Marines Ready to Evacuate Americans in Saigon
U S Marines stand by to land in Saigon to evacuate Americans and some Vietnamese if fighting erupts as the United States widens forces off Vietnam. The buildup includes an aircraft carrier and several destroyers with more ships nearby. Embassy releases confirm refugee evacuation plans.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Donald B. Whitmire
Blue Ridge
USS
Reasoner
Hancock
Ford
Indochina
Hanoi
San Diego
Calif
Cambodia
Mekong
Phnom Penh
Vung Tau
Returning Legislators End 10 Day Recess Today
Washington officials report the 10 day Easter recess ends today as Congress reconvenes amid likely clashes with President Ford over spending and aid. Ford signed a 24.8 billion tax cut with warnings of vetoes on excess spending while pressing for more Southeast Asia aid and budget discipline.
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Washington
Gress
Ford
Congress
South
Vietnam
Cambodia
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Southeast Asia
Kennedy narrowly escapes hostile demonstrators after Quincy speech
Demonstrators mob and harass Senator Kennedy as he exits Atlantic Junior High School after a Knights of Columbus breakfast. Police and aides form a protective circle guiding him to a MBTA station while rocks are thrown and a man is pulled away. Kennedy, paused by heated protests tied to school busing, faces more crowds from East Boston.
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V . Kennedy
Ela
Kennedy
Ary
Warmo Ts
Lee
Massachusetts
Democrat
Dick Drayne
Atlantic Junior High
Knights of Colum
North Quincy
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Ted
Drayne
Quincy
Boston
South Boston
Dalmatian Mascot Adopted by Bluefield Fire Department
Central Division of the Bluefield Fire Department plans a mascot and acquires a 16 month old dalmatian from Mrs. Fred O. Blue. The dog, now 19 months, will be trained by Donnie Gott at home before official approval. Training takes place in Bluefield and nearby Thor Virginia.
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Pat Cecil
West Virginia
Bluefield Fire Department
Fred O. Blue
Donnie Gott
Richard Poe
Thor
Bluefield
Gott
Boy Scouts
Cub Scouts
Girl Scouts
Trout season opens with anglers in Cove Creek
Sunday brings a sunny weekend as anglers descend on Cove Creek in Tazewell County for the second day of trout season. Fishermen and fisherwomen cast lines with worms caviar and Velveeta cheese as warm weather tempers the mood. Cherry trees at the Mercer County courthouse in Princeton show pink blossoms promising spring skies and temperatures in the low 60s aid growth.
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Cove Creek
Tazewell County
Mercer County
Princeton
Ron Henry
Jim Gilreath
Miners Rally in Wise Va for Washington Protest Caravan
More than 1,000 miners and operators from three states plan a Washington, D. C. caravan after meeting in Beckley and Wise. The protest targets a strip mining bill, with supporters backing a fund for land reclamation while opposing a clause forcing immediate restoration of terrain.
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Henry
Wise
Washington, D. C
Upstate
Glenn Tabor
Bluefield
District 29
Wytheville
63O PLC
Beckley
West Virginia
Tabor
House-Senate
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Mrs. Blue
Fire Department
William Wamems
R-Va
Virginia
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