Khmer Rouge Seize Phnom Penh End Five-Year Cambodian War
United Press International reports Phnom Penh surrendered to Khmer insurgents ending five years of war that killed about 250000. Rebels entered city amid jubilant crowds, some using captured American Jeeps. Red Cross noted hotel neutrality and radio gap, with about 2000 foreigners inside the Royal Phnom Hotel.
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United Press International
Phom Penh
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
Royal Phnom
Red Cross
Khmer Rouge
United Nations
The
Saigon fears another Phnom Penh as Minh presses resignation
Gen Duong Van Minh urged Thieu to quit to avoid Saigon becoming another Phnom Penh. North Vietnamese troops were sighted near Saigon as U S evacuation plans scaled up. Minh warned non Communist Vietnamese can still seek a Paris peace based solution, while Mekong Delta artillery and fresh infantry movements signaled heavy fighting near the capital.
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Saigon
UPI
Duong van
Big
Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Phnom Penh
Thieu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ford
U.S
Defense Department
Clark Afb
Phillipines
Gia Dinh
Hoc Mon
Bien Hoa
Tan Son Nhut
Plain of Reeds
Leon Daniel
Mekong
South Vietnam
Senators delay Viet funds in push for faster evacuations
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee stalls a 200 million plan to evacuate up to 5,000 Americans and 174,000 South Vietnamese, seeking assurances the withdrawals will accelerate. Leaders dispute pace as plans to cut Americans in Saigon move from weeks to days.
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Senate Armed Services Committee
Ford
South Vietnam
John C. Stennis
House International Relations Committee
Saigon
Sen
John Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sparkman
Dick Clark
Iowa
Planners discuss PUD with public in Bennington session
Bennington planning officials opened an informal session on planned unit developments stressing the concept over specific plans. About 30 residents questioned and offered opinions, focusing on potential cluster housing for Mt. Anthony Country Club property and whether PUD could accommodate density and commercial elements.
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Paul W. Bohne III
Bennington
Bank Street
Mt. Anthony Country Club
J.C. Jerome
Country Club
Commission
Planning Commission
P.U.D
Jerome
Bohne
John Carmody
PUD
Benjamin Partridge
Bennington County Regional Planning Commission
Carmody
Vermont House nixes presidential primary bill
The Vermont House defeated a bill to establish a presidential primary next March by a 65 to 79 roll call. Supporters led by Rep. Robert S. Babcock and Sen. William T. Doyle argued it would stimulate the economy, while opponents warned it could destroy town meetings and deepen partisan divides. The measure, tied to March 2 town meeting day, faced opposition from House leaders and was blocked by legislative rules, with adjournment likely delayed.
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Robert S. Babcock
South
Burlington
New Hampshire
Babcock
Nelson Rockefeller
Edmund Muskie
Dmaine
Senate
House
William T. Doyle
Washington County
John Alden
Windsor County
Richard
Judy Rosenstreich
Waterbury
Emory A. Hebard
R-Glover
Hebard
Washington
Timothy J. O’connor
Ford says 722 million aid would end Vietnam fighting
President Ford told the American Society of Newspaper Editors he is absolutely convinced that the 722 million dollars in arms aid requested for South Vietnam would lead to a negotiated settlement. He urged Congress to fund military assistance, arguing United States allies failed to meet commitments. Ford urged restraint on detailing confidential talks with South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu and noted evacuation of nonessential civilians.
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UPI
Ford
United States
South Vietnam
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Tam
Congress
Vietnam
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Phnom Penh
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Inside National and Local Notes Snapshot
National coverage notes Ford’s New Hampshire visit shaping a senate race and Beirut cease-fire quieting tensions. Local items include a Mid dlebury College food crisis discussion, a North Street park sketch, and reactions to Col Murray’s communist aims.
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Ford
Beirut
Middlebury College
North Street
Kit Foster
Judy Meneely
Col. Murray
Asia
Mt. Anthony
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Royal Phnom Hotel
Graham Martin
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Gary Pray
State Supreme Court
Pray
Bennington County Superior Court
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A. Snelling
Shelburne
Thomas M. Candon
Rutland
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