29 Mar 1975
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1975
Page
1
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces closed in on Da Nang as about half a million refugees sought escape. Four hundred government troops reportedly commandeered a rescue aircraft while the United States pressed an airlift to evacuate civilians from the north.
Documents recovered by The Associated Press outline Khmer Rouge plans to execute politicians and anti-government figures, burn markets and ration stocks, and destroy Phnom Penh if they capture the city. The reports warn of a broader bloodbath targeting loyalists and others deemed dangerous to the new regime.
Cambodian government and Khmer Rouge clashes reach Phnom Penh outskirts as rebels pierce defenses near Kap Srau eight miles northwest. Government forces retreat under heavy mortar and artillery fire while U S airlift of fuel and rice resumes after a brief halt amid rebel fire on the airport. Thailand says Lon Nol cannot be admitted if he leaves Phnom Penh and urges peace negotiations with regional partners.
An Ameri can evacuation jet carrying 400 South Vietnamese soldiers bypassed civilians at Da Nang and flew to Saigon. A soldier died in the undercarriage as gunfire from soldiers and Viet Cong struck the plane. The incident halted a planned three‑plane airlift ordered by World Airways president Ed Daly amidst tense chaos at Da Nang airport.
Richard and Nancy Blomgren take a break in their new round silo house in Kennebunkport as they become the first Maine residents to live in such a structure. The couple plans to use the home as a model for innovative rural housing.
Kennebunkport residents Richard and Nancy Blomgren prepare to move into Maine’s first round silo home on Beachwood Road. The two and a half story structure, built by Maine Round House, uses a grain silo shell with 36 windows and urethane insulation for strong heat efficiency. The couple, their two pets, and local collaborators anticipate a distinctive, affordable living result as part of a pilot project tied to Maine Housing Authority and other agencies.
A large crowd of poor residents from cities like Lewiston and Ortland waits in the Maine State House rotunda for a meeting with the governor. They push for welfare funding and blame the system while recounting hardships from cold housing to drained resources.
A small church minister acted as his own bookkeeper storing unpaid bills in a drawer labeled Due unto others. The anecdote highlights thrift and humor in local religious life.
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