Route to sea eyed to save thousands
General We yand told a Senate committee the Pentagon weighs a Saigon sea corridor to evacuate tens of thousands of Vietnamese. A Marine division plus carrier air power would protect the corridor under hostile conditions. State Dept. said the U S would announce refugee temporary residency. Senator McGovern urged direct talks with North Vietnam to end the war.
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Frederick C. Weyand
Army
Senate
Pentagon
Saigon
State Department
United States
Cambodia surrenders Phnom Penh to Khmer Rouge forces
Phnom Penh capitulates to Communist rebels amid white flags and banners. Brig. Gen Mey Sichan calls for ceasefire and government officers to report to the Information Ministry as the insurgents claim victory. Foreigners’ fate undetermined as gunboats display surrender signals along the rivers.
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Khmer Rouge
Norodom Sihanouk
Washington
State Department
International Red Cross
United Nations
Mekong
Tonle Sap
Diary of the fall of Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh faces imminent capture as Cambodia asks Irving Trust in New York to confirm a $1 million payment to Marshal Lon Nol. Officials point to an April 1 order, while Nol’s finances and exile provoke rumors of American aid misuse.
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Phnom Penh
National Bank of Cambodia
Irving Trust Co
New York
American Bank
Lon Nol
Cambodia
Nol
New York Bank
Connally bribery trial ends with tearful final pleas
In Washington a jury hears closing arguments as defense attorney Edward Bennett Williams defends John B. Connally calling him honorable while prosecutor Frank M. Tuerkheimer accuses Connally of taking a $10,000 payoff from Jake Jacobsen in 1971 to aid milk price support efforts. Jacobsen testified and pleaded guilty to related charges.
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Washington
UPI
John B. Connally
Connally
Edward Bennett Williams
Treasury
Frank M. Tuerkheimer
France
Tuerk
U.S. District Court
Jacobsen
Richard M. Nixon
Texas
Williams
John Connally
Tuerkheimer
Three Long Beach Men Released From Cuban Detention
Three Long Beach men Roger Speraw Jerry Weaver and William Neff freed by Cuba after drifted boat entered Cuban waters since September 1972. They were flown to Los Angeles with a possible fourth man unlisted. Speraw is Oliver Sperans son. Weaver's mother was notified by a State Department official. Reasons for capture remain unclear.
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Long Beach
Los Angeles
Roger Speraw
Las Lomas St
Jerry Weaver
Obispo Ave
William Neff
Cuba
Speraw
Long Beach Water Commission
Oliver W. Speran
Weaver
Helen
State Department
Marijuana Bill OK'd by Panel
In Sacramento the Assembly committee approved a bill to eliminate jail terms for possession of one ounce or less of marijuana. The measure would fine violators up to 100 dollars with no booking or prison, while other simple possession remains misdemeanors. It advances to Ways and Means after a 5 to 1 vote. Senate passage already occurred.
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Sacramento
Assembly
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Saigon Faces Grim Front, Evacuation of Americans Ordered
Saigon says government forces retreat on routes to Xuan Loc as Bien Hoa and Phan Rang endure shelling. evacuation of nonessential Americans begins within 24 hours with bypassed emigration rules. North Vietnamese divisions push toward Saigon, Phan Rang falls to a 5,000 strong Communist battalion led by tanks.
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Saigon
Xuan Loc
Bien Hoa
Phan Rang
South China Sea
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Ninh Thuan
Ford says U S let down Saigon in Paris era commitments
President Ford told the American editors that the United States failed to meet commitments to South Vietnam, creating a tragic situation. He contrasted U S behavior with Soviet and Chinese promises to North Vietnam and cited expected replacement war material supplies from Paris agreements of January 1973.
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Ford
United States
Saigon
American Society of Newspaper Editors
U.S
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Coun
Try
South Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
North Vietnam
Hail Pummels Long Beach After Bright Wednesday
Hail fell briefly in downtown Long Beach after a sunny afternoon. Forecasters predicted no more rain in the near future with sunshine returning and no rain expected at least until Friday.
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Long Beach
Southland
SEC Charges Northrup Corp Over 30 Million Slush Fund
The Securities and Exchange Commission accuses Northrup Corporation of maintaining a 30 million slush fund used for illegal political gifts and secret payments. The case highlights alleged corporate political influence and hidden financial schemes.
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SEC
Northrup Corp
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White House
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Shipping
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