FIGHTING BREAKS OUT IN LAOS Beds Massing Around Saigon
North Vietnamese divisions are converging on the Saigon area as U S intelligence sources indicate at least ten divisions threat. Four NVA divisions hold Mekong delta while fighting rages around Bien Hoa Phan Thiet and Xuan Loc. Khmer Rouge evacuate Phnom Penh as Cambodian resistance forms.
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Washington
Saigon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Frederick Weyand
Mekong
U.S
Bien Hoa
Phan Thiet
Binh Thuan
Xuan Loc
Kissinger warns of Cambodian suffering and killings
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told the House International Relations Committee that Cambodia could see great human suffering and political killings under the Khmer Rouge regime. He warned of refugee concentration in Phnom Penh causing food shortages, and tied this to the debate over U.S. military aid to South Vietnam and possible humanitarian evacuation aid for Americans and Vietnamese.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Cambodia
South Vietnam
House International Relations Committee
Connally Acquitted and Eyes Politics After Bribes
Former treasury secretary Connally was acquitted of bribery charges after a six hour jury deliberation. He expressed happiness for his family and said he might pursue politics again in some form, while noting no immediate plans. Other charges remain possible but pending, and prosecutors gave no comment.
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Connally
Washington (Ap
Anbn
Treasury
Gonnally
Federal Court
Hel
Jake Jacobeen
Dairymen
Connally Ho
Jacobyell
Connnally
Deliber
Ating
Nell
Edward Bennett Williams
Sharon
Texas
Sone
Jacobs
Cedar Rapids Costs Sit Below U.S. Averages in Study
U S department of labor data show Cedar Rapids living costs 2 percent below national averages for a typical urban family. The report compares four person budgets with food housing transportation and taxes, noting lower food and medical costs but higher rents and some items above national trends. Figures reflect autumn 1874 data with U S inflation context through fall 1974.
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U.S. Department of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Linn Doctors Reject Moratorium on Non emergency Care
Linn county doctors rejected a moratorium on non emergency care at a Linn County Medical Society meeting but support legislation to ease malpractice insurance costs. Only two of about 110 attendees backed a plan similar to Black Hawk county doctors urging broad limits unless favorable measures pass by April 30.
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Linn County
Linn County Medical Society
Black Hawk County
John Jacobs
Jacobs
Iowa
Linn
Laos Calm Erupts as Truce Violations Rise
VIENTIANE UPI says fighting erupted at three sites in Laos between rightist forces and Pathet Lao troops backed by North Vietnamese units. Defense Minister Sisouk Na Chompassak reported Monday battles 100 miles north near Pho Soung and Mok Lang Chang, with five government positions overrun and two soldiers killed. He cited about 15,000 Vietnamese troops across the country and warned of ongoing violations of the cease fire while authorities protest to Pathet Lao leadership.
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Vientiane
UPI
Lavy
Sisouk Na Chompassak
Sisouk
Here
Laos
Pathet Lao
Lu Ho Chi Minh Tr Ail
Sisoyk
Phoum
Siaouk
Hhoumi
Vicentiane
Luang Prabang
Pho Soung
Mok Lang Chang
Twang Phv Hang
Noth
Highway Thirteen
Sisuyuk
Congressman Hansen Prison Term for Campaign Gifts
Washington AP report states Rep. George Hansen received a two month federal prison term for two misdemeanor campaign finance violations. Judge George Hart imposed one year total with two months in confinement and one year probation. Charges revolved around falsely informing the house clerk about contributions and no expenditures before the August 1974 primary.
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Washington
George Hansen
Aldiin
TLS
George Hart
Hart
Hangen
Hansen
House
Idsta
Chuckle Advice Rhyme Cautions Dental Care
A brief humorous line urges dental health by visiting a dentist twice yearly and minding your own affairs. The entry ends with a playful nonsensical tag Buaiboay SSE, suggesting a quirky signature or attribution.
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