Dash to Freedom Pilot Defies Orders and Flies Orphans to U S
55 Vietnamese orphans traveled 25 hours across the Pacific to the United States aboard World Airways DC8 then landed at Oakland and were moved to the Presidio San Francisco for care and temporary housing. The refugees received baths medical checks and meals as officials noted parole visas and adoptions. Pilot Ken Healy defended the mission saying bringing the children to safety outweighed license concerns.
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Peter Arnett
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Saigon
San Francisco Presidio
Golden Gate Bridge
Ronald Renouf
Presidio
Renouf
World Airways
Oakland International Airport
San Francisco Bay
Wendy Carol
Harold Norberg
Los Angeles
U.S. Air
U.S
Ken Healy
San Leandro
China
Vietnam
Federal Aviation Administration
Healy
da Nang
Dc8 World Airways
Tan Son Nhut
San Francisco
United States
Saigon Under Extreme Curfew As Forces Mass Nearby
Saigon faces shoot to kill orders to quell protests as up to 50 000 Communist led forces mass 40 to 50 miles northwest and northeast of the capital. The curfew extends to 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Catholic Archbishop Demands Thieu Resignation Amid Saigon Unrest
Archbishop Nguyen Van Binh urged Thieu to quit as battlefield losses widen opposition in Saigon. Police dispersed a 200 strong protest with no gunfire, while authorities restrict gatherings and threaten to shoot violators. Vietnam’s army concentrates near Saigon as North Vietnamese and Viet Cong movements loom, with Weyand coordinating with Thieu before leaving for the weekend.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Binh
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Vast airlift eyed for Vietnamese refugees in Saigon crisis
A State Department task force studies a possible one million refugee evacuation from Saigon as 55 orphans reach Oakland and 2,000 more await airlift. Pentagon contingency plans depend on a State Department request. U.S. aid covers the flights.
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Washington
United States
Saigon
State Department
South Vietnam
Pentagon
New Defense Stand Added Viet Aid Undecided
Secretary of Defense Schlesinger says aid depends on Saigon defense perimeter and morale of remaining forces. Weyand returns from Vietnam for review as U.S. rushes artillery and equipment to aid South Vietnam. Losses in arms and ammunition expected to total 600 million to 1 billion dollars.
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Washington
Ford Administration
South Vietnam
Saigon
James R. Schlesinger
Vietnam
Schlesinger
Fred C. Weyand
Army
U.S
White House Ethics Code roll out for staff
President Ford introduces an eight page ethics code for all White House employees with 90 minute briefing sessions led by Donald Rumsfeld and the White House counsel's office. About 600 staffers have attended. 100 more briefings planned as staffers are reminded of conflicts of interest gifts political activity and agency contact rules.
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Washington
Ford
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
Rumsfeld
Jerry Jones
Jones
Adequate Funds a Problem Panel Hears School Aid Plan
The Ohio House Finance Committee opens hearings on a proposed equal yield school aid formula. Critics warn funding gaps threaten its passage as Gov. Rhodes weighs budget changes. The plan aims to equalize per pupil state and local dollars, offset district tax disparities amid debates on funding and tax schedules.
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Columbus
Ohio
House Finance Committee
James A. Rhodes
Howard L. Collier
Robert W. Jaskulski
D-11
Garfield Heights
Finance Committee
Rhodes
Collier
Jaskulski
School Foundation
Wholesale prices ease for fourth straight month in March
The Labor Department reports wholesale prices fell six tenths of a percent in March marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline. Agricultural prices declined while industrial goods rose slightly, signaling easing inflation though retail prices lag. Administrations economists expect further relief for consumers in coming months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Avon plant giveaway ends in mob scene in Avon Ohio
Avon police described a planned free distribution of 6000 surplus Easter plants by Kenneth Long and his wife as a mob event drawing 2000 to 4000 people. After clashes and traffic chaos, the couple limited free flowers to the first one, charging $1 for each additional, with minor fights and auto incidents reported before the event ended midmorning.
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Avon, Ohio
Avon
Kenneth Long
Rabin Says Israel Able to Defend Itself Amid Peace Efforts
In a telephone interview with AP from Tel Aviv Premier Yitzhak Rabin said Israel remains militarily ready to defend itself though he doubts a new Middle East war is imminent. He does not expect a Middle East solution from the Geneva conference.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Middle East
U.S
Associated Press
Four Nations Back U S F16 in Flyaway Deal
Defense ministers of Belgium Denmark the Netherlands and Norway endorsed General Dynamics YF16 as superior to French and Swedish fighters in a potential aviation contract of 350 planes to replace Lockheed F104G Starfighters. The estimated cost runs around $2 billion.
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Brussels
Belgium
Defense Ministers
Denmark
Netherlands
Norway
General Dynamics
Weather outlook for tonight and Friday
Partial clearing tonight with colder lows around 20. Friday brings fair conditions with highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Snow or rain chances are 20 percent tonight and 10 percent Friday. Details: Page 12.
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Defense Departments
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