.
Mail Continues Despite Snow Threats and Truck Glitches
Grinley said postal deliveries would proceed unless heavy snow or a catastrophe halted them. He noted a few trucks on the Terre Haute Indianapolis route had temporary mechanical problems but said trucker shutdowns elsewhere did not slow mail. Greenland’s 250 year Danish rule framed Eskimo hunting isolation.
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Elfrink
Commission
R. Sodaify
International Commission
Poland
Hungary
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Saigon
Thailand
Tor
Terre Haute-Indianapolis
Grinley
Peg Wallace Marries Mark Kennedy in Candlelight Ceremony
Peggy Sue Wallace daughter of Gov George C Wallace married Mark Kennedy on the first anniversary of their blind date. Wallace in a wheelchair gave away his daughter at St James Methodist Church in Montgomery with about 500 attendees including few Alabama politicians.
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Montgomery
Ala
Peggy Sue Wallace
George C. Wallace
Mark Kennedy
Wallace
Young Kennedy
George C. Wallace Jr
St. James Methodist Church
Alabama
Detroit Food Supply Strike Shuts 400 Stores Ahead of Holidays
A federal court injunction failed to stop a strike by truck drivers warehousemen and dock workers in Detroit. Picket lines halted food deliveries to about 400 supermarkets serving 4.75 million. About 150 of 2000 Teamster Local 337 members picketed Allied Supermarket complex in Livonia and other warehouses. Markets stocked up early but fear shortages as holidays approach.
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Detroit
UPI
U.S. District Court
Thomas P. Thornton
Teamster Local 337
Allied Supermarket
Livonia
Kroger
Chatham
Great Scot
Wrigley
Thornton
Dan Carpenters
Borman Foods, Inc
Farmer Jack
Teamsters
Car pools spark insurer debate on coverage and rates
Insurers debate whether car pool arrangements fall under standard private passenger car coverage and how premiums may be affected. State and national firms say car pools are generally covered under non commercial policies, with potential rate changes tied to overall accident trends and fuel shortages. The discussion includes possible discounts for motorists who reduce driving and a sample premium shift proposal from Fireman’s Fund.
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Ray Theele
State Automobile Insurance Association
Indiana Insurance Group
Stanley Newman
Newman
American Insurance Companies
Indiana
New York
George Lewis
Indianapolis
Travelers Insurance Companies
Lewis
Plane crash devastates Miami block killing family and injuring others
A plane slammed into a Miami street, killing Vincente Iglesias 41 and his wife Maria 38 and mother Theresa 73 in their home and felled Manuel Iglesias 83 in critical condition. Pilot William Fox 48 Jesse Flanders 30 and Arthur Kimball 59 died. Two Iglesias boys 12 and 13 survived by jumping through a window. A 30 man federal team will search wreckage for clues.
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Miami International
William Fox
Sacramento
Califco
Jesse Flanders
Arthur Kimball
Miami
Vincente Iglesias
Maria
Theresa
Vincente
Manuel Iglesias
Manuel Querol
Barbara
Doug Taggerty
Jose Garcia
Iglesias
Quercl
Garcia
Jose
Vincente Jr
Melvin
Cuba
America
Britons Move To Restore Shaky Economy With Austerity
London officials prepared an emergency budget plan amid talks of higher taxes on incomes and goods, spending cuts, and bank credit curbs. Chancellor Anthony Barber was set to announce the package to Parliament, aiming to curb inflation running at about 10 percent and ease the crisis.
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London
UPI
Britain
Anthony Barber
Barber
Edward Heath
Post Office Mixes Up Santa Dial a Story Number
Birmingham engineer Eric Webbley spent hours persuading callers he was not Santa. He discovered the post office had misrouted his office number for the dial a story from Santa service. Calls were being intercepted and redirected to the real Santa.
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Birmingham
England
UPL
Post Office
Eric Webbley
Santa Claus
Santa” Service
Graham urges new course to ensure free Christmas seasons
At his fifth White House worship service, Rev. Billy Graham told President Nixon and 270 guests that the nation must reorder priorities and remake unjust structures that harm the powerless, the poor, and the dispossessed.
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Washington (Ap
White House
Billy Graham
Nixon
Graham
Joe Bilyou Heads Banks of the Wabash Parade Committee
Terre Haute official Joe Bilyou named chairman of the Parade Activities Committee for the Banks of the Wabash Festival Association. He will invite bands, fraternities, sororities, civic groups, schools and merchants to enter floats and will award prizes for bands and floats.
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Joseph Bilyou
Terre Haute
Gladys Phillips
Bilyou
Veterans’ Affairs
Air National Guard
American Legion
Wayne Newton
Indiana
Shrine Temple
Shriners
Wabash Valley
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Russell Stover
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Godiva
Ballotin
Hatbox
Peg Wallace
Mt. Everest
Himalaya Range
Nepal
Tibet
Joe Bilyou
Kor-X
DAN River
Easy Care
Oor
Merville
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