Phnom Penh Falls Loom As Rebels Overrun City
Rebel forces breached western edges of Phnom Penh and set refugee huts ablaze as civilians fled into the capital. In Saigon, government troops battled North Vietnamese and Viet Cong near Xuan Loc while U.S. aid debates swirled in Congress.
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Phnom Penh
Xuan Loc
Washington
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Committee
Associated Press
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Cambodia
Huot Tat
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Khmer Rouge
Mekong
Long Boret
Nguyen Ba Can
Union
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
U.S
Ford
United States
Phan Thiet
Thu Thua
Delta
Beirut street battles ease after 38 killed in clashes
In Beirut the fighting between Palestinian guerrillas and Lebanese Christian rightists subsided into sporadic clashes as 38 people died and 60 were wounded from machine-gun and bazooka fire. Banks and shops closed, with security forces ordering arrests while broader Lebanon faced nationwide shutdowns and political disruption.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Anwar Sadat
Tripoli
Sidon
Phalange Party
Suburban Maryland Shooting spree kills two in racially charged attack
A 20 year old carpenter from Silver Spring fatally shot two men and wounded five others in Wheaton Maryland in a racially motivated spree before he was shot dead by police. Victims include John Leon Sligh Jr. and Connie Levenski Stanley. Additional injured include Lorene Sligh Ralph Gomes Harold Navy Jr Rosalyn Stanley and Bryant Williams. Police cite as racially charged as the gunman targeted black victims while passing white bystanders.
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New York Times
Washington
Maryland
Michael Edward Pearch
Silver Spring
Wheaton
Montgomery
Pearch
County
Kenneth W. Watkins
Watkins
Miles R. Daniels
John Leon Sligh Jr
Rockville
Connie Levenski Stanley
Sligh
National Bureau of Standards
Stanley
Lorene V. Sligh
John Sligh
Ralph C. Gomes
Howard University
Harold Navy Jr
Rosalyn Yvonne Stanley
Annapolis
Connie Stanley
Residents voice mixed views on Vietnam collapse
Area residents vent frustration and sadness over Vietnam and Cambodia defeats. They blame South Vietnamese leadership and politicians, with veterans and civilians calling for restraint and reflection on past U.S. involvement. Concerns include futility, corruption, and future policy, amid broad confusion.
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Nancy Pugh
Winchester
Front Royal
Inventories Fall by Record $1.5 Billion in February
The Commerce Department reports a record $1.5 billion drop in business inventories in February led by a $1.6 billion fall in autos. Economists say continued declines signal production needs and potential job gains as demand outpaces output.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Winchester Elks Lodge 867 Annual Stockholders Meeting
Winchester Elks Lodge 867 announces its annual stockholders meeting to be held on Wednesday April 16. Members are urged to attend as key agenda items and officer reports will be presented.
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Winchester Elks Lodge
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