Lon Nol Blames Sihanouk For Cambodia's Fall
In a Hawaii interview Lon Nol, ex Cambodian president now in exile, cites refugees claiming over 2.5 million Cambodians died since Khmer Rouge takeover. He accuses Sihanouk of aiding Vietnamese forces, questions Khmer Rouge motives, and appeals to the United Nations and President Carter to stop the killings and restore stability.
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Lon Nol
Sihanouk
Cambodia
Honolulu
UPI
Khmer Rouge
Hawaii
Battambang
Thailand
United Nations
Carter
Britain faces bread shortage as bakers strike unfolds
Thousands in Britain queue for bread while independent shops limit stocks amid a three day bakers strike. David Duke Evans warns universality of stoppage, with 80 percent of bread supply at risk. Some thefts target bread, as flour and yeast grow scarce and independent bakeries pledge around the clock hours.
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London
UPI
David Duke-Evans
The
Bakers Federation
Hearings to begin on canal treaties
In Washington UPI reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will start hearings on the Panama Canal treaties September 26 with administration officials leading off. Sparkman said the hearings will run into October with government spokesmen, lawmakers and public witnesses addressing political, military, legal and economic aspects of the pact. President Carter urges swift ratification while Byrd signals the floor action will wait until early next year amid expected fierce debate. Torrijos warned the canal is defenseless and urged unanimous transit rights. he warned Panamanian voters may turn unfriendly if treaties are rejected.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
Committee
John Sparkman
Senate
Congress
Carter
Omar Torrijos
Torrijos
U.S. News & World Report
AT&T seeks Supreme Court review to quash antitrust suit
AT and T asks the Supreme Court to dismiss the massive antitrust case filed by the Justice Department in 1974. It contends defending the action could cost more than 500 million dollars and asks the court to decide after the October session whether to hear the case. The government accuses the Bell System of monopoly and conspiring to eliminate competition under the Sherman Act.
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Washington
UPI
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Supreme Court
Bell System
AT and T
Telephone Company
Justice Department
Department
Cholera Epidemic Spreads to Lebanon and Region
Lebanon reports suspect cholera deaths as Syria endures hundreds of deaths in a widening outbreak. Damascus delays school reopening to Oct 1 to curb contagion while pilgrims prepare for Mecca. In Lebanon four hospitalized with cholera symptoms in Tyre. two die pending lab confirmation amid regional spread to four nations and the West Bank.
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Beirut
Lebanon
UPI
Syria
Damascus
Mecca
Tyre
West Bank
Jordan River
Senate tackles energy package piece by piece in weeklong push
The Senate plans a staggered approval of President Carter's energy package including minimum car mileage goals from 16 to 21 mpg and conservation for homes and federal buildings. Leaders aim to finish early, with House compromise on a single bill and further moves on natural gas pricing, utility reform, and tax provisions. Other actions include wage debates, a Clinch River Breeder Reactor vote, victim aid, and anti abortion policy discussions amid stalled HEW-Labor funding.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Carter
House
Robert Byrd
Byrd
Congress
White House
Clinch River
Senate House
Bennington Newspaper Rates Notice
Current single copies cost 30 cents per issue while back issues older than 30 days are 50 cents per issue. The notice also states second class postage is paid at Bennington Vermont.
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Bennington
Democrats spar over nominating system reforms in Michigan
In Detroit, Michigan, a 58 member reform panel led by Morley Winograd wrangled over changes to the presidential nominating system. They backed a 13 week window from March for primaries and caucuses, a rising 15 12 and 25 percent cutoff, and boosting at large convention seats to 35 percent. White House aides pressed for a sliding scale to protect Carter, while liberals argued for harsher limits.
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Detroit
UPS
Michigan Democratic
Morley Winograd
New Hampshire
House
Democratic Party
White House
Mark Siegel
Aan Gree
Siegel
Commission
Carter
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Mediterranean quake rattles Crete region at night
An earthquake struck the eastern Mediterranean north of Crete at 12 19 a m local time 7 19 p m EDT Sunday causing Seismic reports and area residents reported shaking in Athens and nearby regions confirming a Richter scale reading.
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Athens
Greece
UPI
Crete
Vermont Bank Checking With Interest Account Ad
The ad promotes a Checking With Interest account offering 5 percent annual interest paid monthly and no charge checking with a $200 monthly minimum. It also mentions a low-cost accidental death and dismemberment insurance package and encourages contacting a customer service representative for details.
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Vermont
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