Ford weighs oil tariff hike as Saigon crisis unfolds
President Ford will decide later this week on a possible $1 per barrel oil tariff hike, with a decision expected by Wednesday and effect likely Thursday unless action is taken. The report also covers Saigon’s exodus, Chrysler rebates, and other federal and international developments.
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Refugees face chilly welcome at three U S bases
The Pentagon said about 38 000 Vietnamese refugees have been evacuated from Indochina with 12 800 to the Philippines 1 700 to Wake Island and 23 400 to Guam Three bases Camp Pendleton Ft Chaffee and Eglin will temporarily house refugees for 90 days or more Calif Gov Brown criticized relocations as costly and some lawmakers and residents urged limits while a Harris poll found 56 percent support mercy flights to the United States.
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Da Nang base transfers as PRG transport hub
Da Nang air base once built for a massive U S bombing campaign now serves as a transport center for the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam. An Ilyushin-18 with 80 passengers arrived from Hanoi in 1 hour 20 minutes, amid American remnants including helicopters, fighter bombers, a yellow mobile crane, and a red tank truck. The undamaged control tower hosts PRG operations as Ho Chi Minh's image and national quotes adorn the lounge.
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McCord sentence cut to four months by Sirica
Watergate figure James W. McCord Jr has his federal prison term reduced from one to five years to four months by Judge John J. Sirica. McCord, CIA veteran and Watergate security chief, learned of the action while at Allenwood prison camp and expressed gratitude for the relief after his role in exposing the cover up.
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Newsmen expose illegal baby selling panel hearings begin
A Senate subcommittee hearing reveals baby sellers using lawyers offering up to ten thousand dollars for infants. Maury Levy of Philadelphia's magazine says some lawyers outside pregnancy clinics urged unwed mothers to keep babies then place them for adoption. He reports a nationwide baby-buying network extending to Texas Mexico and South America with profits of five to ten thousand dollars per sale.
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Security guard ends 21 hour Israeli consulate siege
In Johannesburg a South African guard seized 21 hostages at the Israeli consulate, killing two and wounding 33 before surrendering after 21 hours. David Protter, 26, claimed grievance with Israel and sought to reach Prime Minister Rabin. he had planned a talk abroad.
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