No Word on Phnom Penh Refugees Amid Embassy Destruction
Paris reports Khmer Rouge destruction of several foreign embassies in Phnom Penh leaving no functioning mission. French sources cite diplomatic dispatches as origin. A Giscard dEstaing spokesman says France fears fate of a convoy said to carry 610 foreigners from the Cambodian capital to the Thai border. No word on refugees.
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Paris
Khmer Rouge
Phnom Penh
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Congress to renew Viet Namese refugee aid bill
Congressional leaders plan to start anew next week on a bill approving aid for Vietnamese refugees without troop deployment authority. The House rejected a prior measure by 246 to 162, amid fears aid could reach Viet Cong or allow U.S. forces back into Vietnam.
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Washington
U.S
House
Ford
Vietnam
South Vietnamese prisoners released to return home
A spokesman for South Vietnam's Revolutionary Government says 103000 enlisted men and NCOs captured in the Da Nang area in March have been released to go home. Six thousand ARVN officers from lieutenant to major general are still held for re-education.
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DA Nang
South Vietnam
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Communists Acquire Equipment From U S South Vietnam
Pentagon officials acknowledge new leaders in South Vietnam gained more than 5 billion dollars in U S supplied weapons equipment and facilities but say much is unusable by the Communists. When South Vietnam’s army crumbled in March the arsenal on paper impressed Asian leaders with nearly 500 M41 and M48 tanks about 1000 large artillery pieces and an air force with over 500 combat planes.
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Washington
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Hanoi Demands Return of South Vietnamese Planes and Ships
Hanoi and Saigon demand the return of all combat planes and ships taken from South Vietnam. Thailand will decide on 130 planes and helicopters on its soil with U S input. A Hanoi broadcast says many ships freighters and hundreds of aircraft seized belong to the Vietnamese people and the new government under international law.
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Associated Press
Hanoi
Saigon
South Vietnam
Thailand
United States
Foreign Ministry
Apathy Marks Northern Ireland Vote Amid Unrest
Voting showed apathy in Northern Ireland's constitutional convention election as British troops clashed with a mob of 200 Roman Catholics in Londonderry. Rubber bullets were fired, three soldiers and police were injured, and two bombing attempts targeted Catholic candidates before polling began. First returns awaited. final results due Saturday.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
West Belfast
Weekend Sunshine Sets Up Wagener Salley Bicentennial Event
The forecast calls for a 10 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent Saturday. Highs reach around 80 degrees after a cool night in the upper 50s. Skies stay fair and mild for Wagener attendees, the Salley Bicentennial celebration, and visiting bird-watchers in Aiken.
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Wagener
Salley
Aiken
Aiken PTA Benefit Softball Game Draws Local Doctors
Sunday at Aiken Elementary the PTA hosts a benefit softball game featuring Dr. Jim Barham and Dr. Eugene McManus. Students may pitch in with playful rivals as two pediatricians face fast pitches and playful payback.
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Jim Barham
Eugene McManus
Aiken Elementary
PTA
Aiken
Thurmond Confirms Memo On Lennon Ties To Radical Groups
Senator Strom Thurmond confirms he sent a memo from the Senate Internal Security Committee to the Justice Department about John Lennon. He says the memo was routine and did not originate with him, but it sparked a reported deportation effort against Lennon after a letter to DOJ referenced the memo.
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Strom Thurmond
John Lennon
Thurmond
R-S. C
Justice Department
Lennon
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Senate Internal Security
Committee
Justice Dept
U.S
Sport Of Bird Watching Grows In Appeal
Birdwatchers embrace expanding appeal across ages with varied activity levels. Thomas M. Rial of the Savannah River Plant, regional vice president of the Carolina Bird Club, says birding offers escape into reality and deeper awareness beyond urban life. The CBC teams with Augusta for broader outreach.
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Thomas M. Rial
Savannah River
Carolina Bird Club
Unemployment Rises to 8.9 Percent in April
The U S unemployment rate increased to 8.9 percent in April while total employment rose for the first time in seven months. Nonfarm payrolls held steady and the work week length edged up as analysts see possible nearing of peak joblessness.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Heavy three week docket opens in General Sessions Court
More than 200 cases await opening as General Sessions Court begins with breakings and enterings and drug offenses dominating the heavy docket. Sheriff Grant notes rising crime and arrests. at least six murder cases are set, including Ruth Gosnell and others, with a fatal shooting linked to an automobile accident argument. The jail holds 81 prisoners as juries may be expanded with a special term before October.
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General Sessions Court
C. LaVain Fox
Fox
Aiken
Paul Grant
Grant
Ruth S. Gosnell
Cecil Calvin Craig
Henry Lee Cooper
Stanley Smith
Mary M. Hall
Kerr Drive
Gosnell
June Clean-Up Planned Across Aiken County
In a USC Aiken planning session organizers led by George McCormick and Edward Brown secured commitments from groups including the Aiken Lions Club the Boy Scout Troop 110 and local Jaycees for a county wide June cleanup. The effort targets roadside litter removal with area assignments and a third planning meeting scheduled at 7 30 p m next Thursday in Room 107 at USC Aiken.
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Jeane Hall
Aiken
University of South Carolina
Aiken County
George McCormick
Edward M. Brown
McCormick
Lester Thompson
Friendly Neighborhood Club
Hern
Don Dairy Road
North Augusta
Jaycees
Langley Bath-Clearwater Jaycees
Usc-A
Brown and
Brown
Unemployment Steady at 8 Percent Peak In 1970s Outlook
Labor Department data show April payrolls at 76.3 million with 2.6 million losses since last October. Adult men bore the largest share of gains and remain the hardest hit as jobless rates reach peaks not seen since 1958, while manufacturing declines ease yet persist.
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Labor Department
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