North Viet demands U.S. ships leave coast after Saigon takeover
The Provisional Revolutionary Government announces control of Saigon and issues decrees to end American influence. North Vietnam orders US warships to withdraw from coastal areas and cease evacuations. Viet Cong broadcasts claim control of rice deltas and major South Vietnamese army headquarters near the Mekong River. AP reporters report they can move around Viet Cong Saigon with embassy help.
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Associated Press
Sagon
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
Provisional Revolutionary
PRG
Saigon Radio
Viet Cong
Fuur
Mekong
Thost
Peter Arnett
George Esper
Matt Franjola
Foreign Ministry
Takwen
March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon aims for 2500 walkers
The Frederick County March of Dimes chapter seeks 2 500 entrants and 55 000 in pledges for the third annual 25 mile Walk-A-Thon Sunday. Executive director Pat Schoonover says sponsors pledge per mile and signups close at 3 p.m Friday. Weather may affect participation more than prior year’s cool day with about 1 000 walkers finishing.
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Pat Schoonover
Frederick County
MOD
Schoonover
March of Dimes
Patrick Si
Eric Arnold
House rejects 327 million aid bill for Viet refugees
The House defeats a 327 million aid bill urged by President Ford to aid about 70 000 Indochina refugees. Opponents call it a blank check while proponents say evacuation authority is moot. The vote was 246 to 162 with remarks on funding needs and future U S involvement in Vietnam.
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House
Washington
Ford
Indochina
Saigon
Congress
United States
Thomas P Oneiller
Massachusetts
Donald W. Riegle
Reich
Riegle
House International Relations Committee
Thomas E. Morgan
D-Pa
Vietnam
Morgan
Tower urges calm GOP backing of Ford programs
U.S. Senator John Tower of Texas told Frederick County Republicans to avoid hysteria and self-recrimination and support President Ford’s positive programs. He warned against deficits, urged keeping interest rates down, and predicted Bicentennial years would restore U.S. economic influence while stressing the need for prudent government spending and a strong stance against bureaucratic pessimism.
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Gerald Ford
U.S
John Tower
Texas
Frederick County
GOP Club
Republican Party
Peter Pan Inn
Vietnam
Tower
United States
Ford
Yellow Cab firm sold as Warfield exits with nine cabs
John Warfield sells the nine Yellow Cabs and the lease to June King, a driver, leaving a total of 13 cabs under the company. King says services will continue from the same numbers and location at 131 West Patrick Street. Five cabs have been sold to drivers. the rest will be disposed of soon as King aims to help workers keep jobs. The deal's price was not disclosed.
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John Warfield
Yellow Cab Company
June King
King
Patrick St
Ohe
Warfield
Refugees arrive at Pendleton as new U S wave tests limits
At Camp Pendleton 1500 Vietnamese evacuees, many dependents of Americans who worked in Vietnam, crowd quonset huts awaiting housing plans. Officials warn of high risk targets for VC and note largest airlift in history. Some refugees are well educated, others from varied backgrounds, paroled until citizenship legislation passes.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Southern
California Marine Base
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Agency For International Development (Aid
U.S
Pendleton
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Cao van Vien
Joint
Washington
Saigon
Jury inspects land in condemnation case
Jurors selected to hear the condemnation case of the Board of Education of Frederick County against Kenneth M Angleberger and wife over a 1.66 acre tract adjacent to Thurmont Elementary School. They toured the land and will hear appraisals from two BEO witnesses and three owner side experts.
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Board of Education
Frederick County
Kenneth M. Angleberger
Thurmont
Emminent Domain
Charles L. Price
Samuel W Barrick
Frederick J. Bower
Anglebergers
East Main Street
Price
Barrick
Gilbert Newby
Delbert Null
Alfred R Glass
Frederick Oland
Jacqueline B Conklin
Dorothy P. Mohler
Afra C. Collier
Lissa L Whittington
Sugarloaf rezoning hearing stalls decision in Frederick County
Frederick County commissioners postpone ruling on downzoning a 26 acre tract near Sugarloaf Mountain from heavy industrial to agricultural after a lengthy public hearing. Partners estimate potential losses up to 125000 if rezone occurs as opponents argue. The site off Slate Quarry Road has hosted a quarry and lies amid A1 and C1 zones.
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Dowmers
Sugarloaf Mountain
Slate Quarry Road
Planning Commission
County Planning Salf
Frederick County
Montgomery County
Slate Quarry
MD 109
Frederick City meeting agenda outlines services and code changes
The mayor and Board of Aldermen meet at 7 30 pm with items including a paving request for executive express to the down area leased from aviation entities a reserve of 2nd Street Tennis Courts by the Frederck Tennis Club for a Summer tournament schedule a District 1 Tournament Committee request on the age of the 2nd Street Courts abandonment of port Streets from Rose Lane to East Street a HUD submission resolution for a joint petition paying wi ine anes betas an agreement with Cheat Sss em for rental oversized water connection purchase of Wetzel proze for expansion of 1 Avenue sara
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Frederick City
Eixecutive Express Corporation
Aviation Entyes
Frederck Tennis Club
2Nd Street
District 1
Rose Lane
East Street
Anes Betas Sane Para
Sss'em
Ater Connec
Wetzel
Doctors refuse to pay high malpractice insurance
Economic news notes burdens on physicians as malpractice insurance costs rise while other sectors face mixed signals. Weather forecasts predict cloudy periods with rain and temperatures from the mid 50s to the low 70s across the period.
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