Reds press on Saigon after Thieu resignation
North Vietnamese forces ignored Thieu as they advanced on Saigon from two sides. They crippled Bien Hoa Air Base near Saigon with long range 130mm guns, firing at least 20 rounds and closing one runway. They also attacked a district capital in the Mekong Delta, signaling a major push against South Vietnam.
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UPI
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South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Bien Hoa
Ton Son Nhut
Ben Luc
Mekong
Thieu
Paris
United States
U.S. Air Force
Ford
Congress
Xuan Loc
Ham Tan
Tay Ninh
IRS probes target critics as tax protests cited in court
UPI reports new figures show half of locally investigated for failing to file returns and two thirds of those prosecuted were members of tax protest groups. The data, presented in the Terrence Oaks case, suggests potential bias in IRS enforcement amid a broader Southeast Asia war context.
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Los Angeles
UPI
IRS
U.S. District Court
William P. Gray
Terrence Oaks
Tax Rebellion Committee
Oak
Laurie Harris
Oaks
FPC approves first coal gas rate for California buyers
The Federal Power Commission, in its first coal gas ruling, approves 1.38 per thousand cubic feet for a mixture of natural and synthetic gas sold in California. The project from Transwestern involves 250 million cu ft daily from Navajo coal at a 447 million dollar plant, with a six month testing period.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Power Commission
California
U.S
Transwestern Coal Gasification Co
Transwestern Pipeline Co
Houston
Pacific Coal Gasification Co
Western Gasification Co
Los Angeles
New Mexico
FPC
United States
John N. Nassikas
William L. Springer
Don S. Smith
Pacific Lighting
Cities Service Gas Co
Grandfatherly inventor aims for pedal powered air history
Edward Ernst, a retiree and model maker from St. Johns Michigan, builds a four wheel pedal powered airplane with two front propellers. He plans to test fly himself and envisions a future two person craft with a 70 foot wingspan. Ernst may hand over piloting to his grandson, a Northern Michigan University student.
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ST. Johns, Mich
UPI
Edward Ernst
Ernst
Wright Brothers
Northern Michigan University
New Cambodian leader pledges nonaligned policy
Khieu Samphan announced the Khmer Rouge would pursue a neutral nonaligned course. He urged troops to stay vigilant as obstacles remain. Sihanouk denied atrocities by Khmer Rouge forces and blamed a US backed radio for false reports. He cited 64 000 enemy losses in the first quarter and 80 000 in the prior nine months.
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United Press International
Khieu Samphan
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Peking
Norodom Sihanouk
U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
Tass
International Red Cross
Sihanouk
Peking Dis
Patch
Tanjug
Long Boret
Lon Nol
Indonesia
United States
Expert calls silicone injections dangerous
Las Vegas plastic surgeon Charles A. Vinnik testified before the House investigations subcommittee that silicone injections for beauty are dangerous and should not be marketed. He cited hundreds of disfiguring cases and urged FDA to withhold approvals while noting Nevada bans the practice with up to six years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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Washington
UPI
Charles A. Vinnik
Las Vegas
Vinnick
House Investigations Subcommittee
Food and Drug Administration
Vinnik
Nevada
Moderate boozers may live longer, UC researchers say
Berkeley UC researchers Robin Room and Nancy Day report a survey of 6000 people over several years finds teetotalers died at twice the rate of moderate drinkers. Heavy drinkers faced a death rate three times higher than nondrinkers. A moderate drinker is defined as someone who drinks a few times a week.
No evacuation for loyal Viets Under new bill
Democratic liberals move to kill a House bill for South Vietnam evacuation aid and replace it with a measure excluding Vietnamese loyalists. The debate centers on funding 150 million dollars and potential UN channels, with plans to evacuate Americans, dependents, and related foreigners while excluding loyalists to the Saigon government.
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Washington
UPI
House
South Vietnam
U.S
International Affairs Committee
Robert W. Edgar
Rivers Rampage Destroys Lansing and Floods Red River Valley
Michigan capital Lansing battles widespread flooding from the Grand and Red Cedar rivers with 1000 families evacuated and $50 million in damage. National Guardsmen rescue animals at Potter Park Zoo as workers at the Labor Department struggle with six feet of water and closed hearings.
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United Press International
Michigan
Lansing
Minnesota
North Dakota
Red River
Mich
Two Rivers
National
Potter Park Zoo
Michigan Department of Labor
Grand River
Ment
Keith Molin
Labor Department
Department
Fargo
N.D
Fargo- Moorehead
Halstad
Minn
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Senate Interior Committee
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Kremer
Lompoc
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March of Dimes Board
Business Leaders of America
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Renee Finley
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March of Dimes
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Lompoc Plaza
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United Nations
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Democratic Study Group
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