Viet Cong hint at U S relations amid Saigon shifts
Officials of the new Saigon government privately indicated that Washington might accept diplomatic relations with the United States, as Hanoi announced the PRG claimed the U S South Vietnamese Embassy in Washington and Algeria was asked to take over. PRG officials said North Vietnamese troops would begin withdrawing once security is set, and Washington’s recognition remains a prerequisite. The elections and a new constitution were cited as possible steps toward reunification.
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Saigon
United States
UPI
Alan Dawson
Hanoi Radio
Provisional Revolutionary
Washington
Algeria
Hanoi
State Department
Dawson
PRG
Viet Cong
U.S
Republic of
South Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Marines alerted as Ford seeks Mayaguez release
President Ford pressed China and ordered 1000 Marines on Okinawa to prepare to depart for Thailand to pressure Cambodia over the seizure of the unarmed merchant vessel Mayaguez and its 39 crew. Navy ships and aircraft moved toward the Gulf of Siam as Washington pursues a peaceful resolution while signaling potential military options.
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U.S
Mayaguez
Gulf of Siam
State Department
China
White House
Ron Nessen
Ford
Nessen
Phnom Penh
Lon Nol
Moscow
Tass
Laos Crisis Deepens As Pathet Lao Expands Control
UPI reports the United States plans to remove some Americans and dependents from Laos as Pathet Lao tightens its grip and considers suspending operations in parts of the country. Loyalist ministers and generals resign or flee, fueling instability as air and ground forces shift loyalty and combat lines.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPI
U. S
Pathet Lao
United States
Finance Ministry
Boussabong Souvannouvong
U.S
Bouathong Phothithongsa
Bouathong
Buckley calls for immediate military action on Cambodia
UPI reports a congressional split after Cambodia seized an American merchant ship Mayaguez. Senator Buckley urges immediate punitive air and naval strikes and foreclosing diplomacy to safeguard U.S. vessels, while leaders like Senate Majority Leader Scott and Sparkman favor force only if necessary, emphasizing retrieval by any means and cautioning against unilateral policy.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
James L. Buckley
N.Y
Ford
Cambodia
Buckley
Senate
Hugh Scott
John Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Mayaguez
Sparkman
James B. Allen
Ala
Allen
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
House
Mt Antony Union Board to study DUO program
Mt Anthony Union School Board approved forming a special committee to study the DUO Do Unto Others program at Mt Anthony Union High School. The group will review how DUO credits equal course work and ensure students are not shortchanged. A summer meeting will set recommendations for the August board session.
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Mt. Anthony Union School
Joseph Hall
Lawrence Harrington
DUO
Oakley Frost
Frost
MAU
Inside Local Highlights and Local Features Summary
MAU Board approves curriculum additions and a special composting method for mountain garden fertilization. Carlo Walter presents the technique. A Learning Disabilities column returns, focusing on motor skills. North Bennington trustees criticize Bennington Police Dept neglect. Manchester hobby shop earns IBA approval. Hoosick Seniors receive new quarters. A pictorial Bennington boat race review. Celtics decline analyzed by experts.
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MAU
Carlo Walter
North Bennington
Bennington
Manchester Hobby Shop
IBA
Senators favor diplomacy in recovering merchant ship
Senators Stafford and Leahy call the Cambodian navy seizure an act of piracy but urge diplomacy to recover the U S merchant ship and crew. They support seeking assistance from China and favor restraint after noting the ship was in international waters during the Monday seizure.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Stafford
R-Vt
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
U.S
Stafford
Leahy
People’s Republic of China
Ford
Vietnam
Local Manpower center to receive $100,000
Champlain Valley Work and Training Center in St. Albans will receive 100000 dollars under CETA to employ 24 people in nonprofit agencies until December. The funds originate from federal Community Impact Work Experience Program via the state Office of Manpower Services.
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Champlain Valley Work and Training Center
Manpower
Alan Praeger
State Office of Manpower Services
Praeger
St. Albans
Bethel
Champlain Valley
Bennington
Manchester
Bennington Free Library
BOC
Park-McCullough House
Bennington Planners to Protest Selectmen Zoning Edits
Bennington Planning Commissioners voiced concern over roadside commercial proposals altered by selectmen after hearings. They prepared a formal statement of concern led by Chairman Paul W. Bohne III, with discussion focusing on form over content. A town plan and land use map hearing is set for Thursday at 7:30 pm in town offices.
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Bennington
Paul W. Bohne III
Commission
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Colorado Springs
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Siam
North Vietnam
Penh
Phnom
Tonkin
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Quane Boupha
Boutone Makthopharak
Vang Vieng
Vietntiane
Poulo Wai
Koh Tan
Kompong Son
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Barth Vander Els
Raymond Murray
Judson Brown
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