Ford Warns U.S. Troop Return Possible in Vietnam
President Ford said a large force of American troops may need to return to Vietnam briefly to evacuate Americans and South Vietnamese. He emphasized pursuing a ceasefire to allow evacuations without reintroducing U.S. troops. Ford noted congressional splits over aid and the evolving Saigon situation.
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Ford
Vietnam
U.S
Indo-China
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Saigon
House International Relations Committee
House Appropriations Committee
Army
Frederick Weyand
South Vietnam
House Armed Services Committee
Thieu
North Viets Press Saigon as Thieu Resignation Echoes
North Vietnamese forces pressed toward Saigon from two sides amid the Thieu resignation, crippling Bien Hoa air base and striking the Mekong delta district capital. In Saigon South Vietnamese leaders rush to form a new government while Viet Cong and Hanoi stance warn against premature peace talks and demand U.S. troop withdrawal. Bien Hoa faced 130mm artillery and at least 20 rounds, signaling intensified combat for the capital’s defense.
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Nhan Dan
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Viet Cong
Paris
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Tran van Lam
Senate
Lam
Graham Martin
Tran van Don
Don
Martin
Bien Hoa
Khmer Rouge leader pledges neutral policy for Cambodia
Khieu Samphan declared a neutral and nonaligned path for Cambodia in a 15 minute Radio Phnom Penh address as Phnom Penh resumes broadcasts after a five day blackout. Sihanouk denied atrocity reports and attributed them to a CIA radio station, while Tass reported streets and bridges being repaired and Hou Nim said fighting continued in border provinces. The Red Cross said foreigners including American reporters were safe in Phnom Penh.
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Norodom Sihanouk
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China
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Tass
Hou Nim
International Red Cross
Cedar Rapids Pushes Six Lane First Avenue Plan
Cedar Rapids Mayor Donald Canney urged the Iowa Highway Commission to widen First avenue from Second to Sixth streets to six lanes and add turning lanes and medians. The commission favored the Cedar Rapids proposal but delays remain as bids are set for July after redesigns. The project, largely federally funded, ties to Interstate 380 and a former municipal responsibility under a 1963 agreement.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Cedar River
Donald Canney
Mel Meyer
Second
Fifth Streets
First Street
Sixth Street
Canney
Commission
Cedar Valley
Donald McLean
McLean
Food Drop Helps Hold Hike to 3 Percent
The March consumer price report shows a 0.3 percent price rise at retail and a 3.6 percent annual rate as food prices fall for the first time in eight months. Beef eggs and sugar led declines while non food items rose slowly and real earnings fell 0.4 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Ray Finds DOT Study Flaws On Twin-Trailer Legalization
Gov. Robert Ray disclosed discrepancies in the DOT study of 65 foot twin trailers. He said the report does not alter his stance against changing the 60 to 65 foot limit, though Democrats plan changes to address objections.
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Robert Ray
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Dale Cochran
Ray
Iowa
House
Cochran
Victor Preisser
KCRG Receives Broadcast Honors in Iowa
The Iowa Broadcast News Assn. honored KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids with two first place awards for best news public affairs documentary on Iowa space stake and best news story or series on shoplifting by Gary Galvin. Grant Price received the Jack Shelley award for broadcast journalism contributions.
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Iowa Broadcast News Assn
Kcrg-Tv
Cedar Rapids
KCRG
Iowa
University of Iowa
Gary Galvin
Jack Shelley
Grant Price
Black Hawk Broadcasting Co
Waterloo
Chuckle: Misery Loves Company But Traffic Jams?
A lighthearted quip notes that misery loves company yet people do not enjoy being stuck in traffic jams. The joke plays on irony and everyday frustration.
Nine States Join Iowa in Rock Island Rule Intervention
Des Moines Iowa Commerce Commission Chair Maurice Van Nostrand says nine states join Iowa to seek intervention in Rock Island Lines bankruptcy. He expects a petition filed in Chicago Friday with Judge Frank McGarr. Additional states Nebraska Missouri Oklahoma Texas Arkansas Kansas Colorado Illinois Minnesota New Mexico declines others being asked Tennessee Louisiana.
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