Ford says Vietnam War is finished for America
President Ford told Tulane students the war is finished as far as America is concerned and urged a new future agenda. He recalled his 1953 Vietnam visit and spoke aboard Air Force One about mixed emotions and pride in America’s leadership.
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Vietnam
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Grand Rapids
Mich
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Citizens advisory panel questions school board over finances
About 250 of 450 citizens attended Middletown High School meeting as advisers pressed for clear facts on money, cuts, and administration. They urged open reports, administrative savings, and public involvement before any new levy.
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Middletown High School
Howard Schueller
Schueller
Citizens Committee
Isons
Robert Johnson
President Ford Visits Gulf Oil Rig in Hard Hat
President Ford wore a hard hat signed by offshore oil workers during a helicopter trip to a Gulf of Mexico drilling platform. The visit occurred amid a day-long trip to New Orleans yesterday.
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Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Evacuees to Guam board improvised flying carpet service
Thousands of Vietnamese fleeing Saigon reach Guam aboard modified C141 jets with carpeting laid on decks to fit more evacuees. By Wednesday 3,457 had arrived and officials expect up to 5,000 daily until 50,000 are on Guam. Clark Air Base previously served as a stopover for many evacuees.
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Air Force
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Pacific Islands
Huong rejects Minh for presidency amid Saigon power move
President Tran Van Huong offered to make Gen. Duong Van Minh premier but refused Minh's demand for the presidency. Huong kept the presidency. Minh’s possible coalition aimed at cease-fire talks with the Communists, while Viet Cong stance remained unclear. Military reports noted shelling near Trang Bang and Bien Hoa with minor clashes in the delta.
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Viet Cong
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Min
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Kukrit Pramoj
Thailand
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Use of troops okayed in Vietnam evacuation effort
Congress approved the use of American troops to evacuate both Americans and Vietnamese from South Vietnam. The House backed a $327 million aid bill 230 to 187 and the Senate a $250 million aid bill 75 to 17, with conferees to reconcile. Ford planned to review further military aid requests aboard Air Force One.
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U.S
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South Vietnam
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Jaywalking saves life in Lexington as teen pulls boy to safety
Greg Farmer 22 south of Canton Ohio man was jaywalking when a 9 year old boy ran into traffic and was saved by Farmers reflex grab. The boy’s father Howard Johnson noted they had paused for directions and credit Farmer with pulling the child from oncoming cars.
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Greg Farmer
Canton, Ohio
Howard Johnson
Greg
Farmer
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