Orphans in N.Y.
" (N.Z.P.A. Staff Correspondent }>. NEW YORK, April 8. J At least 1200 war orphans (from South Vietnam, most Of . them infants, were in the j process of beginning a new 5 life with American parents . today. 7 Thousands of other! 5 children were waiting in! ; Saigon for flights to the] United States and other; r countries. Their fate was in 1 doubt today because of a I 24-hour curfew and the seair ing off of Saigon’s Tan Son F Nhut airport after the bombing of the Presidential , palace. . An overseas national airI ways flight of 287 refugee , children was on its way toward the United States. It ! had been preceded last night! . by an Air Force jet carrying; , 65 orphans. ; In Washington the airlift ’ .jprompted tears, anger and; •i questions at a Capitol Hill! '; meeting yesterday. The meeting of about 200 1 Congressional aides and members of adoption and ■ humanitarian groups was called to rally support for j going far beyond President ! Ford’s proposed airlift of 2000 orphans.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33813, 9 April 1975, Page 17
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