Word: phnom-penh
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...chorus of gongs and dancing in the streets. Last week Cambodia celebrated the first anniversary of that event. But despite a much improved military situation in the countryside, there were no festivities. They had been canceled in the wake of a new wave of guerrilla-style attacks on Phnom-Penh, the Cambodian capital. The most dramatic occurred late last month, when sappers struck the city's biggest fuel storage depot, burning 1,750,000 gals, of oil. Two weeks ago five persons were killed, including two Americans, when terrorists tossed two grenades during a U.S. embassy softball game...
...Khmer Republic enters its second year, two overriding problems face the regime of Premier Lon Nol: a war that has claimed 5,000 Cambodian lives and a rising chorus of domestic critics upset by Phnom-Penh's sluggish response to inflation and corruption...
...have jumped 100% or more. The black-market rate for the riel is triple the official rate of 55 to a dollar. Another concern is the apparent affluence being enjoyed by the military. "Corruption has changed its address-from the government to the army," goes a popular saying in Phnom-Penh...
...massive stroke last winter and was flown to Honolulu, where he got the best treatment that Western medicine can offer. He made a good but partial recovery. Back in Phnom-Penh, he asked for acupuncture. For a month a Taiwanese doctor inserted needles as deep as three inches in Lon Nol's muscles and joints; the patient improved further. Of course, a stroke victim who is fortunate enough to have a good initial recovery usually will continue to progress for a year or two; added benefit from treatment cannot be assessed...
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...