Refugees pour into Guam and camps strain capacity
About 3,400 South Vietnamese refugees were slated to leave Guam today with the flow slowing to 1,000 daily after Tuesday. Overcrowding at refugee camps in Arkansas and Florida was reported, with Ft. Chaffee expected to reach 20,000 refugees, the maximum it can currently house. State Department spokesman James King said Governor Pryor does not object to raising limits if utilities can handle the load. Red Cross workers at Eglin Air Force Base distributed toys to refugee children as planes carrying toys from Daytona Beach and school-welcome boxes arrive. Pendleton Camp near California reported 19,000 refugees, about 900 over capacity.
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Guam
Morrison
Arkansas
Army
James King
State Department
David Pryor
Red Cross
Eglin Air Ford Base
Daytona Beach
United States
Camp Pendleton
California
Refugees may settle in Minnesota with agency aid
Over 1000 refugees could relocate to Minnesota as sponsors connect via the International Institute of Minnesota. Lutheran World Relief plans to assist 150 families through Lutheran Social Service in Minneapolis. Denominational groups and individuals are urged to contact the Institute for sponsorships and help with welfare eligibility if needed.
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International Institute
Randy Tuttle
University of Minnesota
Lutheran Social Service
Minneapolis
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
The
International Institute of Minnesota
St. Paul
General understanding reached on Cuba embargo at OAS meeting
Western Hemisphere foreign ministers reached a general understanding on ending the Cuba embargo, with steps toward lifting the 11 year ban possibly coming later this year. Kissinger said there is a shared sense of direction on Cuba during the OAS talks.
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Washington
Cuba
Organization of American States
OAS
Henry A. Kissinger
Six H A S C members propose cutbacks in troops and weapons
Six members of the House Armed Services Committee released an alternative defense plan proposing fewer troops overseas and reduced new weapons funding. They offer a $29.3 billion weapons budget, $6.4 billion below Ford’s request, and call halting the B1 bomber and stopping Trident submarine production after three ships.
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Washington
U.S
House
Armed Services Committee
Ford
Four Trapped Workers Feared Dead After Sewage Tunnel Explosion
Eight workmen were injured in an explosion under the Fox River in Green Bay. Four remained trapped 100 feet below the surface, 1,500 feet from the tunnel mouth, with rescuers hampered by the danger of another blast. One of the four believed dead, authorities said.
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Green Bay
Wis
Fox River
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation
Pulliam
Metropolitan Sewage Commission
Bemidji planning panel to revisit Blue Chip motel zoning request
The Bemidji Planning Commission meets at 8 p m in City Council chambers to act on Blue Chip Enterprises rezoning from residential to business for an 18 acre site west of Highway 71 across from the Pioneer building. The action follows opposition from 29 property owners and a prior postponement.
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Bemidji
Rex Mayotte
Clint Landgren
Dean Blue
Mayotte
Commission
Chamber of Commerce
John O’boyle
Allyn R. Kendall
East 29Th. St
John Yocum
Downtown Redevelopment Authority
Elwin Rakke
Beltrami County Budget Hearings and Bids on Tuesday
The Beltrami County Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting starting at 9 a.m. in the courthouse board room. Agenda includes sheriff patrol car and equipment bids at 9, tax-forfeited lands sale discussion at 10, mental health budget talk at 11, and a monthly engineering report at 1. Public welcome.
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Beltrami County Board of Commissioners
Sheriff's Department
Leonard Bergstrom
Upper Mississippi
John Kemp
Minnesota Legislature Faces Highway Department Money Crunch
The Minnesota House plans a Tuesday vote on a bill to raise fuel taxes two cents, authorize 45 million in state bonds for bridges, and dedicate 45 million in general revenue for highways and mass transit. Without funds, the department warns of halted contracts and up to 1,500 layoffs, though some doubt this outcome. The bill also allows the legislature to decide which highways proceed, halting five freeway projects and setting 45 mph limits in the Twin Cities area, reflecting neighborhood disputes and strong outstate demand for roads.
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Minnesota
State Highway Department
House
Minneapolis-St
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Burma
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Gulf of Thailand
New York
Vientiane
Mier Souvanna Phouma
Savang Vathana
Souvanna Phouma
Sisouk Na Champassak
Ngon Sananikone
Planning Commission
Rakke
County Board
Don Frees
Tom Crawford
Jaycees
Elks Club
Scott Sundrud
Tom Miller
Jaycees Project
Helen Gill
Gene Cisewski
Jerry Swenson
Vern
Derva Wrolstad
Highway Department
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