Da Nang airlift chaos as troops scramble for U S plane
Panic at Da Nang airport as government troops chase a chartered United Airlines jet carrying refugees. Rockets land, buildings burn, and the overloaded aircraft returns to Saigon after 20 minutes on the ground. Crew say machine guns fired to draw attention. seven people trapped in wheel well rescued.
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Saigon
Reuter
United States
da Nang
Ken Healey
Oakland
Calif
World Airways
Healey
Butter price up 13 cents a pound in Canada
Ottawa reports a 13 cent per pound rise in butter as part of new dairy policy revisions. The target support price for industrial milk increases to 11.02 per hundredweight, with retail butter at 1.03 per pound and skim milk powder at 64 cents, aided by higher subsidies. Further details arrive April 18 at a Dairy Farmers of Canada session.
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Ottawa
Agriculture Department
Department
Agriculture
Eugene Whelan
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Passover Easter Celebrations Amid Jerusalem Bombings
Christians and Jews gathered in Jerusalem for Easter and Passover as security patrols guarded against violence after two small bombs struck a bus and Zion Square. In Rome Pope Paul carried the cross during Good Friday rites, urging prayer for those suffering from wars and political conflicts. Police noted fewer participants in Jerusalem but tourism rose to 11,500 visitors for the Holy Land events.
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Jerusalem
Rome
Paul
Zion Square
Pope Paul
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Coliseum
Christ
Holy Land
Soviet Pr avd a Cites Arab Press Linking U S to Faisal Killing
Soviet and Arab papers suggest U S involvement in the assassination of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia. U S officials say Kissinger denies any U S role, while Arab outlets point to foreign conspiracies and imperialist agents.
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Communist Party
Pravda
United States
Faisal
Saudi Arabia
Washington
U.S
State Department
Henry Kissinger
al Liwa
U.S.A
L’opinion
Farm labor costs minor in rising food prices says Ottawa board
The food prices review board reports that farm and processing labor costs contribute only a small share to higher food prices. It notes wages rose but farm labor remains a minor factor. other costs like transportation and energy also climbed. A third report suggests higher producer incomes may enable capital investment to ease future prices.
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Ottawa
Food Prices Review Board
Canada
Rebel clashes flare in northern Iraq near Turkish border
Kurdish rebels and Iraqi forces clash as Kurds retreat under heavy artillery near Hakkari in Turkey. Turkish security seals frontier amid fear of refugees after the 13 year Kurdish rebellion. Caretaker Prime Minister Sadi Irmak warns of possible Kurdish incursion if Turkey’s border policy remains.
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Ankara
Reuter
Iraq
Hurriyet Haber News Agency
HHA
Hakkari
Turkey
Caretaker
Sadi Irmak
Cambodia Airlift Resumes After Rebel Fire On Phnom Penh
Cambodian forces reported Khmer Rouge attacks along the northern defence line near Kap Srau eight miles northwest of Phnom Penh as U S airlift of food and military supplies resumed after a 24 hour halt. Army reinforcements moved to bolster defenses under heavy mortar and artillery bombardment.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Khmer Rouge
Kap Srau
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