Peril to Saigon escalates as refugees flood toward capital
Saigon faces a deepening crisis as Communist forces advance toward the capital. President Thieu met with U.S. officials at the Independence Palace while Senate urged leadership change. Refugees and panicked troops stream south, with coastal towns falling and evacuation efforts expanding to Mekong Delta ships and Phu Quoc. Military police crack down on suspected Viet Cong in Saigon, and Khiem signals cabinet shakeup while urging resolve.
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Waldheim Says UN Should Not Intervene in Vietnamese Refugee Crisis
United Nations Secretary General Kurt Waldheim described the fate of South Vietnamese refugees in areas held by Communist forces as a very controversial political problem. He rejected a U.S. request for him to appeal to Communist authorities to allow the evacaution program, saying the UN should avoid taking sides in a war and a territorial conflict.
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Air Dash to Freedom Evacuates Vietnamese Orphans
Refugee flight from Saigon carried about 60 babies and 20 adults including two doctors to Yokota Air Base Japan before continuing to the United States and Australia. Daly funded the trip amid U.S. government concerns and embassy denials of hindering the evacuation. The Pentagon planned temporary housing for the children at Presidio San Francisco as voluntary agencies arrange adoptions.
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South Vietnamese envoy faults U.S. aid in Indochina war
South Vietnam ambassador Tran Kim Phuong told CBS Morning News that the United States risks losing credibility by not providing more military aid, arguing it is safer to ally with Communists than with the United States. State Department spokesman Robert Anderson avoided disputing the remark.
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CIA Sp y Ship Plea Recalled in Tax Dilemma
Watson testified at a Sacramento hearing about discussions with FBI agents four men identified as CTA members. The agents alleged the Glomar Explorer carried a covert mission to plant surveillance devices, while suggesting tax treatment options based on ownership by Summa Corp or the U.S. government, with a potential $9 million tax bill depending on final ownership. The ship, docked in Long Beach, was undergoing tests after arrival in 1973.
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