Saigon Faces U.S. Evacuation As Ceasefire Hopes Mount
U.S. forces begin evacuation from Saigon as President Ford orders Marines to protect lives. Viet Cong and South Vietnamese talks show claims of a ceasefire with new demands, while debris and fires mark the city’s final hours of battle. Evacuation ships load families and officers head to the region, with scant fighting reported late night.
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Saigon
UPL
United States
South Vietnam
Ford
Pentagon
Viet Cong
Weigatenee Se
Dung van
Big Minh
Bie
Indochina
Minh
Nguyen van Huyen
Evacuation Halt Strands Vietnamese Refugees at Saigon Embassy
In Saigon hundreds of Vietnamese beg Americans to help them flee as the U S airlift halts under rocket fire. About 4 000 of the planned 130 000 evacuees are safe on Guam Wake Island and the Philippines while the rest are stranded outside the U S Embassy. Marines clash with crowds at the gate and desperate families plead to take their children to the United States.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Guam
Wake Island
Philippines
United States
Optimistic American Families Face Economic Strain
A Yankelovich study released in New York shows American families possessing flexibility and sturdiness amid financial troubles. Commissioned by General Mills, the report highlights strengths and adaptive capabilities for an uncertain economic future.
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New York
UPI
Yankelovich, Skelly and White Inc
General Mills
Bill to limit P.E. approved in California legislature
The Senate approved a bill eliminating mandatory physical education in the final two high school years and sent it to the Assembly. The measure would let boards decide if 11th and 12th grade PE are compulsory, with Gov. Brown’s signature status unclear amid opponent concerns about weakened training and supporter claims of student shortchanging.
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Sacramento
UPI
Assembly
Arlen Gregorio
San Mateo
Senate
Gregorio
Jerry Brown
P.B. Phoete
Cal
Bitter refugee recollections from Vietnam’s fate in Bay Area scene
In Hayward at Good Samaritan Home volunteers host Vietnamese refugee children amid a carnival like atmosphere. A former Saigon senator and his wife reflect on loss, sacrifice, and the complex feelings toward America as Saigon’s elite adapt to new life in exile.
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Sadier’s Ton
Mission Boulevard
Saigon
Hospitals brace for doctor walkout over rising malpractice premiums
Eden Castro Valley Washington Fremont and Valley Memorial Livermore prepare crisis procedures and layoffs as doctors face insurance hikes up to 300 percent. Alameda County hospitals Highland Oakland and Fairmont San Leandro pledge to stay open with normal operations. Anesthesiologists may face $20000 annual premiums, risking elective surgeries and up to 130 layoffs double the impact in Washington.
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Eden
Washington
Valley Memorial Hospitals
Alameda County
Highland
Oakland
Fairmont
San Leandro
Argonaut Insurance Co
Menlo Park
Argonaut
Castro Valley
Fremont
Valley Memorial
Livermore
Eleanor Kohn
Message on Garage Door About Husband Noticing
A woman left a painted message on the garage door describing a late arrival by her husband. She suggests he might notice once the Christmas lights are turned on, though it was dark when he returned home.
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Newark
Joe
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