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Communications With Saigon Restored #483060

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, May 07, 1975
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(Studio) NBC hears from its last reporter in Saigon - Jim Laurie. Laurie not heard from in 8 days because of total news blackout on Saigon. Laurie reports NBC staff in Saigon fine; Saigon life back to some state of normalcy. Associated Press and United Press International messages also recd.; details of life in Saigon now should be coming in soon.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Saigon, South Vietnam) E. German television film of Saigon gives some glimpses of life there since Communist takeover. NBC gathers information coming out of Saigon carefully controlled.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

(Hanoi, North Vietnam) Hanoi film shown; North Vietnam Premier Pham Van Duong makes speech. Legendary Vo Nguyen Giap pictured; did more than anyone to win war. Film comes from Japanese sources. Many analysts don't believe North Vietnam and South Vietnam to be unified for some time to come.
REPORTER: John Chancellor

Reporter(s):
Chancellor, John
Duration:
00:02:30

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