North Vietnamese Mount Offensive Expands Across South Vietnam
North Vietnamese troops backed by tanks attacked across South Vietnam toppling district capitals and bases while threatening a second provincial capital. In Cambodia Lon Nol reshuffles government amid potential fall of Lon Nol. Ban Me Thuot remains hot as U.S. airlifts are disrupted and 14 tanks are claimed destroyed in the city battle.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Long Boret
Ban Me Thuot
Pleiku
le Trung Hien
Central Highlands
Cambodian cabinet reshuffle fuels Lon Nol ouster talk
Cambodia fired Gen Sosthene Fernandez as commander in chief amid a broader shakeup blamed on poor Khmer Rouge offensive performance. Gen Sak Sut Sakhan named replacement as Lon Nol faces mounting pressure to resign or accept a government acceptable to the communists.
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Sosthene Fernandez
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Thailand
Cambodia
U.S
Amassador
John Gunther Dean
Fernandez
Mal
Sak Sut Sakhan
Norodom Sihanouk
National Assembly
Congress weighs Cambodia aid as Lon Nol regime strains
A reluctant Congress delays and debates new military aid for Cambodia amid calls for leadership change. Senate leaders press for refugee safety in Phnom Penh while urging Norodom Sihanouk's return. House factions split over Ford’s $222 million request as Colby warns Cambodia may not survive.
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Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Senate Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Norodom Sihanouk
House Democrats
House
House Foreign Affairs
Scott
United States
Lon Nol
White House
Ron Nelsen
U.S
State Department
Ford
CIA
William E. Colby
Congress
Colby
Pierre du Pont
R-Del
Old Orchard Beach Observer Spurs Local Debate
The Old Orchard Beach Observer, a four page tabloid debuting Feb 15, printed free without editing, captures town opinions on the Rita Belair recall and four councilors vote. Contributors include 12 to 15 writers while dog ordinance coverage and poetry appear amid announcements and student pieces.
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Susan Morrison
Old Orchard Beach
Frank Manduca
Observer
Rita Belair
Manduca
The
Ex City Official Granted Pay For Ten Months Work
A judge ruled former Biddeford economic development director Samuel Michaels may keep wages already paid for ten months of work in 1969 1970 but the 1969 70 one year contract was invalid and the city need not pay the claimed balance. The court found no ratification by the city council or finance committee but allowed retained payments as compensation for services rendered.
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Biddeford
York County Superior Court
Lincoln Spencer
Samuel Michaels
Michaels
Leo Lemire
Justice Spencer
Spencer
Ayer Lemire
Saco School Board Delays Policies On Records And Suspensions
The Saco School Committee postponed adopting policies on student records access and suspension procedures to revise language. They will ensure compliance with a federal mandate on parental access, and a Supreme Court right-to-hearing for students facing suspension, while Münster language revisions are made.
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Saco
Sweetser
Supreme Court
Howard Cushman
Cushman
Roderick Potter
Younger generation alike in many disrespects
A brief note from the journal observes that members of the younger generation share many similar traits, highlighting generational differences in behavior and attitudes.
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Lon Non
John Gunther
Dean
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
OOB
Journal
Stephen Muskie
Ao S
Ig Saravane
Thuot
Vietnam
Saco School Board
Kathleen O’connell
Albert Carignan
Potter
Saco Middle School
Carignan
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