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Av. ntlp*ArlreoUtk*4oukagSe*.*,iri-4,»* Pn,rPFRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1975 *»• A«*wol»o»jrettoM«H. 10c3ts continue to advancerushed the para-positions within 10 (Ron on the western he reinforcements from the northern lt;round Hue, where InR also was report-ialgon Rovemment chunks of territory, 1 thousands of refilled out of the affect-s.er cent of the 200.-is of Hue were said 4 southward to Da iles down the coast, of frlRhtened dvll-ita way In a stam-s, motor bikes and Ikers.,000 refugees from ilehlands completed trek to the coast luring which they re subjected to ambushes and shelling attacks along the way. The 20-milc-long caravan Included cars loaded with kitchen utensils, mattresses and furniture, and a senior South Vietnamese officer called the operation a nightmare.The district capita! that was overrun today was Klcn Due. In the lower central highlands. It fell after a 600-round artillery barrage and an Infantry assault. military sources said. The loss threatened to cost the government the province of QuanR Due. which would be the ninth lost of South Vietnam’s 44 provinces.The base that fell was at Due Hue. near the Cambodian border 30 miles northwest of Saigon. The Saigon command said tank-led North Vietnamese forces attacked the base, knocking out the defenders' radio communications, and that the local mllltla force retreated.Hanoi radio said within a fortnight a vast area covering approximately a quarter of the whole of South Vietnam and with a total population of nearly one million has been taken by the Viet Cong.The North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces have Intensified their attacks on the provinces to the northwest and northeast of Saigon. Two district capitals have fallen In recent weeks and two provincial capitals, Tay Ninh and Long Khanh, are threatenedThe exodus of frightened civilians from Quang Tri and Hue continued down Highway 1 In a motorized stampede that took a heavy toll In casualties among the riders and walkerspouring toward Da Nang.A mile-long column of vehicles and barefoot walkers reached the Hal Van Pass by morning i W mlka from their goal and within sight of It. South Vietnamese troops guarded the highwav.Hie provinces that have been written off had a total population of nearly 2 million, or about 10 per cent of the country’s total JO mill Ion. They totaled slightly more than a fifth of South Vietnam’s W.263 square miles.In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge kept up Its heavy attack on Neak Luong, the last government foothold m the Mekong river below Ptaom Penh. But military aourcea said government troops killed 70 Insurgents In counterattacks around the capital.rday % Henry Criner is 109 years old todayipstead County irth Walkathon i behalf of over th defects, e ‘sole leather walker, said mbda. As a Ibution to the covers.Park by 7:30. 9 finish line at1 against birth matton.c, Morgan 4 I Drug, Home rone WilliamsDiscout, C. W. ry, Cassidy -Z Pac, Collins Weston Green ey's Grocery. Gurdon. County Rescue ie Police, Pat fflcials.rovalectedmated Increase of In consumer costs next year, backers challenged during House de-ing inflation would most of the ex-i increases, ulture Department aated that the total ill could reach $953sets new target arious crops which tiaranteed by the If the free market commodity fell beet price set by law, ient could make up e to farmers.: bill, the target ton would increase a bushel, with oth-ns priced at com-Is, and wheat from (1 to *3.10 a bushel, be set at 80 pery-ors end y strikeHENRY CRINER, Hope’s oldest living citizen, turns 109 today. In view of the big event, Star circulation manager Pod Rogers presented Henry with a watermelon, which was cut and decorated with 108 small candles and one large one, tor his 109th year. The watermelon, which was pulled last August, was cut and decorated for the celebration, in view of the recent sugar prices, instead of a cake. “I’d rather have watermelon, anyway, instead of a cake,’’ Henry chuckled.
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