Sadat pursues canal reopening and UN force extension
Cairo reports Sadat will reopen the Suez Canal in June and extend the Sinai peacekeeping mission for three months, signaling Middle East moderation and pressuring Israel amid U.S. policy review. A second item notes a deadly express-train collision in Sweden with several killed and about 50 injured.
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Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Suez Canal
United Nations
Sinai Desert
Middle East
United States
Israel
Mjoley
Sweden
Stockholm
Halsingborg
Denmark
Americans evacuate as Saigon crisis deepens in Vietnam
Reports say North Vietnamese forces threaten central coast enclaves with Qui Nhon near capture while evacuation of Americans from Saigon and refugee ships from Da Nang are halted. Embassy staff flee semi officially as fear of turmoil grows. Lon Nol departs Cambodia amid hopes for Khmer Rouge talks.
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South Vietnam
da Nang
Qui Nhon
Central Highlands
U.S
Tuy Hoa
Nha Trang
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Sealift
Ford
U.S. Navy
Ron Nessen
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Hanoi Radio
Hanoi
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Long Boret
Khmer Rouge
President Ford signs tax bill amid GOP tensions
President Ford signs the tax cut bill, drawing conservatives' ire over deficits while seeking broader political gains. The move blends moderation with sharp criticism of Congress, aiming to spur consumer spending and potential economic recovery.
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Ford
Congress
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Goldwater
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Michel
White House
Mexico President seeks harmony with United States
Mexican President Luis Echeverria pledged ongoing friendship with the United States through bilateral relations based on mutual respect and non intervention at an airport ceremony in Cancun. He urged equitable coexistence while Mexico diversifies ties beyond the U.S. economy, noting past grievances and highlighting the inter-parliamentary conference with U.S. lawmakers led by Senator Mansfield.
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Mexico
Luis Echeverria
United States
Echeverria
Yucatan Peninsula
U.S
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Mexico-U.s
Third World
Latin America
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Mansfield
Colorado River
Chamizal
el Paso
Tex
Ford
United Nations General Assembly
Approaching flood waters trouble Army engineers
In Vicksburg Mississippi the Army Corps of Engineers met with officials to discuss rising Mississippi River flood risks potentially cresting above 1973 levels. Maj. Gen. Koisch warned New Orleans protection may require opening Bonnet Carre or Morganza spillways as forecasts place Vicksburg crest near 50.6 feet by April 12 and New Orleans near 19.3 feet by April 19. The Corps and River Commission expect a spillway decision this week even as Main Levees hold. unprotected areas face major flood potential with 2.9 million acres already affected and 477,000 more at risk in Arkansas Louisiana and Tennessee.
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Corps of Engineers
Mississippi River
Gerald E. Galloway
Mississippi River Commission
F.P. Koisch
Commission
Bonnet Carre
Louisiana
New Orleans
National Weather Service
Vicksburg
River Commission
Lake Pontchartrain
Morganza
Koisch
Mississippi
Galloway
Arkansas
Tennessee
Sugar prices fall on world markets across capitals
The Agriculture Department reports mixed sugar price moves from early January to March across 15 capitals. Washington D C leads at 52 cents a pound, down 34 percent, while London jumps to 60 percent higher. Ottawa and Mexico City show declines and US beet acreage is projected to rise, signaling overall stability ahead.
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London
Agriculture Department
Washington, D.C
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Foreign Agriculture
Mexico City
Ottawa
Ont
Brasilia
Buenos Aires
Stockholm
U.S
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