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Newspaper
Sandpoint Daily Bee
Location
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1975
Page
8
Washington reports 18.4 million people received food stamps in February, a record high. Officials cite rising unemployment as a major factor, noting an increase of 600,000 since January and 2.5 million since November 1974.
United Press International reports that hopes fade for over a million South Vietnamese refugees fleeing Da Nang as communist artillery drove away an international flotilla. Only one vessel remains offshore while Hanoi rejects a cease fire and U N officials urge aid.
President Ford orders Secretary Kissinger to Palm Springs to review South Vietnam and Cambodia policy amid a deteriorating war. Reports say Qui Nhon fell and Lon Nol fled, with Weyand’s report due and Ford blaming Hanoi and Congress for aid shortfalls. Ford plans a Thursday San Diego briefing and an April 10 foreign policy address to Congress.
U N chief Waldheim urged all capable nations and parties in the Vietnam conflict to rush humanitarian relief for refugees in South Vietnam. He asked aid be channeled through the U N High Commissioner for Refugees and UNICEF, noting existing programs for Laos and Vietnam and seeking more funding to expand help to displaced women and children.
Tank led advances by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong sweep Nha Trang, the Saigon government base for the central region, while Qui Nhon falls. Airport remains the only secure site. Saigon braces for possible wider collapse as rumors of a coup swirl.
Council discussed asking the county to levy the maximum for the Library District next fall. Bud Benoit closed budget remarks thanking Yager for questions. He noted large capital outlays occur every decade or so and supported salary increases to help city workers keep up with inflation.
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