Lost Convoy Exits Cambodia in Refugee Relief Drift
U S officials warn funds for South Vietnamese refugee care are running out as Ford seeks 327 million from Congress. About 117,500 fledgers and 7,000 Americans evacuated. 13,000 more in the U S awaiting intake. Navy and air operations move evacuees to Subic Bay Guam and Fort Chaffee Arkansas.
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Vietnam
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Guam
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Subic Bey
U.s.philippines
Neuyen Cao Ky
Blue Ridge
Mand
Pla Quote Island
Fort Chaffee
Ark
About 600 Refugees Cross Frontier to Thailand
About 600 foreign nationals, refugees from Cambodia, crossed into Thailand after a three day, 300 mile trek from the Khmer Rouge held areas. They were escorted by journalists and Red Cross workers, with 25 more possibly departing soon. Some sustained injuries, and hospital care was arranged in Honghak for dysentery and exhaustion.
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Phnom Penh
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Bangkok
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Memory Aid and Personal Loan Tips Featured in Page Index
A compact index item highlights memory improvement tips and guidance on lending money to friends. The note stresses practical methods to sharpen recall and warns about lending reliability, with a nod to cautious financial gifting within daily life.
Protestant Lead In Ulster Election
A Protestant coalition tops Northern Ireland’s constitutional convention vote tally with 14 seats projected, prompting warnings from Gerry Fitt that any attempt to subjugate Catholics could trigger disaster. IRA calls for boycott and sectarian tensions intensify as six months loom for the convention’s blueprint.
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Northern Ireland
Sheim
Gerry Fitt
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Colintine
Leacer
William Craig
Vanguard Party
Craig
Harry West
Ian Paisley
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Belfast
Conventinn
Ulster
London
Consulate Captor David Protter’s suicide attempts
Johannesburg police report David Protter, 24, who seized the Israeli consulate, attempted death by own action twice after his capture. He cut his left wrist with glass Friday night but harmed himself little, then nearly hanged himself using a blanket. He was arrested Tuesday after the takeover that left one dead and seven wounded.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
David Protter
Protter
Prottar
Ford Urges U S Resolve and Alliances After Nimitz Ceremony
President Ford urged clear U S resolve to strengthen alliances and back them with force as the nuclear powered USS Nimitz was commissioned at Norfolk Naval Station. He cited the carrier as a symbol of strength and an tool for peace while noting its role in Vietnam era evacuations. Ford announced a mid June summit with Israel's Rabin to pave the way for a Geneva peace conference.
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U.S
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America
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Saigon
Yitzeak Rabin
Sedat Th Salzturg
Austria
Geneva
Middle Ear
Hopeful Signs for Economy Amid Higher Unemployment
Washington reports unemployment rising to 9 percent in April, with 8,176,000 jobless from a civilian labor force of 82.3 million. Labor officials see improving indicators suggesting recovery, while Greenspan expects year-end figures around current levels. Auto makers plan higher model prices. Texaco raises wholesale fuel costs, with pass-through pending.
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Fallus Shiskin
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Shiskin
Labor Department
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic Advisers
Greenspan
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Texaco, Inc
Rockets Flub Sparks NASA Center Embarrassment
Marshall Space Flight Center engineers faced embarrassment after two rockets at the NASA facility near Huntsville, Alabama, unintentionally launched on March 25 when bolts holding them failed under engine heat. One finless rocket toppled into a pine thicket about 11 miles from the test site, while the other jet streaked through the stand and toppled away.
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Muntsville
Ala
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA
Nuclear Talks Delayed For Political Decisions
Washington reports that U S and Soviet negotiators will pause technical talks on the 12 year nuclear weapons treaty for about a month to allow leaders to make political decisions on next steps. Officials stress no crisis, but say verification issues still block progress and may push talks into September.
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U.S
Ford
Sovie
Leonid Brezhnev
Geneva
Ford-Urezhnev
Siberia
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