Evacuation as Saigon negotiates Vietnam cease-fire demands
Saigon sources report a principle cease-fire accord with the Viet Cong while Vice President Huyen denies a final deal. Reports say Americans evacuate within 24 hours to satisfy Viet Cong demands for talks, as Saigon contemplates disarming the army and police amid mass flight and curfews.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Huyen
Huyen
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Associated Press
Burller
Duong van
Big
Minh
Muyen
U.S
Vietnam
Taipei
Singapore
Thailand
Philippines
Soen
Umpuo
Evacuation amid Saigon chaos at U S embassy walls
Vietnamese desperate to escape Saigon pressed over the 10 foot wall around the U S embassy as Marines and armed civilians used force to deter climbers. Helicopters evacuated evacuees to navy ships while locals looted embassy apartments and cars as guards fought to control the scene.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Marine
Shake and Bake on Marquee Promotes Earthquake and Towering Inferno
A local theater displayed Earthquake and Towering Inferno together billed as Shake and Bake on the marquee, turning a double feature into a playful pun for patrons. The pairing drew curious crowds and lighthearted chatter about the two disaster films.
Single Man Held 21 at Consulate
A South African security guard held 21 people hostage in the Israeli consulate in Johannesburg for 21 hours. He killed three and wounded 37 before surrendering. The hostage taker, David Protter, 26, said he sought to protest Israeli policy and wished to fly to Israel to meet Premier Rabin. He used revolvers, submachine guns, and grenades and wired the building with explosives. Authorities cited initial reports of six attackers, later corrected as Protter acted alone.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
David Protter
Israel
Rabin
Protter
Giora Raviv
Protier
Edwin Malpo
Arieh Bustan
Pratter
Michael Ram
Linn Begins War on Speed Cracking Down on Reckless Driving
Sheriff Walter Grant announced a speed crackdown in Linn with 12 deputies issuing 115 speeding tickets and 4 warnings on main roads into the city. The initiative, starting Monday, will continue at random hours and includes Blairs Ferry road East Post road Cottage Grove avenue Mt. Vernon road and Thirtieth street drive. A separate drunk driving sweep begun April 1 has yielded 23 arrests, surpassing all of 1974 to date.
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Codiy Rapids Fron
Linn
Sheriff's Department
Walter Grant
Blairs Ferry Road
Post Road
Cottage Grove Avenue
Mt. Vernon Road
Thirtieth Street
Grant
Ian
Nuclear power saves millions but faces cost concerns
Washington AP reports that a spokesman for private electric firms claims a 1000 megawatt nuclear unit can save up to one million barrels of oil monthly, totaling about 10 million dollars, shielding electricity costs from oil price swings. Critics warn costs and overruns jeopardize economic stability amid hearings on nuclear energy.
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Washington
U.S
Congress
Robert Smith
Edison Electric Institute
House
New Jersey
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Subcommittee On Energy and the Environment
Smith
Daniel Ford
Ford
Jine
Atomic Energy Commission
Subcommittee
Saigon air flotilla completes U.S. pullout from Vietnam
President Ford ordered a long planned evacuation ending U S involvement in Vietnam. Helicopters and several hundred U S personnel carried out the Saigon exit but delays near Tan Son Nhut airport caused brief holds. The assault aircraft from carriers in the South China Sea ferried the last Americans from the Communist encircled capital as South Vietnam awaited the final wind down.
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Washington
U.S
Vietnam
Ford
Saigon
Pentagon
South China Sea
Tan Say Nhut
Iowa Marines Die in Vietnam Airport Attack
The Marine Corps named two Marines killed Monday in an artillery and rocket attack on Tan Son Nhut airport near Saigon. Cpl. Charles McMahon Jr. of Woburn Massachusetts and Lance Cpl. Darwin L. Judge of Marshalltown Iowa were part of a security guard detachment protecting the U S embassy. Their deaths raised American military fatalities in Vietnam Laos and Cambodia since the Paris peace accords.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Charles McMahon, Jr
Woburn
Mass
Lance
Darwin L. Judge
H. Judge
Marshalltown
Iowa
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Paris
Evacuation of Saigon Nears Completion After Night Rescues
Pentagon spokesman said helicopters turned back after a radio order but lead craft landed with Brig. Gen. Richard Carey. Marines and aircrew rescued about 4 500 Americans and South Vietnamese to ships offshore as embassy withdrawal continued at dawn. Defense Secretary Schlesinger monitored the operation, with rescue expected to finish by about 10 a.m. CDT.
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Pentagon
Joseph Laitin
Richard Carey
Hancock
Loitin
South China Sea
Enterprise
Cdt
Tan Son Nhut
Emb
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Saigon
South China
Defense
James Schlesinger
Tald
Schlesinger
Natives Security Council
Joseph Lailin
Ambassass
Graham Martin
House Votes Boost In School Lunch Aid
Washington AP reports the House approved a five cent subsidy to help hold lunch prices for middle class and wealthy pupils next fall. Without the subsidy many schools would raise prices, drive more middle class families from the program, and end lunch programs. The measure funds meals for poorer students and subsidizes costs for families earning under 10 500 dollars while affluent families bear much of the recent cost rise. The current average lunch is 48 cents, with big-city schools charging up to 80 cents. The 213 to 176 vote margins the plan as a holding operation to keep prices steady next fall.
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Washington
Edgestion
Labor
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Perkins
Senate
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