Tearful Lon Nol leaves Cambodia
Tearful Lon Nol fled Cambodia leaving behind a capital under siege as Khmer Rouge rebels closed within four miles. He departed amid rocket fire, flew to Utapao Thailand then Indonesia, with 27 companions, and planned rough travel to the United States for possible peace talks.
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Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Camibodian
Khmer Rouge
Utapao
Theiland
Air Cambodia
Indonesia
Adam Malik
United States
Jakarta
Thailand
Perumba
Kita Beach
Bali
Lon No
Guard of Honor
Saigon Coup Rumor Sparks Coastal City Falls in South Vietnam
UPI reports the three major provincial capitals Qui Nhon Tuy Hoa and Nha Trang fell to a Communist coastal offensive with no fighting. Civilians fled martial law declared in Nha Trang as rioting looting and gun battles erupted and government forces held the airport at the city’s eastern edge.
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Saigon
UPI
Qui Nhon
Tuy Hoa
Nha Trang
South Vietnam
Binh Dinh
Phu Yen
Khanh Hoa
Pham van Phu
Military Region II
Cam Ranh Bay
Sill
Ford runs to plane as press corps keeps pace in Bakersfield
President Ford arrives in Bakersfield after visiting the Elk Hills Naval Oil Reserve. At the airport he laughs and runs toward Air Force One, teased by reporters who chase him. Ford boards without comment on Vietnam. Press secretary Ron Nessen downplays the running claim at Palm Springs.
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Ford
Lakedfield
Elk Hills
Distaff
Helen Thomas
Eer
Bakersfield
UPI
White House
Dollars Won't Turn The Tide In Vietnam
Sen. Alan Cranston of California said no level of military aid would alter the bloodbath in South Vietnam and he opposed further U.S. assistance. He argued Congress will block more funding, criticizing intervention as support for a corrupt regime and a war the country cannot win.
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Los Angeles
Alan Cranston
Dcalif
South Vietnam
U.S
Cranston
Vietnam
Congress
Lines drawn on aid to South Vietnam
Washington discussions pivot on adding 300 million in military aid for South Vietnam. Senator Dole urges swift action for survival and freedom, while Senator Clark calls delaying decision until Saigon and Mekong Delta defenses prove ready. Both comments foreshadow Easter recess return and next Congress debate.
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Washington
UPT
Robert C. Dole
Bkan
Congress
South Vietnam
Richard Clark
Lowa
Ford
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Cambodia
Mekong Nelta
Clark
Late spurt in calls on clemency
Washington UPI The deadline for President Ford's conditional clemency program passed with a surge of applicants that could top 20 percent of those eligible. About 75 telephone calls were logged as midnight approached. 22,500 of 125,000 eligible young men had applied so far for various parts of the program announced Sept 16. Final tallies unlikely before Friday due to many unopened envelopes.
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Wasilington
UPI
Ford
Presidential Clemency Board
Joann Vinson
Weather Snapshot for Southern California Regions
The report notes Wednesday conditions in the Los Angeles area as fair with a low of 56 and high of 68 degrees. Mountains remain fair with a low around 25 and a high near 54. Deserts are fair and windy with a low about 45 and a high near 0.
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L.A
Ford Kissinger talks quickened by Viet crisis
Palm Springs reports Ford summons Secretary Kissinger earlier than planned to review rapid Southeast Asia developments including fall of Qui Nhon and Nha Trang, Cambodian exile Lon Nol, and Viet Nam policy. Weyand to brief, while Kissinger meets top advisers. president to address Congress around April 10 after golf vacation.
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Palm Springs
UPS
Ford
Southeast Asia
Henry A. Kissinger
White House
Kissinger
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S. Indochina
Qui Nhon
Nha Trang
Saigon
Lon Nol
Army
Frederick C. Weyand
U.S
Ron Nessen
Paris
Hanoi
Congress
Nessen
State Department
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dean Rusk
McGeorge Bundy
George Ball
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Washington
Thunderbird Country Club
Fred Wilson
San Diego
Eon Parma
Frank Jameson
U S Air Force lifts artillery to South Vietnam base
A U S Air Force Galaxy cargo plane landed at Tan Son Nhut from California carrying 14 artillery guns for South Vietnam. It marks the first special airlift since January 1973, intended to replace gear lost or destroyed during the Communist offensive. Vietnamese officers say the 105mm guns will likely head to field units in the afternoon as the airlift boosts morale amid Da Nang’s fall and the loss of Saigon’s imperial capital.
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Saigon
CSA Galaxy
California
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnam
U.S
Pariz
Indochina
da Nang
Widow Bertha Adams dies after chronic malnutrition
West Palm Beach Florida widow Bertha Adams 71 died of malnutrition after years on the edge of poverty and wealth. Guardianship revealed near 1 million in cash and stocks including 600000 in one box and 199591.50 in another. Neighbors recalled she once lived in luxury at the Breakers and wore clothes from the Salvation Army.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Bertha Adams
Altérney
Robert Leite
Leite
Adams
Guardian
Atlantic National Bank
Florida National Bank
International Telephote and Telegraph Co
International Paper Co
Massachusetts
Odell Edwards
Breakers
Salvation Army
Division of Family Services
Paul Douglas
Saiie
Jéie
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