Saigon Battles Reach Edge of City as Minh Takes Power
Heavy fighting erupts in Saigon with American jets bombing Tan Son Nhut as General Minh assumes the presidency. Gunfire, explosions, and widespread panic ripple through the capital while witnesses fear a coup or final assault. Scores of planes damaged and city residents flee for safety. Windy cool weather with scattered mountain snow showers follows in Northern Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Okuley
Saigon
UPI
Tan Son Nhut
Duong van
Big) Minh
Minh
Navy
Idaho
State Land Ment Meet in Congress
Lt. Gov. John V. Evans announced Idaho leaders met in Washington with Senators Church and McClure and BLM officials to speed indemnity land selection. About 40,000 acres under review include Craters of the Moon area and phosphate beds in southeast Idaho. BLM will review roadblocks. Hillman plans Idaho visit May 2 with July 30 deadline stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John V. Evans
State Legislative Land Grant Committee
State Land Department
Gordon C. Trombley
Washington, D.C
Idaho
Frank Church
James A. McClure
Bureau of Land Management
Craters of the Moon National Monument
Evans
BLM
Louis Hillman
Roman Koenings
Hillman
Legislative Committee
Nixon “Unstable” Before Resignation
Presidential chronicler Theodore H. White says Nixon was unstable and increasingly erratic in the days before his 1974 resignation. White describes Haig as acting like a substitute president to persuade Nixon to step down without triggering a defiant response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Nixon
Theodore H. White
White
White House
Alexander M. Haig
Readers Digest
Haig
FBI
Richard Nixon
Police to Begin Citations for Wrong Side Parking
Police will start issuing citations in June to drivers parking on the wrong side of the road as warned by Police Chief Dick Abbott. He said warning citations will be issued through May, with ticketing beginning June 1 for those who drive on the wrong side twice creating a hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Abbott
Abbott
Two Vehicle Crash at Cedar and Florence Injures Two
Sunday two cars collided at Cedar and Florence streets injuring two people. Joan E. McNeil 28 of Sandpoint was cited for failure to yield after entering from Florence Street and striking Aletha Young 68. Ginette McNeil 4 sustained minor injuries. the other driver was injured but declined treatment. Both cars were total losses.
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Cedar
Florence
Joan E. McNeil
Rt. 2
Sandpoint
Florence St
Aletha Young
Ginette McNeil
Minh assumes South Vietnamese presidency amid fighting near Saigon
General Duong Van Minh took over as president from Tran Van Huong as clashes raged within miles of the palace. Minh pledged cease fire and talks under Paris accords, promised freedom for political prisoners, and named Vu Van Mau as prime minister. He urged citizens to stay and seek a negotiated settlement while vowing to press peace initiatives.
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Alan Dawson
Saigon
UPI
Duong van
Minh
South Vietnam
Tran van Huong
Capi
Huong
Nguyen van Thieu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen van
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Big Minh
S. Viet
Republic of Vietnam
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National Assembly
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