Refugee Armadas Move Toward Pacific Ports
Officials say rescue ships withdraw refugees from Vietnamese waters heading toward the Pacific with possible landings in the Philippines or Guam. No fixed destination decided. Seventh Fleet and Military Sealift Command to determine ports and offloads. Ambassador Martin left 450 Vietnamese staff behind in Saigon. evac plan criticized.
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Austin
Pacific
Philippines
Guam
U.S
Seventh Fleet
Military Sealift Command
ABC News
Ken Kashiwahara
Clark Afb
Graham Martin
Saigon
Kashiwahara
Washington
Schlesinger
Asia
UNARMED MPs Guard Vietnamese Refugee Camp
Refugees at a Marine base in a "Little Saigon" area face cold nights and illnesses as American volunteers plan English classes and job aid. Officials say about 3,569 live in huts and tents while 1,400 have moved on. sponsorships and federal funding support resettlement with potential arrivals from Ft Chaffee and Eglin.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Loren Coleman
Edward Day
Dang Ngoc Tiet
U.S
Ft. Chaffee
Arkansas
Eglin Air Force Base
Unidentified Teen Critical After Del Amo Skateboard Crash
Lakewood sheriff deputies search for the parents of a 14 or 15 year old boy severely injured in a skateboard accident on Del Amo Boulevard and Studebaker Road. He wore Dive jeans a white T shirt and new tennis shoes and had a tattoo with OKE and a sun rays cross on his left arm. He was taken to Cerritos Gardens Hospital for surgery.
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Lakewood
Cerritos Gardens Hospital
del Amo Boulevard
Studebaker Road
Viet Cong declares new South Vietnamese government
A Viet Cong broadcast from Ho Chi Minh City says the conquest of Vietnam is complete with the disbanding of four divisions in the Mekong Delta. The Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam pledges equality and public welfare while warning against American style entertainment. The regime claims seized U S assets and says over 125 South Vietnamese aircraft in Thailand may be returned if asked, despite U S opposition.
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Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Mekong
Revolutionary Government
South Vietnam
Thailand
Kukrit Pramoj
United States
GM Drops Air Bags as Optional Gear in 1977 Line
GM will stop offering air bags as an optional feature starting with the 1977 model year. The move follows weak consumer interest and the cost of the devices, which are priced at 325 dollars on full size Cadillacs Oldsmobiles and Buicks. GM notes it is the only automaker producing cars with air bags and informed the NHTSA of the decision citing mass public indifference to the device.
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Detroit
General Motors
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
NHTSA
Senate blocks Ford oil price controls bill stalls veto risk
The Senate passed a bill giving Congress power to block any presidential move to lift oil price controls and to cap new prices at Feb 1 1975 levels, a move that could rollback by $1 to $2 a barrel. The 47 to 36 vote fell short of two thirds, and Ford signaled continuing plans to end controls on old prices.
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Ford
Senate
Congress
U.S
J. Bennett Johnston
D-La
Sen
Henry Jackson
Dwash
Interior Committee
Jackson
Ford Administration
John Tower
Rtex
Tower
House
Ways and Means
Refugee Aid Bill Faces House Opposition
The proposed measure to authorize U.S. combat troops for Vietnamese refugee evacuation drew fierce pushback. President Ford argued funds for humanitarian aid and transport justified quick action, while critics warned of setting a Troop-use precedent and risking lives. State Department cited about 84 000 evacuees from South Vietnam including 5 100 Americans.
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Saigon
Ford
Carl Albert
Congress
United States
Bella S. Abzug
D-N.y
Philip L. Burton
D-Calif
House
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jacob K. Javits
U.S
Vietnam
Robert Anderson
State Department
South Vietnam
Owner slain outside Hollywood club Blue Danube
Szabolcs Pinter, 31, owner of the Blue Danube restaurant in Hollywood, was shot and killed at about 2 a.m. as he ushered customers out. Police said the motive was not clear and witnesses reported three or four shots fired from a passing car.
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Hollywood
Szabolcs Pinter
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