Cambodian Exodus Forces Millions to Flee Rural Frontier
Cambodian Communist victory ends five year war as millions walk or ride out of Phnom Penh to distant rural areas. Peasants are told to till the soil, commerce collapses, and bartered goods replace money amid a mass migration and scarce medical care.
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Sydney H. Schanberg
New York Times
Bangkok
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Siem Reap
Phnom Penhs
Oil embargo fears in Middle East amid Arab-Israeli tensions
The International Institute for Strategic Studies warns a new Arab-Israeli war could trigger an oil embargo and global conflict. Damacus said Sadat plans a coordination conference with Assad and Arafat before a Ford meeting in Austria June 1, during his Arab tour.
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Britain
International Institute For Strategic Studies
Middle East
Strategic Survey
Soviet Union
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Damascus
Anwar Sadat
Hafez Assad
Yasir Arafat
Ford
Austria
Sadat
Saudi Arabia
Rocks Fly At Vientiane Embassy Amid Protests Over Prices
Laotian students and teachers clashed with security near the U.S. Embassy in Vientiane as protests against rising prices and foreign influence continued. A U.S. Marine secured the flag after it was snatched from the fence while authorities dispersed the crowd. No injuries were reported. Additional dispatches note new travel services opening in South Vietnam and Khmer Rouge actions in Phnom Penh.
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Associated Press
U.S
Vientiane
U.S. Marine
Pathet Lao
Saigon
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Kompong Som
Peter O’loughlin
Victory Monument
CIA
National Stadium
Thailand
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Yomiuri
Sirik Mata
Planning Commission expands hospital district on Clifford Street
The Winchester Planning Commission voted four to three to expand the Hospital District to include the south side of the 400 block of W. Clifford St. The move adds Winchester Memorial Hospital property and follows a prior November/February debate. A public hearing and further sessions precede council action.
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Fran Coombs
W. Clifford St
Charles M. Zuckerman
Cuncil’s
Zuckerman
Clifford
Commission
Ferman W. Perry
Wendell L. Seldon
J. Lee Miller
W. Alan Peery
Stephen M. Rosenberger
J. Fred Larrick
Carl S. Napps
Miller
Board of Zoning Appeals
Larrick
City Council
Rubbermaid Commercial Products, Inc
Aide Found Guilty in 1970 Gift to Humphrey
Jack L. Chestnut, manager for Hubert H. Humphrey’s 1970 Senate campaign, was found guilty in Federal Court of arranging and accepting an illegal corporate campaign contribution. The Minneapolis lawyer faces up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine for taking a $12,000 improper contribution from Associated Milk Producers, Inc. and directing a campaign bill payment.
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Aide
Humphrey
N.Y. Times News Service
New York
Jack L. Chestnut
Hubert H. Humphrey
Chestnut
Minneapolis
Edward Winfeld
Rose Salerno
Congressionally Backs Refugee Aid Less Than Ford Request
Congress signals strong support for Indochina refugee relief while cutting Ford's $507 million request. The House Judiciary Committee approved an unlimited authorization, and the House appropriations subcommittee advanced a $405 million measure. Senate action approved using leftover Vietnam aid money, with Mansfield urging caution as timing delays loom. The split shows consensus on aid in principle but skepticism on final costs and timing.
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Washington
Congress
Indochina
Ford
House Judiciary Committee
House Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate
Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
House
Appropriations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee
Appropriations Committee
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Valley Ave
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William L. Scott
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