Godfather Part II sweeps Oscars with seven wins
The Godfather Part II led the night with seven Oscars including best picture and best director for Francis Ford Coppola. Ellen Burstyn won best actress for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Art Carney captured best actor, and Ingrid Bergman plus Robert De Niro took supporting honors in a night marked by political statements and surprise wins.
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UPI
Ellen Burstyn
Art Carney
Francis Ford Coppola
Mario Puzo
Coppola
Carmine Coppola
Corleone
Ingrid Bergman
Robert de Niro
Marlon Brando
Don Vito Corleone
Miss Burstyn
Alice
Faye Dunaway
Gena Rowlands
Academy
NBC
Bob Hope
de Niro
Carney
Fred Astaire
Jack Nicholson
al Pacino
Italy
Miss Bergman
Valentina Cortese
Hope
Shirley MacLaine
Sammy Davis Jr
Frank Sinatra
Orphans Airlift Sparks Uncertain Future For Vietnam Evacuees
War era adoptions face conflicting views as DC10s bring 286 orphans to Travis and Presidio, with U S officials citing possible arrivals of up to 4000 more while others warn no further flights. AID and State say 1500 to 2000 may enter under emergency provisions, with deadlines and potential extensions. Cambodian talks seek to air lift 750 daily, amid curfews and bomb threats. Many infants hospitalized yet described as not seriously ill amid dehydration and infections.
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Saigon
United States
Babylift
Travis Air Force Base
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San Francisco Presidio
Washington
Daniel Parker
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Dan Flanigan
San Francisco
Immigration & Naturalization Act
State Department
America
Phnom Penh
Vietnam
Harmon Hall
Hikers found weak but alive on Mt Washington climb
A University of Maine couple trapped four days by a spring blizzard atop Mt Washington near Pinkham Notch were located by 50 rescuers. They are weak and hungry but alive after sheltering at Edmonds Col. Rescue attempts were hampered by winds and snow. The incident marked the second Mt Washington rescue in five weeks.
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UPI
University of Maine
Mt. Washington
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Concord
David Corrie
Bingham
Maine
Jane Gilotti
Bethlehem
Blake
Edmond’s Colleanto
Presidential Range
National Guard
Tom Deans
Appalachian Mountain Club
Arthur Muise
Fish and Game
Edward Paton
Easthampton
Mass
New Hampshire
White Mountains
French explorer claims Mississippi land in 1682
Robert Cavelier set foot on Mississippi soil in March 1682 and planted a cross to claim the land for the king of France.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Robert Cavelier
Mississippi
France
Hearst Reported Moving to Algiers for Asylum
San Francisco UPI reports FBI declined comment on a claim that fugitive Patricia Hearst seeks asylum in Algiers. The tip from KPIX-TV journalist Marilyn Baker says Hearst would fly there with Jack Scott and his wife Micki, landing in Algiers today.
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San Francisco
UPI
FBI
Patricia Hearst
Algiers
Kpix-Tv
Marilyn Baker
Miss Hearst
Jack Scott
Micki
Eight leftists hanged by Park government in Seoul
Seoul authorities executed eight leftists tied to a protest movement aimed at toppling President Park Chung-hee. The men, linked to the People's Revolution party, were hanged at Seoul Prison after a military court verdict upheld by the Supreme Court. Family members wailed as police sealed the prison, while some foreign missionaries and supporters demanded retrials amid open hearings for relatives.
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Seoul
UPI
Park Chung-hee
Justice Ministry
People’s Revolution Party
Suh Do-won
Doh Ye-jong
Lee Jubyong
Kim Yong-won
Wo Hong-sun
Song Sang-jin
Hah Je-won
Yuh Jong-nam
Supreme Court
Portugal bars U S airlift to Israel from Azores base
Lisbon says it will not allow use of Terceira Island for airlift supplies to Israel in a new Middle East war. Prime Minister Vasco Goncalves says Portugal will honor NATO commitments while preventing bases from being used against Arabs. He warns of possible economic boycotts as multinational firms withdraw after a failed right wing coup.
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Azores
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Middle East
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Goncalves
Terceira
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