Seven Arrested For Coup Attempts In Saigon
Saigon police arrested at least seven people on Thursday night over an alleged plot to overthrow President Nguyen Van Thieu. One detainee reportedly was a former key Thieu adviser, with rumors of other generals among the arrested. A government communique blamed extremists exploiting emergency conditions after North Vietnamese attacks. Curfew was tightened from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. as authorities probe the plot and two similar incidents in a week. Thieu dismissed rumors of further arrests and said investigations continue.
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Nguyen Anh
Interior Ministry
Saigon
Thieu
Dan Chu (Democratic) Party
É Ou
Ngan
Nguyen Cao Ky
Pan Am Plans Mercy Airlift Of Vietnamese Orphans
Pan American World Airways announced a mercy airlift to evacuate 400 Vietnamese orphans and 50 attendants from Saigon to Seattle with stops in Guam and Honolulu. The plan, arranged by Holt International Children’s Services, would be the largest baby lift to date, surpassing the lost Air Force C5 crash.
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Washington
UPI
American World Airways
Saigon
Pan Am
USS
Holt International Children’s Services
Eugene
Ore
Guam
Honolulu
Air Force
Bloodbath feared as Cambodian capital braces siege
Phnom Penh battles intensify as government forces retreat to defend lines near the capital while reinforcements fly in by helicopter. Prime Minister Long Boret warns a U.S. aid cut could trigger a civilian bloodbath, as 27 killed and 58 wounded are reported in a northern retreat.
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Robert Kaylor
Phnom Penh
UPI
Bali
Indonesia
Long Boret
United States
Lon Nol
Boret
U.S
Montana official doubts Hathaway for Interior secretary
Montana Lt. Gov. Bill Christiansen, head of the Energy Advisory Council, questions former Wyoming Gov Stan Hathaway as potential Interior secretary. Christiansen, a Democrat, says Hathaway’s record lacks sufficient qualifications and contrasts Montana’s stricter coal development stance.
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Helena
Mont
UPD
Montana
Bill Christiansen
Energy Advisory Council
Wyoming
Stan Hathaway
Christiansen
Hathaway
Gerald Ford
Nations Pledge Aid for South Vietnam Refugees Amid Crisis
Nations respond to pleas for South Vietnam refugees with aid from Sweden six million dollars in wheat milk and medicines to Viet Cong and Saigon regions. Red Cross and UNICEF seek two million for civilians while twelve Red Cross societies pledge over four million. Lufthansa and Australian relief flights mobilize supplies and adoptions. Britain allocates one point eight million dollars with preexisting contributions.
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United Press International
South Vietnam
Saigon
Goverment
Stockholm
Viet Cong
Geneva
International Red Cross
United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund
Red Cross
Interna
Tional Red Cross
Washington
Hong Kong
Lufthansa Airlines
Canberra
Qantas
Bangkok
London
Indochina
Judith Hart
Pilot lands damaged orphan plane after near runway crash
A military transport carrying orphans broke apart after crashing in a paddy field near Tan Son Nhut airport. The pilot, at 23,000 feet after sudden decompression, kept the craft level and landed short of the runway, with more than half the passengers surviving. The rear ramp likely opened and damaged hydraulic lines, causing loss of control of tail surfaces.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Pentagon
Heat Wave Hits North Miami Beach With 94 Degrees
New York reports the day’s highest National Weather Service temperature outside Alaska and Hawaii reached 94 degrees at North Miami Beach Florida. The morning low logged 5 degrees below zero at International Falls Minnesota.
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New York
UPI
National Weather Service
Alaska
Hawaii
North Miami Beach
Fla
International Falls
Minn
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