Laos Students Threaten Lives Over Hostages
In Vientiane, student demonstrators threaten to execute three American hostages unless corrupt provincial officials and right wing elements are removed from government. A U S Embassy source says the threats are taken seriously though unlikely to be carried out. A high level Pathet Lao delegation flew to Savannakhet to negotiate the Americans' release.
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Vientiane, Laos
U.S
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Savannakhet
Laos
OAS Fails To Elect Chief In Five Ballots
The Organization of American States could not elect a secretary-general after five ballots. Victor Gomez Berges of the Dominican Republic trailed Alejandro Orfila of Argentina by one vote on the decisive rounds with the United States abstaining, leaving the 24-nation body deadlocked.
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Washington
Victor Gomez Berges
Dominican Republic
United States
U.S
Nuclear Test Rocks Nevada Desert Singly Stronger Than Hiroshima
An underground nuclear blast with force at least ten times the Hiroshima bomb shook the Nevada desert on Wednesday. The blast caused minor damage in Las Vegas about 90 miles away as authorities assessed the test site and potential seismic effects.
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Mercury
Nev
Hiroshima
Nevada Desert
Las Vegas
Wet Weekend Predicted With Showers Across Friday to Sunday
The forecast warns near certainty of rain today and tonight with cooler air moving in. Highs will reach the lower 80s tomorrow while tonight drops to 65 degrees and winds shift to southeasterly at around 10 to 15 mph with stronger gusts during thunderstorms.
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Weather Bureau
Senators Praise Ford After Mayaguez Rescue Action
Sen Strom Thurmond and Sen Ernest Hollings along with Rep Butler Derrick voiced praise for President Ford's decision to use military force to retrieve the Mayaguez and its 39 crew. They cited adherence to War Powers Act consults and congressional coordination as key factors in the operation.
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Strom Thurmond
S.C
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Butler Derrick
Ford
U.S
Mayaguez
Thurmond
United States
Hollings
Derrick
Congress
White House
Marines Evacuated From Koh Tang After Mayaguez Rescue
All Marines involved in the Koh Tang helicopter assault to recover the Mayaguez and its 40 crew were evacuated to a Navy carrier in the Gulf of Thailand. Two US destroyers remained off Koh Tang to prevent any Marines or helicopter crews from being left ashore.
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Washington
U.S
Gulf of Thailand
Pentagon
Joseph Laitin
Koh Tang
U S
Mayaguez
Singapore
Final Arguments In Murder Trial With Craig Testimony
Cecil Calvin Craig testified in a Langley murder trial over Henry Lee Cooper with the shooting in Piney Heights in January. The nearly two day general sessions case concluded with final arguments heard this morning. Craig said he knew Cooper for years and that they had altercations. He described living with Mrs. Dudley Jones Cooper prior to her marriage to the deceased and said a personal relationship began after he hired her at the Crow's Nest restaurant.
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Cecil Calvin Craig
Henry Lee Cooper
Piney Heights
Langley
General Sessions Court
Craig
Cooper
Dudley Jones Cooper
Pee Wee
Smith Named Head Coach At Graniteville
Graniteville Leavelle McCampbell High School selects William Smith former head coach at Orangeburg Wilkinson High School to replace Len Armstrong Armstrong leaves after one year for a similar post at Hanna Pamplico High School.
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Graniteville
Leavelle McCampbell High School
William Smith
Orangeburg- Wilkinson High School
Len Armstrong
Armstrong
Hanna-Pamplico High School
Acrid Odors Prompt Local Fight Over Val Chem Waste
Langley resident Rachael Strang, a military wife, campaigns against Val-Chem alleging wastewater discharges into Horse Creek cause persistent putrid odors. She links the smell to headaches and health issues for her parents and neighbors, citing three years of complaints and ongoing investigations by the state Health Department.
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Rachael Strang
Langley
Mrs. Strang
Wayne R. Moseley
State Department of Health & Environmental Control
Rooney Floyd
Rachel Strang
Horse Creek
Val-Chem
Debby Wendel
Cambodia Seizure of Mayaguez Triggers U S Raid Plan
Pentagon officials said the Mayaguez was bound for Sattahip Thailand before Sea Land Corp. informed them it would head to Singapore. President Ford told Congress the seizure violated international law and outlined Marine landing on Koh Tang and air strikes on Ream and Kompong Som to prevent reinforcements.
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Pentagon
Sattahip
Thailand
Sea-Land Corp
Singapore
Laitin
Ford
Congress
Cambodia
Mayaguez
U.S
Carl Albert
Koh Tang
Ream
Kompong Som
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Kiwanis Scholarship Fund
Wendel Hall
OAS
Paget
Smith
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