Evacuation of Phnom Penh by Marines Highlights Vietnam Era
Four CH53 helicopters carried 276 evacuees including 82 Americans from Phnom Penh to the USS Okinawa after a hurried lift ordered by President Ford as Khmer Rouge closed within a mile of the airport. Cambodian crowds watched as Marines formed quick defensive positions then departed.
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Okinawa
Gulf of Thailand
USS. Marine
CH53
Phnom Penh
U.S
Ford
le Phnom
Tango
Diplomat Club
Marine
Newsmen Stay in Cambodia Amid Evacuation Delays
More than a dozen foreign reporters linger in Phnom Penh. Names include Sydney H. Schanberg and Dith Pran of Cambodia. Al Rockoff and Richard Boyle also remain, with Cambodian journalists waiting at the airport as the U S Embassy kept evacuation secret until the last minute.
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New York
Nyts
Phnom Penh
Sydney H. Schanberg
The
New York Times
Dith Pran
Associated Press
al Rockoff
Richard Boyle
Pacific News Service of
California
United States
Vets press evacuation of Viet relatives at State Dept doorway
A group of U.S. veterans with Vietnamese wives and children urged the State Department to evacuate relatives at risk of death or persecution. They met with Assistant Secretary Philip Habib, noting estimates of about 250000 people in danger, and formed a nationwide Vietnamese American Crisis Committee seeking a toll free line. They spoke with White House, National Security Council, and Congress as they push for action.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
State Department
William Pilot
Maywood
Ill
Philip Habib
Asst
CIA
John Hollister
Oak Park
Department
Hollister
Brandy Kahler
Lakeville, Ill
Chicago
White House
National Security Council
Kahler
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the Treasury
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