Communists Strike Phnom Penh In Major City Assault
About 300 Communist fighters stormed central Phnom Penh in the war’s fiercest assault. Government troops countered, with house to house clearing of snipers. Casualties included 70 soldiers killed and 53 attackers dead after a bridge blast and stadium assault. Civilians die as fighting spreads along Highway 5 near a French compound.
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Phnom Penh
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Cambodia
Eees
Highway 5
Embattled Phnom Penh hit by dawn assault and bridge bombing
Cambodian forces repelled a dawn attack after Communists blew the Toole Sap River bridge. Gunfire and mortars raked the capital as armored vehicles clashed with government troops. Refugees flooded centers while officials noted limited airport shelling and no immediate city overrun. Diplomatic observers questioned motives and impact on credibility.
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Highway 5
Davis
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Train disaster kills 151 pilgrims near Saltillo Mexico
Rescue teams labor as 151 bodies are recovered and 752 injured after a 22 car train carrying about 2000 Catholic pilgrims derails on a curve near Saltillo. Crew members charged with negligent manslaughter amid blame on excessive speed.
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Saltillo
Mexico
Viet agreement near terms for POW release debated
South Vietnamese and American sources describe a plan in which all U S troops withdraw and Thieu resign in exchange for the release of U S prisoners. North Vietnam would pull out from South Vietnam and halt infiltrations while agreeing to serious talks toward a cease fire.
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U.S
Nguyen van Thien
South Vietnam
Thien
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White House
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Senate
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Thieu
Hanoi
Sen Nguyen van Huyen
Nguyen Huu Tho
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
North Vietnam
Record breaking pumpkin eyed for Des Moines show
DES MOINES Iowa UPI strong chance a new record pumpkin will top the 235 pound mark set in 1968 by Lynn and Susan Price. Lyman F E Duncan national secretary notes more than 25 000 seed packets distributed nationwide to school children foreshadow a flood of entries. The 233 pound current record may fall as the contest promises record participation and large gourds.
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Des Moines, Iowa
UPI
Garden Clubs of America
Lyman FE Duncan
Duncan
Lynn
Susan Price
Marietta
Senate confirms Gen Abrams Chief of Staff. Lavelle promotion denied
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16 to 1 to confirm Gen Creighton W Abrams as Army Chief of Staff while denying promotion to retired Gen John D Lavelle. Lavelle, retired after admitting he violated orders with pre planned raids on North Vietnam from 1971 72. Stennis noted it was a historic first denying retired officers promotion.
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UPI
Senate Armed Services Committee
Creighton W Abrams
Army
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Lavelle
Pentagon
Nixon
North Vietnam
Abrams
Senate
John C. Stennis
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Income tax repeal heads toward ballot in Ohio
Supporters filed 77,482 supplemental signatures with Secretary of State Ted Brown, signaling likely inclusion of the tax repeal question on the November 7 ballot. Opponents from OHIO AFL-CIO warn a flat tax could emerge, while OHIOANS for Fair Taxation vows to let voters decide on reform. County breaks show Stark, Cuyahoga, Franklin and Hamilton among top sources as lawsuits loom.
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UPI
Ted W. Brown
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Massillon
Brown
W. King
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King
Ohioans For Fair Taxation
Reichel
Stark
Cuyahoga County
Franklin County
Hamilton County
Ohio Supreme Court
Jet hits deer at Chautauqua County airport
An Allegheny Airlines Convair 580 landing at Chautauqua County airport struck a deer on the runway. The left engine was torn from the wing and part of the propeller damaged the fuselage, but all 30 passengers and three crew escaped injury. The deer was killed.
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Victor Manuel Villasenor
Mexican National Railroads
Jamestown
N.Y
Allegheny Airlines
Chautauqua County
Weather Outlook With Cloudy Cool start to clearing later
Cloudy and cool with partial clearing this afternoon. High today in the mid 50s, cooler tonight with lows upper 30s to lower 40s. Partly cloudy and warmer tomorrow with a high in the low to mid 60s. Rain probability 30 percent this afternoon, near zero tonight, about 10 percent tomorrow. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph today, light and variable tonight, then SW 10 to 15 mph tomorrow. Sunset 6 59 p.m. Tonight. Sunrise 7 30 a.m. Tomorrow. High yesterday 64. Low today 34 at 7 a.m.
Davis-Besse plant progress and safety questions in Port Clinton
In a forthcoming feature reporter Karel Newkirk details the Davis-Besse nuclear project near Port Clinton as about one third complete, with supporters and skeptics sharing views on safety. The piece includes color and black white photos and an in depth look at local response.
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Port Clinton
Karel Newkirk
Frederick S Reely
Elyria
Third Street
William I Kennedy Jr
Carl Skalak
Betty Hinman
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