Sweets Skunk Headlines New York City Surplus Zoo Auction
New York held a surplus zoo animals auction to ease overcrowding with 90 animals bid on. officials delayed winner announcements pending facility checks. Highlights included a descented two-year-old skunk named Sweets drawing bids and attention as bidders from across the country and beyond expressed interest.
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New York
UPI
N.J
Karen Lohrey
Clark, N.J
Midwest
Yaphank
N.Y
John Rauh
Tank led Communists capture another capital in Vietnam
Communist forces captured Gia Kiem and overran the 18th Division regiment near Xuan Loc. Bien Hoa air base was shut for six hours by shelling as Phan Rang fell to a 5,000 strong force with tank support. The 18th Division unit retreated to Trang Bom after destroying several American 105 and 155 mm howitzers.
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Saigon
UPI
Bien Hoa
Xuan Loc
South Vietnam
Pleiku
Gia Kiem
Trang Bom
Phan Rang
South China Sea
ITI
Highway 1
Tharp Named General Manager Of South Iowa Methodist Homes
The Rev. Jack D. Tharp appointed general manager for South Iowa Methodist Homes Inc. effective immediately. He replaces Rev. George F. Dimmitt who retires May 15. Tharp has led Heritage House in Atlantic since 1973 and previously served as administrator there.
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Jack D. Tharp
South Iowa Methodist Homes Inc
Dale Pearson
Tharp
George F. Dimmitt
Heritage House
Atlantic
South Iowa
Weather Update Partly Cloudy With Showers Possible
Partly cloudy this afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 60s. A good chance of showers and thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Lows tonight in the low to mid 50s. Thursday highs near 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph. Rain chances 50 percent tonight and 40 percent Thursday.
Chiang Kai-shek Buried in Taiwan Mausoleum After State Funeral
More than two million spectators lined a 40 mile route to view the hearse bearing Chiang Kai-shek to a crypt above ground at Lake of Mercy in Taiwan. Premier Chiang Ching-kuo led dignitaries including 400 mourners, with 2,500 attendees at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. Chiang died April 5 at 87 after a heart attack, having vowed to retake the mainland from Maoist forces.
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Taipei
UPI
Chiang Kaishek
Chiang
Tzu Hu
Lake of Mercy
Chiang Ching-kuo
Chiang Wego
Madame Chiang
Premier Chiang
Taiwan
Republic of China
Nelson Rockefeller
Sun Yat-sen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Rockefeller
Nobusuke Kishi
Eisaku Sato
U.S
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Walter H. Judd
Anna Chennault
Flying Tiger
Claire Lee Chenault
Walter P. McConaughy
Commmunist
Mao Tse-tung
Rebels Reach Center of Phnom Penh Amid Surging Fighting
Rebels enter central Phnom Penh via the Bassac River bridge as government reinforcements block advances. At dusk clashes continue with reports of heavy artillery, air raids, and a 24 hour curfew. About 100000 refugees flee toward the capital.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
United Nations
Bassac
U.S
Radio
Ahnom Penh
Bassac River
Kampong Chhnang
Ream
Gulf of Thailand
Pochentong
Bangkok
Takhmau
Brezhnev gains edge as Shelepin ousted from Politburo
In Moscow the Communist Party Central Committee removed former KGB chief Alexander Shelepin from the 16 member Politburo, tightening Brezhnev’s grip. Western sources say the move weakens Shelepin and strengthens Brezhnev ahead of the 25th party congress. The ouster comes amid speculation about Brezhnev’s retirement plans and health, with no immediate replacement named.
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Moscow
UPI
Communist Party Central Committee
KGB
Alexander N. Shelepin
Kremlin
Shelepin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Tass
Brezhnev
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Baloney
Britain
Plenum
Central Committee
Ray backs two hour Sunday liquor sales and grocery beer
Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray supports extending Sunday liquor sales to midnight for current outlets and allowing grocery stores to sell beer on Sundays. He opposes broad opening of all taverns and faces House opposition led by Speaker Dale Cochran and Majority Leader Jerome Fitzgerald. A malpractice bill also looms with possible interim review.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Dale Cochran
House
Judiciary Committee
Cochran
Jerome Fitzgerald
Richard Conte dies at 65 in Los Angeles
Veteran actor Richard Conte who portrayed mob chiefs in more than 100 films died in Los Angeles at age 65 after a 12 day coma following a massive heart attack and stroke. His death came within six days of Frederic March and after other stars Larry Parks and Marjorie Main.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Richard Conte
Marlon Brando
Hollywood
Conte
Frederic March
Larry Parks
al Jolson
Marjorie Main
French exchange student to attend Washington High School
Valerie Poubelle from Hoenheim France will spend 1975-76 in the Washington Community School District attending WHS. She will live with the Robert Vanderlinden family. Valerie, born May 10 1957, speaks French German and English and aims for a language or medical career. Her father works for France's National Employment Bureau.
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Valerie Poubelle
Hoenheim
France
Washington
WHS
Robert Vanderlinden
Washington Afs
AFS _ International Scholarship
New York
Valerie
National Employment Bureau
Council of Europe
Jean-Michel
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