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CBS Evening News for Monday, May 12, 1975
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(Studio) Communist political takeover in Laos now seems imminent, but White House says President Ford has no immediate plans to evacuate Americans in Laos. After forcing rightists out of coalition government, Pathet Lao begin to bring loyalist military into fold; military pledges not to interfere with any new government action by pro-Communist group. Commander of CIA's now defunct tribal army in Laotian fighting flees to Thailand.
REPORTER: Bob Schieffer

Reporter(s):: Schieffer, Bob
Duration:: 00:00:30

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