Heaviest Fighting Near Phnom Penh Cuts Cambodian Highways
Communist insurgents cut Highway 4 and Highway 5 near Phnom Penh amid the heaviest fighting since U S bombing ended. A civilian vehicle was ambushed leaving two dead and one wounded as Khmer Rouge forces tighten grip along supply routes to the capital.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Ang Snoul
Kompong Som
Battambang
Mekong
Saigon
Khmer Rouge
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Enrollment Up In 2 Counties As School Bells Ring
Enrollment rose in Winchester Frederick and Clarke Counties with 12 278 students on first day surpassing last year by 445. Winchester 3461 vs 3509 last year Clarke 1871 up 71 Frederick total 6946 aided by kindergarten in the year. Individual school totals show Handley 1433 and Clarke High 535, with several shifts from last year.
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Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
Frederick
Clarke County
Warren County
Clarke
Handley
John Kerr Middle School
Virginia Avenue
Quarles
John Kerr
Berryville
Boyce
D.G. Cooley
Johnson-Williams
Clarke County High School
Sheriff Keyser Heads to Florida in Warren County Shooting Probe
Sheriff Gary Keyser will travel to Florida by 6 p.m. to pursue leads in the fatal Aug. 15 Warren County woman shooting case. Investigators will work with Frederick County deputies as dental records compared to a Hollywood Florida teen from White Hall are not yet identifying the victim.
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Keyser
Florida
Front Royal
Warren County
Gary T. Keyser
Cecil D. Williams
Frederick County
Sheriff’s Dept
Hollywood, Fla
Hollywood
Fla
White Hall
Swedish King Gustaf VI Adolf Lies in Critical Condition
King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, 90, remains in a coma after major stomach surgery and five days on a respirator. Doctors report kidney and heart failure with possible intestinal bleeding, as hundreds gather outside Helsingborg hospital.
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Helsingborg
Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf
Gunnar Bjorck
Sofiero
Gunman Holds Four Hostages in Stockholm Vault
Police halted plans to release sleeping gas into a Stockholm bank vault where a gunman is holding four hostages and a convicted murderer. The assailant warned he had tied the victims to the wall to strangle them as officers dropped sandwiches and water through a hole.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Clark Olofsson
Kaj Hansson
Honolulu
Martha Mitchell Sees Husband Impeccable Downfall Over Nixon
Martha Mitchell says John N. Mitchell faces jail and plans to leave him amid Watergate fallout. She claims Nixon influenced his actions and recalls a California incident with a Secret Service agent. She describes a leather bound “campaign strategy book” and asserts Nixon knew truth of Watergate in 1972.
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Washington
Martha Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Washington Star-News
New York
California
Secret Service
Mitchell
Star-News
Nixon
H.R. Haldeman
Gerald L. Warren
Paper Shortage Affects Newspapers and Everyday Items Worldwide
Paper shortages disrupt newspapers and items like business forms and paper bags. Causes include mill and railroad strikes, pollution controls, and slowing new capacity as demand surged in the 1970s. Authorities cite labor, weather, and investment limits as ongoing issues.
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New York
Canada
Los Angeles
Bridgeport
Department of Defense
Central Intelligence Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
GSA
Edwin A. Locke
American Paper Institute
Ralph Michaud
Letter Bomb Injures One at British Embassy
A secretary at the British Embassy was seriously injured by a letter bomb on the sixth floor during mail sorting at about 9 a.m. Nora Murray, 51, suffered the loss of a hand and serious injuries. police sealed the building as embassy staff returned to work.
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Washington
George Washington University Hospital
Nora Murray
London
The
London Stock Exchange
Exchange
Irish Republican Army
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Senseny Road
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David B. Grim
Martha
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Golan Heights
Syria
Golan Demilitarized Zone
Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis
Paper Institute
John F. Darrow
Institute
Wilkins’ Shoe Center
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