Saigon blast kills 2 and civil unrest escalates
Reported Saigon blast kills two as police fire into air to disperse curfew crowds. Witnesses describe blood on sidewalks and scattered vegetables. The new government seeks a power-sharing coalition with the Viet Cong amid threats of a broader Communist attack. U.S. airlift evacuations continue, Bien Hoa base bombarded, and government forces report Soviet-made convoys near Bien Hoa as warplanes strike targets.
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Leon Daniel
Tran van Huong
U.S
Philippines
Guen
Bien Hoa
Tan Son Whut
Seigon
Peale
Bigges
South Vietnam
Mmajor
Texen
Refugee families flee Vietnam and seek U.S. resettlement
Ohid and Naw Thi, living in the United States for five years, returned to Vietnam to fetch their children and parents. They faced resistance over a mother-in-law's departure, while another family member, Kae Huong Kae, arrived with a 1 year old and a 10 year old, hoping to join relatives abroad. Navy wives describe fear in Vietnam as aid workers assist evacuees. Meanwhile, 124 Vietnamese children, including 76 orphans, were moved from the Presidio to Oakland for a flight to Portland to await adoptive homes.
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San Francisco Presidio
Oakland
Portland
Ore
Freeway Van Wreck Injures Crew in Harbor Freeway Crash
In Wilmington today a city owned van carrying four Los Angeles carpenters from the Parks and Recreation department rolled over at 9 a.m. The driver, Jerry Carter, 21, of Los Angeles, is awaiting an ambulance. All crew members were injured.
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Los Angeles
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San Pedro
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Don Lockhart
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Carter
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Ford Warns Against Deep Defense Cuts At Navy League
President Ford told the New Orleans Navy League convention that further defense funding cuts endanger national security. He warned Soviet naval forces threaten sea lanes, urged maintaining military strength to support detente, and cited a major Soviet exercise as proof of the need for a robust U.S. Navy. He also noted plans to prove America can cut foreign fuel dependence by 1985.
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House
Yanks volunteer to fight Reds in Viet
A U S volunteer group led by Bonner, calling itself the VVV, solicits funds and recruits to enter South Vietnam and oppose communists. Officials say U S law bars citizens from arming abroad and visas would be unlikely. Bonner envisions 6,000 to 10,000 volunteers, with members including ex Green Berets and Navy Seals, stating they will seek weapons in Vietnam.
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Laurel
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Refugee airlift shifted to Guam amid complaints
Refugees evacuated from Saigon were diverted to Guam as facilities at Clark Air Base in the Philippines became overloaded. About 85,000 residents on Guam faced shortages and security concerns while the U S Navy prepared hospital annexes and dormitories for tens of thousands of Vietnamese arrivals. U S officials said the shift aimed to process refugees on Guam, with Manila urging consultation on future steps.
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Washington
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Pappycock
Los Angeles
James Hayes
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Guam
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Sal
Dea
Ukiman
Philippines
U.S
Quints Born After Fertility Treatment in New York Area
In Buffalo a mother delivered quintuplets, weighing 3 pounds 3 ounces to 4 pounds 13 ounces, totaling 19 pounds 14 ounces. Dr. Allen R. Shade said fertility drugs contributed mainly to the multiple births. The piece notes the couple’s reference to Page A-1. In a separate obituary, Mary Allee Newton, 107, a former purse assistant who served with Teddy Roosevelt in the Spanish American War, died Tuesday. She was in Alaska during gold rush and near San Francisco during the 1906 earthquake.
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San Francisco
Anesthesiologists Strike Slows Broward Hospital Surgery
In Fort Lauderdale Florida anesthesiologists staged a walkout across 18 Broward County hospitals delaying surgeries. They protest malpractice insurance rates and will only participate in emergency or urgent cases to save lives for at least one week.
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