Pendleton to house 20000 Indochina refugees base hosts first wave
About 700 refugees from Pacific bases will land at El Toro and be bused to Camp Pendleton's Pendleton area near San Clemente. Bases Elgin Florida and Ft. Chaffee Arkansas will handle up to 20000 refugees each over 90 days. Officials rush tents housing kitchens and clinics as local leaders voice concern over health and financial burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Pendleton
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Pacific
el Toro Marine Corps Air Station
Pendleton
San Clemente
Marine
Pentagon
Elgin Air Force Base
Florida
Ft. Chaffee
Arkansas
Arthur Brill
el Toro
Sacramento
San Diego County
Clair Burgener
Calif
Tony DiGiovanni
Last Americans evacuated from Saigon as U.S. ends Vietnam role
The United States began final evacuation from Saigon with embassy closure imminent. Helicopters and buses moved Americans to evacuation points for transport to Navy carriers offshore while Viet Cong attacks and a major assault on Tan Son Nhut delayed and then resumed. Two U.S. Marines were killed, the first since 1973.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
United States
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Tan Son Nhut
Duong van “Big” Minh
Minh
Graham Martin
Leon Daniel
Vietnam
Pentagon
Washington
South China Sea
Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S. Air Force
da Nang
Ford Kissinger monitor Saigon pullout progress
President Ford and Secretary Kissinger monitored the Saigon evacuation early today from the White House. At 11:30 p.m. Ford met in the Situation Room, receiving a briefing from Kissinger, then returned to his quarters as officials at the Pentagon tracked the operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford, Kissinger
Saigon
Washington
Ford
Pentagon
Oval Office
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Ron Nessen
Kissinger
Nessen
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
George S. Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Military
Consulate siege in South Africa ends with surrender
A former Israeli security agent David Protter surrendered to police after 16 hours inside the Israeli consulate in Johannesburg. He held 21 hostages and fired at bystanders demanding transport to Israel. Two killed and 32 injured in city-center gun battles. Protter threatened to blow up the building if demands were not met. Hostages were released or tied with green grenades as negotiations continued. Police sealed a large area and antitank grenades were issued to troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
UPI
South African Broadcasting Corp
David Protter
Protter
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
Pretoria
South Africa
Yitzhak Anna
Jimmy Kruger
Anna
Tadan
Jan Smuts International
Tel Aviv
Shlomo Hover
Michael Ram
Slain L B woman found in luxury Long Beach home
Evelyn Sarah Cunningham, 56, a physical therapist and co owner of Cunningham and Struss at 3721 Atlantic Ave, was found slain in the kitchen of her single story residence on Linden Ave. by her son, 18, after returning from school. Police noted no forced entry despite security bars and strong locks. The attack occurred after the son left for school at 7 30 a m and was found around 3 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Long Beach
Evelyn Sarah Cunningham
Linden Ave
Robert
Jake Baker
Baker
Country Club Drive
Bob Forbes
Logan Wren
Cunningham and Struss
Atlantic Ave
Last of orphans for Los Alamitos arrive
The final four plane loads brought 48 children to Los Alamitos Army Reserve Center amid Operation Babylift. The weekend total reached 603 Vietnamese and Cambodian children relocated, with 274 at Los Alamitos and 329 at Los Angeles Airport. Most arrivals were infants, some hospitalized for dehydration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Alamitos Armed Forces Reserve Center
Long Beac Naval Support Facility
Terminal Island
Bill Aylward
Los Alamitos
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Long Beach
Los Angeles International Airport
Southeast Asia
Nixon court statement on wiretaps appears in A-5
The Independent reports a court statement claiming President Nixon approved wiretaps on Henry Kissinger’s assistant as part of a government operation. Also noted are Mike Cullen's acquittal in a drunken driving case and ADM Tate planning action on a Russian born child. Prison team ordered for kidnapping murder of a U S vice consul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Kissinger
U.S
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cal
Ment City
John R. Philp
Orange County
Dick Brown
San Diego
Tan Tru Trung
Highway 1
Graham
Martin
S. Africa
Radio South Africa
Nan le Roux
L.B
Navy
Inside Today Independent
Mike Cullen
ADM
Tate
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!