Americans Remain in Laos as Takeover Unfolds
The State Department says no evacuation planned for about 1,000 Americans in Laos though Pathet Lao forces appear to be taking control. Premier Souvanna Phouma warned that changes have occurred and urged an end to fighting as Laos faces a new dominant Pathet Lao government.
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Laos
Pathet Lao
Washington
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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Malaysia
Indonesia
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Philippines
Thailand
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Nguyen van
Souvanna Phouma
Savang Vathana
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Vietnam
South Vietnamese
Matt Franjola
Mekong Delta
Nguyen Cao Ky
Camp Pendleton
Calif
ABC
Lee Kuan Yew
South Korea
Congress
Japan
Guam
Wake
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Ohio restaurant operators plan to oppose smoking ban bill
Ohio restaurant operators oppose a bill banning smoking in public places except designated areas. Eight witnesses, all restaurant operators, will address the Senate Ways and Means Committee to explain potential costs and required changes to layouts and ventilation systems.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
General Assembly
Robert Henry
Ohio State Restaurant Association
Senate
Ways and Means
Henry
Restaurant Owners Oppose Smoking Ban Hearings Loom
A Dayton lobbyist cites early 1974 tests in 13 restaurants showing few no smoking tables used. A 3,192 survey by the National Restaurant Association found smoking not a major factor in dining choice. The Monday hearing starts a week of committee action on Ohio budget and insurance bills amid broader policy debates.
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Dayton
National Restaurant Association
Henry
House
Senate
Ohio
Explosion Levels Two Story Apartment in Cleveland
An explosion leveled a two story apartment house in Cleveland early today. Several families were left homeless as windows shattered for blocks. No injuries were reported. Police said the owner, longtime labor organizer Danny Greene, was inside but escaped unharmed. The blast appeared to be a bomb planted inside the building.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Danny Greene
Transit Pact Heads to Cleveland Council for Ballot
A regional transit agreement with Cleveland, suburbs, and Cuyahoga County goes to the city council for approval. If approved, a countywide transit tax will appear on this summer’s ballot following committee approval in a Saturday special session.
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Celveland, Ohio
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ohio Roads Claim At Least 13 Lives Over Weekend
The Ohio Highway Patrol reports 13 fatalities from traffic crashes statewide over the weekend. Among the dead are four motorcyclists and two pedestrians.
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Associated Press
Ohio Highway Patrol
Ford family Mother’s Day scenes at Camp David
President Ford and Betty Ford spent Mother’s Day at Camp David with gifts of scarves blouses and other apparel while their son Jack mailed a card addressed to Ms Elizabeth Ford recognizing her sympathy for the women’s movement.
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Washington
Betty Ford
Jack
Elizabeth Ford
Utah
Ford
Camp David
Doctor Boycott Continues Across California
California doctors hold a full boycott of nonemergency surgery for 11 days in protest of high insurance costs. Dr. Sanford Marcus, president of the Union of American Physicians, says the action will likely spread to the entire state.
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San Francisco
California
Sanford Marcus
The
Union of American Physicians
Diaries sought from Peace Corps volunteers at Smithsonian
The Smithsonian invites former Peace Corps volunteers with diaries journals or correspondence to share their materials. It believes future scholars will uncover data about lesser known individuals and events through these personal records.
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Washington
Peace Corps
Smithsonian Institution
Weather outlook shows showers tonight and mild Tuesday
Cloudy and cooler conditions with showers likely tonight. Lows near 40s and highs in the upper 60s with a 70 percent rain chance tonight and 20 percent Tuesday. Page 6.
Final Integration Plan to Expand Boston School Busing
Mayor Kevin H White warns the final integration plan will likely sustain citywide hostility as it expands busing from 17000 to 21000 students and adds about 12000 elementary pupils to bus routes. Judge Garrity says eight districts reflect racial make up and cost about 7.6 million to implement.
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Boston
Kevin H. White
Garrity
Controversy Over Energy Tax Bill Faces Windfall Tax Debate
Washington AP report notes tax writers race to finish an energy tax package as a windfall profits tax for oil firms stirs a major dispute. Committee aims to move a bill this week amid refugee relief votes and other budget measures.
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Washington
Ways and Means
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congressional
Senate House Conference Committee
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Two Soviet Destroyers Reach Boston Harbor in Historic Port Visit
The Soviet destroyers Zhyuchiy and Boykiy arrived at Commonwealth Pier Boston at 8 30 a m and 10 minutes later marking the first Soviet ships to dock in the United States since World War II. American officers greeted them with a 21 gun salute and full dress ceremony while crews saluted from the rails. In Leningrad two U S warships entered port for the first American visit since the war as Russians gathered ashore to watch the ceremony.
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Boston
U.S
National Guard
U.S. Navy
Leningrad
Soviet Union
Nazi Germany
Zhyuchiy
Commonwealth Pier
Boykiy
Adm. A. M. Kalinin
Leningard
Episcopal Rector Trial Set in Cleveland for Communion Case
The Rev. L Peter Beebe faces a trial with five judges in Akron at St Pauls Episcopal Church over permitting women to preside at communion. The case centers on ordination validity and church canons with Beebe inviting Alison Cheek and Carter Heyward to celebrate. The bishop the Ohio diocese would resign if general convention opposes women priests. sentencing could range from admonishment to defrocking.
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Cleveland, Ohio
L. Peter Beebe
St. Paul’s Episocal Church
Akron
Grace Episcopal Church
Sandusky
Beebe
Alison Cheek
Anandale
Carter Heyward
New York City
Christ Church, Oberlin
Episcopal Church
Burt
Christ Church
FBI Photo Expert Reviews Dallas Bilder for JFK Case
An FBI photo analyst was sent from Washington to Dallas to examine a newspaper image tied to the Rockefeller Commission inquiry into CIA involvement in President Kennedy’s assassination. The picture reportedly shows two men resembling E. Howard Hunt and Frank Sturgis at the scene, though the commission has not found credible evidence linking the CIA to the slaying.
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Washington
FBI
Dallas
Tex
Rockefeller Commission
CIA
John F. Kennedy
Dick Gregory
E. Howard Hunt
Frank Sturgis
Gregory
Hunt
Sturgis
Commission
David Belin
Warren Commission
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Supreme Court
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Consumer Protection Agency
Ways and Means Committee
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Philadelphia
Edward Henderson
John Burt
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