Plane crash tears through Operation Babylift flight near Saigon
A U S Air Force C5A Galaxy carrying 305 people including 243 orphans crashed while returning to Tan Son Nhut. At least 178 aboard were killed and about 100 children plus 15 to 20 adults survived. The flight, part of President Ford's Babylift, originated in Saigon for Clark AFB.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Air Force
Pentagon
Philippines
Dennis Traynor
Tan Son Nhut
Clark Air Force Base
Ford
California
United States
CSA
UPI
Paris
Thieu cabinet resigns and new regime formed in Saigon
South Vietnamese President Thieu said the cabinet had resigned and a new government would be formed after heavy losses to North Vietnam. He criticized U.S. aid levels and called on Americans to support South Vietnam, naming Nguyen Ba Can to form the new cabinet.
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Nguyen van Thieu
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Thieu
Nguyen Ba Can
National Assembly
American Congress
South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Oberlin family grateful Rosemarie safe in Guam
Anthony Lanyi son of Oberlin College professor George Lanyi flew to Saigon and back with the Vietnamese war orphan Rosemarie. Mrs Helma Lanyi said the child is safe with her husband in Guam and that they hope to fly home soon. The family recalled a deadly crash of a Galaxy flight near Saigon that carried 294 people including many orphans.
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Rosemarie
Oberlin
Guam
Anthony Lanyi
Oberlin College
George Lanyi
Saigon
Anthony
Lanyi
Helma
Bethesda
le Thi Trang
Lanvi
COA
Helma Lanyi
Battina
Lorain toll supervisor wins Buckeye 300 prize
Lorain resident and Exit 8 toll supervisor Macartney claims a free Ohio Lottery Buckeye 300 ticket from Sutton's Sohio Service may have won 300000. He bought two other tickets, dreamt of the number five, and plans to use part of the prize for a home addition while continuing work and his fishing trips to Canada. He credits a lucky penny found by his wife.
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Sutton
Sohio
Broadway
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W. 11Th St
Twe
Tillie
Canada
Weather outlook clear night with cool low temps
Clear tonight with a low in the upper teens or low 20s. Partly cloudy and a bit warmer tomorrow with a high in the upper 30s or low 40s. Tonight’s precipitation chance is ten percent and near zero percent tomorrow. Winds northerly 6 to 12 mph tonight. Sunrise today 7 06 a.m. Sunset today 7 56 p.m.
Cavaliers draw record crowd in 20 239 Arena triumph over Knicks
The Cleveland Cavaliers posted a stirring victory at the Coliseum last night before a record crowd of 20 239. Journalists Rombech Klisec and Durkee provided color and detail on the game for Page 26.
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New York Knicks
Jerry Rombech
Joe Klisec
Rob Durkee
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