Vietnam War Ends Near as South Vietnam Evacuates
The South Vietnamese legislature named General Duong Van Minh president in negotiations with the Viet Cong. President Ford ordered the evacuation of nearly all Americans from Saigon, signaling an impending ceasefire and ending U.S. military involvement for now.
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Vietnam
South Vietnam
Duong van ‘Big’ Minh
Saigon
Ford
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Thailand
Thieu
Vietnam War Ends as Ford Evacuates All Americans
Ford declares America's Vietnam involvement finished and orders evacuation of 132000 Vietnamese to safety. Guam Wake Island and the Philippines will receive evacuees, with up to 100000 refugees expected in California. The piece questions common sense and U.S. global role.
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Levy
United States
Guam
Pacific
Ford Administration
Wake Island
Philippines
Los Angeles
California
Robert Gnaizda
State Health and Welfare Agency
Vietnam War missteps and fading aims analysis by Safire
In 1969 Nixon and Thieu signaled troop withdrawals as Vietnamization began. Safire argues the core error was pursuing a “no win” path risking World War III, noting hawks and doves blame each other while the US eroded credibility and strategy.
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Vietnam
Haiphong
Hanoi
Roll Call Report on April 17 23 House Vietnam Aid and More
Roll call summary from April 17 to 23 covers House and Senate votes on Vietnam aid HR 6096 and S 1484, youth camp safety HR 46, farm bill HR 4296, Meskill confirmation, plus related debates. Names include Duncan Harris Fisher Downing Whitehurst Satterfield Daniel Butler Wampler Robinson Bauman, Stevens, Byrd, Scott.
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Congress
HOUSE
South Vietnam
Saigon
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Senate
Vietnam
Robert Duncan
D-Ore
Ford
Thomas O'Neill
D-Mass
Thomas Downing
William Whitehurst
David Satterfield
Robert Daniel
W.C. Daniel
Caldwell Butler
Kenneth Robinson
William Wampler
Herbert Harris
Joseph Fisher
Office of
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Campfire Girls
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Association of
National Recreation and Parks Association
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Rmich
Jake Pickle
Dtex
Robert Bauman
R-Md
Parenthood
Thomas Foley
Dwash
Agriculture Committee
Robert Daniels
R-Va
Wampler
Fisher
Citizens Debate Gun Law and Abortion Amendments
Readers letter the Star denounces H B 1191 gun penalties as police state policy and urges repeal while urging mercy in justice. A second letter argues against abortion amendments, questioning contraception access and motherhood costs, and warns of dangers to women's rights. An eight year old child requests comics changes, naming preferred strips.
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Meskill
Thomas Meskill
Connecticut
U.S
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
American Bar Association
New Britain
Conn
the Star
Delson Smith
Del
Smith
U.S.A
Massachusetts
del. Smith
Judiciary Committee
del Smith
Cain
Abel
Milton Apperson
Congress
Adolph Hitler
Beetle Bailey
Blondie
Snoopy
Snuffy Smith
Andy Capp
Tank McNamara
Winthrop
Kathy Heironimus
Kinzel Drive
Winchester
Combat Casualties in Southeast Asia
Department of Defense release dated March 27, 1975 lists combat casualties in Southeast Asia. It records the names, ranks, units, and casualty status of service members involved in the ongoing operations.
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Southeast Asia
Department of Defense
Cambodian exile Sirik Matak declines escape in Phnom Penh
A letter from Prince Sirik Matak to Ambassador Dean reveals his refusal to flee Cambodia as U S personnel evacuate on April 12. He accuses the United States of abandoning a people seeking liberty and hints at dire consequences for Washington while noting his intent to remain with his country.
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U.S. Navy
Marine Corps
Cambodia
U.S
Phnom Penh
John Gunther Dean
Sirik Matak
Long Boret
United States
French Riviera
Asia
Lon Nol
Ambassador Dean
Hartmut Doerwaldt Makes Honor Roll at Powhatan
Star Files recalls Powhatan student Hartmut Doerwaldt on the third marking period honor roll. The Winchester Izaak Walton League marks its 20th anniversary with growth from 25 to about 400 members, the third largest chapter in the state. Middletown completes a new waterworks funded by a 25000 self liquidating bond issue. Winchester trade expands from 1939 to 1948 with retail $28 million, wholesale $15.9 million, service $1.1 million.
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Hartmut Doerwaldt
Powhatan School
Winchester
Izaak Walton League
Middletown
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James Abourezk
D.D
Adlai Stevenson
Harry F. Byrd
William Scott
Johnson
Henry Kissinger
Thien
New York Times News Service
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Buckley
Lynda Willingham
Berryville
Change Comics
Laos
Cam
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Robert Novak
Winchester Evening Star
Thomas T. Byrd
Lewis H. Ebert
David H. Smith
Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
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