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Cambodia / Fighting Heavy / Sihanouk #239097

CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Mar 18, 1975
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(Studio) In Cambodia, insurgents shift attack position to eastern of Phnom Penh.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd

(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Phnom Penh residents very afraid. Peninsula across from Phnom Penh hard hit by rockets; citizens leave peninsula seeking shelter in Phnom Penh.
REPORTER: Ed Bradley

(Studio) 5 years ago, Prince Norodom Sihanouk overthrown; Lon Nol government came to power.
REPORTER: Roger Mudd

(Phnom Penh, Cambodia) Substantial number of Cambodians would prefer Sihanouk to Lon Nol. When Sihanouk in power, he was very independent; chose to ignore North Vietnam in his country because he couldn't do anything about them. Unknown if United States seeking to negotiate Cambodian situation with Sihanouk, now exiled in Peking, China.
REPORTER: Murray Fromson

Reporter(s):
Bradley, Ed;
Fromson, Murray;
Mudd, Roger
Duration:
00:05:00

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