Thieu Resigns Denouncing U S Role in South Vietnam
In a tearful televised address President Nguyen Van Thieu announced his resignation as Viet Cong forces close on Saigon. He blamed the United States for the war's failure and urged talks while naming Tran Van Huong as successor. The move comes as Hanoi-backed forces press toward the capital.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
Paris
Viet Cong
Xuan Loc
Graham A. Martin
Coun
Viet Cong, North Vietnamese Reach For Reconciliation In Saigon
A Viet Cong spokesman urged humane treatment for cooperation with adversaries if they stop sabotaging. Reports from Hanoi and Da Nang describe normal life, gas stations open, cinemas operating, and schooling continuing, while U.S. officials warn of a blood debt and possible executions of Saigon officials amid conflicting narratives on the takeover’s nature.
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U.S
Saigon
Washington
Ban Me Thuot
Nha Trang
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Tan Son Nhut
Thieu
Hanoi
da Nang
Chiaki Hirabayashi
Communist Party
Akahata
Agence France Presse
Congress weighs Vietnam aid and troop evacuation role
Congress debates a $200 million humanitarian evacuation package in the Senate and a $327 million relief plan in the House as Ford's emergency aid request lapses. The bills would authorize troop evacuations for US citizens and endangered Vietnamese, with a $100 million contingency fund and refugee aid via UN agencies.
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Congress
Ford
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
Senate
House
Mittee
House Appropriations Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Frederick C. Weyand
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cambodia
United Nations
Ohio Senate Split Over Rhodes Nomination May Fray Majority
Democrats in the Ohio Senate show a growing split as four mavericks and wavering support threaten a potential GOP coalition to confirm James Rhodes pick J Gordon Peltier for commerce. Senate leader Oli ver Ocasek plans to oppose while Calabrese and others may back Peltier, risking internal party unity.
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Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Senate
Oliver Ocasek
Akron
Chamber
Rhodes
J. Gordon Peltier
Commerce
Ocasek
Anthony O. Calabrese
Cleveland
Calabrese
Supreme Court to decide death penalty constitutionality
More than 200 inmates on death rows could be spared if the Supreme Court rules the death penalty cruel and unusual. The case of Jesse T. Fowler, a 27 year old Raleigh janitor who killed a friend in July 1973 after a dice game dispute, is before the court with the Legal Defense Fund representing him.
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Central Prison
Raleigh
N. C
U.S. Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Jesse T. Fowler
N.C
Fowler
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Legal Defense Fund, Inc
Anthony Am
Death Penalty Debate Peaks In Supreme Court Briefs
Stanford law professor quoted as aruging caprice in capital cases. North Carolina officials defend mandatory death penalty statutes. U.S. Solicitor General Bork presents deterrence data while defense cites Furman v Georgia caprice concerns. States with death penalties growing across the nation.
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Sterdam
Stanford University
U.S
Robert H. Bork
North Carolina
Jean Benoy
Furman
Georgia
Chrysler to develop two small cars for 1979 and 1978
Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corp plans a front wheel drive subcompact for 1979 and a smaller compact for 1978, both smaller than any U.S. built models. AP notes details learned by source. Washington AP says Moynihan, ex ambassador to India, is likely to be named U.S. ambassador to the United Nations replacing Scali, with reasons not disclosed.
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Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Associated Press
Washington
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
India
John A. Scali
U.S
United Nations
Scali
Lon Nol Eyes $103,000 Honolulu Home
A Honolulu realtor reports former Cambodian President Lon Nol plans to purchase a two story four bedroom house in Hawaii Kai for 103000. An agent says Lon Nol and his wife visited the subdivision home last week and will finalize financing next week.
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Honolulu
Lon Nol
Mike McCormack
Shakedown Yields Weapons At DC Jail
An inmate uprising at the District of Columbia Jail ended after 17 hours with a dozen hostages released unharmed. Guards seized handmade metal and wooden clubs during a cell shakedown, while no guns or knives were found. Delbert C. Jackson, DC corrections director, confirmed the find.
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District of Columbia
Delbert C. Jackson
D. C
Stamp Hike Contingent on Contract Negotiations
Washington AP The Postal Service opens wage talks with four unions representing 600000 workers aiming for a hefty raise. A higher settlement could raise postage costs as rate hikes are planned later this year and the current pact expires July 21. unions push for cost of living protections, shorter 35 hour week, and expanded benefits while the service forecasts an $800 million year end deficit.
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Postal Service
Ford Administration
Council On Wage and Price Stability
Benjamin F. Bailor
Coal Walkout Ends After Appeal
Deep coal miners in eastern Ohio and northern West Virginia returned to work after union officials appealed to end the walkout. District 6 reported all deep mines were operating normally with shifts resuming, and Rose Valley mine workers voted to return following a dispute over alleged illegal picketing.
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Ohio
Panhandle
West Virginia
United Mine Workers District 6
Consolidation Coal Co
Rose Valley
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