South Vietnam braces as communists advance toward Saigon
Officials said Kissinger avoided direct talks with Hanoi to avoid legitimizing a Communist takeover. Sai gon panic rose as people fled using scarce routes, many needing American ties. C141 transports carried evacuees to the Philippines or Guam, while emigration remains tightly controlled. The loss of Ham Tan and possible Xuan Loc overrun underscored a broad collapse of provincial capitals. A black market grenade blast after nightfall sparked rumors of a Viet Cong terror campaign.
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Xuan Loc
Saigon Braces for Assault as North Vietnamese Push Advances
Reports indicate North Vietnamese infantry divisions, possibly 18 or 19, mass south toward Saigon with an estimated 200,000 regular troops. Thieu relocates to a villa near Tan Son Nhut as frontline units breach outposts northeast of Saigon and shells threaten the capital.
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Ford defends defense strength on campus tour and navy stance
President Ford urged balanced policy and self help while addressing Viet Nam lessons. He defended military spending, warned against detente erosion, and pressed for a strong Navy during a New Orleans visit with a library ground breaking and Mardi Gras reception.
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Ron Nessen
Nessen
Evacuation Flight Refugees Rise on Guam Tin City Site
On Guam the evacuation effort shows about 20 to 1 refugees per American as 20,000 housed in a tent city and 10,000 in a former hospital. Gov Bordallo officials say 500 local families may take in refugees while health and security checks are planned by INS team. Threats of Communist interference and disease fears accompany the operation.
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Tan Son Nhut
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California seeks Kissinger aid over Vietnamese refugees
California welfare chief Mario Obledo telegrammed Henry Kissinger urging a meeting to discuss the potential influx of Vietnamese refugees. Governor Jerry Brown pressed for relief measures and warned against prioritizing newcomers over unemployed Californians, citing 952,000 unemployed residents.
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Refugees Move From Clark AFB to Guam Amid Manila Fears
About seven thousand Saigon Americans and Vietnamese families arrived at Clark AFB in the Philippines with four thousand on Tuesday the heaviest lift day. Officials described a shift to Guam due to Clark overcrowding while Manila feared an influx. State Department and lawmakers cited still in Saigon counts of hundreds of officials contractors and others as relocation plansmapping relocation prospects to foreign governments and organizations. Evacuees at Travis shared stories of joy fear and flight from panic including Nga Lester and Alan Snyder reflecting on personal loss and upheaval.
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