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South Vietnam / Total Communist Victory / Life Goes On #37078

ABC Evening News for Thursday, May 01, 1975
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(Studio) Viet Cong announce Communist forces win total victory in South Vietnam. New government broadcasts proclamations of stiff penalties for crimes ranging from rape to looting; dance halls outlawed too. May Day parade occurs in Saigon, according to dispatches reaching Tokyo. Report also says many government employees return to their posts; most open air market stalls reopened.
REPORTER: Howard K. Smith

Reporter(s):
Smith, Howard K.
Duration:
00:00:50

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