Phnom Penh Evacuation and Surrender Talks Amid Crisis
US closes Phnom Penh embassy and evacuates 276 people including 82 Americans as Khmer Rouge closes within a mile of the airport. Cambodian leaders discuss surrender, while North Vietnamese fighting near Xuan Loc tests South Vietnam's defense. Ford criticizes Congress for aid delay and pledges continued support for an independent Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh
United States
Phnonm Penh
Americas
Sait Kham Key
Ford
Cambodia
Foru
South Vietnam
Xua Loc
Long Khanh
Saigon
Xuan Loc
Congress
U.S
Viet Cong
Prowiss Revolutionary
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Dar Es Salaam
Tanzania
Iowa House Narrowly Passes Land Use Bill
Des Moines AP A controversial land use measure cleared the Iowa House 54 to 34 after four days of debate. It would reshape state planning by converting the soil conservation department into a soil conservation and land use department with a 13 member state body and county level planning commissions. Opponents warned of urban rural loss of control and added bureaucracy, while supporters argued long range planning is essential to protect agriculture and scenery.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dale Cochran
D-Engle Grove
Bilt
Mary O'Haloran
Cedar Falls
Andrew Varley
Stuart
State Department of Soil Conservation
Department of Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation District
State Commission
Varley
Miss O'Halloran
Wood Plains
Gountles
Diane Brandt
Thomas Gillon
Dubuque
Arthur Small
Iown City
Anil
Willis Junker
Sioux City
Glen Bartel
St. Charles
LaVern Harvey
Defender
Jack Woods
Woods
Richard Welden
Rtown Falls
Julia Gentleman
R-Des Moines
Gentleman
Auger Tightens Security on Lifers at Fort Madison
Anamosa AP The acting director of the Town bureau of adult corrections ordered inmates serving life terms to stay inside the walls, removing minimum security or trusty status. The measure affects five men at Fort Madison, with two already moved back after the order.
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Anamosa
Town Bureau of Adult Corrections
Calvin Augers
Lows State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Auger
Last Evacuee Evades Chaos in Phnom Penh Flight
An Associated Press reporter recounts the final hours of the U.S. evacuation from Phnom Penh. The last evacuees, including Lay and his family, fled to a chartered plane as embass y staff evacuated Cambodians and Americans. The scene near the deserted airport captured fear, confusion, and urgent last bids for safety as helicopters lifted off and the city reeled under Khmer Rouge advance.
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Thach Chun
Associated Press
Khmer Rouge
Saigon
Phnom Penh
Chau Seng
Sihanouk
Peking
Wee
Phnom Perth
Richard Boyle
al Rockoff
Total Line
U.S
Okiniawa
Thailand
Philippines
China
Australia
France
Tailand
Spain
Sweden
Britain
Canada
Italy
Pentagon
Washington
Okinawa
Utapao
Hancock
U.S. Air Force Base
Utawad
Honolulu
Noel Gayler
Pacific
Cthhoy
Phoom Aen
Lay
Phnamn Penh
Helms
Couurt
Commerce Unit Approves JE Rate Increase in Iowa
The Iowa Commerce Commission approved Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. rate boosts totaling 16 million dollars annually. The ruling covers two of three past requests, with earlier increases of 19.2 million and 7 million annual boosts already in effect subject to refunds.
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DES Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
ICC
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids
ICC Maide Permanent
Chuckle Notes on State Music Window Phrase
A quirky line appears in the music state window as a playful misquote about a subpoena. The fragment hints at legal or copyright language and a Sooner reference, delivering a humorous curiosities item for readers.
Ford to veto farm bill over cost and dairy price hikes
Washington sources say President Ford plans to veto pending farm aid legislation, arguing it would raise prices for milk cheese and butter. The clash centers on dairy price supports and overall taxpayer costs, with a conference committee set to try a compromise next week.
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Ford
Washington
Congressional
White House
Charman Thomas Foley
D-Wash
House Agriculture Committee
Senate House
Senate
House
Foley
Bulz
Admiattastion
Buta
Congress
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Uick Blystone
Diders
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Dick Bigstone
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