Word: phnom-penh
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While peace in South Viet Nam remains as distant as it was six months ago, a different kind of settlement appears possible for Cambodia. There the Khmer insurgents have gained the initiative and now possess the ability to capture Phnom-Penh if they want-thus winning the war. The militarily and psychologically weakened Lon Nol regime has little chance of gaining any compromises from the victorious insurgents, especially with all American air support due to halt...
...deadline on U.S. bombing approached and insurgent forces moved closer to Phnom-Penh, TIME Correspondent Barry Hillenbrand visited the Cambodian capital and sent this report...
...Phnom-Penh is still a pleasant city of wide boulevards and blooming bougainvillea that until now has managed to lead a life singularly remote from the violent realities of the area. Restaurants are still fine and unhurried, the women statuesque and elegant, the pace of life easy and gentle...
...houses of wood and palm leaves along the boulevards like so many hot-dog stands on the way to the Rose Bowl. But this is not a game. About 3,000 wives and children of the richer families have already fled to France and their European bank accounts. Yet Phnom-Penh is far from chaos. The Khmers do not panic easily...
...money, money, money. It's never been this bad before," and he snaps his mouth like a dog nipping at the heels of a retreating intruder. People are shifting away from the Lon Nol regime. By the scores refugees are heading out of Phnom-Penh and into new havens on the other side. Others are waiting for the bombing to stop on Aug. 15 before they join the exodus. Many of the middle class now would seem to welcome the end of the corrupt government of Lon Nol. "The first thing the insurgents will do is shoot the profiteers...