Bombings Hit Tan Son Nhut as Saigon Braces for War
A possible one or two air strikes hit Tan Son Nhut base near Saigon triggering panic and a cease of U.S. and Vietnamese evacuations. Viet Cong rejected President Minh’s cease-fire and blamed the South Vietnamese government while U.S. officials weighed who conducted the attack. Reports varied pointing to possible South Vietnamese pilots or North Vietnamese aircrews. Nearby Bien Hoa endured heavy shelling as evacuees fled along the highway to Saigon. The Viet Cong delegation demanded an end to U.S. involvement and called for free elections under Paris accords supervision.
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Guerillas Seize Israeli Consulate in Johannesburg
Six gunmen seized the Israeli consulate in downtown Johannesburg injuring at least 32 people and taking five hostages, including four whites and one African. Police surrounded the building as negotiators urged surrender while ambulances and journalists waited outside for updates.
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Ford To Call Meeting Of Regulatory Chiefs
President Ford announced an unprecedented meeting of major independent regulatory commissioners with lawmakers to weigh competition, inflation, and costs of new rules. He argued against a new federal consumer protection agency and urged revising or rejecting costly regulations.
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Fire Kills Cedar Rapids Man. Family Burned
A Cedar Rapids man, 62, died after a fire at his home early Sunday. His wife Miriam 1 and grandson Julin 6 were hospitalized in serious condition with burns. Fire officials consider lightning a possible cause though no strike proved. neighbors reported a bright flash and loud explosion.
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Herman Frueh
Chandler Street
Herman Adams
Cedar Rapids
University Hospitale
Iowa City
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Julin
University Hospitals
Mercy Hospital
Adame
Craig Smith
Eighth Avenue
Economic Indicators Fall Cooled Hopes for Recovery
Washington government index predicting future economic trends declined 0.5 percent in March after February's rise, signaling continued deterioration. Analysts saw no firm recovery signal for summer or fall, with February revisions showing a weaker 1 percent climb.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Chuckle Age Looks for Secretary Who Can Spell
A humorous note from the era reflects a man who cares little about a secretary’s appearance, insisting only that she can spell. The quip captures plainspoken office humor and practical hiring attitudes.
Study Sees Sliding Grain Prices and Subsidies
An AP analysis prepared for the White House says wheat and corn prices will keep dropping through 1977, triggering billions in federal farm subsidies under the farm bill before President Ford. The Agriculture Department draft estimates farm prices would fall if crops are produced freely through the next two years, even with bumper harvests.
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White House
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Agriculture Department
Congress
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Associated Press
Drunk Driving Crackdown Expands in Linn County
Sheriff Walter Grant announced a new drunk driving crackdown in Linn County funded by the Safe Streets Act. A three person unit will process suspects, with four arrests last weekend and two by Hiawatha police. The program aims for continuous enforcement, with $10,000 in current-year funding and future support anticipated.
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Safe Streets Act
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Sheriff's Office
Hiawatha
Sherif Grant
Grant
Poppa Pap Pioodos
Cedar Rapids
60000 Viets Bound for U S
Washington AP reports up to 60000 South Vietnamese refugees will be housed temporarily at U S military bases in Florida Arkansas and California to use up to 20000 moved within two days to Eglin Fort Chaffee and Karwac Camp Pendleton for 90 days or more A Pentagon spokesman said McCloskey states Indo China policy failed Reagan calls Vietnam collapse a defeat for America and Nixon promised aid if North Vietnam violates Paris peace accords
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Fla
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Karwac
Camp Pendleun
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Congressional Affairs
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NTC
South Vietnam
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