Rebels Overrun Two Outposts Near Phnom Penh
Rebel forces overran two government outposts near Phnom Penh halting U S airlift to the capital. A guerrilla rocket hit Pochentong Airport wounding five cargo handlers while DCO jets resumed flights later. Reports say 30 rockets and 105mm shells struck over two and a half hours as government forces retreated across the Mekong and police posts were overrun.
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Pochentong
DCO
IUS
Air Force
Samrong Teav
America
Mekong River
Kompong Speu
Cambodia
The Lighter Side Closing the gum gap
Washington humor column reviews Soviet gum production with mock seriousness. An intelligence evaluator jokes about the Kremlin chewing gum to challenge American supremacy, predicting future flavors and coin operated machines could narrow the gap before baseball card gum arrives.
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Moscow
U.S
America
Ma and Pa Tater Crowned at Sadie Hawkins Fest
AHS seniors Kaye Stanislay and Steve Meysenburg won the Ma and Pa Tater titles at the Sadie Hawkins event in Aquinas Gymnasium. They arrived at school Friday in the wackiest outfits. First runners up were Michelle Dehner and Dick Dutffek.
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David City
Mth
Kaye Stanislay
Steve Meysenburg
Sadie Hawkins
Aquinas
AHS
Michelle Dehner
Dick Dutffek
Trade with U.S. Drops Sharply in 1974 says Pravda
Moscow reports Soviet U.S. trade fell by about 36 percent in 1974 to 1.06 billion dollars, while Pravda urges Washington to take steps to mend the trade imbalance. U.S. officials note 1973 had high grain sales and expect a rise in 1975 due to large deals.
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UPS
Soviet Union
United States
Nikolai Patolichev
U.S
Patolichev
Pravda
Economicheskaya Gazetta
Mack to step down as Naval Academy superintendent
Vice Admiral William Mack, 59, will retire as superintendent of the U S Naval Academy effective August 1 after serving since June 1972. The academy announced the retirement without stating a reason or future plans and has not named a successor.
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UPI
William Mack
United States Naval Academy
Mack
High schoolers stage 1775 battle reenactment across campuses
In San Mateo California more than 2 000 students will act out the Battle of Lexington and Concord on April 18 with a one third scale re enactment. Larry Hyink says 2 201 students participate with 750 British troops and 250 referees as Minutemen practice loading and firing muskets. The event aims to educate about the Revolution with detailed research and roles assigned to nearly every student.
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San Mateo
Calif
UPI
San Francisco
Lexington and Concord
Larry Hyink
Hyink
Minutemen
San Francisco State University
Boston
Lexington Green
Concord
Middlesex
Revolutionary Army
England
Europe
San Francisco Bay
Joint confirmation service at Leigh and Stanton churches
The First United Church of Christ Leigh and New England Congregational Stanton will hold a joint confirmation service at Stanton church at 11 a.m. officiated by Rev. Arden Wild. Cynthis Annette Sayers and Sally Jean Spanhake will be confirmed at Leigh, eight candidates at Stanton. Ed Malena will present certificates. A Stanton church dinner follows. Mary Tyler Norfolk will speak on active Christianity.
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First United Church of Christ
New England Congregational Church
Stanton
Stanton Church
Arden Wild
Cynthis Annette Sayers
Ernest Sayers
Sally Jean Spanhake
Ernest Spanhake
Leigh Church
Ed Malena
Mary Tyler
Norfolk
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