Long Boret Meets With Insurgents Near Phnom Penh
In Phnom Penh the Long Boret government battles Khmer Rouge insurgents along the northwestern defense line near the airport. Reinforcements move up as the capital braces for continued fighting and evacuation efforts persist despite shelling. Kompong Speu is reported surrounded with 25,000 residents trapped amid street battles. Saukam Khoy vows to fight to the end while Lon Nol remains abroad in exile.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Bangkok
Long Boret
Saukam Khoy
United States
Kompong Speu
Lon Nol
Indonesia
Panchentong
Mekong
Ford shifts focus from arms to refugee aid in Vietnam
President Ford favors humanitarian aid for orphans refugees and those who aided the United States in Indochina over a new $300 million arms request. White House aides say Congress opposes arms aid, so hearings begin on a $100 million homeless aid package, with Humphrey proposing $200 million via UN and other groups.
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United States
America
Indochina
Ford
Henry Kissinger
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White House
Edward M. Kennedy
Vietnam
Cambodia
Hubert H. Humphrey
United Nations
Thieu Palace Bombing by South Vietnamese Pilot
A young South Vietnamese air force pilot attacked President Nguyen Van Thieu's palace in Saigon, killing three and wounding four. Thieu survived and vowed to stay in office amid curfew and security alert. Rumors linked Gen. Ky to the plot, which officials denied as a coup attempt.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Air Force
Nguyen Thanh Trung
Trung
da Nang
Independence Palace
Ngo Dinh Diem
Babylift Debate Sways Capitol Hill Meeting
On Capitol Hill, about 200 aides and activists pressed for a larger airlift of Vietnamese orphans from 18,000 identified by AID. Rep. Tsongas urged evacuating all eligible children, while others questioned race and regional coverage as lawmakers warned against treating orphans as political football.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Capitol Hill
Paul E. Tsongas
D-Mass
Ford
Tsongas
Agency For International Development
U.S
Saigon
da Nang
William A
SATs cited as general indicator by admissions officers
Four college officials from the University of Vermont Siena College North Adams State and Bennington College spoke at Mt Anthony High School about SATs as a general predictor when paired with other factors. They noted Mt Anthony graduates perform well with English grades averaging B to C, and discussed curriculum and financial aid concerns.
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Richard Steele
University of Vermont
Harry Wood
Siena College
New York
William West
North Adams State College
Massachusetts
Peter Green
Bennington College
North Bennington
Mt. Anthony
UVM
Bids opened for Vermont Veterans Home Phase III project
Bids for the $4.7 million Phase III expansion of the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington will be opened at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Montpelier. The plan adds a 73 bed nursing home and a 24 bed domiciliary, boosting capacity from 100 to 161.
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Bennington
Vermont
Deer Park
Federal Veterans Administration
Seth B. Hunt
Trenor W. Park
Trenor W. Park Home
Vermont House to vote on mortgage rate, wine sales bill
In Montpelier UPI reports final House action was set on raising Vermont's home mortgage rate ceiling from 8.5 to 9.75 percent. Also due for final House vote were a criminal code revision and a bill to let grocers sell fortified wines up to 20 percent alcohol.
Bennington Program faces broad criticism across pages
The Bennington Program draws critique from multiple voices across the edition, reflecting debate over local policy and its community impact as readers scan sections from Page 4.
Leahy and Luce Attack Ford Vietnam Policy
Vermont's senator Patrick Leahy denounces President Ford for politicizing Vietnam aid and urges no new military funding for South Vietnam while backing humanitarian help. East Calais native Donald Luce condemns using war orphans as political tools amid refugee flights and bombed territory under Thieu.
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Ford
Vietnam
Vermont
U.S
Southeast Asia
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D-Vt
South Vietnam
Congress
House of Representatives
Donald Luce
East Calais
Luce
Thieu
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