Communists Said to Empty Cambodian Cities After Phnom Penh Takeover
U S officials report Phnom Penh and two other cities were nearly emptied by Khmer Rouge after seizing power. Intercepted communications and embassy reports point to brutal repression with executions and mass displacement. Fire crews later respond to a utility pole fire on South Street in Front Royal.
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N.Y. Times
Washington
State Department
Phnom Penh
Kampong Chhang
Siem Reap
Cambodia
Thailand
Khmer Rouge
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
NBC
South Vietnam
da Nang
Front Royal
South St
Durston McIntosh
Potomac Edison
Hargrave Denies Guilt in Six Patient Killings Trial
Lee Roy Hargrave Jr. testified for nearly four hours as the Petersburg Circuit Court trial continued. He denies murdering six elderly heart patients at Petersburg General Hospital last June by giving lethal lidocaine. Prosecutor James F. D'Alton Jr. described a scheme for murder and introduced evidence from 23 witnesses including the death of Josephine Thomas and Wesley Wray.
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Petersburg
Lee Roy Hargrave Jr
Petersburg General Hospital
Colonial Heights
John Baker
Hargrave
Josephine Thomas
Hagrave
Asst
Commonwealth
James F. D’alton Jr
D'Alton
Oliver A. Pollard Jr
Thomas Wesley Wray
Dinwiddie County
Wray
D’alton
Evacuation Flaws Marred Saigon Departure by US Officials
Diplomats and reporters aboard Seventh Fleet ships describe the Saigon exit as dogged by poor planning and interagency feuding. The chaotic process left many Vietnamese aides and officials behind or at risk, while some evacuee identities were improvised as spouses or fiancés. Ambassador Graham A. Martin faced sharp criticism for isolation and delayed decisions as the last Americans departed.
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FOX Butterfield
N.Y
Saigon
United States
Graham A. Martin
Martin
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Seventh Fleet
Buffalo Creek Disaster Survivors Gripped by Permanent Terror
Yale psychiatrist Dr. Robert Lifton and researchers told the American Psychiatric Association survivors of the 1972 Buffalo Creek flood still suffer lifelong psychic damage. They report recurring dreams of 130 million gallons of water and lasting fear that the environment remains deadly.
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Anaheim
Calif
Buffalo Creek Hollow
W.va
Appalachian Valley
American Psychiatric Association
Robert Jay Lifton
Yale University
Hiroshima
Buffalo Creek
Weather Today Northern Valley Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday. Lows in the low and mid 50s. Highs tomorrow in the upper 60s to low 70s. Virginia region will see lows in the low to mid 50s and highs tomorrow from the upper 60s to the low 80s.
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Associated Press
Rockies
Great Lakes
Eastern
Gulf
Pacific Coast
Virginia
Rainfall totals and averages over 62 years reported
The report covers rainfall in the past 24 hours ending 8 30 a m and year to date figures 1975 12 48 inches. It lists monthly averages for 62 years and per year totals for 1970 1974 with a highest annual rainfall of 53 02 inches in 1972 and a low of 17 15 inches in 1930.
U S agrees to supply Jordan Hawk missiles amid policy reassessment
Washington reports the United States will furnish Jordan with Hawk antiaircraft missiles and other air defense gear. Officials insist the deal is not a new commitment and will not shift Middle East power. Kissinger said the verbal commitment came during a region trip over a year ago as Israel arms shipments remain frozen.
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Washington
United States
Jordan
U.S
Israel
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Hussein
Ford Administration
U.s.-Middle East
Kissinger
Ford
Sinai
Bentsen Faces Questions On War, Bills In Debate
In a broad Q and A, Senator Lloyd Bentsen defends farm policy and union limits while criticizing the Viet Nam War. He says Viet Nam was a mistake and warns of the domino effect from its potential collapse, and he acknowledges refugees deserve support.
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Bentsen
Viet Nam
Asia
Kissinger
Third Rocket Pointing at Jerusalem Found Near Beit Zafafa
Police uncovered a Soviet made Katyusha rocket on a portable launcher with twin launchers near Beit Zafafa on the road to Bethlehem. It failed to fire and exploded harmlessly on empty ground near the Shrine of the Book museum five miles from Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Beit Zafafa
Bethlehem
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