Ford calls for rededication to revolutionary principles
President Ford urged renewed national purpose to surmount rough times both domestically and diplomatically. Speaking at the University of Pennsylvania commencement before about 17 000, Ford said nobler goals were unnecessary but a stronger national will was vital. He received an honorary degree as part of the ceremony honoring graduates.
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Marine toll rises in Asia rescue efforts and casualty counts
The report details Marines aboard Holt and Wilson plus forces at U Tapao and Clark Air Base amid the Mayaguez rescue. Schlesinger gives revised MIAs and wounded totals, defending the Koh Tang raid and the mainland bombing as justified. Ford commends veterans at Philadelphia graduation as protests unfold outside.
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Americans and others left behind in Saigon amid evacuation
U S evacuation from Saigon left about two dozen Americans along with 150 South Koreans and 200 Filipinos unable to join the airlift. Many reached the embassy too late for Marine helicopters on April 29 30. One Brooklyn man described reuniting with his fiancee who fled to a village near My Tho. Radio Saigon reports rice aid reaching 220 000 people as new Khmer Rouge rulers take control.
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First Lady Betty Ford Arrives in Los Angeles for Four Day Trip
Betty Ford flew to California aboard a military plane for a four day visit focusing on art projects and ERA campaigning. She dismissed health rumors about the President’s 1976 bid, said he was running, and described him as relaxed despite the Mayaguez crisis. She emphasized politics fascinates her and she does not see campaigning as First Lady as different from any citizen.
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