Cambodia Becomes Republic Amid War and Parades
Phnom Penh witnesses the monarchy’s end as Lon Nol elevates to general and Sirik Matak to lieutenant general while Cambodia proclaims a republic. The ceremony includes a 101 gun salute and flag raising, with military flights overhead and protests against gambling and corruption planned.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kingdom of
Norodom Sihanouk
Lon Nol
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Im Tam
National Assembly
Sihanouk
Peking
Sirik Matak
Cheng Heng
Royal
Republic
Angkor Wat
Mekong
Phnom
Madame Penh
Senate
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Taung Kauh
Kompong Cham
South Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Kidnappers Prolong Uncertainty Over Cross Demand
Canadian police awaited word from the Quebec separatists who abducted James Richard Cross after meeting one of two demands. The separatists warned they would kill the British trade commissioner unless the government halted the police search and broadcast their manifesto for revolution in Quebec. The 1,400 word document was read on radio and TV at 10:30 p.m.
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Montreal
James Richard Cross
Quebec
Monday
Quebec Liberation Front
October Rainfall Forecast With Driest September On Record
The Area reports no rainfall in October so far while the weatherman warns of possible showers tonight and tomorrow. September also ran dry with total rainfall at 1.20 inches across four separate events.
Fall bulbs and store hours posted by local shops
Winchester Feed and Seed Co Workingman's Store and Cooper's Jewelers will close Friday from 6 p m and Saturday the 10th for religious holiday. New hours: Open monthly Saturdays 10 a m to 10 p m. Town and Country Carper's Market Basket Martinsburg Pike Rt 11 North features Smokey Carpet's deluxe meats fresh fruits vegetables fruit baskets. Open daily 9 a m to 9 p m including Sundays.
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Workingman‘s
Cooper’s Jewelers
Carper
Martinsburg Pike
Rt. 11 North
Smokey Carpet
Nixon Opens Door to New Peace Proposals in Vietnam
President Nixon says his new flexible five point plan allows North Vietnam to respond with fresh proposals. He expects an official Hanoi reply at the Paris talks next week and notes the offer includes mutual withdrawal and total withdrawal of U.S. forces if the other side also withdraws. He spoke in Florida after touring Georgia events and a Skidaway Island dedication.
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Key
Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Hanoi
Paris
Florida
Indochina
Lester Maddox
Maddox
Georgia
Canada
House rejects Viet Nam war spending ceiling and troop cutoff
President Nixon faces continued House opposition as lawmakers defeat a $15 billion ceiling and bids to end U S troop presence by June. The 274 to 31 vote approves a $66.8 billion defense appropriation with a $150 million addition for Middle East crisis operations and Mediterranean readiness.
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Washington
Nixon
House
U.S
Senate
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
6Th Fleet
Middle East
Vietnam
Riegle
Congress
Israel cites proof Soviet crews manning Suez missile sites
A Tel Aviv military spokesman claims definite evidence shows Soviet crews operating SAM3 missiles on the Egyptian side of the Suez Canal. Observers suggest additional proof may include intercepted radio traffic. The Soviet Union denies personnel are manning missiles and accuses Israel and the U.S. of stalling peace talks.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Suez Canal
Canal
Egypt
United States
Middle East
Beirut
al Hayat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Mohammed Fawzi
Britain
Blackpool
England
Alec Douglas-Home
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Andrei Naan
London
Big Four
Washington
Moscow
United Nations
U.S
Winchester Police Chief Praises Self Improving Force
Winchester Police Chief Warren Rudolph highlights nine officers who fund and attend police science courses at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown. He notes strong interest across the department in the program and that more officers wished to enroll. The piece also reports the Civil Service Commission ordering removal of the loyalty oath from new federal employee forms, a rule deemed unconstitutional since 1969.
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Winchester
Warren Rudolph
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown
Fred Hildebrand
Carroll Mauck
Preston Jolley
Herbert Holliday
Steve Lamm
John LeMarr
Walter Hillyard
Everett Bowers
Lewis Riley
Lord Fairfax
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Supreme Court
Charge Filed In Death Of Millwood Man
Barron Page Jackson 24 of Millwood died Thursday from stab wounds after an altercation at the Night Owl Tavern in Kearneysville. Robert Lee McDowell is charged with first degree murder. preliminary hearing expected next week with grand jury possible in January.
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Barron Page Jackson
Millwood
Douglass O. Hill
Jackson
Kearneysville
W. Va
Robert Lee McDowell
Jerome Radosh
Jefferson County
Radosh
Night Owl
Charles Town General Hospital
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Hill
McDowell
Weather forecast for mid-Atlantic ahead of front
A cold front from the Lower Mississippi Valley moves toward the mid-Atlantic, reaching southwestern Virginia and western Maryland by Saturday evening. Expect cloudiness and mild temperatures with rain likely in the west and a period of rain in the east tonight and Saturday. Also notes local ads and garage sale items.
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Richmond
mid-Atlantic
Mississippi Valley
Virginia
Maryland
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Winchester Feed and Seed Co
Marshall University
Huntington
North Vietnam
Skidaway Island
Savannah
Hal Suit
Suit
Defense Spending Ltd
Plymouths
Clarke Co. Motor Co
Berryville, Va
House Appropriations
George H. Mahon
Dtex
Mahon
Fred Henry Rhoton
Boyce
Roy E. Potts
I-81
Wayne Hott
Senseny Road
Suez
THE
Associated Press
Pat Robinson
Rudolph
Smalls Garden Center
Ward's
Walker St
Glass Barn
Rt. 11
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