Khmer Red Khmers seek China links as Cambodia Hardens
A long delayed visit by a Cambodian Red Khmer delegation to China signals a tilt to Beijing as stability returns. Khieu Samphan remains a power, while Son Sen and Leng Sary gain posts, and the shadowy top leader still wields influence. Thousands flee to Thailand and South Vietnam as towns empty, no medicines exist, rice rations drop to a cup per person daily, and travel is banned.
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London
Economist
LENS
Cambodia
China
Soviet Union
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
North Vietnam
Red Khmer
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Armed Forces
Samphan
Leng Sary
Sihanouk
Khmer Communist Party
France
Peking
Thailand
South Vietnam
Saigon
Pyongyang
Economist of
Hyattsville area workers feted after concrete pour on Georgetown pike
From the 1925 item: after the last concrete batch finished the Georgetown pike between Hyattsville and Washington, Hyattsown area residents hosted 55 M.J Grove Lime Company workers and officials at Mountain View Park for a dinner. Clarence Barrick of Walkersville will bring two carloads of Dutch Belt cattle for display at the Schuylkill county fair. Judge Glenn H. Worthington and Mrs Worthington tour Boston by sea with Mrs Jamison visiting Nantucket and other stops.
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Georgetown Pike
Washington
Hyatttstown
M.jgrove Lime Company
Mountain View Park
Hyattstown
Clarence Barrick
Walkersville
Frank M. Stevens
Creagerstown
Schuylkill
Glenn H. Worthington
Mrs. Worthington
Boston
Weather ease expected for Labor Day holiday
Twenty years ago on September 3 1955 occasional showers dampened holiday weekend outings but the weather bureau projected improving conditions by Labor Day with partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures. Frederick City adopted revised water rates set to begin April 1956 increasing the average consumer bill by more than eight dollars yearly. The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Maryland and Grand Temple Pythian Sisters planned their 88th annual state convention at the Francis Scott Key Hotel and Pythian Castle. Johnsville 4-H Club welcomed Barbara and Zelma Holtzople as new members and noted eleven members plus two leaders answered roll call sharing reunion locations.
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Weather Bureau
Frederick City
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of
Maryland
Grand Temple Pythian Sisters
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Pythian Castle
Johnsville
4-H Club
Memorial Hall
Barbara
Zelma Holtzople
Schlesinger bird chase in fog near Rhode Island
Defense Secretary James Schlesinger, famed bird watcher, chased two rare seabirds off Rhode Island in a 23 foot boat with Lee Gardner and Bing West. Fog closed in after 45 minutes of navigation as they searched for Wilsons Petrel and Corys Shearwater near Point Judith, finalizing the sighting near the coast.
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Washington
Defense
James Schlesinger
Navy
Rhode Island
Pentagon
Schlesinger
America
New England
Newport
R.I
Lee Gardner
Wilson
Bing West
Gardner
West
Defense Secretary
Block Island
U.S
New York
Point Judith
Army
San Clementee
Richard Nixon
Europe
Laad
National Symphony
New York City
Mstislav Rostropovich
White House
Justice
Wrights first US Army sale marks aviation milestone at Ft Myer
On September 3 1908 Orville Wright piloted with an Army officer as co pilot around the Ft Myer parade ground earning a contract with the United States Army The event is recounted amid a broader discussion of Bangladesh politics and international alignments in the era.
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Ft. Myer
Orville Wright
United States Army
Letters To The Editor On Industry And Accessibility
Basil B Day of Monrovia argues against new industry in Frederick County citing tax burdens and population growth from immigration. Ilea R Morgan praises Granary access for the handicapped and calls for more accessible venues across organizations and venues.
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Eustalco
Eastalco
Frederick County
Frederick
Ilea R. Morgan
Pinewood Drive
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Sinai
Desert
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Observer Staff
Dacca
Mujibur Rahman
Khandakar Mushaqque Ahmed
India
New Delhi
Pakistan
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Ford
Kissinger
Draf
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Asia
White House - Kremlin
Indian Ocean
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Subcontinent
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Mushtaqur
People’s Republic of
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B.C. Forbes
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