Airlift of Vietnamese orphans halted after arrivals
U.S. airlift of homeless Vietnamese children was halted by Saigon late Sunday after 132 children arrived on two Air Force planes and 62 aboard a cutie with a third aircraft in Canada. Earlier, 407 orphans reached Seattle aboard a Pan American jet amid a relief mission for about 900 Vietnamese children in the region.
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Inanada
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San Francisco
Alex Stalcup
San Franco
Ford
Etty
Travis Air Force Base
Saigon Stops Orphan Airlift After 1,400 Cutoff
United States officials and aid groups report Saigon halted the evacuation of orphans, capping the operation at 1,400 children. Don Scott of World Vision Vietnam cites a ministerial promise fulfilled, while others caution the move aims to avoid panic as Saigon braces for possible fall.
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World Vision
Vietnam
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Dan
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Vancouver
B.C
Virginia
James Tate
Washington
Air Force
Martin Joye
Travis
Creagh Gemmell
World Vision International
Deceit, Descent of Richard Nixon
Partly cloudy today with showers ending. Highs in the upper 50s. Complete weather on page C-7. Long Beach California Monday April 7 1975. Volume 34 Number 111. Classified No. HE 2.5959. Home Delivered Daily and Sunday 4.00 Per Month.
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Storm's final blows hail and blackouts high winds
Long Beach endured a spring storm that caused power outages and hazardous driving. Rain totals reached 0.4 inches at Long Beach Airport while Fort MacArthur lost electricity for about 12 hours. The system spurred multiple traffic deaths in wet conditions across the Los Angeles area.
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Lake Arrowhead
Idyllwild
San Jacinto Mountains
Big Bear Lake
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Civic Center
Kennedy Attacked by Antibusing Protesters in Quincy
Senator Edward M. Kennedy was jostled and pelted with rocks and bottles during an antibusing demonstration in Quincy Massachusetts. He insisted he would not waver on desegregation while noting some protesters seek publicity not solutions. Local turnout delayed a Sharon appearance but Kennedy later spoke to Democratic town committees.
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Weston
Mass
UPI
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Quincy
Sharon
Soviet space abort ends with emergency landing in Siberia
Tass reports two cosmonauts Col. Vasily Lazarev and Oleg Makarov survived after Soyuz vehicle aborted shortly after launch. craft soft landed 1,900 miles from Moscow near Gorno Altaisk in Western Siberia amid mountains. mission aims for Salyut 4 linkup and joint US mission slated July 15.
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Soviet Union
Siberia
Tass
Vasily Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
Gorno-Altaisk
Plane crashes in Hawthorne plaza killing two men
A single engine Beechcraft Bonanza crashed in a plaza on Acacia Avenue near Hawthorne Municipal Airport as it approached for landing. Pilot Donald Cole and passenger Joe Hendrick, both 33 from Hawthorne, were killed instantly. Officials say power loss occurred at 4:18 p.m. and the aircraft did not fire before crashing. NTSB investigation underway.
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Hawthorne
Donald Cole
147Th St
Joe Hendrick
Jefferson Ave
Acacia Avenue
Marines prepared to land in Saigon to aid evacuees
U S Marines are set to land in Saigon to evacuate Americans and some Vietnamese if fighting erupts. The mobilization comes as the 7th Fleet and multiple carriers and amphibious ships position off Vietnam. Officials say evacuation plans exist though no imminent pullout is announced.
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Vietnam
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Western Pacific
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Donald B. Whitmire
Blue Ridge
Reasoner
Hancock
Ford
Indochina
Hanoi
Bombardment hit Saigon as Viet Cong attack opens capital strike
Saigon suburbs faced the first bombardment of the capital area in the Communist offensive. South Vietnam’s so called third political force urged Thieu’s replacement and talks with the Communists. In the northeast, South Vietnamese troops recaptured Nha Trang. Refugee ships were boarded and suspected Communist agents killed on the spot, an American observer said. The group called for expelling all American advisers posing as civilians.
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UPI
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nha Trang
Vietnam
Thieu
Independent IRAQI AIRLINES office bombed in Hollywood
A bombing struck the Inside Toda s Independent Iraqi Airlines office in Hollywood drawing quick police response. Details remain scarce as investigators assess damage and motive amid tense security concerns.
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