Thieu Plans Uncertain Viet Government Transition
On the battlefield retreat from Xuan Loc continues as South Vietnamese troops pull back toward Saigon. U S evacuation speeds with about 1 500 people per day airlifted to the Philippines. Thieu and Huong collide over power as Khmer Rouge broadcasts pledge unity for Cambodia. In Laos Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese forces push on Phou Koun.
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Xuan Loc
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Tay Ninh
Philippines
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Laos
Sisouk Na Champassak
Pathet Lao
Phou Koun
Vientiane
Luang Prabang
Warden’s Resignation Sparks Clash Over Hiring Powers
West Virginia Penitentiary warden Donald Bordenkircher quit after ultimatums from Public Institutions Commissioner Calvin Calendine and Corrections Director Gordon Faulkner. He complained of governor’s office control over hires and news releases. Charles Davis was promoted to associate warden for security, a role Bordenkircher rejected as future, calling him “associate warden” only in name.
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Charleston
W.va
Donald Bordenkircher
West Virginia
Bordenkircher
Arch A. Moore Jr
Public Institutions
Calvin Calendine
Gordon Faulkner
Calendine
Saudi Arabia
State Department
Penitentiary
Charles Davis
Davis
Bureau Chief Haskell Short Dies in Worthington
Columbus AP report notes Haskell Short 52 longtime Scripps-Howard Ohio bureau chief and former UPI editor died of cancer at his Worthington home. The item also reports Washington figures that the cost of living last month rose at its slowest pace in almost two years due to lower food prices.
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Columbus, Ohio
Haskell Short
Scripps-Howard
Ohio
UPI
Worthington
Washington
Kissinger postpones Latin America trip amid Indochina events
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger postponed his planned trip to Latin America as events in Indochina accelerate. President Ford asked him to stay in Washington while diplomacy continues.
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Kissinger
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Latin America
Indochina
Ford
Ford seeks Vietnam cease fire to allow evacuations
President Ford said the United States aims for a Vietnam cease fire that would permit evacuation of Americans and many South Vietnamese. He warned such action could require a sizable US commitment without North South consent. Congress debated aid and evacuation authorities amid Thieu’s resignation.
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Thieu
Tan Son Nhut
Taiwan
Tran van Huong
Washington
Ford
United States
Vietnam
U.S
CBS
Senate
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Frederick C. Weyand
South Vietnam
House Armed Services Committee
Nguyen van Thieu
White House
Walter Cronkite
Eric Sevareid
Bob Schieffer
Middle East
Geneva
Henry A. Kissinger
Mideast
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Saigon
Ohio House considers litter fines and record piracy bill
Bills before the Ohio House would allow property owner assessments for litter removal and prohibit unauthorized copying of records and tapes. Rep. Camera says litter fines apply after five days' notice. Rep. James seeks jail or fines for record piracy. Senate actions include hiring policies for blind vendors and correcting fishing seine fees to 100 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
J. Leonard Camera
Lorain
Troy Lee James
Cleveland
James’ Bill
Senate
Lake Erie
Supreme Court lets desegregation rulings stand in two cities
The Supreme Court declined to review desegregation cases from Louisville Kentucky and Indianapolis Indiana, allowing cross district busing plans to proceed. The action preserves a Chicago Court of Appeals ruling that upheld a desegregation order extending beyond city lines. The Court also heard a capital punishment case as Justice Douglas left medical care to attend arguments.
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Washington
The
Supreme Court
Indiana
Indianapolis
Court of Appeals
Chicago
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Taft bill targets railroad shipping rates and ICC authority
Senator Robert Taft Jr. proposes reforming railway shipping rates and simplifying abandonment of unproductive branches. The measure would strip rate making power from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The tariff burden on American consumers is described as rising from four to ten billion dollars annually due to high shipping rates and railway inefficiency.
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The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft blasts ICC pricing and rail policy reform
Taft outlined third consecutive Congress legislation criticizing the Interstate Commerce Commission for allowing biased rates. He cited Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority as evidence of higher regional shipping costs. The bill would allow abandonment of unproductive branch lines after 90 days notice unless deemed essential, with a year for continued operation under Northeast Rail Reorganization Act rules.
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Washington
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Interstate Commerce Commission
Taft
ICC
Toledo-Lucas County
Toledo
Secretary of Transportation
USRA Reconsiders Abandonment of Coal Rail Lines
The U S Railway Association reviews 1300 miles of lines slated for abandonment in coal areas across Pennsylvania Ohio Illinois and West Virginia with Bureau of Mines input to identify those essential for coal transport and potential inclusion in a rescue program.
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Rail Association
Pittsburgh
U.S. Railway Association
USRA
U.S. Bureau of Mines
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Illinois
West Virginia
Bureau of Mines
Indiana
OSU study on state utility problems advances in Controlling Board
Two Public Utilities Commission members clashed as the Controlling Board approved a $60,000 contract with Ohio State University to help investigate state utility issues. The vote 4-3 along party lines endorsed OSU mechanical engineering work on the fuel adjustment clause and its impact on consumer bills.
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Columbus, Ohio
Public Utilities Commission
Ohio State University
OSU
David C Sweet
Lewis Heckman
GOF
James A. Rhodes
Sweet
Sally Bloomfield
OSL
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Cambodia
Radio Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Khieu Samphan
Samphan
CBS Television
Clarence Brunney
Lancaster
Rockbridge
U. S. District Court
Brunney
Robert Duncan
Ohio Lottery Commission
Anthony Calabrese
Ted W. Brown
House
Central Intelligence Agency
Capitol Hill
Anice W. Johnson
Aurora
David W. Johnson
Canton
State University
Bureau of Services For the Blind
Gene Slagle
D-26
Galion
Louisville
Louisville-Jefferson County
U.S. Appeals Court
Cincinnati
Att
Este
Milton Shapp
Northeastern
Shapp
OSU Group
Heckman
PACO
Barry Keefe
Ohio Energy Commission
Ham Tan
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