Ford decision delayed until final minutes evacuation
Washington reports show President Ford postponed the final U S evacuation from Saigon until the airport came under fire and a crowd overwhelmed Tan Son Nhut. Evacuees were moved to the U S Embassy roof for helicopter lift out as Kissinger explained Martin faced a moral clash amid growing North Vietnamese pressure and leadership changes.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Open government measures pass first Senate committee test
In Sacramento two bills from Sen. George Moscone aim to expand open government. The Governmental Organization Committee approved open records and open meetings measures, sending them to the Finance Committee. The package would force more public meetings and allow fees for plaintiffs in access cases.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate
George Moscone
San Francisco
Governmental Organization Committee
California Newspaper Publishers Association
Michael B. Dorais
Public Utilities Commission
Assembly
Dorais
California Bankers Association
California Real Estate Association
Brown sticks with farm labor bill
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. says he will not accept amendments to his farm labor relations proposals. After private talks with Cesar Chavez supporters, Brown warns no changes yet and urges a broad base consensus amid concerns from growers, workers, labor, and religious groups.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Southern California
Cesar Chavez
Gasoline tax rise may be delayed for several years
House Ways and Means staff notes a potential postponement of a three cent fuel tax increase beyond next January. If 1976 gasoline use rises above 1973, up to 20 cents more per percentage point could be added in 1977. Early 1975 consumption remains below 1973 levels amid tariff effects and economic caution.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means Committee
U.S
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
Steel profits rise at U S Steel and Bethlehem in recession
United Press International reports first quarter profits for U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel rose sharply amid a deepening recession. U S Steel earned 182.1 million dollars and Bethlehem 80.3 million while GM fell to 59 million. Executives hopeful inflation easing and lower rates, but warned of ongoing adjustment.
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United Press International
U.S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Detroit
General Motors Corp
Steel
Bethlehem
Thomas A Murphy
Elliott M. Estes
Edgar B. Speer
U.S. Steel
Lewis W. Foy
Speer
Last U.S. Marines Die in Vietnam Near Saigon
Charles McMahon Jr. and Darwin Judge, both young Marines, were the last American servicemen killed on Vietnamese soil. They died near Tan Son Nhut airport less than 12 hours before the evacuation began. Their families mourn in Massachusetts and Iowa as word spreads of the final losses and upcoming funerals.
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United Press International
Charles McMahon Jr
Woburn
Mass
Darwin Judge
Marshalltown
Iowa
Vietnam
Charles
Edna McMahon
McMahon
Cpl
Lance Cpl
Judge
U.S
Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
McMahons
Massachusetts
Woburn High School
Paris
Henry Judge
Greg DeSauliners
Brown urges Ford to focus on putting Americans to work
California Governor Brown urges President Ford to balance humanitarian aid for South Vietnamese refugees with actions to reduce unemployment. He cites at Travis Air Force Base and a San Francisco conference, arguing energy should go to jobs while addressing refugee relocation and medical malpractice insurance concerns.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Ford
Brown
Travis Air Force Base
State Department
California
San Francisco
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