Can South Viets Keep From Losing Saigon
AP dispatch by Peter Arnett analyzes the deteriorating South Vietnamese position. Thieu faces eroding power and possible military or political challenges as Communist forces seize coastal cities and threaten Saigon. Current defenses include three infantry divisions and airborne brigades, while enemy forces hold five to six divisions with strong antiaircraft units north of the capital.
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One Of Last Vietnamese To Flee Da Nang Describes Final Scenes
One of the last Vietnamese to escape Da Nang recalls chaos as refugees crowded streets and looting occurred. Phan Vinh Tong describes rockets and ongoing shelling while evac ships halted. Tong fled by sampan to Cam Ranh Bay aboard a tug, paying $20 after earlier high rates.
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Lon Nol to Leave Cambodia for Treatment and Escape
President Lon Nol said goodbye before leaving Cambodia amid Khmer Rouge advances and rocket fire into Phnom Penh. He plans to fly to Indonesia then the United States for treatment while cease-fire talks edge forward and U S airlift continues despite new attacks.
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