Saving Saigon in the balance as evacuation options grow
Washington reports U S diplomacy aims to save Saigon from war as Congress weighs using troops for evacuation. Officials believe a cease-fire and settlement could allow thousands of South Vietnamese to flee before Hanoi forces reach Saigon. Up to 131000 Indochina refugees may enter the United States under emergency steps approved by Attorney General Levi.
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Energy draft moves toward conservation law with taxes
Washington AP reports the Ways and Means Committee begins drafting an energy conservation bill including import quotas, higher gasoline taxes, and a tax on gas guzzlers. Frank Zarb signals possible delay of oil import tariff hikes if Congress shows progress. The panel plans a gasoline tax on new cars starting with 1977 models.
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Mamie Eisenhower Enters Fifth Week of Hospitalization
Former First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, 78, remains at Walter Reed Army Medical Center with an intestinal obstruction. Hospital officials expect she will stay through the week as she continues treatment. She was first hospitalized March 25 at Ft Gordon with intestinal bleeding and has been in Walter Reed since April 14. The spokesman said she is still in good condition and comfortable.
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Mamie Eisenhower
Banana staffers linked to Honduran coup notes
Bananas and politics mix as a Honduran military coup tops the day, with officials noting a long discontent among officers toward Gen Lopez and a new regime under Col Melgar. In Joliet, inmates held a six hour cellblock takeover at United Brands tied to an export tax dispute, resulting in one death and eight wounded. In Washington, Ford treated six White House secretaries to lunch for National Secretaries Week. In Tokyo, Mao Tse tung appeared on Japanese TV at 81, frail yet steady as he met North Korea's Kim Il Sung. In Eugene, Norman Snake Brooks faces a murder hearing over the deputy sheriff slaying with many women witnesses in bail set at $100,000 each.
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Snake” Brooks
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Allotment set for wheat up from 1975 to 1976
The 1976 wheat acreage allotment rises to 616 million acres from 535 million for 1975. Secretary Earl Butz proclaims the national figure which serves as a payment base if market prices fall below target or for disaster payments. Cheyenne County records 154,790 acres for 1975.
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Cheyenne
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