Airlift to Saigon disrupts hopes of evacuees
Chaos surrounded the Saigon airlift as a C5 crash killed 178 and delayed plans to rescue about 2,000 orphans. Military Airlift Command mobilized civilian planes and chartered jets to move evacuees from Saigon to Clark Air Base and the West Coast, with Pan American lining up a 747 charter for 400 orphans and attendants.
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Vietnamese orphans find new homes in United States
A wave of Vietnamese orphans arrives in the United States as families in New York, California, Minnesota, and Georgia welcome children into their homes. Adoptive parents express joy and resolve to care for their new daughters and sons, while some ethicists critique the airlift as a moral gesture.
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Jackson Visits Army Base For Saigon Orphan Aid
Senator Henry Jackson, a Democratic contender, toured a San Francisco army base housing a makeshift nursery for B2 orphans evacuated from Saigon. He said Ford should not blame Congress for the Vietnam crisis and offered future legislative help, appearing with Mrs Charlotte Behrendt, daughter of World Airways owner Edward Daly, who helped evacuate the orphans.
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World's largest airplane crashes in Saigon disaster tale
A UPI style account notes a massive late 20th century aircraft built to carry tanks and war materiel, with its 11 aircraft produced by Lockheed. The Saigon crash is described as the worst U.S. aviation disaster, with many on board and ground casualties, amid debates about the program since its 1968 inception.
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Wallace Family Plans for Galaxy Air Transport Project
Government reports on George Wallace Jr and Janice planning a Lockheed Galaxy transport project at Marietta Georgia. The Galaxy, a large with 73 foot wingspan, faced escalating costs and political criticism as Pentagon orders were cut and the design faced issues.
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Liberian tanker Spartan Lady wreck amid violent winter storm
Coast Guard helicopters plucked survivors from the stricken Spartan Lady after the tanker broke up in rough seas off Newfoundland. One crewman died and three others were rescued with minor injuries during a winter storm that dumped heavy snow and created widespread outages from Maine to the Midwest and along parts of the coast.
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Airlines seek route extensions to Cayman Islands
National Airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for authority to extend routes from major U.S. cities to the Cayman Islands in the British West Indies. Sanhem Airways and Eastern Airlines also filed for the route, with Southern already flying to the Cayman Islands since its certificate. Cayman Airways provides service to the Cayman Islands. The article also includes a separate report about a traffic stop and two men cited for vehicle related offenses.
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Oakland Crime Epidemic Reported In City At Night
A damaged account describes nightly burglaries narcotic crimes and violence in Oakland California. It mentions doors being forced open, people attacked and robbed, and a perceived rise in criminal activity across neighborhoods. The text cites fear of retribution and calls for action against crime.
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