Plane To Da Nang Ends In Last Refugee Flight
UPIs Paul Vogle reports on the final refugee airlift from Da Nang as a Boeing 727 carries civilians and a few officials toward Tan Son Nhut. The trip ends in chaos with mob violence, gunfire, and a dramatic escape, while a backup plane ferries survivors amid a siege.
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UPJ
Paul Vogle
da Nang
South Vietnam
UPI
Hell
Tan Son Nhut
World Airways
Ed Daley
Saigon
Daley
1St Division
South China Sea
Healy
Ford to address nation on tax cut veto or signing
President Ford will announce tonight whether he will sign or veto the $24.8 billion tax cut bill passed by Congress to boost the economy. He will speak for 10 to 15 minutes from the Oval Office then depart for a nine day Easter vacation in California. Sen John Glenn weighing entry into 1976 Democratic presidential primary as a favorite son, via Scripps Howard interview.
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Washington
UPI
Ford
Congress
White House
Oval Office
California
Columbus
John Glenn
Ohio
Scripps-Howard
Glenn
March 29 1975 Weather and notices
Mostly cloudy and cold tonight and Sunday with a 20 percent to 30 percent chance of snow flurries. Lows in the 20s, highs in the 30s, NW winds 10 to 20 mph. Also marriages, births and deaths listed for local residents with names and ages.
Move to Close County Courthouse Saturdays on Holidays
Opinion asks whether the county courthouse should close on Saturday mornings during holiday weekends to extend three day weekends for employees. Proposed closures target May 24 July 5 and August 30, affecting public access and services.
Courthouse Hours Questioned In Public Vote
A community survey shows 55.5 percent oppose expanding holidays and closing Saturdays at courthouses while 44.5 percent support extra time off for workers. Voters are urged to call two numbers to cast a yes or no vote before midnight.
Derailment Near Monroeville Leaks Propane Tank Car
Health authorities investigate a propane gas leak from a derailed Norfolk and Western train near Thompson Industries in Monroeville. Ten cars derailed at Ohio 547. traffic held at Williams Road crossing. Deputies directed traffic. officials will report to the EPA.
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Monroeville
Norfolk and Western
Thompson Industries
Ohio 547
Monroe Street
Williams Road
Huron County Sheriff's
Leroy Axx
Crane Interferes With Power Line Knotted Crane Downtime Hits Five Cities
A crane boom tangled with power lines near Bellevue caused a five second outage across Norwalk Milan Monroeville Bellevue and Sandusky Friday at 8 30 p m A fire in a transformer at Johnson Corp 421 Monroe St caused minor damage and cut the furnace plant power for about an hour Ohio Edison said no outages resulted beyond the immediate incident and crews cleared the wires from the tracks.
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Norwalk
Milan
Monroeville
Bellevue
Sandusky
Johnson Corp
Monroe St
Johnson Furnace
Tony Gorant
Bay Area
Ohio Edison Co
Marching Under Sealed Orders in Lent Reflections
A Norwalk church member shares how reading Catherine Marshall and Peter Marshall inspired a theme of following God’s guidance. She recalls a patient who gifted Beyond Our Selves and the idea of marching under sealed orders through joy and sorrow, seeking divine purpose.
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Marshall
Peter Marshall
God
Christ
Parade Marshal Del Donahoo to Lead Norwalk Fourth of July
Pick Parade Marshal Del Donahoo a WKYC-TV special assignment reporter will be grand marshal of Norwalk Lions July Fourth parade The shortened route ends at Huron County Fairgrounds for a Jaycees rodeo The parade begins 10 a.m. at Norwalk High School and proceeds west then south to Benedict Norwood avenues to the fairgrounds Several hundred entry applications mailed for the event Contact Rob ert Burr or Gregg Maxwell for details Bleachers will line the fairgrounds for a baton corps competition
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del Donahoo
Wkyc-Tv
Cleveland
Norwalk Lions
Huron County Fairgrounds
Jaycees
Norwalk High School
City Plans to Promote Two Cops to Sergeant Rank
The city will promote two police officers to sergeant and civil service tests will be held for patrolmen. Mayor Goodsite noted two sergeants Lau and Ratliff moved to detective work two years ago. An ordinance to raise sergeants from four to six will be introduced Tuesday. A new emergency warning system linking schools and buildings to the police is planned, Service Director Shipley said.
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Wayne Goodsite
Police Department
Fred Lau
Donald Ratliff
Service
Melvin Shipley
Explosion Destroys Ling Home On DeRussey Road
A family away for Easter holidays saw their DeRussey Road home erupt in an explosion and fire around 1:30 a.m. Neighbors alerted responders after the blast damaged the back of the house. Fire officials expect potential total loss with cause still under investigation. The Ling family is unaccounted.
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DeRussey Road
U.S. 20
East Townsend
Wakeman
William Ling
Richard Mosher
Vine Road
Ling
Mosher
Wilbert
Cooley, Jr
Cooley
Vern Weisenberger
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North Fairfield
Carlyle E. Smith
Jane Ann Stack
Vermilion
Paul Souslin
Sandusky Memorial
Grace Rarick
Mary Murr
Phillip Barnett
Willard
Axx
Melinda Holtz
Melinda
Max Holtz
New Norwalk
By Sydney E. Hadley
E. Townsend
Robert Johannsen
Lings
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