History Reenacted at Lexington Green Bicentennial
Historians say events might have changed if 700 Redcoats had not marched to Lexington Green all night. On April 19 1775 shots signaled the American Revolution and two days hence the bicentennial begins with reenactments of the battle. Morgan's Riflemen from Winchester portray the Redcoats view as mist lifts before the famed shot.
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Lexington Green
United States
Winchester
Morgan
Phnom Penh
Ministry of Agriculture
Cambodia
U.S
la Taverne
Military High Command
Winchester Schools seek 5.14 million budget for 1975 76
Winchester School Board proposes a 5,139,415 dollar budget for 1975 76. The plan shows a 16 percent rise from current funding due to salary demands and rising fuel, utilities, and supply costs. Local funding totals 4,038,483 with state and federal increases to 855,485 and 239,647 respectively.
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Fran Coombs
Winchester School Board
Handley Board
Winchester
Jacob L. Johnson
Winchester Education Assn
Johnson
Phnom Penh Surrenders End Five Years of Cambodian War
Phnom Penh falls to Khmer Rouge after a 30 month siege ending five years of conflict. White flags rise across the city as rebel forces secure the capital and establish control, with Sihanouk and Lon Nol figures involved in exile and power shifts.
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Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Cambodia
Saigon
South Vietnam
Xuan Loc
Mekong
Tonle Sap
Norodom Sihanouk
Peking
Sihanouk
Tanjug
Khieu Samphan
Armed Force of National Unity
Hem Ket Dara
Information Ministry
United Front
National Liberation Front
Lon Nol
Lon Non
le Phnom
International Red Cross
Sirik Matak
Norodom Shihanouk
Phnom Penh Near Capture as Cambodia Bank Money Mystery Grows
Phnom Penh faces insurgent advance while the National Bank asks Irving Bank New York to confirm a 1 million dollar payment to Marshal Lon Nol. Casual observations note shelling, curfew, and a hotel sheltering officials as Red Cross secures a protected neutral zone.
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Sydney H. Schanberg
New York Times
Phnom Penh
National Bank of Cambodia
Irving Bank
New York
American Bank
Marshal Lon Nol
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Chivas Regal
Khmer Rouge
Pochentong Airport
Boeung Prayat
Tuol Sampeon
Prek Phaeon
le Phnom
International Red Cross
Vietnam Irretrievable Military Situation Report Emerges
A secret congressional assessment calls the South Vietnamese military situation irretrievable and accuses Ambassador Graham Martin of delaying evacuations. President Ford proposes 722 million in military aid and warns of stabilizing options if Congress acts. Evacuation of non essential Americans is planned alongside humanitarian relief funding.
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Washington
U.S
Graham Martin
Ford
South Vietnam
Congress
Saigon
Senate Armed Services Committee
House International Relations Committee
Congressional
United States
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Millwood
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Vietnam
Richard M. Moose
Charles E. Meissner
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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