Daylight U S raids widen strikes near Phnom Penh
U S bombers struck along both sides of Phnom Penh in a rare daytime assault as government forces reportedly withdraw from towns northeast of the capital. Washington fights court challenges over bombing while a Senate panel probes Indochina operations and false mission reports surface.
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Thurgood Marshall
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Washington
Creighton W. Abrams
Army
Congress
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South Vietnam
Harold E. Hughes
Lews
Hughes
Stuart Symington
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Balloonist Sparks Ditches Ocean in Thunderstorms
Robert Sparks attempted a historic transatlantic balloon crossing from Bar Harbor Maine but was forced to ditch into the ocean amid severe storms. The Canadian Coast Guard located him by plane and rescued him aboard a vessel. The balloon broke up about 100 miles northeast of Nova Scotia.
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N.S
UPI
Robert Sparks
Atlantic Ocean
Canadian Coast Guard
Sparks
Bar Harbor
Maine
Nova Scotia
Agnew Denies Kickback Claims Holds Ground, Won't Resign
Vice President Spiro Agnew defended himself at a news conference denying kickback allegations tied to Maryland and a Baltimore County contractor. He said he will continue in office and not resign or step aside during the investigation, while President Nixon voiced support. Senator Barry Goldwater backed Agnew, urging the public to presume innocence pending charges.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew Usad
Agnew
Monilay
Barry Goldwater
Arizona Republican
Ture
Nixon
Gurney
Majorette Halts Train By Twirling Baton On Tracks
West Virginia Tech sophomore Margaret Shrout 19 used her baton to twirl as a stalled car blocked a train. Onlookers and two women and two children frightened but grateful praised her quick action and rescue before she returned to practice for the football season.
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West Virginia Tech
Margaret Shrout
Montgomery
W. Va
Montgomery, W. Va
UPI
Miss Shrout
Tech
Bar association backs cocaine? no, marijuana and sex laws repeal
The American Bar Association endorsed repealing marijuana possession as a crime and repealing laws against private sexual acts between consenting adults. It also called for ending legal restrictions on access to contraceptives. The 318 member House of Delegates acted as the 96th annual convention closed, prompted by General Assembly resolutions.
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Washington Post
Washington — the
American Bar Association
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Food price book cost rises too
The Agriculture Department issued a revised edition of the April pamphlet What’s Happened to Food Prices at a higher cost. The 16 page update, priced at 12.75 cents per copy, adds five small textual changes, eight pages, a red color scheme, and 41 charts and illustrations to explain rising prices.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl J. Buta
Watergate hearings overblown says Sen. Gurney
Sen. Edward Gurney criticizes the Senate Watergate committee for overdoing the inquiry. He says the nation has been exposed to dirty linen and the hearings have damaged the presidency though he finds some truth in exposing misconduct. He would not confirm Nixon involvement and notes inevitable conflicting testimony.
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Fla
Edward Gurney
Senate
Gurney
Florida Republican
Washington
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