Cambodian Doctor Recalls Khmer Rouge Terror and Escape
Dr. Daly recounts staying in Phnom Penh after the Khmer Rouge takeover to help, running a makeshift hospital in the French embassy for 600 foreigners. He describes starvation, mass casualties, and tough decisions in a city under siege before the group was moved to the Thailand border.
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Khmer Rouge
Lon Nol
Elizabeth
U.S
Cambodia
Pol Pot
United States
Vietnam
Sinn-Mar
Moratorium clash shapes Iowa gambling debate
Opponents seek to slow gambling growth while proponents push back against broader restrictions. Sen. Steve King supports gradual weaning from gambling. Sen. Mike Connolly urges letting Iowa operators run like other businesses. The Senate also voted to raise prize caps to 1000 and approved 626 slot machines plus 14 table games for riverboat casinos.
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Mike Connolly
D-Dubuque
State Racing and Gaming Commission
Council Bluffs
Davenport
Bettendorf
Burlington
Sailors in Gulf Resist Anthrax Vaccine Push
A growing number of U S sailors in the Persian Gulf refuse the anthrax vaccine citing possible side effects and long term risks. The Pentagon plans six year vaccination for 2.4 million troops amid Navy disciplinary actions against sailors declining the shots. Erik Julius, 22, among objectors, is cited by his mother Lori Greenleaf.
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U.S
Persian Gulf
Gulf
Iraq
Pentagon
Navy
John C. Stennis
Lori Greenleaf
Morrison
Colo
Erik Julius
Aviation
Greenleaf
Iowa lawmaker proposes on house floor in romantic surprise
Shane Scholten from Corsica SD proposed to Joy Veenstra on the Iowa House floor with a red rose. Joy accepted after being escorted by her father Rep Ken Veenstra. The couple plan to marry January 2. Joy works as recreation therapist in Omaha and Shane studies at a graduate program.
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Ken Veenstra
R-Orange City
Joy Veenstra
Ken
Joy
University of Nebraska-Omaha
UNO
Steve Sukup
Dougherty
Agewell
Omaha
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