Rebels shell Phnom Penh airfield as airlift continues
UPI reports Cambodian rebels intensified artillery fire on Phnom Penh airfield and near the city center. Despite 105 millimeter bombardment and rocket barrages that killed and injured civilians, U.S. airlift operations persisted. Reinforcements and a possible parachute resupply were discussed if the airlift halted.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
U.S
Mekong River
East Bank
Pochentong
USS
Long Boret
Vermont budget battle and welfare bill spark floor actions
In Montpelier the $206 million omnibus appropriations bill heads to the House with a projected small surplus. The Vermont Senate passed a tough welfare bill aimed at able bodied single recipients, with debate over an age cap and administration backing. The legislature's adjournment date is set for April 12, as revenue projections improve slightly.
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Montpelier
API
Vermont
Senate
Robert A. Bloomer
Rutland County
Robert T. Gannett
Windham County
Thomas P. Salmon
House
James D. Shea
D-Winooski
Mary B. Maher
Burlington
Salmon
Robert M. Wilson
Democrats
Wilson
U.S. Supreme Court
New Hampshire
Vermont Yankee
Vernon
Lee
Hue Falls to Communists and U S Faces Da Nang Evacuation
UPI reports Hue surrendered to North Vietnamese as South Vietnam reels. President Thieu orders counterattack while the United States launches a massive evacuation from Da Nang, moving about one million refugees toward Cam Ranh Bay and barge rescue.
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da Nang
South Vietnam
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
Hue
United States
Thieu
U.S
World Airways
Cam Ranh Bay
Saigon
Vietnam
Bill would let states draft Route 7 NEPA statements
A House bill would bypass a court injunction and empower state highway departments to draft NEPA environmental impact statements for Route 7. Gov. Salmon and Highway Commissioner John T. Gray support the measure, aiming to fulfill Hoff pledges and move construction forward amid ongoing legal battles. The legislation seeks regional studies for Vermont Massachusetts and Connecticut, though pending court actions and potential Supreme Court review cloud its impact.
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John Leaning
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. District Court
Vermont
Salmon
New York
Norman James
Phillip Hoff
House Committee On Public Works
John T. Gray
Washington
Vermont Highway Department
U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
James L. Oakes
Oakes
Second Circuit
Federal Highway Administration
FHWA
Massachusetts
Connecticut
U.S. Supreme Court
Solicitor General
U.S. Justice Department
High Court
Faisal’s brother assumes throne after king slain
World mourns as King Faisal of Saudi Arabia is assassinated. Leaders including Nixon and Ford react with tributes and concern. Arabs condemn the act as a heinous crime while Kuwait and UAE pledge mourning and solidarity. Western officials seek caution on Moscow and Israel, urging measured responses.
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Richard Nixon
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Cairo
Israel
Kuwait
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al- Nuhayan
United Arab Emirates
Washington
White House
Moscow
United States
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Middle East
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Paris
Crown Prince Khalid Greets Mourning Saudis at Throbbing King Faisal Funeral
BEIRUT UPI Crown Prince Khalid assumed the Saudi throne in a somber ceremony honoring assassinated King Faisal. Arab rulers traveled to Riyadh to pay final respects as Faisal’s death shocks the Middle East and threatens oil cartel stability. Khalid, 62, received allegiance from 2,000 princes and sheikhs at the palace.
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Beirut
UPI
Khalid
Faisal
Riyadh
Middle East
Desert Kingdom
Bennington Selectmen tackle zoning and public works plan
Bennington selectmen faced about 60 residents in a meeting focused on Jefferson Heights zoning from MR-10 to VR-20 and the approved plan to hire a full time public works administrator. The zoning decision was postponed for an April 8 hearing after consultation with town attorney Norton Barber. A second agenda item, a petition with 412 signatures opposing the administrator, urged a foreman system for highway water sewer and recreation to save costs. The discussion included questions about pay and retirements, with Saunders and Corcoran defending current budgeted arrangements. A separate push for a citizens study board on the power system gained unanimous support, to be organized under Haley’s direction at no cost to the town.
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Bennington
Jefferson Heights
Paul W. Bohne III
Planning Commission
Robert C. Molsovik
Bohne
Donald S. Locklin
Timothy D. Smith
Norton Barber
George Rogers
Rogers
Paul Kelly
Merton J. Cross
Michael J. Hogan
Harold Saunders
Saunders
Mike Hogan
Hogan
Timothy Corcoran
Richard Knapp
Morrissey Construction Co
Richard B. Leake III
Frederick A. Moffitt
Corcoran
Morrissey
Gerry
Water Board
Paul Sheridan
Moffitt
Thomas R. Haley Jr
Board of Citizens
Haley
Selectmen
Richard Bower
Central Vermont Public Service Corp
Gerald P. Morrissey
Leake
Bower
Inside Local and Editorials Spotlight Bennington History
A compact page summary highlights Bennington and Mt. Anthony program concerns on Page 3 and an editorial on Page 4 about proposed cuts. Page 5 features CS Monitor essay by Joseph C. Harsch musing on Ho Chi Minh support. Pages 6 and 7 note IBA action in Manchester and missing HUD funds for Hoosick Falls with Area Development Corp revival talks. Pages 9 through 11 offer gardening and flood plain insurance notes. Page 14 covers John Hubbard’s New England tournament recap and Patriots defense.
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Bennington
Mt. Anthony
Joseph C. Harsch
CS. Monitor
Ho Chi Minh
IBA Action
Manchester
Hoosick Falls
Area Development Corp
John Page
Dianne Hall
John Hubbard
New England
The
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Richard G. Janeway
Paul Philbrook
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