U S says diplomatic bid fails in Vietnam
President Ford's spokesman says diplomatic efforts to halt the Communist offensive in South Vietnam have been futile. Philip Habib says the North Vietnamese plan to win on the battlefield. Ford awaits more information as advisers assess the situation. Secretary Kissinger expected for a full policy review.
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Helen Thomas
Staf
David Hume Kennerly
Ford
Henry Kissinger
San Diego
San Francisco
White House
Ben Nelsen
North Vietnam
Nessen
United States
National Security Council
Evacuation Clashes as Nha Trang Falls to North Vietnam
UPI reports chaos as Americans prevent Vietnamese from boarding last evacuation helicopters from Nha Trang. Shots fired, crowds surged the helipad while fear and anger grew as the city fell to North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces.
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Nha Trang
Chad Huntley
South Vietnam
UPI
Morey
Saigon
U.S
Dalat University
Qui Nhon
Cam Ranh Bay
Phan Rang
Dalat
Tuy Hoa
Phan Thiet
da Nang
U S halts escape of orphans
The United States said it found adequate alternative ways to transport children from Vietnam to safety and did not pursue a flight plan. It noted Daly planned to use a DCH cargo plane without seats heating or toilets. Friends for All Children had no inquiry or recommendation against the evacuation. The group cited a long waiting list and that most babies came from Seventh Day Adventist and World Vision orphanages.
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Friends For All
Daly
Vietnam
Friends For All Children
Seventh Day Adventists
World Vision
Senate
United States
South Vietnam
Khiem
Saigon
Nguyen van Toan
Information Ministry
Thieu
Cam Ranh Bay
Blutekreig
Vietnam War Zone
Lyndon B. Johnson
Connally Bribe Case Details Emerge in Court
Government outlines new bank record evidence in the Connally bribery case. Witness Jacobsen, claiming he gave $5 000 to Connally, faces scrutiny as records show deposits and meetings in Washington and Austin. The case hinges on one remaining eye witness and disputed prior testimony.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Jacobsen
Connally
Sale
Austin
Tex
Washington
Madison Hotel
Treasury Department
Secretary of the Treasury
John Connally
American Security and Trust Co
Showdown Over Smog Device Cuts NOx in Six Counties
The plan would cut NOx by 42 tons and hydrocarbons by 5 tons daily in six counties using smog devices on 1966 70 cars on a staggered schedule based on license plate digits. Critics say higher gasoline use and engine impact outweigh benefits while proponents urge deadline adherence and health protections amid endorsements and opposition from assembled lawmakers.
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Rains
Edwin Uber
Sacramento
Howard Berman
Los Angeles
Robert Burke
Huntington Beach
Peter Chacon
San Diego
Bill Greene
Ken MacDonald
Dojai
Alister McAlister
Z’berg
John Foran
San Francisco
Woman Endures Painful Battle With Breast Cancer
Mrs Berg describes an endless ordeal since her January 1974 breast cancer discovery. She takes heavy pain relief and Seconal, while her husband laments watching her suffer. She says cancer feels like a violent, inescapable pain that dominates every moment.
Saigon faces rapid Communist advance and refugee crisis
Amid a coastward Communist push toward Saigon, refugees and soldiers flee by ship and road to Vung Tau and the Mekong Delta. Officials report resignations, warnings against desertion, and orders to shoot undisciplined troops as Saigon’s defense folds beneath the siege.
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Saigon
Yung Tau
Mekong Delta
Sth
Tran Thien Khiem
Khiem
Vung Tau
Xuan Loc
Bien Hai
Tu Duc
UPI
Willie Vicey
Gunpaint
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