Threat to Saigon grows as war widens
UPI reports the U S Embassy burns nonessential papers as the Saigon threat rises. Britain and Australia take evacuation steps while Enterprise heads toward South Vietnam. North Vietnamese divisions near Bien Hoa and Long An press the capital as battles erupt around Saigon and nearby bases.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Enterprise
Manila
Ford
South Vietnam
An 11Th
Bien Hoa
Long An
Long Binh
Phan Thiet
Binh Thuan
South China Sea
American Express Co
Khmer Rouge orders evacuation of Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge forces ordered mass evacuation of Phnom Penh amid fears of bombing or shelling by government holdouts. reports from Paris and Saigon cited thousands fleeing, with radio broadcasts prompting panic and frontier crossings into Thailand. regional recognitions and statements from Sihanouk and other leaders followed amid shifting Cambodian control.
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Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
United Press International
Jean Sauvagnargues
Paris
Thailand
le Monde
Tass
Saigon
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Khieu
Samphan
Sihanouk
National Union of Cambodia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Phillipines
Laos
Mao Tse-tung
Tito
Yasser Arafat
King Hussein of
Jordan
Communist Party
Pravda
Bangkok
Long Boret
Tapao
Mekong
Japan Broadcasting Company
Connally Acquitted Faces Future Political Ambitions
Former Treasury Secretary John Connally, cleared of paying $10 000 to milk lobbyist Jake Jacobsen for higher price supports, hints at a possible return to politics. The verdict ended a six hour and 45 minute jury deliberation as Connally embraced family and lawyers.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
John Connally
Texas
Jake Jacobsen
Connally
Nellie
Jacobsen
Treasury Department
Edward Bennett Williams
All year school idea sparks Buena Vista debate
A Buena Vista PTA committee, led by Mary Ann Marsh, presented a 45 15 year round plan and its pros and cons to about 60 residents. Critics attacked the process as secretive, while Marsh said a nine month option remains available and surveys would guide next steps.
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Buena Vista Pta
Mary Ann Marsh
California
Marsh
Buena Vista
California State Department of Education
PTA
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Scruggs
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Kevin Scruggs
Kevin
Richard Hubert
North
Hubert
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Australia
Clark Afb
Philippines
March of Dimes
Suzanne Schwark
Liz Cole
Veterans Memorial Building
Friends of the Library
Schwark
Community Service Group
Mrs Cole
Friends New Chapter
Vandenberg Village
National Geographic
Vets
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