Thieu totters amid coup rumors sweep Saigon
U S forces evacuated Nha Trang and consular staff fled Saigon by helicopter as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese offensives surged south. Thieu canceled a key meeting with Weyand, Ky urged Thieu to resign, Hanoi demanded Thieu’s overthrow, and U S military aid debates intensified while Saigon’s defense deteriorated with retreat from Qui Nhon and Bình Định province.
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Tokyo
Vietnam
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Mo Tuy Hoa
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Tearful Lon Nol leaves Cambodia amid rocket fire and revolt
Tearful Lon Nol and his wife departed Phnom Penh in a Zhou helicopter after a Buddhist tribute at the palace. US Ambassador Dean spent 90 minutes at Pochentong as rebels fired rockets. Insurgents overran Neak Luong, threatening Phnom Penh. India recognized Sihanouk’s government, while Lon Nol named Lt Gen Sau Bhamkay caretaker president.
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India
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Behind scenes of Ford visit in Palm Springs
Ford inspected Elk Hills Naval Petroleum Reserve gear and asked about the drill bit material. Reporters noted a guarded Palm Springs estate and crowds addressing him by last name. Aides clarified staff are stewards, not servants, during his Easter Palm Springs stay with guests Leon Parma and Mrs Parma. Ford also visited Walter Annenberg’s golf course amid clan of Palm Springs associates.
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Thunderbird Villag
Bakersfield
White House
Annenberg
Clemency calls surge as draft resisters apply
Justice Department officials report a late surge in clemency filings from about 100,000 convicted draft resisters and deserters. As of Monday 316 applications had been received from 4,400 potential applicants, with an expected 650 more by day's end and more likely in the next days, though final totals were not yet clear.
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Justice Department
Viet aid sparks wrangles over South Vietnam policy
The debate centers on humanitarian aid for hundreds of thousands of refugees in the northern South Vietnam, with Clark arguing for limited military action and Dole urging swift action. The piece mentions an amnesty program for draft violators, 4,818 deserters turning themselves in, and House Judiciary hearings set for the week of April 14 led by former Senator Charles Goo.
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Dole
Cambodia
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Downtown redevelopment meeting to discuss resident relief
A special forum will answer questions on benefits for residents displaced by a downtown Long Beach redevelopment project and owner participation for businessmen remaining in the area. The session, led by Ray Brosterhous of the Redevelopment Agency, will cover the first draft plan and is open to the public at Veterans Memorial Building.
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Broadway
Cedar Avenue
Project Area Committee
Long Beach
Ray Brosterhous
Ford tours Elk Hills oil field
President Ford visited the Elk Hills naval oil field in Bakersfield becoming the first president to tour the 48,000 acre site. He pressed for Congress to open the field to production as part of reducing dependence on foreign oil while backing energy independence.
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Navy
Jack Bowers
Palm Springs
Avi Ford
Congress
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Beach outing ends in death at Cabrillo Beach
Los Angeles police say a woman, Deborah Outlaw, drowned early today at Cabrillo Beach after leaving four friends to swim. Harbor Patrol recovered her body near a breakwater around 2:20 a.m. The incident is ruled an accidental drowning.
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Harbor Division
Deborah
Outlaw
90,000 Oil Price Overcharges Probed by FEA
The Federal Energy Administration says it has investigated almost 90,000 petroleum overcharging cases in its year old probe. It reports 1,197 remedial orders and $74,644,273 in refunds. Gulf Oil dispute cited as part of broader audit of refinery practices and banked costs.
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Federal Energy ‘Administration
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FEA
Gulf Corp
Gulf
PEA
Associated Press
Ashe Fea
Union Oil
Petrofina
Mid Continent
L.P. Service
Ferrelgas, Inc
FRA
Gulf Oil
Ozone loss study ties SSTs to higher skin cancer risk
An AP report summarizes National Academy of Sciences findings that expanding supersonic transport fleets could thin the earth’s ozone layer, potentially raising US skin cancer cases by about 1.4 percent per 100 SSTs and up to 6 percent for larger second generation jets, with the Transportation Department noting minimal current impact but urging monitoring.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
United States
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