John Wayne offers land to Ky for refugee farming
Former South Vietnamese vice premier Nguyen Cao Ky says actor John Wayne sent a letter offering 17 000 acres in Arizona to aid refugee farming. Ky plans a self sufficient farming community and aims to work on the land rather than lead a group. Ky and Madame Ky with five children arrived at Dulles on a reunion trip after Saigon fall.
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Washington
Neuyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
John Wayne Lis
Arizona
Dulles International Airport
Saigon
Camp Pendleton
Calif
John Wayne
Hepling
Wayne
Madame Ky
Security Is Termed Troubled Uncertain
Laotian workers strike an American security firm supplying embassies in Vientiane. Demonstrators surround the US embassy as officials burn non essential papers. The US expands evacuation to Bangkok, with two to three daily flights. About 100 Lao staff seek two weeks back pay while the firm dissolves its Laos operation. Inside the embassy two marines and a civilian are reported safe as talks with Laos foreign ministry begin.
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Vientiane, Laos
United States
Vientiane
Bangkok
Trans-Air Protection Service
Laos
Royal Air Lao
U.S. Agency For International Development
U S
John Quinn
U.S
Foreign Ministry
Anthropologist Jane Goodall Hunted In Kidnapping Case
UPI reports in Dar es Salaam that armed men abducted four researchers at a wildlife station including Barbara Smuts and Dutch aide Emilie Bergman while Jane Goodall escaped. Searches by air and ground cover Tanzania as officials speculate possible Zaire guerrilla involvement across Lake Tanganyika.
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Dar ES Salaam
Tanzania
UPI
Jane Goodall
Stanford University Wildlife Research Center
Goodall
Mothor
Tanganyika
Kivu
Zaire
Belgian Congo
Slobutu Sese Seko
U.S
Deane Hinton
Plaius
Hinton
Kintasa
Bewuse
Belfast Bombings Kill and Injure Dozens in Sectarian Attacks
In Belfast and surrounding areas, six Catholic children buried when a home exploded, a 24 year old girl head injured, and another officer killed investigating a car booby trap. Two Catholic brothers shot dead in a Protestant district as violence widens with claims of responsibility by the Protestant Action Force.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
McErlaine Brothers
John
Thomas
Protestant Action Force
World on a silver platter offered, analyst notes
A terse report notes a person offers a broad package of benefits on a silver platter, with caution urged as negotiators assess the value and risks of accepting an unusually generous proposal.
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Comebody
Uneasy Security at Iowa Prison Flare Up
At Fort Madison Iowa State penitentiary a May revolt ended after 19 inmates surrendered following a night of cellblock fighting and tear gas. Warden Tou Stewer said conditions remained tense as repairs began and discussions with inmates continued.
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Fort Madison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Tou Stewer
Melvin D. Smith
Keokuk
Jim Hardin
Smith
Brewer
Mill Worker Rescued From Silo After Fatal Blast
In Davenport a grain processing complex blast Friday left Ferrel Cleeton dead and seven others hospitalized or missing. Fred Rykerd, listed as missing, was found alive in a damaged silo by a National Guard helicopter and rescued with serious burns. He was treated at Mercy Hospital and later transferred to Franciscan burn center in Rock Island.
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Davenport
UPS
Fred Rykerd
Hampton
Ill
International Multi- Foods Corp
Air Force
Iowa National Guard
Ferrel Cleeton
Cleeton
Ryhard
Strawn
Robin Hood
National Guard
Rykerd
Mercy Hospital
Franciscan Hospital
Rock Island
Military Government Declares No Martial Law in Lebanon
Lebanon's new military government said it will not impose martial law to enforce a ceasefire between rightist militiamen and Palestinian guerrillas and will pursue talks with the Palestinians. Brig. Gen. Moussa Kanaan stated the government remains constitutional and will function within the parliamentary system. He emphasized dialogue as the path to calm and noted continued liaison with Palestinian groups under existing conditions.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Moussa Kanaan
Kanaan
Karnal
California adopts malpractice bill amid doctor strike
Gov. Edmund Brown Jr signs a plan to provide doctors with low cost malpractice insurance for the rest of the year, while the nationwide walkout by physicians continues. CMA warns the measure offers no immediate solution as hospitals scale back services and lawmakers condemn the strike.
Mayaguez Crewman Sues Skipper and Owner Over Dangers
Albert Minichiello, assistant engineer aboard the Mayaguez, files a class action in San Francisco against Sea-Land Inc and Capt. Charles T. Miller. He alleges ignoring official warnings about hazards off Cambodia during a voyage seized by Cambodians May 12. The suit cites requests for a competent master and a safe, seaworthy vessel, seeking damages to be determined by a jury.
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Mayaguez
Cambodia
San Francisco County Superior Court
Albert Minichiello
Sea-Land Inc
Charles T. Miller
Ford
Sea-Land
Minichiello
Indo-China
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James Mills
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