Thousands enjoy Easter sunshine over Southland beaches
Thousands of Southland residents spent the last hours of Easter weekend outdoors. Lifeguards estimated 35,000 sunbathers along Long Beach shore while crowds also packed Huntington Beach and South Bay beaches. Weather warmed to the 70s with highs from 64 to 70 across the region.
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Huntington Beach
South Bay Beaches
Los Angeles
Torrance
Bonelli Park
Covina Hills
Sheriff's
National Weather Service
Redondo Beach
Anaheim
Santa Ana
Evacuation plan under War Powers scrutiny and aid flow
Officials outline a humanitarian evacuation using U S ships off Da Nang with minimal hostilities risk. Nessen defends War Powers Act limits while noting ongoing congressional informality. AID cites 90 000+ fled and forecasts more aid, vessels, and funds, with Britain Australia and Nationalist China aiding.
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Nessen
Congress
U.S
White House
Indochina
Adm Gayler to send Ford Indo report
Adm Noel Gayler commander of Americas Pacific forces returned Easter Sunday from a three day secret mission to Thailand and Cambodia and will send a report to President Ford. His spokesmen refused to comment on his whereabouts while he was away.
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UPI
Noel Gayler
America
Pacific
Thailand
Cambodia
Ford
Gayler
Western Pacific
Hawaii
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Saigon Races to Hold Coastal Front as North Attacks
U N News reports South Vietnamese infantry and artillery establishing a line north of Nha Trang to blunt a coastal Communist offensive. American officers say Saigon can be held with airlifted supplies and existing forces, despite heavy North Vietnamese losses and a manpower shift favoring the Communists.
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New York
Nha Trang
United States
South Vietnam
Saigon
Fall of Da Nang Shocks South Vietnam Forces and Civilians
Saigon appeals to the United Nations for refugee evacuation as Da Nang and Hue collapse. Ships off Da Nang carry over 9,000 refugees while North Vietnamese divisions push toward Saigon. Opposition leaders blame Thieu, warning Saigon could fall. military losses include vast U S equipment and tens of millions in materiel.
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Paris
da Nang
Saigon
Daniel Parker
Ford
Parker
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Marble Mountain
Qui Nhon
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Nguyen van Thieu
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Long Khanh
Binh Tay
Thieu
Hue
Ly Qui Chung
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