Phnom Penh Falls to Khmer Rouge After 37 Month Siege
Phnom Penh surrendered to Khmer Rouge forces ending a long Cambodian war. The city celebrated with white flags as rebel troops moved through the capital and Gen Hem Ket Dara set up headquarters in the Information Ministry building. In South Vietnam, Xuan Loc remained quiet as fighting tapered, while U.S. aid debates and evacuation plans dominated Washington as Thieu’s regime faced collapse.
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Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Cambodia
Saigon
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Mekong
Tonle Sap
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Sihanouk
Tanjug
Khieu Samphan
Radio Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Lon Non
Information Ministry
le Phnom
International Red Cross
Hanouk
Indochina Theater
Saigon Command
Long Boret
Battambang
Svay Rieng
Washington
U.S
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Graham Martin
Nguyen van Thieu
Ford
White House
Freedom Train Arrives in Portland for Two Day Maine Visit
The Freedom Train tours Portland with an expected crowd of up to 100000 over two days. Officials say the locomotive and a 10 car exhibit will feature moving walkways and a replica Liberty Bell with wheelchair access and ramps. Security includes a Halon system and a 24 hour guard, plus military personnel and veterans aboard, as the train travels at night to nationwide stops.
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Manchester
N.H
Reading
Maine
Ruth Packard
American Freedom Train Foundation Inc
Packard
Contiguous States
United States
Holland
John Manning
FBI
Manning
Vietnam
Cambodia Chronology Through 1974
A timeline of Cambodia from 1863 to 1974, detailing French protectorate status, independence in 1953, border clashes with Vietnam, Vietcong activity, shifting U.S. relations, bombing campaigns, and the 1970 ousting of Sihanouk with allied forces' intervention. It notes ceasefires, Geneva terms, and ongoing American aid through 1974.
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New York Times
Cambodia
Vichy France
Indochina
Norodom Sihanouk
Japan
Vietnam
Sihanouk
Hanoi
Vietcong
United States
Washington
Phnom Penh
Congress
Saco Council Debates Webber Hospital Relocation
Saco city officials debated moving Webber Hospital from Biddeford to a 150 bed facility. Proposals include Lucia Kimball Deering land on Bradley Street and a Biddeford site, with a renovation option for the current hospital. Supporters cite economic and health benefits while opponents warn of costs and city services impact.
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Saco
Webber Hospital
Webber
Lucia Kimball Deering
Bradley Street
Alfred Road
Biddeford
Elm Street
Kenneth Omundson
Bruce Taylor
Taylor
Paul Hill
Lucia Kimball Deering Trust Fund
Hill
Deering
Berton Braley
Patricia Reay
Richard Murphy
Portland
San
Ford
York
Murphy
John Dexter
Department of Environmental Protection
Deering Fund
Pickets Meet Freedom Train On Portland Stop
The bicentennial Freedom Train faced a first picket line in Portland as it tours 48 states. About 15 protesters from the Maine People's Coalition for Freedom criticized the exhibit while thousands of visitors viewed historical displays. Police, troopers, and guards managed crowds during the two day waterfront stay after the train arrived from Manchester New Hampshire where officials reported about 50 000 attendees.
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Portland
Maine People’s Coalition For Freedom
Maine
Manchester
N.H
Father Prods Son Over Financed Education
In a humorous exchange a father complains he has funded the son through college masters and PhD work and questions when the son should quit. The joke hinges on the son’s continued schooling and the father’s blunt line about dropping out.
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