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...infrequent sunshine like a vast mirror. By the time the storms abate in October they will have dumped up to 150 inches of rain on the region, turning the ground into a muddy sponge and swelling the majestic Mekong River to flood stage as it courses through Laos, Cambodia and South Viet...
Though the Communists control very little territory in South Viet Nam, during the past year they have dramatically expanded their control over parts of Laos and Cambodia. In fact, the North Vietnamese army (NVA) now controls more real estate on the borders of Viet Nam than ever before. From the Sino-Laotian frontier in the north to the tiny crossroads town of Snuol in the south, Hanoi's troops are masters of an area that measures 840 miles long and 250 miles wide at its broadest point...
Hiqh-Level Dismay. At the same time, the Communists have renewed their pressure on Cambodia. Three crack NVA regiments last week tangled with elite Cambodian troops for control of the Vihear Suor marshes on the east bank of the Mekong, which are the key to the eastern defenses of Phnom-Penh. In the Cambodian capital, a mere dozen miles away, residents could hear the fighting. While the Communists appear to have no interest in toppling Phnom-Penh, they want.control of the marshes to increase their flexibility in responding to potential ARVN attacks...
AMERICANS and VIETNAMESE agree to respect the independence, peace and neutrality of Laos and Cambodia...
...public stands have come in his opposition to the nomination of G. Harrold Carswell to the Supreme Court (When he organized Law deans across the country against the nomination) and last Spring when he traveled to Washington to join several other Harvard professors protesting President Nixon's invasion of Cambodia...