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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1975

Page

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Evacuation completes as U S helicopters lift Phnom Penh evacuees

U S Marines, Sea Knight helicopters evacuate 270 Americans and Cambodians from Phnom Penh amid rebel advance. President Ford orders withdrawal to protect personnel. remaining embassy staff and journalists evacuated to safety. Evacuees to U Tapao Thailand as missions conclude.

Cambodia U.S Okinawa State Department Phnom Penh John Gunther Dean U Tapao Thailand

Brown promises to probe job drain and display American bumper sticker

Gov. Brown told 250 machinists he will review state purchases of foreign goods and labor amid Bay Area Rapid Transit car work subcontracting to Mexico and Brazil. He pledged to press Rohr Industries and discuss Honda Kawasaki bids as unionists urge local content and job protection. He accepted a union sticker and vowed to place it on his Plymouth.

Sacramento UPI Brown California The International Association of Machinists Union Rohr Industries Mexico Bay Area Brazil Japan Rohr Bert Raynes Houston Flournoy Chula Vista Mexicali Tijuana Cosmopolitian Union

Layoff aid for thousands ends as SUB funds deplete

The Supplementary Unemployment Benefit program funds ran out at Chrysler with 3 million in mail to 40,000 workers and GM funds may exhaust by month end affecting 70,000. Ford and American Motors remain funded though. The program, set in 1955 by the UAW, aimed to top up unemployment to 95 percent of take home pay during brief slumps.

Ri Richard Hard Hughes Chrysler Corp Chryser General Motors Ford Motor Co American Motors United Auto Workers Walter P. Reuther UAW Auto Companies Chrysler New York Irwin Kellner Manu

Saigon Battle Heats Up Around Xuan Loc

UPI reports heavy clashes near Xuan Loc as government paratroopers flown in by helicopter engage North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. Mortar fire wounds 10 paratroopers after landing. 21 enemy tanks knocked out. 4,000 Saigon defenders redeployed leaving 4,000 in inner lines.

Saigon UPI Xuan Loc Phan Rang Ben Tranh Phan Thiet Hanoi Leon Daniel Hung Nghia

Congress split over military aid and humanitarian relief

Senate leaders clash over Ford's request for 722 million dollars in immediate Saigon military aid while a strong move toward humanitarian assistance via international agencies is anticipated. Stennis signals hearings as Mansfield warns of heavy congressional resistance and possible multilateral aid through UN and Red Cross.

Washington UPI Senate Mike Mansfield Congress South Vietnam Ford Saigon John Stennis D-Miss Senate Armed Services Committee United Nations Red Cross White House Ron Nelsen

Onassis Will Leaves Jackie $3 Million Noted, Heir Details

Under the will of Aristotle Onassis, Mrs Jackie Onassis receives $3 million, far less than prior estimates. Trust funds of $1 million are created for each of Caroline and John Kennedy Onassis, with distributions until they turn 21. Greek law caps her share at a minimum one eighth of assets. Onassis' fortune totaled about $500 million in earlier reports.

New York Aristotle Onassis Onassis Derey New York Times Caroline John Paris

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Young Getty unable to handle own finances placed under court guardian. Page A-2. Car Eases rules on charter flights. Page A-5. Pro abortionists to picket Catholic Mass Sunday. Page A-6. Environmental groups press Congress for ban on nonreturnable containers. Page A-9. Brown expected to sign NOx device repeal. Page C-

Young Getty Guardian Press Congress Brown

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