Refugees Held on Guam Until U S Sites Ready
U S officials halted Viet Namese refugee flights from Saigon to the United States, holding arrivals on Guam while plans were made for care in California and elsewhere. California officials and Congress members pressed for details on numbers, funding, and facilities, with deployments to Camp San Luis Obispo Camp Roberts and Camp Irwin proposed for processing and housing.
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U.S
Washington
Saigon
United States
California
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State Department
Burt Talcott
Rcalif
Talcott
Camp
San Luis Obispo
Camp Roberts
Camp Irwin
Barstow
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Leo McCarthy
Ford
Henry Kissinger
McCarthy
Congress
Norman Mineta
Fortney Stark
Kissinger
Stark
Mineta
Paso Robles
San Francisco Presidio
Long Beach Naval Station
Travis
AID OK'D Debate Over Evacuation and Military Use
Senators divided over diverting aid to military supply and the risk of evacuations in Indochina. Some urged rapid removal of nonessential Americans to avoid troop deployments while safeguarding presidential flexibility under the new bill, opposed by Abourezk Clark and Stevenson III.
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James Abourezk
D-S._D
Saigon
Dick Clark
D-Iown
Ford
Clark
Adlai Stevenson III
D-Ill
U.S
Indochina
Jacob Javits
Rn.y
Congress
Javits
Bluster at the Bluff at Long Beach Park
Long Beach winds gusting to 35 mph whip sand at Bluff Park turning a beach stroll into a wind tossed scene with limited sightseeing Friday.
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Long Beach’s Bluff Park
Resignation, evacuations unfold as Saigon crisis deepens
The Viet Cong demanded Thieu’s resignation and pressed for his exit while Huong emerged as a potential successor. U.S. Marines were boosted at the Saigon embassy to about 120 as security concerns rose. Evacuations accelerated with thousands seeking exits via Guam and the Philippines as Phnom Penh's regime collapsed and foreign missions closed.
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Saigon
Washington
William S. Broomfield
R.mich
Ford Administration
Hanoi
Broomfield
Henry A. Kissinger
House International Relations Committee
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Paris
Rusk Reflects on 1968 Vietnam Exit Fate
Former Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the 1968 decision to leave Vietnam has led to ongoing consequences and human tragedy. He spoke in Washington after addressing the American Society of International Law, noting the the American people chose to withdraw and must accept the results.
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Washington (Ap
Dean Rusk
Vietnam
Rusk
Kennedy
Johnson
University of Georgia
Washington
American Society of International Law
Social Security hike details in Ford proposal
Ford proposes a 5 percent monthly Social Security increase, arguing benefits have risen 77 percent since 1969, far above the 40 percent cost-of-living rise. The House Budget Committee weighs a 7 percent advisory increase. July checks would lift average retiree benefits from 184 to 200 dollars, couples from 314 to 341, and SSI maximums from 146 to 157.70 for individuals and 219 to 236.60 for couples.
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Ford
Congress
House Budget Committee
Drunk Covey hijack incident ends with FBI arrest
After a midflight takedown, Covey was abandoned by two crew members and escorted off the plane by FBI agents in Atlanta. Passengers recalled his intoxication and a blue flight bag while authorities planned charges of air piracy.
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O’keefe
Covey
John Morris
Duke University
Springfield
Ill
Atlanta
Newark
FBI
Washington
Ford urges crackdown on violent street crime and repeat offenders
President Ford spoke on crime focusing on violent predatory offenses plaguing neighborhoods. He urged humane prison treatment but argued repeaters must be kept off the streets and delays in trials ended to ensure swift convictions and imprisonment.
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Ford
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Long Beach Blvd
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