Viet pressure on Saigon and talks amid airlift fears
As thousands flee Saigon and Viet Cong presses press, the capital braces for a major assault. Huong Minh and Tran Van Lam emerge as candidates while negotiations hinge on Thieu allies’ exit and withdrawal of US personnel, with fighting spiking near Hue and air strikes around Saigon.
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Viet air force uses oxygen-sapping bombs in Viet Cong clash
Saigon says lung-searing CBU-85s were used for about a month against North Vietnamese troop concentrations near Xuan Loc, with claims the weapon creates an aerosol cloud that robs air of oxygen. North Vietnamese and Cambodian sources call the act barbarous, while Saigon denies confirmation.
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Laos
Near panic scene at Saigon airport continues
A tense situation at Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon unfolds as government workers fear a rapid drop in travelers. US officials report passenger numbers shrinking to about 500 today due to a Juanes shortage and mounting pressures on the facility and personnel.
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Tan ‘Son Nhut
Sihanouk named chief of state by Cambodian front
Radio Phnom Penh announced that Prince Norodom Sihanouk would be chief of state under the National United Front regime with Penn North as prime minister and Khieu Samphan as vice prime minister and armed forces commander. The broadcast notes diplomats would be replaced and cites victory celebrations in Bangkok.
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Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon with few belongings
Donz Tran Dixon recalls 13 minutes to leave Saigon with her husband Eddie and three children. They abandoned a $50,000 import export business and a home, arriving at Travis Air Force Base with only a few bags as they fear the Viet Cong. Dixon plans to move to Knoxville, Tennessee, while relatives stay behind.
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Reds set time to evacuate amid Saigon turmoil
U S officials warned North Vietnamese could strike Saigon at any minute while refugees flood out on flights to Guam and the Philippines. Officials argued most evacuees will seek U S resettlement, with Britain and other nations slow to take in refugees as Congress debates a 327 million aid package. Around the country Americans welcomed the refugees amid mounting crisis.
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Kurt Waldheim
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Robert Jackson
U.N. Pishroer Refugee Coordinaor
Babylift resumption amid chaotic Vietnam arrivals
Report of the Babylift operation resumes as over 200 people aboard the plane include Vietnamese agency members. Volunteers seek interpreters after a child clung to a sister, while others endure hot buses and a lukewarm room before boarding. Clark notes limited adoptions and plans to stop after this flight. The April 6 operation has since delivered hundreds of orphans to the United States, with the latest group of five infants departing on Thursday.
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Saigon
Vienam
United States
Judge Refuses Trial in Careless Driving Case
In Skiatook Oklahoma Municipal Court Judge Harvey Wilson rejected a trial for James Jr, saying he was guilty and must plead guilty and pay the fine. His remarks drew protests from the defendant’s mother who argued for innocence and a trial, noting the right to a trial and presumption of innocence. The judge said trials are not granted for fines under twenty dollars and suggested county court for jury trials.
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James P. Biller
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Miller
Wison
Fred Billups
Bitlops
Blizzard Dumps Deep Sierra Snow After Storm Lashes West
Blizzard pounds the Sierra Nevada with heavy snow and high winds. Norden Donner Pass recorded 13 inches in an hour, lifting snowpack to 131 inches the deepest for late year since 1958. Nor den had near 80 mph winds and 22 F. South Lake Tahoe Airport logged heavy snow and zero visibility while a sand and dust storm near Reno forced a two mile Interstate 80 closure for 1% hours.
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West Germany faces embassy siege and hostage crisis
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt declared the terrorist demands rejected as the Baader-Meinhoff offshoot executed Hildegaart during a four story embassy siege in Bonn. Thirteen were injured and police captured five attackers as a 14 to 19 year old attacker self-inflicted a gunshot.
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