Saigon Dilemma as Refugees Surpass Earlier Totals
Saigon faces a growing refugee crisis after weeks of Tet offensive setbacks. About 40,000 people fled within four days, swelling shelter numbers as government and US advisers race to house, identify, and transport the displaced. Hospitals overflow and aid stations rise near battle zones while 2,000 homes are destroyed in Saigon metro area.
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Two U.S. Newsmen Wounded in Saigon Fighting
Two more UPI reporters were wounded Wednesday while covering clashes around Saigon. Ron Milligan 41 San Francisco radio correspondent for Westinghouse was hit by a bullet fragment and released after treatment. Patrick Lett Hong Kong ABC cameraman was wounded in the abdomen and a finger but listed as not serious. Five newsmen have been wounded in the current fighting around Saigon with five others killed including Charles Eggleston UPI photographer.
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Quentin Inmates to Honor Moms at San Quentin
About 200 mothers will breakfast with their sons and attend church in San Quentin chapel on Mothers Day. Associate warden James Park says inmate sons are paying 41 for each mother to cover the breakfast. Sons will present corsages and flowers to their mothers. In same issue: attic discovery in Whately, Mass reveals 121 years of town records found in former selectman’s home.
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