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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1975
Page
1
South Vietnamese forces led by Col. Le Xuan Hieu hold Xuan Loc against six large North Vietnamese assaults in five days. Brig. Gen. Le Minh Dao vows to defend the city as refugees mass south of the ruined hub.
The notice announces weather volume issue 34 number 116 with home delivery terms. It lists daily and Sunday price at four dollars per month.
Ay Keo Ly, six, and Phung Binh, five, from Cambodia and Vietnam lie on clean sheets at Long Beach Naval Station among 330 evacuees en route to adoption abroad. Molly Burrell recalls a Red Cross “lapper” shift and the broader protest movement she once felt powerless to change, noting the human toll of war and the diverse volunteers who offered aid.
More than 300 Vietnamese and Cambodian children flown to Los Angeles on a World Airways mercy flight began adoption processes Sunday. At Long Beach Naval Facility over 100 children were housed while 8 AM neared with all but 10 slated to depart for homes nationwide or abroad. Concerns rose that some children were not orphans and may have been removed from families during the crisis.
South Vietnamese forces, defending Xuan Loc 40 miles east of Saigon, repel a major North Vietnamese push as Saigon faces danger. Prime Minister Can forms a war cabinet while Can Tho suffers shelling and casualties. Soviet artillery shells taper after heavy bombardment.
Senators Henry Jackson and Jacob Javits urged immediate evacuation of Americans from South Vietnam and supported evacuating up to 200000 Vietnamese nationals who aided the United States. Newsweek reported President Ford approved Operation Talon Wise to move endangered officials, officers, and civil servants, potentially involving six divisions and risking renewed U.S. involvement.
Palestinian guerrillas and Phalangist militiamen fought in Beirut with rockets and small arms. Twenty two killed, many wounded as troops moved in to restore order. Arafat condemned the bus attack while Lebanon's Solh ordered arrests and curbs.
A Los Angeles woman Evelin Davis, 45, with a broken leg, allegedly stole an ambulance from Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital’s lot and drove it toward another hospital. Deputies located the vehicle on Artesia Boulevard near the Harbor Freeway and booked her on grand theft auto. The cause of the leg injury was not determined.
A fast moving blaze fed by plastic materials swept a Santa Fe Springs storage yard late Sunday lighting the industrial area. Fifteen fire units controlled the one acre open yard within an hour near Gotham Industries on Imperial Highway. An arson probe will follow as damage estimates stay unavailable.
Khmer Rouge forces shell Phnom Penh while a government strike hits military HQ. A 24 hour curfew is imposed amid calm appeals. US aid via parachute drops continues. Exiled Prince Norodom Sihanouk is invited by Saukham Khoy to return as head of state.
A reported clash over abortion rights sees Catholic clergy deny communion to members of NOW. The item notes ongoing controversy within religious circles as activists push for broader health policy reforms. Compulsory health insurance is also highlighted as a policy stance backed by the American Medical Association.
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