Rebels puncture Phnom Penh defense perimeter
Reports say rebel forces punched through the capital's five mile northwest defense, with heavy fighting around Phnom Penh. Government accounts mention ground losses near the airport, thousands evacuated, and months of fighting amid a Southeast Asia crisis. UPI coverage notes U.S. airlift continuity and embassy evacuation to Bangkok.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Puon Phnom
U.S
Bangkok
Thailand
Kukrit Pramjo
Mekong River
Swinton Returns Home to Activism on Farm
Patricia Swinton, awaiting trial on federal bombing conspiracy charges, vows to resume political activism after five years on the run. Free on $200,000 bail, she met Barry Stein linked to the 1968 Days of Rage. Swinton seeks to humanize herself and speak publicly.
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Brattleboro
UPI
New York City
Patricia Swinton
Shoshana Davis
Swinton
Guilford
Common Ground
Rikers Island
New York
Barry Stein
Chicago
FBI
Orphans Fly to U.S. From Vietnam War Crisis
Fifty-two Vietnamese orphans reached Oakland and San Francisco aboard a World Airways DC8 after a 16 hour 53 minute flight. Captains Healy and Keating ignored ground control to depart Saigon, while thousands more faced government limits. Adoption efforts accelerated at Presidio and across the United States as Betty Ford weighed a possible adoption.
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San Francisco
UPI
Golden Gate Bridge
Oakland International
World Airways
6Th Army
Presidio
Ken Healy
Saigon
Keating
Jan Wollett
Vietnam
Betty Ford
Los Angeles
Oakland
Calif
United States
Canada
Agency For International Development
Price Index of Wholesale Goods Drops for Fourth Straight Month
The U S Labor Department reported a 0.6 percent fall in the Wholesale Price Index in March, marking its fourth consecutive decline and the first such streak since 1963. The index stood at 170.4, up 12.5 percent from a year earlier, with food and feed prices down sharply while industrial commodities rose slightly. Treasury Secretary Simon warned inflation remains a major risk despite early signs of recovery, noting that large deficits could push interest rates higher.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Treasury
William E. Simon
Viet Cong offer peace for Thieu resignation
Senior Communist diplomats said the Viet Cong would enter immediate cease fire talks if South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is ousted. They asserted the PRG would negotiate once Thieu leaves, while Saigon tightens control amid refugee flows and a moved curfew. Generals pressure Thieu to resign as debate grows over coalition talks and possible Saigon bombardment.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
PRG
South Vietnam
Mekong
Can Tho
Council of Generals
London
Jacob Javits
R-N
Bennington Planning Commission Reconsiders Zoning Proposals
After a four hour session the Bennington Planning Commission voted to send advisory recommendations to the selectmen. They kept RR 40 rural residential along West Road and Route 7 south BC 40 to the Pownal line, and left the desert RR 40 instead of MR 6. They also kept RC 40 proposals with specific removals on Route 9 by Old Bennington and near the Route 7 intersection with the new access road. A corollary motion urged Route 7 south to remain RC 40 to the Pownal line. The vote featured tie-breaks and abstentions, with members stressing advisory role and public input. Discussion touched on planned unit developments and Mt. Anthony Country Club condominium plans.
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West Road
Bennington Village
Pownal
Thomas R. Haley Sr
Selectmen
Paul W. Bohne
Bohne
Haley
John P. Griffin Jr
Terry M. Ehrich
Planning Commission
Bennington
Alden E. Harwood
J. Duncan Campbell
Campbell
Solomon
Commission
West End
J. C. Jerome
Mt. Anthony Country Club
George Salem
Bank Street
Country Club
Salem
Jerome
Gregory G. Burke
Vermont Governor Signs Tough Nuclear Power Bill
Governor Thomas P. Salmon signed Vermont’s stringent atomic power law despite misgivings, requiring legislative approval for future nuclear plant construction. He cited public concern over electric costs and distrust of utilities and government while stressing need for public involvement in siting decisions.
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Salmon
Salmons
Inside National And Local News Highlights
National items discuss New Hampshire potential splinter taxes to replace commuter bite and Connally trial opening. Local notes include a talk on early American newspapers at the museum and a Friday lottery bill airing in Montpelier. Arlington letters support Farrell anti speed campaign amid Channel Islands piece.
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New Hampshire
Connally
Montpelier
Kit Foster
Channel Islands
Farrell
Arlington
George Connelly
William Safire
Nixon
Albany
I.F. Stone
Williamstown
Hoosick
UCLA
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Press Today
Palm Springs
Henry Kissinger
San Diego
Southeast Asia
White House
Ron Nessen
Stein
Lee Swinton
Robert E. Weichert
Bennington County
Red Mill Pond
Woodford
Yokota
Japan
United Press International
Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Council of Reconciliation
Paris
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