Ky blames Thieu not U S for Saigon collapse
Former South Vietnamese Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky said the United States bore no blame for Saigon's fall and faulted ex-President Nguyen Van Thieu. He warned of taking physical action if they met, and said his future plans included seeking asylum or a simple job while awaiting transfer to the U S mainland.
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Agana
Guam
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Central Highlands
Vietnam
Andersen Air Force Base
U.S. Mainland
U S to reduce troops on bases in Thailand
The Thai government announced the United States will cut its forces in Thailand from 27,000 to 19,500 by June, a drop of 7,500, with all American troops to be withdrawn by next March. Officials said further details on unit selection will follow while noting the force was already below the ceiling.
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Bangkok
UPI
United States
Thailand
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
North Vietnam
Indochina
Charthai Choonhavan
Lawmakers oppose Gray appointment in Vermont
A group of 10 Democratic Vermont House members challenge Gov. Salmon over nominating Highway Commissioner John T. Gray to head the new Transportation Agency. They say they were told Gray would not be named secretary, a claim disputed by governor aide Norman James. The lawmakers warn the agency’s future depends on avoiding highway-dominated leadership.
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State Transportation Agency
Gray
Norman James
Salmon
Transportation Agency
Coverent
Ner Gray
Municipal power in Vermont found cheaper by 30 percent
The Vermont Alliance reports municipal power rates average 30 percent lower than private utilities. In its Powerline newsletter the group compares the five largest private electric firms with the 10 largest municipal utilities and urges public power to curb rising costs. The group cites historical attempts since the 1920s to expand state control of utilities.
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Montpelier
UPI
Vermont
Vermont Alliance
Moe dies as Stooges member and refugees arrive
Inside National reports Moe of the Three Stooges has died amid a scene of widespread refugee arrivals. Local notes include Richelieu Dam approval in Canada and a bike ride fundraiser for cancer.
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Moe
Stooges
Brandeis
Richelieu
Canada
Tim Powers
Niceville
Congress debates aid as refugees land in U.S.
The Ford administration and Congress race to approve aid for about 120,000 Vietnam refugees arriving in the United States. Some lawmakers oppose resettlement plans, while leaders push a rapid relief bill. House and Senate discussions focus on refugee costs, absorption limits, and humanitarian aid proposals amid public concern.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Ford Administration
Congress
Rep
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
L. Dean Brown
House
Morgan
Ford
Jacob Javits
R-N.y
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Javits
New Yorker
New York City
George McGovern
D-S.d
U.S
Strangers in a strange land refugees seek new lives
United Press International reports refugees from South Vietnam continue fleeing to safety across the Pacific. About 60,000 head toward Guam and 11,000 spend Sunday night in three relocation centers in the United States. some arrive with injuries others with only the clothes they wear. one woman at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida screamed for anything to kill herself after failing to reach her husband. her mother-in-law refused to take her call and she spoke through interpreter annie herndon. the woman said she had married robert j. Bray of danville virginia and suspected his letters had stopped since april 1974. her agony and translation reflect the trauma of sea and land passage for refugees.
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South Vietnam
Pacific
Guam
United States
Miami
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Trinh Hong Mai
Robert J. Bray
Danville
Vietnam
Annie Herndon
Cambodian Officers and Wives Killed by Khmer Rouge
UPI reports White House confirmation of radio intercepts showing 80 to 90 Cambodian officers and their wives killed by Khmer Rouge since Phnom Penh fell. Ford and Kissinger voiced horror, citing ongoing executions of Lon Nol loyalists, monks, and other figures amid refugee accounts.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Phnom Penh
White House
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Ford
Lon Nol
Henry A. Kissinger
NBC
Today Show
Cambodia
Kissinger
North Vietnam
Time
Newsweek
Times
U.S
Signs Viet on own as PRG seeks UN membership
South Vietnam's Provisional Revolutionary Government applies for membership in several United Nations bodies signaling a plan to govern independently from North Vietnam. Officials cited World Health Organization and International Meteorological Organization as targets and Algerian Foreign Minister Bouteflika urged immediate admission with Saigon support. Saigon authorities indicate exiled officials may return home while Hanoi reports U.S. reporters may move freely in Saigon.
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United Press International
South Vietnam
United Nations
North Vietnam
World Health Organization
International Meteorological Organization
Abdelaziz Bouteflika
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
PRG
Bouteflika
Saigon
Algiers
Duong van Minh
Hanoi
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
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