Communists Advance Along Central Vietnam Coast
North Vietnamese troops push toward Nha Trang after taking Qui Nhon as Saigon loses large swaths of central Vietnam. U S consulate in Nha Trang evacuates staff, Cambodia’s Lon Nol leaves for Indonesia, and Ky calls Thieu to quit as U S airlift continues to bolster Saigon.
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Associated Press
South Vietnam
Saigon
Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
U.S
Cam Ranh
Binh Dinh
Mekong Delta
Saigon Command
Duc My
Minh Hoa
Phu Cat
Cambodia
Lon Nol
Thieu
United States
CSA
California
U. S
Tuy Hoa
da Nang
Lon Nol Leaves Cambodia to Pave Way for Peace
President Lon Nol departed Phnom Penh for Indonesia and the United States aiming to spark peace talks with Khmer Rouge insurgents. Amid renewed rocket fire, the government suspended operations near the airport as troops fortified the capital. Lon Nol plans rest in Indonesia before possibly seeking an honorable settlement in the United States.
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Indonesia
United States
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen Cao
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Long Boret
Thailand
Adam Malik
Norodom Sihanouk
Tam
Sirik Matak
India
Man Offers Eye to Finance Family’s Escape from Vietnam
Randy Carson, an unemployed 28 year old veteran from Watsonville, says he would sell an eye to raise money to move his pregnant wife Rose and their newborn son from Vietnam. He estimates $1,100 for a round trip to Saigon and funds for paperwork, while noting fears of delays.
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Watsonville
Calif
Randy Carson
Vietnam
Carson
Rose
Northrop Aircraft
Bien Hoa
Saigon
Northrop
San Francisco
Kelly
Pers
United States
Singapore
Stanford University Medical Center
Spyros Andreopoulos
Ohio Budget Hearings Open on Record High 2 Year Plan
Ohio House Finance Committee members begin hearings as Democrats push a record high two year budget of about 11.5 to 12.2 billion dollars. Gov Rhodes proposal and Gilligan bill diverge, with administration likely to propose a tax change to balance funds and adjust 200 million in draw down expectations.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Shoemaker
John H. Gilligan
James A. Rhodes
Gilligan
Rhodes
Oil Overcharging Probe Reports Near 90 000 Cases
Washington AP The Federal Energy Administration says it has investigated 89 464 petroleum wholesale and retail firms in its year old probe into price overcharges. So far 1 197 remedial orders have been issued and refunds total about 74.7 million dollars with penalties over 930 thousand dollars collected from 130 firms.
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Washington
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Union Oil
Petrofina
Fes
Mid Continent L. P. Service
Ferrelgas, Inc
Sugar Leads the Way in Ohio Food Price Dip
An Associated Press survey shows Ohio food prices down 2 percent for the second straight month, with eight items rising and six declining. Sugar led the trend, falling 15 percent in March from 2.42 to 2.06 a five pound bag across twelve cities including Cleveland and Columbus.
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Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Associated Press
Athens
Cleveland
Columbus
Conneaut
Massillon
Portsmouth
Steubenville
Van
Ford Critics Cite Paris Accord Violations In Vietnam Pullback
President Ford, signaling indirect blame, points to Hanoi's violations of the Paris accord and Congress withholding aid as factors behind South Vietnamese forces retreating to defensible lines. White House aide Ron Nessen described Ford's private view at length during a Bakersfield Palm Springs trip as Ford avoided direct Vietnam questions.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Ford
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Congress
White House
Ron Nessen
Thieu
Nessen
Vietnam
Bakersfield
Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve
Nelsen
Amnesty Ends Amid Last Minute Clemency Applications
President Ford’s clemency program closed at midnight with a surge of new filings. Signups rose to about 18,000, the Clemency Board reported, as the military disclosed 12,500 deserters processed at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. DOJ figures showed 603 signups from 4,400 draft evaders. A Chicago resident, Steve Grossman, commented on the program’s assessment.
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Washington
Ford
Presidential Clemency Board
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
The
Post
Justice Department
Steve Grossman
Chicago
Amex Canada
Farm prices fall fifth month in row as costs rise for consumers
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices paid to producers drop 2 percent from February 15 to March 15 driven by cheaper wheat corn cotton soybeans tomatoes and milk. Gains in cattle onions and apples soften the slide. Higher middleman costs suggest consumer food prices will keep rising.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Connally on trial for alleged $10,000 bribes while secretary of the treasury
John B. Connally faces trial on charges of taking $10,000 in bribes while serving as secretary of the treasury under President Nixon. A U S district judge seated 12 jurors and six alternates as prosecutors allege two $5,000 payments from Associated Mukieroducers Inc after urging milk price support increases in 1971. The report notes a separate Columbus probe into no show state jobs for Democratic campaign workers after the November election as Franklin County prosecutors and investigators proceed.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Richard M. Nixon
Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County
George C. Smith
Ohio Highway Patrol
Israelis and Lebanese clash as farmer dies in shelling
In Beirut Lebanese gunners repulsed an Israeli mine laying thrust and a farmer was killed by shrapnel in an hour long artillery duel. The Lebanese Defense Ministry issued the report with no immediate Israeli comment. In Tel Aviv a major newspaper urged Israel to pull back three miles from the Sinai as Egypt reopened the Suez Canal, with no official response from Israeli leaders.
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Beirut
Lebanese Defense Ministry
Tel Aviv
Israel
Sinai
Egypt
Suez Canal
Weather Outlook Temp Range With Cloudy Skies
The forecast calls for a cloudy night with lows around 30 to 35 degrees. Wednesday brings cooler conditions with a chance of rain late in the day and highs in the 40s. Details, Page 9.
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