Khmer Rouge Near Phnom Penh In Weeklong Fight
Insurgent forces push within seven miles of Cambodia’s capital after taking a fort and refugee camp, threatening Phnom Penh’s airport with heavy mortar and rifle fire. One child killed and 12 wounded as shelling continues. capital residents report fear and anger over U.S. aid delays.
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Khmer Rouge
Catholic Relief Services
Stung Kambot
United States
Phom Penh
U.S
Cambodian Khmer Rouge battles widen near Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge insurgents pressed gains north of Phnom Penh at Stung Kambot while government forces reclaimed a market in Kompong Speu. Reports said a training center attack left about 100 recruits dead or abducted, as Saigon reported heavy Russian and Vietnamese shelling near Xuan Loc Bien Hoa.
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Khmer Rouge
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Stung Kambhot
Saigon
Xuan Loc
Bien Hoa
Tan An
Mekong
Fie O
Nha Trang
Joint Military Commission
Thieu
Nguyen Thanh Trang
Battambang
Thailand
Subcommittee reports rising school violence and crime
The panel cites 36.7 percent rise in rapes and attempted rapes, 40.1 percent in homicides, and a 54.4 percent jump in weapons confiscated by staff. Bayh pledges hearings and legislation for local school districts to fund alternative programs and security plans to curb delinquency and violence nationwide. The survey finds vandalism and violence growing across all regions, races, and economies.
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Bayh
Oscars Reply Amid Political References Sparks Tension
Hope hurriedly composed a reply denying responsibility for political references on the Oscars program. He conferred with cohost Frank Sinatra and producer Howard Koch who endorsed the statement. Shirley MacLaine reportedly opposed the action, and observers noted a tense exchange with Sinatra. The Academy backed the reply, citing bylaws preventing involvement in economic political or labor issues.
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Howard Koch
Shirley MacLaine
Sinatra
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Academy
Food Day campaign aims to spotlight hunger crisis
Americans are urged to plant seeds study and skip meals on April 17 in a nationwide Food Day campaign to raise awareness of hunger nutrition issues. backed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest and backers including congressmen clergy and consumer advocates. Governors in six states have proclaimed April 17 as Food Day with Massachusetts likely to follow. The effort supports Oxfam America and other groups promoting seeds planting and anti-hunger giving. The campaign highlights production nutrition and price links and features the controversial Terrible Ten foods list.
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Associated Press
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Washington, D.C
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New York
Massachusetts
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Science Center
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Sacramento
Calif
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Martha’s Vineyard
Regis College
Denver
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