Minh urges Thieu to resign as Saigon fears fall
Gen Duong Van Minh calls for Thieu resignation to avert Saigon becoming like Phnom Penh. North Vietnamese regulars reportedly spotted within 10 miles of Saigon as U S evacuation of civilians intensifies. South Vietnamese air force destroys three 130mm artillery pieces near Saigon.
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Saigon
UPI
Duong van
Big
Minh
Nguyen van Thieu
Phnom Penh
Thieu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ford
U.S
Defense Department
Clark Afb
Phillipines
Gia Dinh
Hoc Mon
Bien Hoa
Tan Son Nhut
Plain of Reeds
Viet Cong in Paris Support Vietnam Evacuation Assurances
Tokyo-based and New York lawmakers report that Viet Cong representatives in Paris promised to cooperate with evacuations from Saigon. Rep. Stephen Solarz urged immediate State Department action citing Paris official Than Van Ba. Official counts show evacuation progress, with about 3,900 Americans in Saigon and 1,200 Vietnamese dependents remaining.
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Washington
UPI
Paris
South Vietnam
Saigon
New York
House International Relations Committee
Stephen J. Solarz
D-N.y
State Department
Solarz
Than van Ba
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Vietnam
Arizona House stalls 1.8 million malpractice insurance bill
The house appropriations committee rejected funding for a 1.8 million malpractice insurance premium at the University of Arizona Medical Center. University officials warned of possible hospital closure without insurance and state officials considered a self insurance plan. Rep. Peter Kay called the rate increase appalling as defense costs and lawyer fees drew attention.
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U of A
Peter Kay
Phoenix
Tom Goodwin
Tucson
Kay
Goodwin
Angela Caffry Platts 73 obituary in Scottsdale area
Angela Caffry Platts 73 of Scottsdale died Wednesday at her home. She was active in the auxiliary of the Phoenix Center for the Blind and a Valley Presbyterian Church member who came to Scottsdale in 1956 from Pittsburgh. Visitation is this afternoon and evening at Messinger Mortuary with services Friday morning. interment in Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is survived by her husband Edmund M. Ted Platts a stepdaughter a sister and five grandchildren. Memorials suggested to the Phoenix Center for the Blind.
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Angela Caffry Platts
Meadowbrook Ave
Phoenix Center For the
Valley Presbyterian Church
Scottsdale
Pittsburgh
Messinger Mortuary
Indian School Rd
Obituary for Ernest F. Vehling in Arizona death notice
Ernest F. Vehling, 78, born in St. James Minnesota, died Wednesday in Scottsdale Memorial Hospital after moving to Arizona 20 years ago. Survived by wife Lydia, two sons Floyd and Lawrence of Scottsdale, two daughters Vera Hansen and Mildred Ellertson of Madeira Minnesota, and sister Margaret Vehling of St. James. Calling hours at Green Acres Mortuary today. services Friday at 9 a.m. with interment in Green Acres Memorial Gardens.
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Ernest F. Vehling
St. James
Vera Hansen
Mildred Ellertson
Madeira
Minn
Margaret Vehling
St. James, Minn
Green Acres Mortuary
N. Hayden Rd
Green Acres Memorial Gardens
Raymond C. Greco dies at 63 in Scottsdale
Raymond C. Greco 63, a St. Daniel’s Catholic Church member and World War II Army veteran, died Tuesday at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. He lived at 8619 E Diana Ave and worked as a bartender for Wagon Wheel Bowling Association. Survived by wife Eileen four sons Raymond James Daniel Thomas, daughter Carolyn Cutrone of Houston, brother Daniel and two sisters out of state. Rosary 8 p.m. today Green Acres Mortuary. Requiem Mass 10 a.m. Friday at St. Daniel’s. Visitation today ???
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Raymond C. Greco
St. Daniel's Catholic Church
Scottsdale Memorial Hospital
E. Diana Ave
Green Acres Mortuary
N. Hayden Rd
St. Daniel’s
State seeks federal grant for senior transit program
The Arizona State Department of Transportation asks for a $231000 federal grant to fund transportation for older citizens. If approved, 35 buses and vans would be bought for a Dial-A-Bus plan with allocations by population including 14 vehicles to Maricopa County groups, and a $55000 local match.
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Phoenix
UPI
State Department of Transportation
Maricopa
Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Ford expresses sadness over Cambodia defeat and Vietnam aid debate
President Ford said the fall of Cambodia to the Communists is met with sadness and compassion and praised Cambodian leaders and soldiers. He urged Congress to act on his request for 722 million dollars in military aid and 250 million in humanitarian funds for South Vietnam and discussed ongoing evacuations for Americans.
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Ford
American Society of Newspaper Editors
U.S
South Vietnam
Dick Clark
D-Iowa
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Graham Martin
Saigon
Clark
Martin
Washington
UPI
United States
Cambodia
Khmer Republic
Ron Nessen
Nessen
Congress
White House
Moscow
Peking
Hanoi
Vietnam
Soviet Union
People’s Republic of China
North Vietnam
Mountain Bell Wins 7.8 Percent Arizona Rate Hike
The Arizona Corporation Commission approved Mountain Bell's rate increase to about 16 million dollars annually, granting the company discretion on applying higher charges. It delayed decisions on pay phone jumps to 20 cents and unpublished number surcharges and set filings for new rate schedules. The commission reserved ruling on extra fees for information operator services and potential additional revenue from those areas.
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Phoenix
UPI
Mountain Bell
Arizona
Corporation Commission
Flagstaff market owner promises to correct meat short weights
Richard Harris said Robert Barnes, part owner of a Flagstaff supermarket, will correct short-weighting of meat packages after inspectors from the state weights and measures division cited him Tuesday. No penalty will be assessed.
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Phoenix
Flagstaff
Richard Harris
Robert Barnes
Phoenix Accountant Indicted on Tax Fraud Counts
Phoenix accountant Paul Router was indicted by a federal grand jury on 14 tax fraud counts. The charges involve underpaid taxes while linked to Nick Fink's Inc and Old Dutchman Corp operator of Dastardley Dingus McKnees in 1972 and 1973 in Mesa venues.
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Phoenix
Paul Router
Mesa
Router
Nick Fink's Inc
Old Dutchman Corp
Dastardley
Extortion Plot Ends With Bomb Threat At Arizona Bank
Tempe police report a would be extortionist never collects a bag of money left in a nearby parking lot after threatening to blow up a First National Bank of Arizona branch. Don Hobbs, bank manager, received the demand for $20,000 and agreed to stage the drop.
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Tempe
Don Hobbs
First National Bank of Arizona
Hobbs
Judge signals openness to cameras in courtrooms
Phoenix State Supreme Court Justice William A. Holohan told the Society of Professional Journalists that cameras and tape recorders should be allowed in courts as long as they do not disrupt proceedings. He said the issue is a matter of supreme indifference to him.
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Phoenix
Supreme Court
William A. Holohan
Society of Professional Journalists
Sigma Delta Chi
Holohan
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Dori Consola
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President Ford
America
Scottsdale Pharmacy
Fountain & Food Service
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United Press International
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