Withdrawal of U S forces in Thailand slows U S exit
The United States and Thailand announce a plan to cut U S troop strength from 27 000 to 19 500 in the next two months as a first major step toward complete withdrawal. The statement notes aircraft reductions but provides no final numbers, while Thai officials say 130 South Vietnamese Air Force planes remain in Thai hands for now.
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Associated Press
United States
Thailand
Southeast Asia
U.S
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Chatichai Choonhavan
Vietnamese refugees find American homes
Vietnamese refugees move to new homes across the United States as more evacuees, including families and workers from Saigon, are released from Ft. Chaffee and Eglin Air Force Base. Officials report smooth processing, sponsors lined up, and camps with remaining capacity.
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Associated Press
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Fla
U.S
Saigon
Oklahoma City
Clyde Watts
Maj
Anne Anderson
Northwest Arkansas
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Guam
City Parks Department springs into action in Bemidji
Bemidji Parks Department gears up for summer with about 50 extra workers through youth programs. Crews rake parks, repair and repaint benches, trim trees, and prepare softball and baseball fields. Cameron Park namesake Jim Cameron leads 18 years, with historic ties to Pete Cameron. Diamond Point and South Beach beaches open in June with lifeguards, while Nymore Park gains fenced tennis courts.
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Bemidji
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Marvin Coulins
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Nymore
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Crookston Lumber Company
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Conservatives Rise in Germany After Elections
Bonn West Germany AP Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's federal coalition wiped out the conservative opposition in the upper house and boosted 1976 re election hopes by scoring wins in two state elections.
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Bonn
West Germany
Helmut Schmidt
Whitlam urges global aid for Indochina reconstruction
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam calls on nations involved in Indochina wars to join a large reconciliation and reconstruction program. He says Australia, one of the guilty countries in the Vietnam civil war, has already begun supplying relief aid.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Gough Whitlam
Indochina
Whitlam
Australia
Protestant victory in Ireland sparks fears of civil conflict
In Belfast a hardline Protestant coalition wins 46 of 78 seats in Northern Ireland constitutional assembly elections. Former prime minister Brian Faulkner warns the result risks direct confrontation with Britain and may threaten peace while ruling parties clash over power sharing.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
United Ulster Unionist Coalition
Ulster
Constitutional Assembly
Brian Faulkner
Newsmen
Ambassador Kenneth B. Keating Dies in New York Hospital
Kenneth B. Keating United States ambassador to Israel and former senator died at Harkness Pavilion Hospital New York City State Department officials said. He would have turned 75 on May 18 after returning from Jerusalem last month due to a heart ailment.
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Kenneth B. Keating
U. S
Israel
Harkness Pavilion Hospital
New York
State Department
Keating
Jerusalem
Question and Answer Session For District 31 School Board Candidates
A May 13 Q and A session at J W Smith Elementary will pose questions to the six District 31 School Board candidates. Four panelists represent teachers parents media and the session is recorded for CATV replay May 14. Public invited.
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Max Boyer
Bemidji Education Association
Rose Fagerstrom
J.W. Smith Pta
Concerned Parents For Education
Parents
Mardy Karger
Kbun Radio
Jerry Doggett
the Pioneer
Tom Crawford
The
Pioneer
CATV
Channel 2
Bemidji
Bemidji City Council weighs sale of Gary parking lot
City Council considers authorizing a purchase agreement with Security State Bank to sell the Gary parking lot for 36000 dollars. Bank must begin construction by June 1 or the lot reverts to the city. Downtown merchants fear reduced foot traffic.
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Bemidji
Security State Bank
Gary
Ford seeks 507 million to transport Vietnamese refugees
The Ford administration will request 507 million dollars to transport and care for more than 125000 Vietnamese refugees. L Dean Brown outlined four refugee categories and said many may seek asylum or be eligible for U S immigration on a case by case basis.
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Washington
Ford Administration
L. Dean Brown
South Vietnam
Brown
House
U.S
United States
Dean
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