Word: fated
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fate of some key members of the Lon Nol regime remained unclear. Former Premiers Long Boret and Sirik Matak were assumed to have been arrested by the Communists, along with several hundred lower-level officials who first found refuge in the French embassy compound but were later forced to leave. Some of these may already be dead; a radio broadcast from inside Cambodia told of beheadings, but could not be confirmed. Political trials in Phnom-Penh were said to be beginning...
...away" to meet with him to "help formulate measures to restore order." At week's end, although almost all communication with Phnom-Penh was closed, there were unconfirmed reports that the Khmer Rouge had beheaded some members of the former government. There was no word as to the fate of Premier Long Boret, who was said to have been arrested while attempting to escape by helicopter...
...perilous decision. There were reports that Khmer Rouge troops had vowed to kill any Americans they found; Chau Seng, a Khmer Rouge Politburo member in Paris, offered only an opaque promise that once the city was taken "competent authorities will examine [the journalists'] cases" before deciding their fate...
...week's end the exact fate of the American newsmen who stayed behind was not yet known...
...Brigid's and other Roman Catholic churches in the San Diego area. Surprising as it was, the altar quizzing formed only part of the spectacle at the church. Outside, a crowd of angry feminists joined in a chant: "Not the church. Not the state. Women must decide our fate." Some carried signs that urged: PRAY TO GOD. SHE WILL HELP...