Orphaned Saigon babies evacuated to U S by World Airways
World Airways flew 60 Vietnamese orphans to the United States from Saigon amid halted plans for a larger evacuation. Airline officials cited government approval and embassy concerns, while Australia prepared to move 200 children. The U S Embassy denied blocking the flight and said adequate alternatives existed.
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Mercy Flight
U.S
New York
Pan American World Airways
Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Pan Am
Aigon
World Airways
Airline
Ed Daly
Daly
da Nang
Australia
Friends For All Children
Federal Aviation Agency
Yokota Air Base
Japan
Honolulu
Oakland
Calif
Sydney
Royal Australian Air Force
Clyde Cameron
Canberra
Europe
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Agency For International Development
Vietnam
Unanimous Vote Calls For Change To End War
South Vietnam debates new leadership as North Vietnamese forces threaten refugee evacuations. At Nha Trang refugees were halted when North Vietnamese troops appeared on the beach halting ships and evacuations to Can Tho. Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang also faced disrupted movements as the coast saw advancing forces.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nha Trang
Mekong
Phan Rang
Can Tho
Delta
U.S. Navy
Ford
Cam Ranh Bay
Cam Ranh
South Vietnam Senate calls for new leadership as Thieu government loses enclaves
The Senate unanimously urged new leadership to end the war while Thieu’s government relinquished central enclaves to North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. Premier Khiem vowed to hold remaining government areas and work to retake the country as U.S. officials reconsider support. The body also accused Washington of failing to honor commitments amid a volatile regional collapse.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Cam Ranh
Thien
Tran Thien Khiem
Khiem
Thieu
U.S. Army
Frederick Weyand
Ford
Phnom Penh
U.S
Thailand
Battambang
Neak Luong
Mekong River
Senate
United States
Washington
NEW
Possibility Of Flooding Spurs Watch On City Reservoirs
Lawton faces potential spring flooding as Lakes Lawtonka and Ellsworth near floodgate tops amid heavier rainfall forecasts. Public Works Director Paul Brune notes policy aims to keep Ellsworth at one foot below the top while Lawtonka remains kept as full as possible. Enduring gate seals and past near-overflow events raise ongoing concern about flood risk from East Cache Creek.
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Lawtonka
Lake Ellsworth
Cache Creek
Skip Gibson
Lawton
Public Works
Paul Brune
Brune
Ellsworth
East Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Medicine Creek
Fort Sill Military Reservation
Recount Bid Hangs Over Ward 2 Race Narrowing Edge
Final unofficial returns show Harry Anderson leading S Wynell McKenzie by two votes 512 to 510 in Ward 2. McKenzie weighs a possible recount with a decision expected by noon today and a 5 p.m. Friday deadline to petition. precincts 4 of 5 went to McKenzie while Whittier gave Anderson 193 to 97 in his home precinct.
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S. Wynell McKenzie
Lawton
Harry Anderson
Election Board
Comanche County
Sheriff's Office
McKenzie
J. N. Logan
Anderson
Whittier
Andersen
Mrs. McKenzie
Wintry Front Blasts Oklahoma Statewide
A new cold front hit Oklahoma causing freezing rain and bitter temperatures across much of the state. A travelers advisory covered central to northeast Oklahoma while Lawton saw a sharp temperature drop and a hard freeze warning was issued for tonight.
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Judy van Rest
Oklahoma
Central
North Central
Okalhoma
Lawton
National Weather Service
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Ousts Two Firms From State Retirement Plan
The State Deferred Compensation Board voted unanimously to drop Standard Life Insurance Co and United Founders Life Insurance Co, both of Oklahoma City, from managing state employees retirement funds. Gov. David Boren orders an investigation into how the plan began in 1973 under then Gov. David Hall, who faces related federal charges. Approximately 2,600 participants have about 1.3 million dollars invested and losses may be partial. See BUSINESS, Page 1.
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Oklahoma City
David Boren
Boren
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation
Standard Life Insurance Co
United Founders Life Insurance Co
David Hall
Hall
See Business
Rockefeller says it's too late to stop Communist advance in South Vietnam
Vice President Rockefeller asserts it is too late to halt the Communist advance in South Vietnam as Defense Secretary Schlesinger warns of a severe test for the South Vietnamese Army near Saigon in 30 days. Both men discuss refugees, leadership turmoil, and potential limits on U.S. military reentry.
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Ashington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
South Vietnam
James R. Schlesinger
Saigon
U.S
Rockefeller
New York State Senate
Schlesinger
Ford
Congress
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Elmer Thomas
Bill Dixon
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South Vietnamese Assembly
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Ler
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Hanoi
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