Refugees in U S set up own government at camps
Refugees from Vietnam and Cambodia adjust to life in the United States with promises to avoid disrupting citizens. At Camp Pendleton and Fort Chaffee an informal refugee government emerged led by Khuong Huu Dieu with plans for language schools and a post office.
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Cambodia
America
Camp Pendleton
Fort Chaffee
Ark
Khuong Huu Dieu
Dieu
U.S
Philippines
Nguyen Cao Ky
Guiam
Rabin to Present Peace Proposals Before Ford Talks
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin may carry new Middle East peace ideas to Washington for June 11 and 12 talks with President Ford as a tense regional picture worsens. Reports of Israeli troop moves along the Jordan River and missiles loom amid clashes in Lebanon and accusations of Soviet arms deliveries to Egypt. Rabin seeks cabinet authorization to respond to Ford while Geneva talks are contemplated.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Middle East
Washington
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Rabin
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Syria
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Jordan
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Shimon Peres
Soviet Union
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Sinai
Amman
al Sabah
West Bank
Dustour
Beirut
Lebanon
al Moharrer
U.S
Geneva
Anwar Sadat
Salzburg
Austria
See Israel
Local and national items mix for Page 2 to Page 13 sports
Inside National covers Pulitzer prizes and missile strategy debate while Local notes Jeffords dark horse energy bill and Salmon proclaims Nursing Home Week Page 3. Editorial urges selectmen action. Nixon profile on Page 5. Brent Peacock enters MAUHS race at Shaftsbury playground. Sports highlight Palmer over Hunter and Mt Anthony teams win while BBS softball shows nothing else.
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Dark Horse
Salmon
Dick Nixon
Brent Peacock
Shaftsbury
Palmer
Hunter
John Randolph
Mt. Anthony
BBS
Ford asks 507 million for refugee resettlement
President Ford asked Congress for 507 million dollars to resettle about 150,000 Vietnamese refugees over 28 months. The request, tied to a Migration and Refugee Assistance Act draft, faces political hurdles as lawmakers question asylum for Vietnamese officials and past misuses of funds. Senators Javits and Pell planned to introduce related aid bills, while House opposition remains strong.
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Ford
Congress
Vietnam
South Vietnam
House
Judiciary Subcommittee On
L. Dean Brown
Interagency Panel
William S. Broomfield
Michigan
International Relations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Brown
United States
Senate
Saigon
House-Senate
Broomfield
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Saigon Orders Register or Face Severe Punishment
Saigon's Military Management Committee issued Order No 1 demanding all military officers, police, and former government workers register between May 8 and May 31 and surrender identification, documents, weapons, and money. Violators face severe punishment, a term long used to imply execution. The move aims to reorganize armed forces as PRG gains control. France and Australia recognize the new Saigon authorities amid prisoner releases and mass ceremonies in Saigon.
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Thailand
Paris
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Labor Union
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PRG
Australia
Vietnam
Con Son Island
South China Sea
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Tran van Kim
Central Committee
U.S
Radio
Hanoi
Rockefeller Panel Sees White House Role in CIA Spying
Rockefeller Commission builds a case that the White House acted outside normal channels to authorize domestic CIA surveillance. Schlesinger testified that in 1972 he ordered a review of CIA activities amid White House demands, while Kissinger denied NSC involvement in domestic spying. Rockefeller noted multiple channels from CIA to the White House and cited prior pressure on the agency from Johnson and Nixon administrations.
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CIA
Schlesinger
Rockefeller Commission
Henry Kissinger
Commission
National Security Council
Rockefeller
NSC
Nixon
Richard Helms
Lyndon Johnson
Thailand impounds 129 U S planes in Thai Saigon aid row
Thailand halted removal of 129 American made warplanes flown into the country by fleeing South Vietnamese air force pilots. The move followed Prime Minister Kukrit Pramoj’s demand to halt disposals as the USS Midway sailed away with some planes. Foreign Minister Chartchai pressed the U.S. for talks while Thailand seeks details of the military aid pact.
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Oklahoma City
Muoi
U.S
Saigon
Camp Talega
Pendleton
Paul G. Graham
Bangkok
API
United States
Thailand
Kukrit Pramjo
Midway
Edward E. Masters
Kukrit
Washington
Pramoj
South Vietnam
Chartchai Choonhavan
Masters
Foreign Ministry
Chartchai
Nations unhappy with U S request military withdrawal
UPI reports Washington faces pressure as U S overseas bases shrink. Thailand and Greece push for rapid pullouts while U S officials aim to retain about 10 000 airmen in Thailand and keep a global network of major bases, with 2 000 installations abroad in 33 countries. Greece cites pro Turkey stance on Cyprus as fuel for anger and moves to remove six U S destroyers from Athens.
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UPI
America
United States
Thailand
U.S
Greece
Cyprus
Constantine Karamanlis
Athens
Police officer suspended for excessive force in arrest
Burlington police detective Harold Miles a 10 year veteran faces a departmental hearing for conduct unbecoming an officer after an Internal Affairs probe found he used excessive force during the arrest of 16 year old Leonard Sumner Jr. Miles also linked to the Luis Ponce shooting under review by state’s attorney.
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UPI
Harold Miles
Luis Ponce
Miles
Internal Affairs Division
Leonard Sumner Jr
Sumner
Richard Beaulieu
Chittenden
Francis X. Murray
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Pham Thi Muoi
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