Orphans Die In Mercy Flight Crash Near Saigon
A C 5A Galaxy carrying 243 Vietnamese orphans and 62 other personnel crashed after takeoff from Saigon. Officials report 178 dead, 105 orphans and 19 U S air force personnel survived. Witnesses describe a chaotic rescue as debris and bodies lay in a muddy field. The pilot attributed the crash to a rear loading door decompression.
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Tatt Son Nhut Air Base
Air Force Spt
Jim Hadley
Sacramento
Calif
Saigon
Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.7 Percent in March
The U S unemployment rate jumped to 8.7 percent in March with nonfarm payrolls up about 80 million. Job losses neared 200 thousand last month while total employment fell to 43.3 million as labor force figures show continued weakness and rising rates across major sectors and demographic groups.
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Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Iowa jobless rate hits record 6.1 percent in March
Iowa officials report unemployment at 6.1 percent for March the highest on record. About 80 850 workers were unemployed, up from February 76 520 with most increases from manufacturing and scattered plant layoffs.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Clay
Commission
Seaton
Towa
Johnson County
Appanoose
Iowa Citians Safe From Saigon Evacuation Effort
Two Iowa City women Carol Heider and LeAnn Thieman traveled to Saigon as FCVN representatives to arrange air passage for about 16 children. The Rev Albert Helder said neither woman was on the crash flight and plans now target bringing as many orphans as possible, possibly a full plane, with departures expected soon. Senator Dick Clark called the Vietnamese orphan situation among the most disturbing developments and urged priority evacuation.
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Owa City
Iowa City
Saigon
Carol Heider
LeAnn Thieman
Vietnam
Friends of Children of Vietnam
United States
Albert Helder
the Gazette
Denver
FCVN
Iowa
Los Angeles
U.S
Dick Clark
Clark
Towa
U.S. State Department
Thien Seeks New Cabinet After South Vietnam Resignation
President Thien announced the resignation of Prime Minister Tran Thien Khiem and the cabinet as Nguyen Bu Can agreed to form a new government. Weyand backed Thien’s military moves while warning of Communist threats. Cambodian fighting intensified with Khmer Rouge near Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
Nguyer Vi Thien
Thien
Tran Thien Khiem
Nguyen Bu Can
South Vietnamese National Assembly
Thieu
Army
Frederick Weyand
American Congress
Wey
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnnm Penh
Ford Kissinger Begin Talks on Vietnam Salvage Effort
President Ford and Secretary Kissinger opened talks at VALM SPRINGS to seek an opportunity to salvage the Vietnam situation. Kissinger warned the South Vietnam crisis is serious as Weyand joins discussions and Ford aims to address Congress next week.
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Valm Springs
Calif
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Vietnan
San Diego
Kissinger
Frederick Weyarl
Arnty Elves
Saigon
Weyand
Ameriquis
South Vietnam
Middle East
Hensmen
Ford-Kissinger
Congress
Vietnam
Record Low Reading Second Day in a Row
Cedar Rapids set a second consecutive record low as Friday morning brought a 10 degree official low at the airport, beating the 16 degree 1915 mark. The Gazette building downtown hit 17, also a monthly and late-season record, as Thursday registered 11 with similar records.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Weather Bureau
Isaac Newton Law Joke Leaves Scientist Laughing
A lighthearted quip frames Isaac Newton as instituting a universal rule that everything must fall, turning a science concept into a playful jab about gravity and discovery.
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Isaac Newton
Creation theory taught with Darwin study in Iowa schools
Iowa Representative Horace Daggett sponsors a bill to require public schools teaching origins to also present the biblical creation narrative. He cites textbooks on creation beyond the Bible and argues for broad text use despite potential constitutional separation concerns.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Horace Daggett
R-Kent
Daggett
Kent Farmer
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