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Pnompenh Residents Riot, Looting Markets for Rice; Rioting Residents of Pnompenh Loot Markets in Rice Shortage

Date: 09 September 1972

By MALCOLM W. BROWNESpecial to The New York Times

Malcolm BROWNESpecial

Pnompenh residents, angered by acute rice shortage, riot on Sept 8 and loot nearly every food mkt in city; at least 1 merchant is killed; gunfire is frequently heard; civilians attacking food mkts are joined by armed soldiers; Japanese TV correspondent and Reuters correspondent are attacked; background of rice shortage noted; no new US aid seen at hand; mil situation in SE Cambodia seen deteriorating; Cambodian mil repr repts Govt forces were forced to abandon 8 positions along strategic Route 1; US B-52 bombers carry out strikes in Pnompenh area

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Air Force Accused Of Raid Cover-Up; COVER-UP IN RAID LAID TO AIR FORCE

Date: 09 September 1972

By SEYMOUR M. HERSHSpecial to The New York Times

Sen Proxmire makes pub, Sept 8, June 27, '72 lr from 4 USAF intelligence sgts saying that 7th Air Force officer made 'a concerted effort' to cover up all traces of an accidental bombing of civilian targets that occurred in Mar 9 or Mar 10 raid in Parrot's Beak sec of Cambodia; lr says files had been destroyed and a reconnaissance film had been diverted from shipment to higher hq by officers attached to Gen Lavelle's 7th Air Force hq in Saigon; Proxmire says he decided to turn over the lr to The NY Times rather than ask the USAF to investigate and thus 'jeopardize' the future of the sgts, still on active duty; says he is personally satisifed that the information supplied by the sgts is accurate

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5 Arab 'Martyrs' Mourned in Mosques, But Munich News Hasn't Stirred Cairo

Date: 09 September 1972

By HENRY TANNERSpecial to The New York Times

imams in hundreds of Mosques in Egypt on Sept 8 intone prayers of mourning for 5 Arab 'martyrs' killed in Munich, W Ger, after they attacked Israeli Olympic athletes on Sept 5; most Egyptians seem to identify with guerrillas of Black September group, which claimed responsibility for attack; Egyptians say Pres Sadat and Premier Sidky could not possibly have responded favorably to W Ger Chancellor Brandt's request that guerrillas and hostages be flown to Egypt and hostages released; say no Arab leader except Jordanian King Hussein could have done so

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Palestinians Said to Plot 'Spectacular Act' in the U.S.

Date: 08 September 1972

C Collingwood, TV news commentator for CBS, repts on Sept 7 that he was warned by 'a reliable Palestinian' that other Palestinians were plotting 'some spectacular act of kidnapping or bombing against prominent Amer Jews and/or businesses,' TV news; says he was told that Palestinian cell dedicated to violence has been placed in US for at least 6 mos and is believed to be plotting with unnamed US extremist groups against Jews who have been helping Israel

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Askew Backing McGovern But Rules Out Campaigning

Date: 08 September 1972

Gov Askew says on Sept 7 that he will support Dem Pres ticket but will not actively campaign for Sen McGovern

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Dakotan Says Nixon Seeks To Downgrade the Farmer

Date: 08 September 1972

ND Gov Guy on Sept 7 charges Nixon Adm seeks to downgrade importance of Amer farmers, but that Dem Pres candidate McGovern understands problems of rural Amer

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Mills Sees Weakness In McGovern Staff And Urges Changes

Date: 08 September 1972

(McGovern Campaign) Repr Mills, speaking at private dinner for 55 influential Dems on Sept 7, says he is disturbed over 'staff weaknesses' in Sen McGovern's Pres campaign; makes recommendations for invigorating campaign; politicians in attendance agree that natl Dem campaign effort should be meshed with local Cong and legislative contests; Mills says McGovern will do better than current polls predict

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KLEINDIENST SCORES CHARGE BY O'BRIEN

Date: 09 September 1972

Special to The New York Times

Atty Gen Kleindienst says Sept 8 that FBI is not investigating L F O'Brien's charge that his office phone in Dem Natl Com hq was wiretapped prior to June 17 break-in, press conf; says he would investigate if O'Brien can provide him with evidence; also dismisses O'Brien's charges that Justice Dept is trying to whitewash Watergate case

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Munich Police Ordered 5 To Ambush 8 Terrorists; Chief, Defending Action, Says It Was Felt No More Marksmen Would Be Needed -- 3 Surviving Arabs Are Charged Police Ordered 5 to Ambush Terrorists

Date: 08 September 1972

By DAVID BINDERSpecial to The New York Times

Munich, W Ger, police, strongly defending their unsuccessful attempt to rescue 9 Israeli hostages from 8 Arab terrorists on Sept 5, rept on Sept 7 that 5 sharpshooters were assigned to task; deputy chief G Wolf says that 5 were sent to tower at Furstenfeldbruck air base to stage ambush, news conf; says scores of other armed policemen were stationed around field, from which terrorists and Israelis ostensibly were to have flown to Middle East; police chief M Schreiber says he had felt 5 marksmen sufficed, since it was regarded as unlikely that more than 4 of terrorists would be out in open at same time; concedes that he was short of marksmen, having assigned others to possible sites of action near quarters of Israeli Olympic team in Olympic Village; Wolf says it is not known if Israelis were shot by Arabs or in exch of shots; 3 surviving terrorists are charged before magistrate with murder and kidnapping; Schreiber, Wolf and Bavarian Min Merk defend their actions; shootout at airport described; illus of helicopter damaged in shooting

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Support for Shriver

Date: 09 September 1972

JOSEPH DOLAN

Joseph DOLAN

Former R Kennedy aide J Dolan lr disputes recent press repts that close former Kennedy assocs are unenthusiastic about choice of S Shriver for Dem Vice Pres; notes F Mankiewicz, A Walinsky, P Edelman and R Morgenthau support Shriver

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