Two Vietnam veterans weigh costs and motives in war debate
Wounded area men split on the war's value though agree the conflict was fought hard. Robert E. Martin recalls Oct 29, 1969 injuries near Xuan Loc after a grenade malfunction and weeks of recovery in Japan and Brooke Army Medical Center. He would return but fight differently.
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South Vietnamese surrender spurs new government actions
Hundreds of South Vietnamese ships surrendered to the revolutionary government as Hanoi reported, with officers and crews joining the People’s Liberation Army. Saigon form ed a military committee to secure the capital and restore neutrality, while diplomats were told to transfer embassy assets. Over 80,000 refugees journey toward new homeland as ships reach Subic Bay and Guam for processing. Nguyen Cao Ky briefly lands in the Philippines before continuing to the United States.
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Ky Vietnam exile Ky blames Thieu and US, eyes life in US
Former South Vietnamese premier Nguyen Cao Ky told reporters in Agana Guam that the United States is not to blame for Thieu's fall and said he favored military leadership over politics. He discussed refugees, potential relocations, and his own plan to live in the United States as a private citizen.
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Prison escape ends with two deaths in Angola Louisiana
Four prisoners escaped from Louisiana State Penitentiary early Sunday shot a guard and took a hostage. Two escaped detainees were shot dead by police and another was recaptured in a swampy area near the prison. a fourth remained at large. In Guam a Naval depot seeks 40900 pairs of chopsticks for Vietnamese evacuees starving on a rice diet.
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Prisoner Holds Guards in Norfolk Jail Siege
Donnie Jackson a 26 year old inmate seized three deputies at Norfolk City Jail in a 16 hour hostage standoff. He demanded freedom and a six steak sandwich six milkshake and beer exchange for one deputy and later released the hostages without injuries.
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Tax rebate checks to start flowing this week
Washington reports income tax rebates will begin this week with checks valued from 100 to 200 dollars. Morning mailings reach 13.7 million recipients in the first week totaling about 1.7 billion dollars. Early filers get rebates soon. late filers may wait until June or July. By then about 66.8 million Americans will have received rebates totaling 8.1 billion. Additional tax cut benefits will lift consumer returns to about 19 billion in coming months.
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Weather outlook for city stays warm through Tuesday
Partly cloudy forecast with little temperature change through Tuesday. Low tonight near 50 each night. Highs today and Tuesday in the middle 80s.
Congress weighs mining bill and new consumer agency
Congress considers a two year extension of wage price controls and a federal consumer protection agency. Javits and Pell plan refugee aid for Vietnamese and Cambodian arrivals, with funding uncertain though estimates up to 500 million. The farm bill and oil decontrol votes loom as Ford vetoes circulate.
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