Nixon Won’t Be Diverted From Withdrawal Deadline
A White House official says Cambodian Communist counterattacks aim to raise U S casualties but will not derail the plan to withdraw troops. He cites a June 30 Cambodia deadline and notes possible minor slips due to handling captured supplies, while forecasting a six to ten month delay for North Vietnamese offensive efforts and suggesting Saigon forces may return to Cambodia if needed.
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U.S
Cambodia
United States
Nixon
Cabodia
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Saigon
Madison College students vote for classroom boycott over war protest
Madison College in Harrisonburg votes 1,272 to 1,193 in favor of an optional classroom boycott amid national protest against U S involvement in Cambodia and Kent State deaths. Open boycott favored 990 with 268 for limited class cancellations. strike committee to be formed.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
U. S
Cambodia
Kent State University
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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg
Williams Hall
Richmond
Capitol Square
Indochina
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Seri
War Memorial
T. Marshall Hahn Jr
Soldier opens fire on GIs in Tay Ninh killing two
In Tay Ninh Vietnam an angry U S Army soldier fired into a crowd of GIs just back from Cambodia killing two and wounding 16. Investigators say one man is in custody and another is sought. The victims belonged to a company returning from Cambodia after heavy casualties. They were seated outdoors for a show when uninvited troops sat nearby and a scuffle ensued before the shooting.
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Tay Ninh
Vietnam
Cambodia
Bloodmobile extended run aids heart surgery effort
The Winchester Rotary Club sponsors a Bloodmobile at Christ Episcopal Church Parish House, with hours extended from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A request for 20 pints of positive blood for open heart surgery prompted the extension. Advance appointments are available by calling the Red Cross at 662-5412.
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Winchester Rotary Club
Christ Episcopal Church Parish House
Red Cross
Skirmish-Gainesboro Scene Notes Local Biz
Elizabeth Baker in Skirmish Gainesboro plus Foremost Beauty Salon involvement. Echo Village restaurant advertises special-sturfed shrimp at 2.00 and reservations by calling 69-9686.
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Thomas
Echo Village
Senate debate flares over Nixon Cambodia pullout pledge
In Washington tempers rose as senators clashed over whether Nixon can meet the June 30 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Cambodia. The Cooper Church amendment seeks to bar funds for ground forces and restrict air power, while Mansfield claims enough votes exist to pass it.
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Senate
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
John C.stennis
Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
John Sherman Cooper
Frank Church
Fulbright
Stennis
Mississippi
Mike Mansfield
Cooper- Church
Scott
Cooper
Congress
United States
Scout Show Opens At Martinsburg
About 3500 Boy Scouts leaders and guests attended the opening of the 1970 Boypower in Action Show at the Martinsburg Air Guard Hangar. Congressmen Harley Staggers and John O Marsh Jr cut the ribbon as 80 booth demonstrations and Friday night performances highlighted the event. Bud York led the program with a rotating schedule of exhibits, ceremonies, and aquatic demos, while a large signal tower and monkey-bridge showcased troop projects.
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Martinsburg
Harley Staggers
John O. Marsh, Jr
Boypower
Martinsburg Air Guard
Mr. Staggers
Mr. Marsh
Major U.S. Withdrawals From Cambodia Operations
AP reports 5 000 to 6 000 American troops pulled from Cambodia in five days while 9 000 to 10 000 remain beyond the border. The U S Command ends the American portion of a major operation in the Se San base area, about 50 miles west of Pleiku in the central highlands, marking the first termination of a major U S operation inside Cambodia.
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Se San
Cambodia
U.S
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Saigon
Pleiku City
Central Highlands
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong Counterattacks Reach Cambodia
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched counteroffensives inside Cambodia, pushing into Kompong Cham, the third largest city, and engaging American forces 45 miles east. U.S. officers said Communist units appeared to regroup after an initial retreat from a major allied thrust.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Associated Press
Peter Arnett
Weather brings showers to Virginia this weekend
A cold front moving toward the Atlantic coast will bring showers and thundershowers to Virginia this weekend with partial clearing on Monday. The item includes local ads for a contact number and a few business notices amid the weather update.
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Richmond
Atlantic Coast
Virginia
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