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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1975
Page
1
The 598 passenger ferry Carib Star exploded and sank at its mooring beneath the Vincent Thomas Bridge near San Pedro at 10:35 p.m. Thursday. Fire crews dewatered the 100-foot vessel but it sank stern first within five minutes. No people were aboard and no injuries were reported.
President Ford urged Congress to provide 972 million dollars in military and humanitarian aid to South Vietnam and authorize armed U S troops to evacuate up to 200000 South Vietnamese and 6000 Americans if Saigon falls. He sought quick passage within nine days and to revise the 1973 Indochina ban to permit reentry of U S forces for evacuations.
South Vietnamese defenders drove the Viet Cong from Xuan Loc for the second time in two days. Viet Cong forces neared Saigon within 25 miles as air strikes lit the city. Officials report 404 Communist dead in the Xuan Loc area over two days, with 16 government troops killed and 85 wounded. two prisoners and 155 weapons captured and five Soviet tanks knocked out.
U S Embassy in Phnom Penh adds six Marines from Bangkok for security as rebels approach the city’s airport within two miles. Leathernecks stockpile rifle ammo while diplomats consider landing more Marines from carrier in Gulf of Thailand if chaos erupts. A misdirected government artillery barrage killed 30 troops, fueling a five hour U S firelift suspension and a breach allowing about 200 rebels to surge through.
California Assembly approves a bill to end the NOx exhaust device requirement for 66 to 70 model cars. The measure, 54 to 25, moves to the Senate for concurrence before Gov. Brown can decide to sign veto or let it become law, with the final decision due within two weeks.
Four major American oil companies plan to close the Trans Arabian Pipe Line Tapline carrying Saudi oil to the West through Lebanon. The shutdown risks a regional oil crisis for Lebanon Jordan and Syria and could affect 900 workers and Lebanon's Zahrani refinery.
Partly clear skies with a high near 64 and a low around 50. Forecast appears on page C 10 with complete details.
More than half of the 105 pharmacists scheduled to work Thursday across county hospitals were absent. At County USC Medical Center 42 of 52 pharmacists called in sick, while Long Beach General, El Cerritos, Rancho Los Amigos, and Harbor General saw mixed participation. Inpatients will receive county coverage, but outpatient prescriptions will be filled by contracted private pharmacies.
Victoria Fyodorova, 29, says she is thrilled to meet her father Admiral Jackson R. Tate after years of hiding. Tate, 77 and a heart patient, and Fyodorova met late last month and spoke through an interpreter at a Santana press conference. Tate plans to petition for legal adoption and says Fyodorova intends to return to Russia once the matter is settled.
Long Beach police recovered a large arsenal and arrested Arthur Bennett 21 and his father 50 after a shooting near 1704 Poinsettia Street. Officers found automatic rifles a machine gun mortars grenade launchers six pistols and ammunition plus two souvenir grenades. The younger Bennett was sent to juvenile authorities.
The governor selects a seasoned state officer to lead the Highway Patrol signaling a move to steady agency leadership. Page A.
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