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Following Ouster Of Sihanouk New Cambodian President Takes Oath PHNOM PENH, Cambodia also' is (AP) Cambodia's new ruling! and Deputy defense minister, Premier Sisowath Purisara a distant cousin of Sihanouk, was removed from of Assembly according to law and the national constitution. As the three men appeared before the assembly, troops and triumvirate appeared before the Sirik Matak, ouk, who now is in Peking. For at another point he warned the ousted chief of state not to interfere with the new "salvation government." 1 National Assembly 1 Saturday, and one member declared the armored cars stood near the In a speech reported by Radio Phnom Penh, Lon Nol demanded that other nations observe International law. This was an ob government will "safeguard our Parliament building. The sol fice.

He was replaced by Yem Sameaur, Cambodia first foreign minister in 1949. Yem Sameaur also holds the portfolios' of justice, health and community relations. Sihanouk's pictures were ordered remoyed from public independence within our present diers were armed with AK47 as borders. sault rifles, made in Red China vious reference to' the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces I he occasion was the swear "Any act or plot of the prince deterimental to Cambodia will be condemned as he declared. Sihanouk, in statement carried by Radio Peking, said his removal was illegal and could and supplied by the Chinese ing in of Cheng Heng, president who use Cambodian" border provinces as sanctuaries for the while Sihanouk was in power.

Troops also occupied positions along main streets. places. They began coming war in Vietnam. down in all public buildings and of the National Assembly, who took over as chief of state when Parliament by "unanimous vote ousted Prince Norodum Sihan offices. The triumvirate obviously "Only in this way will our friendship with our nations last only be accomplished by a national referendum under the constitution.

Radio Phnom Penh repeated ouk Wednesday while he was in and expand." what Cheng Heng said the day of the overthrow of Sihanouk, Paris. In saying that Cambodia Lon Nol, however, said Sihan fears the Sihanouk forces in Cambodia, apparently strong, will try something. More friends of Sihanouk were reported under arrest. Foreign Minister Norodom Flanking Cheng were the two that Cambodia will remain would safeguard its independence, however, Lon Nol also ap ouk "has been legally deposed as chief of state through 'a unan "neutral, peaceful and nona- real powers behind this revolution Premier Gen. Lon Nol, peared to be talking to Sihan imous decision of the National ligned." Associates Declare Civil Rights Not Motive For Murder txmm 'AT Section 12 Pages Paducah, ky.

March 22, 1970 DETROIT (AP) Associates of Burton Gordin, executive di rector of Michigan's Civil Rights -Commission who was slain just two blocks from the mr -n i II -va', rHi iiir.tH 'h I 'tlw. U-''ivMvl-'' I', 'J in ir, I Detroit police headquarters. said Saturday they knew of nothing that would connect the killing with his civil rights (AP Wirephoto) enter its fifth day Saturday. Mayor Sam Massell fired an estimated 1,400 striking city employes Friday after five hours of mediation failed to produce a settlement. ATLANTA'S LITTER PILES UP Heaps of rubbish and restaurant garbage take up half the sidewalk width on Atlanta's Marietta Street as a strike by city employes was to work.

Julian Cook commission chairman said: "No one had anything to gain by killing him and he would have told me if he had been threatened." Soviets Starting New MissilelTests Interstate Progress Homicide detectives declined to speculate whether Gordin, 51 was an assassination target They said they were without a By FRED S. HOFFMAN for about three weeks. suspect or a There was some speculation that the killer WASHINGTON (AP) The Predicted By RAY SERATI Copley News Service The warnings are intended to keep shipping and planes away might have been attempting a robbery but was frightened away before taking anything, SPRINGFIELD, 111. Illinois from an area about 55 miles in radius during the tests, which the Russians indicate, will continue from about now through Division of Highway officials re Russians are starting a new series of long-range missile tests which could lead to Soviet deployment of multiple warheads this year, U.S. specialists say.

The Soviet Union's radio has broadcast warnings that the Russians will be firing carrier rockets into the Pacific Ocean Gordin was shot three times in the chest Friday shortly after leaving his downtown office. His April 10. eat commander. In back row are Harold Fann, Lexington, commander of the Kentucky American Legion; Harry Green, Mayfield, national executive committeeman, and Ray Beyer, Louisville, adjutant of the state group. port that if weather conditions are favorable this spring and summer good progress will be body was found face up in a ga U-S.

government monitors HONORED Fifty-year members of Post 31, American Legion, were honored here Friday night In front row are Owen Green, 82, the oldest 50-year member; Dumas Fields, 69, the youngest 50-year member; John P. Campbell, 78, the post's first commander 50 years ago, and Gene Cocke, pres- 50-Year Members rage where he parked his car picked up the Soviet broadcasts daily about two blocks from the requesting other governments to made on construction work along station. The side door of his car the interstate system. Roy keep their ships and aircraft out of the area, ostensibly for safety reasons. The Soviets did not say what Day was open, the motor running.

His wallet had not been touched and his belongings apparently A big push will be made this year to complete as much as possible of the original inter Honors I World War were not disturbed, police said, rro ets kind of test firings would be in gram state mileage allocation made to, Cook said Gordin, who hadj aign volve, but they are expected to By PRESTON KENNEDY in age from 69 to 82, did not Illinois. Some 1,200 miles have been opened to traffic. Just over 200 miles now is under nal flame" to the city and county. served as the commission's director since 1964, was dedicated to the task of providing minority In Court include the huge SS9 which American authorities say mounts a triple warhead with Sun-Democrat Executive Editor hear all of the program; some It Will be installed in the plaza stands for unity because it is "essentia! within the post, the community, the state and nation and, oh, if we could "Thank you." between the city hall and Mccracken Courthouse in honor of accuracy, impact pattern, and This was the comment ad ASHLAND, Ky. (AP) Roy group members "a way that would uplift their hopes their faith in the-American way In all, Illinois has been allot could not see everything; some had to be assisted to their chairs, and some had to be helped up the steps to the post Day was arraigned on three fed' World War I veterans.

power enough, to knock out U.S Minuteman missiles in their un only have unity on a worldwide ted 1,723 miles of interstate high eral firearms charges Satur dressed to a fading generation specifically, veterans of World War I in a meeting held here of life." Gordin was white. ways. One interstate going east derground silos. home. day, released on bond, and then The shooting occurred just a and west, Interstate 80 has been on Friday night.

But they chatted, laughed and The new soviet tests come amid a drumfire of Russian few hours after Gordin issued a Mike Day, a representative of WPAD-Radio and the i speaker, began his tribute by saying, "I simply, want to say thank you for what you have completed from Joliet to Moline taken to Rowan' County for arraignment on a charge of pos sponsored by statement critical of FlintPo- recalled earlierlaysr The meeting began at 6 p.m The Division is trying to get the north-south route, Interstate 57, session of alcoholic beverages statements deploring announced U.S. plans to start deploying Chief Paduke Post 31, American Legion, was held to honor 195 lice Chief James Rutherford, who earlier in the week said a for resale. done for America." which runs from Chicago to One veteran had to leave before an hour had passed because he multiple warheads missiles this veterans who have been mem The 50-year-old defendant commission investigator was in He thanked the American summer, saying this is seriously had to check back into his resi bers of the organization for 50 Cairo, completed, Hopefully the entire stretch will be opened by posted $500 bond on that count. Charges against. Day resulted consecutive years.

dence, a nursing home. threatening upcoming arms lim itation negotiations. 1972. The highway covers over basis. Fann said.

is for service, Fann said, because an rg a nizati is known for the service it renders. He, said veterans have a right to be proud of the various Legion programs. stands for America, Fann said, because "it is for us." Harvey Johnson, a past commander of Post 31, was the mas-ter of ceremonies, Others on the program were the Rev. Henry Russell, County Judge -Andrew Palmer; Gene-Cocke, commandeof Post 31, and W. H.

Troutman, a member volved with activities of the radical Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). Rutherford sent a telegram to Approximately 50 of the vet The "thank you" theme was from a raid Friday night when Legion for what it has done for young people. Specifically, he mentioned the Legion's oratorical, essay and baseball pro 300 miles and is Illinois' longest, Meanwhile, opponents of U.S erans to be honored were in at expressed by each of several For the most part, work on the nuclear weapons expansion tendance. speakers. federal agents and State Police seized 96 weapons, valued at $20,000, plus $8,000 in alcoholic the Justice Department Wednes interstate system in the north grams.

pushed a Senate resolution Some of the men, who range! The post presented an "eter- ern section of the state has been -Day, ja young man, noted a aimed at banning deployment of beverages, "generation gap." He said he, completed. Everyone in that sec multiple warheads missiles and too, was concerned about the so- Police said the raid was made onJ3ayisJiomeJnlheLBluestone day asking for assistance in investigating reports that the militant Weatherman faction of the SDS-may have-planned-nationwide bombings at a so-called "War Council" in Flint last De antimissile systems. tion of the state now is waiting rosee what develops on the pbs- called gap but he thanked the Sen. Edward Brooke, R- area of Rowan County. Charges Against Bus Owners Are Amplified veterans for participating in ac sibility of building a freeway voiced optimism that the He was charged with knowing from South Beloit to Centralia Senate will pass the resolution, ly selling firearms to out-of- cember.

tivities that resulted in today's young people being allowed to dissent "and to meet and talk" This year projects for inter approved Friday by the Senate of the program committee. The special guests included Harry Greene of Mayfield, national state residents, carrying on a Foreign Relations Committee firearms business without a fed state highway work total over $220,700,000. Of course, some of the work is carry over work gan hitting him and he went down. He said Curtis Kelley be after being broadened to seek a WTl because out of chaos comes good. eral license and selling a stolen An account of the preliminary hearing on charges of felonious assault against Claude A.

Kelley and Curtis Kelley, owners of the joint U.S.-Soviet moratorium on Legion executive committeeman, and Ray Beyer of -Louisville, state Legion adjutant. weapon which had been transported across state lines. from last year. These are the "I know as long as there are groups concerned about free new offensive and defensive nu clear weapons. Relief Is gan kicking him.

"When the beating stopped, he said, Curtis Kelley threatened to kill him if he did not get out of town. At the arraignment on the The oldest 50-year member of dom, I (need) have no concern." Kelley Transportation Cape Girardeau, appeared in a projects which were not completed last year for some reason or other. Secretary of Defense Melvin federal charges, he was instruct Post 31 is Owen Green who, at Mayor Robert Cherry paid R. Laird re-emphasized his con March Sedition of4heJ5outheast ed jtoreport Marchi30 for a 82, continues to be activein rLe-- Tribute to WbrITWar I veterans cern about Soviet missile devel The divTsiori eels it is going as Expected Missourian, a Cape Girardeau fast as possible. The division opments, saying the Russians newspaper.

because "They help build the American Legion and they helped to build Paducah." The also has to take into considera Ar- "have gone forward, at a very WASHINGTON (AP) "In regard to the money, Defense Attorney Robert A. Dempster ofSikeston said the Kelleys were trying to discover who had burglarized their place of busi hearing at Catlettsburg. Ivan the U.S. Treasury agent in charge of the raid, said Day had been under investigation since January. The charges 'against the two gion work.

The youngest 50-year member is Dumas Fields, 69. The first commander was John P. Campbell, 78, who also participated in the meeting. JohnsonJbrought tearsto Jhe increased rate of testing since tion when federal funds will be available for a particular proj mayor noted that a large nunv men have become central to a decision by the City Commission ber of WWI veterans "still are ect. ness the night before." on the approval of an agreement thur F.

Burns, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, has told Congress he is confident "thatinflationwilWgradually subside" in the months ahead. This optimistic forecast paral working iiLandJorJPaducah.lL LasLyear someadditionaUn- the Helsinki talks" last November in which Russian and U.S. diplomatsmade arrangements for the substantive arms-limitation negotiations due to begin in with the firm to operate a pub eyes of some of the 50-year Harold Fann, Lexington, state The charge placed against Copen was dismissed following lic bus service here, terstate mileage was allocated to Illinois. This is Interstate 72, members when he reported that the heanng, Since the March 3 preliminary which will run from Champaign Vienna in mid-April. American Legion commander, thanked the veterans for their service-during-time of wartmd for the Legion's service during The newspaper story listed four WWI members of the post had died-since-planning-for-the-Friday night event was started.

hearing before Special Magis Urbana-to-Springfieldrabout 90 'They-have-increased-lheir leled an assessment by Presi-dentrNixon7whoToId a news conference Saturday that the testimony in which Arriola said, trate Koss Blomeyer of Stod miles. in reply to questions, he had dard County, the two men have But for those who were pres The one big question here is ABM testing," Laird told reporters Thursday. "They have increased their ICBM testing, its lifetime of 51 years. The national Legion's theme been arrested numerous times Traffic Toll Rises To 165 BjTTHE-ASSOCIATErr PRESS A Clay City motorist was killed Saturday when his auto left the highway outside his hometown and smashed into a tree. The victim was Joe Toler, 41, whose death raised the state count to 165 for the year, or 27 below the toll on March 21, 1969.

been arraigned in Cape Girar how the project will be funded. rate of inflation will be significantly slowed in the months ahead. He predicted this will oc in Cape Girardeau and in Cali ent, Johnson commented, "I'd say the Lord has been mighty deau County Circuit Court and this year is "U.S.A.," Fann fornia and they have been increasing the" rate in which they were An indication may this year as Congress takes up the noted. a trial set for May 26. good to you gentlemen." cur without plunging the coun The charges stem from the al try into a recession, and said going forward with an ABM test jr ft fft i ft leged beating on Feb.

7 of Louis question of additional interstate mileage which has been granted to some states. as far as intercepts of mis his view" there is no recession now. siles." Arriola, 21, of Cape Girardeau Charges against a third man -7! I The Labor Department re Charles Copen, were dismissed ported Friday an increase of one-half of 1 per cent during following the hearing. According to the newspaper February in the cost of living in account dex, in line with the inflationary Origin Of Fire Under Investigation By Police in "In testimony before Special rate of the past year, Magistrate Koss Blomeyer of Burns gave his appraisal in a Stoddard County, Mr. Arriola, said he was riding that night in a car with Mr.

and Mrs. Archie find out the answer to whether PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) job printing, Frasure said, with it was." letter to Sen. William Proxmire, dated March 17 and made public Saturday. He said efforts to stabilize the economy "will have to tread a narrow path in the months immediately A fire which State Police said profits going back into the com Maglone and the three accused The building, leased by the occurred under "suspicious cir munity or equipment.

were in another car: Howard Thorkelson, chief law cumstances" destroyed early "He said they met on LaCruz Street and went to the Kelley yer of the Mountain Legal Rights Saturday a building housing a printing press which, had been aheadi," lest it produce reces sion. 979 Community Action Council, was used as a meeting place for the council and other similar said Palmer Frasure, area supervisor for Volunteers Association, which represents Uoj Transportation Co. building where Mr. and Mrs. Maglone i the 979 CAC occasionally, said used to publish a Jiewspapef his association is investigating got out, and went in behind the "We have made real progress oyer the last year or so in laying the base for an abatement of inflationary pressures," Burns in Service to America.

Ithe blaze. building with the Kelleys. The equipment was owned by "We are doing everything we critical of local officials. Detective C. D.

Potter said the equipment was about $30,000, and the building and its consents were destroyed. "He said later, Mr. Copen the U.S. government. The cost asked him to go to the back of wrote.

can to see Jhat the agencies involved carry out a thorough investigation," Thorkelson said. the taxi station. He said as he "Excess demand has now of the press was estimated at $25,000. went to the rear of the building, The council published the com "The circumstances all seem to Claude Kelley grabbed him and been generally eliminated from the economy, and I am confident that inflation Will gradually The fire was discovered aDout 2:20 a.m., he said, in the building on Kentucky 929 at Teaberry in the Mud Creek section. indicate pushed him against a wall and Potter said he expects the subside." held a gun to his head.

munity newspaper, called "The Ha wkeye," which in recent issues had been critical of the Floyd County Board of Education and the county government. Burns said the government's. said Kelley demanded to Federal Bureau of Investigation to intervene since the press and know1 where his money was and money and budget. 1 managers "Any time a lire occurs ai that time it's suspicious," Potter said. "I don't know jf it was arson.

I'm investigating now to ETERNAL FLAME Mayor Robert Cherry (left) and County Judge Andrew Palmer (right) accept eternal flame In to World War I veterans. Shown with them are Gene Cocke, Post 31 commander. The eternal flame will be installed in the new plaza between the Paducah city hall and the Mccracken Courthouse. now must be especially alert to he insisted he knew nothing other equipment belonged to the government. The press also was used for the danger of recession.

about it. He said Kelley then be-.

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