Evacuation Push Amid Saigon Crisis
U S officials aim to evacuate about 10 000 people daily as Communist forces threaten Saigon airport. Americans in Vietnam would drop to 1 100 by today to enable rapid helicopter evacuations. Congress grooms a troop use bill plus 327 million dollars for humanitarian aid. Pentagon notes 14 North Vietnamese divisions near Saigon and warns of an imminent attack.
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Washington
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Congress
House-Senate
House
Senate
Pentagon
Wynant Sidle
Sidle
Tan Son Nhut
Ford
L. Dean Brown
Ford Administration
United States
Alan Cranston
John V. Tunney
California
Richard C. White
Dtex
Pacific Islands
White
Pacific Trust Territories
Micronesia
Boy Feared Drowned in Shade River
Daniel Smith Jr. 10 of Shade area is missing after a 10 foot boat capsized in the Shade River near County Road 46. His father Daniel Smith searched the water all night with volunteers and deputies. the boy was last seen clinging to brush in a strong current. Rescue efforts continued with multiple fire departments and squads, the boat found at 1 a.m., and no life jackets reported.
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Robert Ekey
Shade Area
Shade River
Daniel Smith Jr
Coolville
Blackwood Road
Daniel Smith
Smith
Near
Shade
Athens County
Huong Resists Pressure as Saigon Turmoil Deepens
Reports say North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacks 25 miles west of Saigon coincide with President Huong's refusal to step aside for Gen. Duong Van Minh. Huong meets U S and French diplomats while Minh presses for presidency amid political infighting and ongoing airlift of evacuees.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
Huong
U.S
Graham Martin
Jean Marie Merillon
Duong
van Minh
Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen van Thieu
Bien Hoa
Rutland Flood Cuts Off Town and Schools
Heavy rain caused flash flooding in Rutland and surrounding areas in Athens County. Leading Creek overran banks, trapping residents and washing out roads while Rutland Elementary School emptied early. Meigs Local schools canceled classes as rural routes became impassable.
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Rutland
Athens
Wellston
Shade River
Athens County
Leading Creek
Meigs
Salem Center
Harrisonville
James Walker
Walker Funeral Home
Walker
Terrorists Blow Up Embassy in Stockholm Hostage Crisis
Terrorists who held about a dozen people at the West German Embassy in Stockholm detonated bombs after the Bonn government refused their demand to release 26 anarchists. Two hostages and a hostage-taker died, several injured, and the building was burned. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt defended West Germany’s firm stance and announced new anti terrorism measures and a worldwide manhunt.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Bonn
Helmut Schmidt
West Germany
Schmidt
Dietrich Stoecker
New Highway Funding Plan May Aid Appalachian Area
Ford Administration proposes ARC and Federal Highway Administration joint funding for Appalachian highways with as little as 10 percent state match. States could tailor funding blends, expanding ARC authority for housing industrial sites and planning. Since 1965 ARC has supported 397 counties with 5.5 billion dollars in highway and development projects.
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Fred Whissel
Ohio
Congress
Ford Administration
Apalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian
Appalachian Regional Commission
Federal Highway Administration
Commission
ARC
Ford
Senate House talks on antiforeclosure jobless home loans bill
Senate and House confer on a plan to insure unemployed homeowners with loans up to 300 dollars monthly for up to three years. The measure, tied to a mortgage rate subsidy, aims to aid 300000 families and boost housing starts and jobs but faces a potential veto from President Ford. Sen Tower opposes federal interference in the private sector.
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Washington
Senate House
Senate
House
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
Ford
Tower
Judge Shores Hansen Sentence Reversal in Idaho Congressmans Fine
U S District Judge George Hart set aside Rep George Hansen by reducing two month jail term to a 2000 dollar fine after re examining the case noting no evil intent in alleged campaign financing violations.
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Washington
U. S
George Hart
George Hansen
Ridaho
Hart
Hansen
Social Security Increase Proposed for July
The administration says about 35 million Social Security and SSI nondisabled recipients will receive an 8 percent benefit rise in July totaling 5.7 billion dollars in 1976. Casper W. Weinberger urges Congress to limit the hike to the 5 percent requested by President Ford.
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Washington
Casper W. Weinberger
Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Ford
Oil imports drop to set record US trade surplus
The Commerce Department reports March oil imports fell to a level below the Arab embargo era, yielding a $1.4 billion monthly trade surplus and a $2 billion year to date surplus. February posted a $91 million surplus as the data set the tone for a strong balance of trade.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Cooler Tonight
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with lows in the upper 30s to low 40s. Saturday should be sunny with highs in the mid 60s. Details on Page 9.
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