Congress approves evacuation aid and troop authority for Vietnam
The House approved 327 million dollars for humanitarian aid and evacuation costs with tariffed troop authority, while the Senate backed a 250 million dollar measure. Debate highlighted fears of mission creep as officials expect up to 50,000 evacuees to reach Guam daily.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ford
Vietnam
Iowa
Senate
U.S
Dick Clark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Indo-China
Don Reigle
D-Mich
Thomas Morgan
Mendel Davis
D-S.c
Two Parades Share May 17 in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids schedules two major parades on the same day May 17. The Jaycees Eastern Iowa Band festival parade starts at 10 a.m. and the Shriners parade follows at 1 30 p.m. Both begin at Second Avenue and Fifth Street SE, moving west to Second Street and crossing to Thirday.
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Cedar Rapids
Jaycees
Shriners
James Steinbeck
Second Avenue
Fifth Street
Second Street
USDA Reports March Drop in Market Basket Cost
The USDA said the annual cost of a farm produced market basket fell by $9 in March to $1,821 for a family of 3.2, with beef and pork price movements cited as drivers and farmers absorbing the decline while middlemen added costs.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Larry Summers
Department
Economic Research Service
Summers
Saigon reshuffle stalls Minh bid amid coup aftermath
President Tran Van Huong offered to name Gen. Duong Van Minh premier but kept the presidency, sources say. Minh rejected the presidency but could lead a coalition. South Vietnam reported scattered actions as the Viet Cong remained poised, while Cambodia faced a news blackout after Phnom Penh’s fall.
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Duong van Minh
Pham Din Ai
Minh
Saigon
Vu van Mau
Tran van Huong
Ngo Dinh Diem
Nguyen Ba Can
Thieu
Huong
Diem
Viet Cong
Trang Bang
Bien Hoa
Mekong
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Bangkok
Democrats Order Major Budget Cuts For 1975 76
Demos direct subcommittee chairs to trim 30 to 40 million dollars from funding proposals for 1975 76 to avert deficits. Leaders cite Rankin projections of a 10.9 million shortfall in 1977 and a possible 1979 deficit without cuts. Cuts target capital outlays and shift priorities to recurring expenses under Gov Ray's plan.
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Des Moines
UPI
Appropriations
House
Jerome Fitzgerald
Senate
George Kinley
Gerry Rankin
Rankin
Treasury
Marvin Selden
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Fitzgerald
Worst Case of Cattle Neglect Charged in Jones
State officials prepared to file cruelty to animals charges against Anamosa farmer Donald Ruhl after 56 cattle died from neglect on two Jones county farms. Officials said the deaths spanned time, with 35 on the east farm and 21 on the west, while about 24 remaining cattle were alive.
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Jones
Donald Ruhl
Jones County
State Agriculture Department
Agriculture Department
Ruhl
E.V. Butler
Butler
The
Gazette
East Farm
West Place
West Farm
Food prices spark alarm in daily life snags
A playful quip notes rising food costs could turn eating into a spectator sport if no action is taken. The line emphasizes everyday impact and economic strain on households.
Five terrorists seize West German embassy in Stockholm
Five terrorists seized the West German embassy in Stockholm and killed military attache Lt. Col. Andreas von Mirbach while threatening to execute the ambassador and ten other hostages unless 26 anarchists were freed. They demanded the prisoners be moved to Frankfurt and flown out by 1 a.m. Friday. Police reported casualties and gunfire as the siege began at noon, with continued threats to obliterate the building if authorities stormed the site.
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Stockholm
Bonn
Germany
Frankfurt
Andreas von Mirbach
Dietrich Stoecker
von Mirbach
Two Arrested In Iowa Farmer Howard B Miller Death
West Plains Missouri AP two adults Myra J Miller 19 widow and Dennis Fisher 28 held on homicide charges in the January 20 shooting death of Howard B Miller 25 of Masonville Iowa. They waived extradition to Iowa and will be returned to Delaware County. Miller body found in a shallow grave on his Masonville farm. Autopsy underway with preliminary findings.
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West Plains
Masonville
Iowa
Howard B. Miller
Myra J. Miller
Miller
Dennis Fisher
Missouri
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