Lon Nol Flees Phnom Penh as Rebels Close In
Lon Nol flies into exile with family as Khmer Rouge rockets hit the airfield. Rebels seize Neak Luong threatening Phnom Penh while U S and Indonesian officials discuss potential peace talks. India recognizes Sihanouk government in Beijing.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Lon Nol
Utapao
Thailand
Indonesia
Adam Malik
United States
U.S
John Gunther Dean
Pochentong
India
Sihanouk
National Union of Cambodia
Peking
U N appeals for aid to South Vietnamese refugees
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim urged immediate humanitarian help for refugees in South Vietnam. He asked nations to donate through the U N High Commissioner for Refugees or UNICEF, citing a 12 million dollar program for Laos and Vietnam and an 800 thousand dollar UNICEF shelter effort.
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UPI
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
South
Vietnam
U.N. High Commissioner For Refugees
U.N. Children's Fund
United Nations’ Refugees Commission
Laos
North
South Vietnam
Unicef
Waldheim
Saigon
Ford clemency deadline ends with surge in applications
The Ford administration reports about 22,500 of 125,000 eligible apply to the earned complete clemency program by the midnight closing. Justice and Defense Department counts show hundreds more applications arriving as the amnesty issue faces House hearings the week of April 14. Former Sen. Goodell signals possible extension but opposes universal amnesty. pro and anti amnesty groups push differing bills.
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Washington
Ford
Defense Department
House Judiciary Committee
Clemency Board
Goodell
Duane Shank
National Council For Universal
Philip Hart
Dmich
Bella Abzug
D-N.y
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Israel signals flexibility in push for interim Egypt peace deal
Israel will trade a broader Sinai withdrawal for a wider settlement as the United States rethinks Middle East policy. Saudi Crown Prince Fahd urged a united Arab front before Geneva talks while Kissinger’s mission faced collapse. An Israeli official said Israel is ready to make a wider territorial offer for a more meaningful Egyptian commitment.
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United Press International
Israel Today
Egypt
Jerusalem
Sinai
United States
Middle East
U.S
Israel
National Security Council
Saudi Arabia
Fahd
Geneva
Beirut
al Anwar
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Mitla
Gidi
Abu Rodeis
Four Corners funds study of Indian reservation schools
The Four Corners Regional Commission approved 34840 dollars for examining public school operations on Indian reservations amid Gov. Raul Castro citing severe budget problems. A Phoenix court upheld a ban on tape recorders and cameras at regents meetings, ruling media should seek legislative action to challenge the policy. Detectives identify a young woman found dead in North Mountain Park as a possible suicide with a .22 revolver nearby. the death is under investigation.
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Phoenix
Four Corners
Raul Castro
Board of Regents
Arizona Press Club
Yale McFate
Regents
North Mountain Park
Chrysler SUB fund near exhaustion hits Detroit workers hard
UPI reports that the special fund guaranteeing up to 95 percent of take home pay for 44,000 laid off Chrysler workers will be exhausted by next week. Fraser warns the ending of SUB benefits will devastate Detroit area economy with 16 percent unemployment. Drivers stage a mock funeral as recalls lag.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers
Douglas A. Fraser
Fraser
Ray Ruabago
Rubago
Chrysler
UAW
General Motors
Ford Motor Co
Bobby Robertson
Barbara
Bob
Corpstein questions value of governor’s mansion house
Paradise Valley Rep. Peter Corpstein questioned the claimed value of a house offered for use as Arizona’s governor residence. He cited county records showing a cash value of 186 567 and a December 1971 sale at 200 000, asking if media inflated the figure to aid a tax deduction or balloon the story. He noted the Paradise Valley property's location in his district.
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Phoenix
UPI
Paradise Valley
Peter Corpstein
Corpstein
Tom Chauncey
Cantor to Head Organized Crime Task Force
Phoenix UPI Mari copa County Attorney Moise Berger named Lawrence C. Cantor to head a special task force against organized crime. Cantor, a deputy county attorney for nine years, was appointed after the board of supervisors voted Monday to approve the move.
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Cantor
Board of Supervisors
Task force to hire six lawyers for Berger staff
Berger plans six relatively inexperienced attorneys and moves veteran deputy county attorneys to the special prosecuting unit led by Cantor. He expects the task force to be operating within a couple of weeks and to handle eight major cases on land fraud security fraud embezzlement and vice.
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Berger
Cantor
Armed robbery attempt at Motel 6 ends without arrest
A 15 year old described gunman entered Motel 6 at 6 30 pm on Monday, demanded money, showed a handgun, and fled north along the motel’s east side. Debra Hjermstad identified the youth and noted prior surveillance outside. Police nabbed two suspects nearby but not the robber.
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Camelback Rd
Debra Hjelmstad
Hjermstad
Camelview Theater
Fischer Faces Midnight Deadline in World Title Duel
World chess champion Bobby Fischer defies the new rules ahead of a potential default loss to Anatoly Karpov. The 32 year old American delays answering the midnight deadline amid calls from the USCF and a $5 million purse backed by the Philippine government for a June match. Karpov accepts the rules and would be awarded the title by default if Fischer refuses. Fischer has not played publicly since Reykjavik.
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New York
UPI
Bobby Fischer
Fischer
International Chess Federation
Anatoly Karpov
Karpov
Edmund M. Edmondson
U.S. Chess Federation
South Pasadena
the Chess Federation
Brooklyn
Wonder
Spassky
Reykjavik
Iceland
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Justice Department
Charles Goodell
Henry Schwarzschild
Liberties Union Project
Tucson
Southeast Asia
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Laird Gutterson
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Castro House
69Th Street
Hjelmstad
Bobby Gonzales
Tike Titlerman
Scotisdale
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