Weyand to Visit Saigon on Ford Orders
Gen. Frederick C. Weyand Army chief of staff flies to Saigon to assess the military situation and potential U S aid. White House aides say he was chosen for his broad contacts with Vietnamese and U S leaders and will report back after his trip.
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Washington
Frederick C. Weyand
Army Chief of Staff
Saigon
Ford
Weyand
Ameri
Can
Vietnam
White House
Ron Nessen
Indochina
Nguyen Ot Thieu
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
National Salvation Front
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Svay Chhrum
Mekong River
Mekong
Hancock
Honolulu
da Nang
Portugal's Goncalves vows broader state control of economy
Lisbon AP report says Premier Vasco Goncalves, sworn in with a 21 member cabinet, pledges to nationalize basic sectors and expand government control over private industry including banking and insurance. He warns of an austerity period due to grave economic problems.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Weapons costs rise 1974 final quarter gains $8.5 billion
Pentagon data show 40 major weapons projects cost up by more than 8.5 billion dollars in the last quarter of 1974 due to program delays engineering changes and quantity increases. Inflation accounted for about 10 percent of the rise with the B1 bomber taking the largest share pushing its unit price to 84.3 million and total to 20.6 billion for 244 aircraft.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Housing market shows rate drop but buyers wary
Washington reports that despite easing mortgage rates and more funds available from lenders, overall demand remains weak as starts on new homes stay about 40 percent below last year. Officials note deposits at savings and loan institutions rose by 3.1 billion in February, with a similar flow anticipated for March, signaling cautious optimism.
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Washington
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Tobacco Aid Sparks Senate Challenge Over Parity
Senate faces debate on emergency aid to tobacco farmers aiming to raise parity to 70 percent from about 60. Senator Frank Moss of Utah plans to push lower parity, arguing government support for tobacco conflicts with anti smoking programs. An Agriculture Department figure cited shows $1 million yearly for public smoking education versus $50 million to aid cultivation.
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Washington
Senate
Moss
Agriculture Department
Passover Plagues Hit Pan Am Office in New York
Pro Israeli demonstrators attacked a Pan Am ticket office at 45th Street and Van derbilt Avenue with locusts frogs mice and cattle blood to protest flights to Syria. A Betar spokesman claimed the act symbolized Passover plagues and cited Syria's detention of Jews, while Pan Am noted two Damascus flights weekly and Soviet Jewish evacuations.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Syria
Pan Am
45Th Street
Vanderbilt Avenue
Associated Press
Betar
Zionist Organization
Damascus
Russia
Old friends become co-owners of horse Double You See
W C Freemann and W C Jackson form a partnership to own the thoroughbred Double You See as pre Easter fashion flurry spreads for hats and clothes. Clara Spry visits Midlands Center urges focus on inner values over outward appearance at Adult Development Center event.
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W. C. Freemann
W. C. Jackson
Clara Spry
Adult Development Center
Miss Spry
Midlands Center
State Department of Mental Retardation
Aiken Houseguest Recalls Assassin Prince Faisal’s Nephew
A University of Colorado professor recounts 1967 68 interactions with Prince Faisal Ibn Musaed Ibn Abdul Aziz at the campus. He describes the prince as a contemptuous womanizer who lived with a professor’s daughter and disparaged American life while denying political activism. The tale links to an eventual assassination plot of the king and a 1966 riot that killed Khaled, a Wahhabi linked brother.
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University of Colorado
King Faisal
Faisal Ibn
Musaed Ibn
Abdul Aziz
Prince Faisal
Faisal
Khaled
Saudi Arabia
Space Lack Key Problem Cited In Jail Deficiencies
Aiken County jail deficiencies were cited after a board tour. The 1968 facility, built for 81 inmates, now houses 74 with insufficient separate spaces for juveniles, untried and sentenced prisoners. Officials face 90 day corrections before re inspection.
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Cleve Edmunds
Charles W. Prosser
Harold V. Graybeal
Aiken County
Paul D. Grant
Wendell Hall
Aiken County Board of Commissioners
Grant
Refugee Airlift Initiated From Da Nang Amid Evacuations
United States launched a large refugee airlift from Da Nang after Viet Cong rockets struck the base. A World Airways Boeing 727 ferried evacuees between Da Nang and Saigon, aiming to move 350 000 to 500 000 refugees. Over 300 Americans were in Da Nang.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
da Nang
World Airways
Cam Ranh Bay
Arafat Present When Faisal Was Killed
The report states Yasir Arafat was at King Faisal's side in Riyadh for a meeting and attended a general audience on the king's birthday. It notes Faisal's assassination and mentions related Indochina conflicts and political shifts in South Vietnam, Cambodia, and U.S. actions in the region.
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Arafat
Faisal
Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine
Yasir Arafat
WAFA
As- Safir
Riyadh
Mohammed
Arafa
Sunshine to Remain Tomorrow
The forecast calls for continued sunshine with highs around 65 today and in the 60s tomorrow. A small craft advisory remains in effect on the lakes with minimal rain chances today tonight and tomorrow and a low near 35 degrees tonight.
Officials Asked To Explain Allegations In Court Order
The Aiken County School District received a court order dated March 14 demanding an explanation or rebuttal within 60 days on allegations of racial discrimination in the district. The order lists no specific areas of discrimination and targets 15 South Carolina districts, with Superintendent T. B. Willis noting no intentional busing or redrawing.
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Aiken County
U.S. District Court
John H. Pratt
South Carolina
HEW
Aiken
North Augusta High School
Wagener-Salley High School
T.B. Willis
Area Four
Area Two
Willis
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
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