Cambodia faces long isolation after Khmer Rouge takeover
Phnom Penh under Khmer Rouge rule after April 17 seizure reports say a prolonged isolation period lies ahead as leadership struggles to form a revolutionary regime. Khieu Samphan named in broadcasts but uncertainty persists about who truly governs with Sihanouk in exile and Penn Nouth a figurehead.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Khieu Samphan
Samphan
Penn Nouth
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Sihanouk
Land
Phnom Penh Radio
Hou Nim
South Vietnam
U.S
Smélong
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Battambang
Vietnam
West
Preah Vihar
Spelling champions tour Washington for national finals
Spellers in grades six to eight travel from Mayflower hotel to Arlington National Cemetery Georgetown and Alexandria for tours before the finals. The 8:35 a.m. championship begins in the Mayflower Grand Ballroom with three days of bee rounds leading to awards at the 7 p.m. banquet featuring Sea Chanters and a Joint Armed Forces Color Guard.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Garfield
Georgetown
Alexandria
Mount Vernon
Potomac River
Christ Church
Mayflower
Capitol
Washington Monument
White House
Armed Forces
Sea Chanters
Egyptian leader Hardens Stance as Peace Talks Stall
At Salzburg meeting Egyptian President Sadat asserts Israel cannot take territory by force and Palestinians deserve a national home. U S and Egyptian sources discuss revived step by step talks with a pullback in Sinai and Golan, while no conclusions are reached. Ford praises Sadat as a wise statesman and notes hardened terms since Kissinger’s March effort failed.
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Tasheen Bashir
Joseph V. Sisco
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Sinai Desert
Golan Heights
Geneva
Sadat
Israel
U.S
Kissinger
Swarthmore Honors Five With Doctorates At 278-Graduate Ceremony
Swarthmore College awarded five honorary degrees at commencement for 278 graduates in Scott Auditorium. Recipients included Transportation Secretary William T. Coleman Jr. and Gov. Michael Dukakis, plus Ruth Patrick water ecologist E. Raymond Wilson and Philip T. Sharples.
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Swarthmore
Department of Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
Massachusetts
Michael Dukaki
Swarthmore College
Scott Auditorium
Ruth Patrick
Quakerpeace
E. Raymond Wilson
Philip T. Sharples
Coleman
Philadelphia
Dilworth, Paxon, Kalish
Dilworth, Paxon, Kalish, Levy and Coleman
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SEPTA
Harvard Law School
U.S. Supreme Court
Dukasis
Brookline
Mass
Harvard
State House of Representatives
Swarthmore Alumni Remember Times Past at Weekend Reunion
Swarthmore College alumni from various classes gathered for a two day reunion with 580 at Friday’s dinner and 800 at Saturday’s luncheon. Kay Bassett received a $4,000 alumni purse and a scroll. Theodore Friend offered class history and a time slate. Parade costumes included Quaker bonnets and a 35 person Mummers Band with a 12 passenger golf cart transport added this year.
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Swarthmore
Swarthmore College
Magill Walk
Kay Bassett
Ellen Simon Bassett
Theodore Friend
Edward Mahler
Nether Providence
Garnet Night Club
Aldan Bennett
Media
Association
Ford’s Salzburg stumble blamed on knee and rain slick
White House aides cite a chronic football knee as the cause of President Ford’s rain slicked fall at Salzburg airport. Ford wore a knee supporter from his Michigan days and joked about a nonskid heel as he met Austrian Chancellor Kreisky and Egyptian President Sadat.
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Bruno Kreisky
Ford
Air Force One
Salzburg
Austria
Anwar Sadat
White House
Robert Blake
Air Force
University of Michigan
Kreisky
Lukash
16Th Century Palace
Middle East
Blake
Sadat
Robert Mead
Ron Nessen
Nixon
Cairo
Police Chief Thomas Bruton Victim Of Weekend Burglary
Police Chief Thomas Bruton reported a burglary at his W State Street apartment over the weekend. Victims included a television tape recorder slide projector jewelry and cash. Bruton said a close relative may be the suspect describing entry by knife and noting two rooms untouched.
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Thomas Bruton
W. State Street
Bruton
Christian Scientists Begin Convention in Boston
About 12,000 members gather in Boston for the convention with Otto Bertschi delivering the keynote speech. Delegates include Christian Scientists from Delaware County as The First Church of Christ Scientists chairs the event.
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Delaware County
Boston
First Church of Christ, Scientists
Otto Bertschi
Christian Science Board of Directors
Weather totals and daily temperatures expected
Extended outlook shows partly cloudy days with a chance of showers Friday. Temperatures near normal range from upper 70s to low 80s and nights in the 55 to 65 degree span. Sunrise and sunset times are listed along with tides at Chester tidewater terminal pier.
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Chester Tidewater Terminal
Thomas McCabe Missing Alumni Day Festivities
Swarthmore College alumni note that Thomas B. McCabe 81 former Scott Paper Co president and Swarthmore patron could not attend Alumni Day due to hospitalization for emergency surgery last week. Mrs Jeannette McCabe represented him and recordings were made for his enjoyment as he rested comfortably today.
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Swarthmore
Thomas B. McCabe
Scott Paper Co
Swarthmore College
Jeannette McCabe
McCabe
Swarthmore Peace Activist Urges Balanced Morality at Service
Dr. Robert Gilmore, a Quaker peace activist and frequent demonstrator, spoke at Swarthmore College’s baccalaureate service. He warned against extremism and urged political involvement while maintaining realism and humility, challenging the view that America is the world’s worst force.
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Swarthmore
Robert Gilmore
Swarthmore College
Clothier Hall
America
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Federal Power Commission
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International
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Botanical Society of America
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Friends Committee On National Legislation
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FCNS
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