U S tripled airlift as Phnom Penh faced rebel siege
UPI reports the United States sharply increased airlift into Phnom Penh to aid the government amid Khmer Rouge attacks. Rebels struck the city airport with rockets, one missile hitting a police post and killing five Cambodians. Mekong River routes remain cut. Government lines near Prek faced heavy shelling. six defenders died and 17 wounded. Neak Luong forces saw continued deterioration as fighting raged nearby.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
United States
Phom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Mekong River
Neak Luang
Prek
Four Die In Marine Copter Collision Near El Toro
Two CH53 Sea Stallions collided over Modjeska Canyon in the Santa Ana mountains in good weather. One helicopter was demolished, four crewmen died or were fatally injured while the other carried four crew members who escaped serious injury. debris blanketed the canyon as authorities investigated the crash site at El Toro Marine Air Station California.
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EL Toro Marine Air Station
Calif
UPI
Marine Corps
Santa Ana Mountains
Orange County
Modjeska Canyon
Rusty Richards
Senate approves ambassadors to Britain Switzerland and more
The Senate unanimously approves Elliot Richardson as ambassador to Great Britain and Peter H. Dominick as ambassador to Switzerland by voice vote. Additional confirmations include Robert J. McCloskey for congressional relations, Arthur W. Hummel Jr. to Ethiopia, Wells Stabler to Spain, Halsey Handyside to Mauritania, and Mark Evans Austad to Finland.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Elliot Richardson
Great Britain
Peter H. Dominick
R-Colp
Switzerland
Richardson
Archibald Cox
Dominick
Robert J. McCloskey
Arthur W. Hummel Jr
China
Ethiopia
Wells Stabler
Spain
Halsey Handyside
Mauritania
Mark Evans Austad
Metromediaroadcasting Co
Finland
Debt limit raised to 531 billion as economy fears grow
Senate approved a 531 billion debt limit to cover spending through June 30 amid a vast borrowing plan. Critics warn higher rates and crowding out of private investments will affect the economy, with deficits of 35 billion this year and 52 billion in 1976.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
White House
Ford
Russell Long
D-La
Finance Committee
Long
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
Treasury Department
Curtis
Treasury
Ford seeks energy plan compromise with Democrats
President Ford told 11 Southern senators at a White House breakfast he is ready to hammer out a compromise on energy policy with Democratic leaders. He said he prefers settlement through talks, not a confrontation, and urged proposals from Democrats to move his package through Congress.
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Washington
Johnston
Ford
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Talmadge
Capitol Hill
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
House
Boston abortion verdict may tighten late term limits in California
UPI reports that a manslaughter conviction of a Boston doctor over an abortion could push California toward banning second trimester procedures. Officials from Oakland Feminist Women's Health and San Francisco centers foresee policy changes and affected practices, with hospital doctors noting existing 24 week limits and safety concerns.
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UPI
Boston
California
Oakland
Kenneth F. Crutchlow
Cathedral Hill
Philip Goldstein
San Francisco General Hospital
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Sue Woelke
By Ales Portes
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Ocean & ‘I’ St
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