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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1971
Page
1
Cambodian and Vietnam forces clash as enemy commandos assault Phnom Penh airport under mortar fire. Sappers kill guards, wear disguises, and plant satchel charges. explosions and smoke engulf the complex as civilians flee toward Highway 4. Several aircraft damaged but some planes escape.
Richard Russell of Georgia, longtime senator and symbol of the South, died at 73 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after respiratory illness. Nixon praised his four decades of service. Russell will lie in state in Atlanta and be buried in Winder. Services set for Sunday with Sen. John Stennis delivering the principal eulogy. Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter and others will attend.
Senate leaders consider delaying Nixon's State of the Union to Congress after the death of Georgia's Sen. Richard B. Russell. Mansfield said Russell would have wanted Congress to proceed with business, praising Russell as a great senator and leader.
Democratic leader Mike Mansfield urged greater vigilance as Congress opened with calls for hearings on stepped up U.S. air action in Cambodia. Senators Cooper and Church pressed the Foreign Relations Committee to probe possible Cooper-Church amendment violations and the scope of U.S. advisers in Indo china. Mansfield warned that despite changes in involvement the war continues and emphasized freeing prisoners of war and protecting remaining U.S. forces during orderly withdrawal.
Senate leadership shift leaves Edward Kennedy replaced as Democratic whip by Robert Byrd with 31 votes to 24. Senate leader Mike Mansfield elected unopposed. party cracks show in aging seniority system. Republican side notes Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania.
Washington reports Robert Byrd, a former Klansman, defeats Sen. Edward M. Kennedy to become Senate majority whip, signaling a shift in Democratic leadership. Byrd pledged to maintain the House of Representatives as a viable, working institution and emphasized responsible democratic alternatives.
Governor Rockefeller named Troy native Maj. Gen. John C. Baker as chief of staff and commanding general of the New York Army National Guard. Baker, a World War II Silver Star recipient, will assume the post Feb. 1 as Gen. O’Hara moves to head the Office of General Services.
More than 1,200 sheep died and others were dying on a desert range near Dugway Proving Ground Utah as multi agency probes opened. Officials denied current chemical tests, while halogeton was considered a possible cause and governor Rampton pledged state led investigation.
The Army dropped charges against Spec. 4 William F. Doherty in the 1968 My Lai killings, the fourth enlist ed man cleared. Six others remain charged, including Capt. Ernest Medina and Capt. Eugene Kotouc, with murder, dereliction, and related crimes.
A Nord 262 plane vanished in a fierce storm over Gerbier du Jone near Mezilhas killing 13 nuclear experts and eight others, totaling 21 dead. Among the victims were Rear Adm. Robert Landrin and Jacques Mabile, with officials citing possible icing as a factor. The group had been en route from Paris to Pierrelatte to coordinate Atomic Energy Commission projects.
Former President Harry S Truman was hospitalized in Kansas City with abdominal pain. Dr. Wallace Graham said the situation is not alarming and tests will follow, with no new bulletin until 9:30 a.m. unless developments occur.
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