Mutinous South Vietnamese Marines Attack Refugee Ships
Saigon reports mutinous marines aboard the Pioneer Contender and Pioneer Commander hijacked two refugee ships. They assaulted passengers, looted, and attempted violence as U.S. photographer David Kennerly came under fire. Evacuations from Da Nang intensified toward Cam Ranh Bay amid mounting political pressure on Thieu.
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David Kennerly
Ford
da Nang
Pioneer Contender
Cam Ranh Bay
Saigon
Kennerly
Army Chief of Staff
Frederick C. Weyand
Weyand
Mekong Delta
Nha Trang
South Vietnam
Cam Ranh
International armada aids Viet Nam evacuation near Da Nang
An alliance of more than 20 ships including U S charter vessels lines up off Da Nang in the South China Sea to rescue hundreds of thousands of refugees. U S transports from the Philippines are told to withdraw if attacked while Saigon pleads for safe passage through the UN code.
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An Quang
Thieu
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
Nha Trang
U.S
Qui Nhon
United Press International
South China Sea
U.S. Navy
Philippines
South Vietnam
David Kennerly
Ford
Vietnam
Daniel Parker
Agency For International Development
Parker
CBS Morning News
United States
Hanoi
Saigon
United Nations
U.N
Lon Nol Leaves for United States and Indonesia
Cambodian President Lon Nol said farewell to his cabinet on the eve of departing for Indonesia and the United States to push negotiations with the Communists. Insurgents continued shelling Phnom Penh as rockets struck the airport, where American planes were delivering fuel, food and ammunition.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Lon Nol
Indonesia
United States
Driver survives 70 mph crash and pole collapse in Albuquerque
Mary Senna, 62, escaped with only a head bump after her car struck a curb at about 70 mph, sheared a telephone pole onto a house, flipped in the air, and toppled another pole. Power lines exploded as the car landed, four Easter egg hunters avoided injury, and about 20 homes lost electricity. Senna was treated and released, then jailed on drunken driving charges.
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Albuquerque
N.M
UPI
Mary Senna
Bernalillo County Medical Center
Old Man Winter Hints At Snow Across Regions
Weather forecast notes 1 to 4 inches possible in the west by Tuesday morning with more snow in the east as scattered light snow or rain. Tonight lowers to 10 to 20 degrees with strong winds before a cloudy Tuesday with highs in the 30s. Nebras ka forecast adds west snow accumulations, windy and colder tonight, and mixed flurries and temps ranging from the mid 20s to 30s elsewhere.
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Nebraska
Hillarys wife and daughter die in plane crash
Sir Edmund Hillary and his family faced tragedy when his wife Lady Louise and daughter Belinda were killed in a single engine plane crash shortly after takeoff from Katmandu airport. Police reported three other people also died in the crash as Hillary traveled to the scene.
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Katmandu
UPI
Sir Edmund Hillary
Mt. Everest
Sir Edmund
Louise
Belinda
Lakeview students reach state finals
Lakeview High School advances two students Diane Loseke and Karen Klug to the state competition in Kearney on April 11 after strong showing at the March 25 district speech contest at Dana College Blair.
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Lakeview High School
Kearney
Diane Loseke
Karen Klug
Lakeview
Dana College
Blair
Diane
Karen
Diane Bakenhus
Joan Nelson
Janet Liebig
Debbie Liebig
Kathy Coan
Good
Randee Klug
Debbie Chollar
Carol Ernst
Cindy Plettner
Kim Sullivan
Kelly Saalfeld
Jody Lutyens
Bev Neemeyer
Spring Bakenhus
Judy Drinnin
Margaret Slusarski
Woman pilot lands plane on Interstate 90 in SD
Dixie Jewett a 31 year old Alaska resident piloted a single engine plane that forced to land on east bound I 90 near Rapid City due to winter storm visibility. The craft sat in the west bound lane for about 90 minutes before takeoff when visibility improved. She and passenger pilot Dale Clark 27 were returning to Alaska from Florida. Winds were 25 to 30 mph and the highway was icy.
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Rapid City
S.D
UPI
Alaska
Here
Dixie Jewett
Ketchikan
Pierre
Dale Clark
Florida
Easter gathering turns deadly as kin slaughtered in Ohio
In Hamilton Ohio twelve relatives gathered for an Easter reunion. Eleven were shot dead and Charity Ruppert's son James Ruppert 40 faces 11 counts of aggravated murder. Bond set at 200000 and psychiatric exams ordered.
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Hamilton
Ohio
UPI
Charity Ruppert
James Ruppert
Charity
John Holcomb
Ruppert
John Moser
Rupert
Moser
Leonard
Alma
Leonard Jr
Carol
Michael
Thomas
Dave
Theresa
Ann
John
Supreme Court agrees to hear entrapment rule in narcotics case
The court will decide if giving suspects heroin to sell constitutes entrapment, with broader impact on police inducement standards. Also ruling on contempt for Fresno Bee reporters, and other actions including Reserve Mining and Philadelphia Police Department procedures. Charles Hampton appeals after a St. Louis conviction and suspended sentence.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Fresno
Calif
Bee
Reserve Mining Co
Silver Bay
Minn
Philadelphia
John N. Mitchell
Robert Mardian
Charles Hampton
St. Louis
First rebate checks by May in new tax measure
Washington reports the IRS will issue the first rebate checks by mid May to Americans who filed taxes early. Rebates range from 98 to 200 dollars with some refunds delayed to June. The package includes a 7.8 billion tax cut, new credits, and extended unemployment benefits.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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