Thieu resigns as South Vietnam leader amid pressure
Thieu announced his resignation after a speech condemning U.S. policy and Kissinger. He cited Watergate and unmet promises, calling for immediate arms shipments and U.S. military aid to Saigon. Huong sworn in as president as Viet Cong demands continue.
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Ford Insights On Viet Nam Thieu Resignation And 1976 Run
President Ford discusses Thieu's resignation and U S stance in Vietnam noting Thieu acted independently. He signals optimism on recovery from recession, confirms Kissinger stays, and eyes a 1976 campaign with possible debate and Rockefeller as a potential running mate. He also addresses oil embargo risks and Middle East peace talks.
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Evacuees Reach Oakland From Saigon Flight
A World Airways jet arriving in Oakland carried 294 evacuees from Saigon including about 30 crippled children under Catholic Relief Society care. The group included 110 war orphans and 107 other children plus 25 adult escorts and 52 adults, with 81 nonstop from Yokota Japan.
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Evacuation Update Highlights Hebbe Family Reunion
Chin Thi Hebbe, 28, Vietnamese wife of a US airman, welcomed her two sons not seen since 1972. Staff Sgt. David Hebbe, 27, from New York, said the boys, from his wife’s previous marriage, were flown here by a friend.
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Court sidesteps alimony issue for men in Georgia case
The U S Supreme Court refused on Monday to rule on the constitutionality of alimony laws that grant support to women but not men. The Georgia Supreme Court upheld the law. The Court has previously avoided broad rulings against sex based discrimination, using rational basis review. It cited a 1974 precedent and noted similar reasoning to a Florida tax exemption ruling for widows.
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Cambodian refugees begin return home as Phnom Penh falls
Reports from Bangkok say many Cambodians flee to Thailand plan to return Monday. Paris sources say former government figures have surrendered to Khmer Rouge at the French Embassy in Phnom Penh. Khmer Rouge radio extols victory while no direct news from Phnom Penh.
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