Rebels press assault as Phnom Penh airfield siege unfolds
Communist led insurgents shell central Phnom Penh and push to seize the airport while government forces fight back with ground and air support. In South Vietnam, Xuan Loc withdraws marked by a retreat but nearby towns hold. Mekong Delta battles continue and U S personnel in Saigon shrink to about 1,000 for evacuation readiness.
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Phnom Penh
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Saigon
Phan Rang
Dau Giay
International Red Cross
Chba Ampeon
U.N
Ben Tranh
Mekong Delta
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
House Armed Services Committee
Frederick Board Session Faces Teacher Pay Reform Clash
More than 250 educators and residents filled the Frederick County budget work session urging a 10 percent teacher pay raise and restoration of a $190,000 cut. The board set a May 28 public hearing with a $2 real estate tax rate and $3.70 personal property rate, offering a seven percent raise for all county employees and adding $200,000 to the school building fund while keeping other cuts.
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Frederick County
County Board of Supervisors
Jim Ackley
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Frederick County Education Association
Joseph Fishel
Fishel
William E. Bridgeforth
Raymond C. Sandy
Sandy
Congress weighs 200 million fund to aid Viet withdrawal
Congress mulls a 200 million fund to back the Saigon withdrawal and humanitarian aid as Americans leave South Vietnam. The tentative amount aims to secure evacuations and protect those at risk, with military aid and broader settlement plans discussed separately.
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Congress
Washington
South Vietnam
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vietnam
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
U.S
Ford
Senate
House
Kissinger
Senate Foreign Relations
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Nguyen van Thieu
United States
Paris
Thieu
House Armed Services Committee
Time Running Out For Phnom Penh
Cambodian insurgents closed on Phnom Penh from multiple sides after heavy fighting near the United Nations bridge. Government forces used armored carriers as desperate defense while refugees fled toward the capital as the city faced possible collapse and a potential massacre if surrender occurred.
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Sydney H. Schanberg
New York Times
Phnom Penh
United Nations
Bassac
Sirik Matak
Ford
Preliminary Investigation Report Filed in County Supervisors Probe
Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney Lawrence Ambrogi received a preliminary report from state police regarding one or more county Board of Supervisors members. He said investigators may soon talk with principals as the report has no final findings but includes evidence copies used in the probe.
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Frederick County Commonwealth
Lawrence Ambrogi
County Board of Supervisors
Ambrogi
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