Phnom Penh Falls to Khmer Rouge and Mass Exodus Begins
New York Times correspondent recounts Phnom Penh’s capture by Cambodian Communists on April 17 and a nationwide peasant exile. Millions flee city life for countryside as barter replaces money and old urban economy collapses under the take over.
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Phnom Penh
New York Times
Sydney Schanberg
Bangkok
Thailand
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Phnom
Ford
le Phnom
School district seeks 6 million dollar ball to fund 75 76
Voters in School Dist 1 face a May 29 ballot on a 4 365 463 55 mill levy for elementary and high schools plus a 1 6 million bond for Butte High construction. The package matches an April defeat due to low turnout and carries major changes in budgets and taxes across the district.
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Butte High School
Bill Milligan
Silver Bow
Congress advances refugee aid and welcomes Vietnamese and Cambodian evacuees
The House subcommittee trimmed Ford’s Indochina refugee aid from 507 million to 405 million for about 114000 refugees, with 150000 initially cited. The Judiciary Committee approved emergency authorization 30 to 4, aiming for a House vote next week. The Senate approved a 91 to 1 welcome resolution. Holtzman’s bid to set a 507 million ceiling failed 18 to 16.
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Washington
Ford
House
Judiciary Committee
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
Senate
United States
William L. Scott
R-Va
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
James B. Allen
D-Ala
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Congress
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
Butz sees firmer prices for food
Secretary Earl Butz told a Grand Forks news conference that the wholesale food index rise in April signals an end to falling food prices. He noted farm costs up 11 percent from a year ago and urged a cautious outlook as weather and timing could affect prices. He also discussed Cuba trade, sugar policy, and regional beet production prospects.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Earl Bitz
Butz
George McGovern
D-S.d
U.S
Red Rover
North Dakota
Minnesota
Balkovatz takes top job at Galen state hospital
Joseph Balkovatz longtime head of Twin Bridges Children's Center becomes administrator of the Galen State Respiratory and Alcoholism Hospital effective Wednesday. He will oversee all hospital functions replacing Everett Logan who retires. 271 patients include 98 general and 28 retarded cases.
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Balkovatz
Galen State Hospital
Joseph Balkovatz
Children’s Center
Twin Bridges
Galen State Respiratory and Alcoholism Hospital
Larry D’arcy
Helena
State Department of Institutions
D’arcy
State Department of Administration
Institutions Department
David Lewis
Governor's Office
Edwin Kellner
Thomas L. Judge
Robert Mattson
Boulder
William McRea
Sheridan
Twin Bridges Children’s Center
Galen
Hell's Angels members charged in Bridgeport death
Five Hell's Angels members were arrested in Bridgeport for beating to death 39 year old Jose Sosa after a traffic dispute. Detectives say Sosa was dragged from his car and killed within minutes and three more members face first degree manslaughter charges. Sosa, a father of three, worked as a metal buffer at Bridgeport Metal Goods earning about 135 dollars weekly.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Hell's Angels
Jose Sosa
Hell’s Angels Club
Nicholas Fabrizi
Fabrizi
Sosa
Missoula Family Reports Son Injured in Vietnam Helicopter Crash
The parents of Marine Cpl. Stephen Wills say telegrams from officials report him in guarded condition with multiple leg and hip injuries after a helicopter crash in the South China Sea on April 29. The pilot and copilot were killed. another crewman survived.
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Missoula
Stephen Wills
Vietnam
Robert Wills
South China Sea
Wills
Nations recognize new Saigon regime amid Cambodian withdrawal
The Revolutionary Government in Saigon hosted its first news conference since April 30 as 11 nations recognized the new South Vietnamese leadership. Cambodia declared independence from foreigners as evacuees reach Thailand and Saigon resumes international telecommunication and domestic news dispatches.
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Associated Press
Tra
Saigon
Regents Allocate Extra State Funds To University Budgets
The Montana Board of Regents tentatively allocated $2.6 million of a $4 million legislative windfall to boost college and university budgets for 1975 76, prioritizing faculty salary raises on merit. The split favors Montana State University and the University of Montana while Eastern Montana College gains modestly and Western Montana College faces reductions.
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Helena
State Board of Regents
T. T. Heberly
Havre
University of Montana
Montana State University
Eastern Montana College
Western Montana College
Western
Montana Tech
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McRea
John Yim
Employe
Brian Walsh
South Vietnam
Saigon Radio
Regents
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