End of US Vietnam involvement signals Saigon evacuation
Washington reports President Ford ordered helicopters and Marines to remove remaining Americans from Saigon. A fleet of 81 helicopters rescued more than 4,500 people as a Communist siege closed in, while Navy and Air Force assets prepared to move to carriers in the South China Sea. Pentagon and White House briefings trace the operation and ongoing evacuation progress.
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Washington
Vietnam
Ford
Saigon
Sai
Navy
Air Force
South China Sea
Defense
James R Schlesinger
Pentagon
Schlesinger
White House
Partes
National Security Council
Oval Office
Brent Scowcroft
Ron Negsen
Witness sobs on stand in Bishop murder trial
Melvina Knoll testified emotionally about witnessing the stabbing death of Melissa Bishop in Lorain County Court. Danny Bishop, 23, faces aggravated murder charges tied to the Sept killing. Prosecutors seek life imprisonment while defense argues the case shows a tragic chain of events sparked by an emotionally volatile moment.
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George Gotsis
Lorain County
Elyria Township
Danny Bishop
Paul J Mikus
Melissa Bishop
Meckler
Bishop
Knoll
Orchid collection at Kaatz greenhouse claimed largest variety
Herbert W. Kaatz maintains a vast orchid greenhouse at 129 Crestview Drive with 28,006 varieties and a detailed plant record system. He serves as executive vice president of Airborne Manufacturing Co on Taylor Street, and notes he has no favorites among his orchids.
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Herbert W. Kaatz
Crestview
Kaatz
Airborne Manufacturing Co
Taylor St
C-T
Gene Krebs
Elyria boards trims staff cutting teachers and admins
Elyria schools will shed seventeen employees for the next year ten teachers and seven administrators amid financial strain. The board cited resignations, retirements and a defeated levy as reasons, though most teetering staff will be moved to teaching roles.
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Elyria
Board of Education
Thomas Showalter
Showalter
Ben Barrett
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Ohio Youth Commission
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Stephen Gurchik
Frank Ashbaugh
Shearing
U.S
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Eign
UPI
Earel Neikirk
Elio Zerbini
Stephen Meckler
Floyd Staysniak
Chiye
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Don Swartz Sand
Wast
Elyria Board of
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