Americans held in Savannakhet under house arrest in Laos
Three Americans detained by leftist demonstrators in Savannakhet remain under loose house arrest as a cabinet delegation delays. The group includes Stanford J. Stone, the senior U.S. aid official in central Laos, with Charles Pearcy and Daniel Ster among the others. Travel restrictions widen across Laos, with authorities required to grant permission for internal and external trips.
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State Department
Savannakhet
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Here
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Pheng Phongesavong
Pheng
Stone
Cleveland
Ohio
Charles Pearcy
Salem
W. Va
Daniel Ster
Columbus
Ind
Ford to veto second strip mining bill in bid to curb gains
President Ford plans a veto of federal strip mining legislation citing lower coal output and higher oil imports. White House sources say an override vote may come this week as concerns about unemployment and court challenges loom. The measure would set federal mining standards and reclaim lands, while opponents warn of economic harm and tension with interior secretary nomination.
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Ford
Washington
United States
White House
Frank Zarb
Appalachia
Senate
Wyoming
Stanley Hathaway
Senate Interior Committee
Hathaway
U S apologizes to Thailand over Mayaguez crisis
The United States expresses regret over misunderstandings with Thailand regarding the Mayaguez recovery. Thailand says it will recall its ambassador to protest the use of U Tapao Air Base by a U S Marine assault force.
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Bangkok
UPI
United States
Thailand
Mayaguez
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U Tapao
U.S
Supreme Court blocks most aid to parochial schools in Penn case
The Supreme Court voided most of Pennsylvania 1972 public aid for church related schools, except direct student textbook loans. It struck down school loans for instructional materials and services, leaving only textbooks loans to students. Justice Potter Stewart announced the opinion amid mixed views.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Potter Stewart
New York
H.L. Hunt
Lubbock
Tex
Internal Revenue Service
Stewart
Intercepted Letter and Stage Band Comments Reported
An intercepted letter to Cha is noted along with stage band members and graduates who exchanged identical comments saying whew. The brief item captures a small, curious communication alongside a shared exclamation from the group.
Weather Area Forecast Mostly Clear With Scattered Showers
Widely scattered showers and storms expected mainly late afternoon and at night. Today's highs in the mid 80s to lower 90s with warm conditions. Tonight and Tuesday mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows in the mid 60s to lower 70s and highs in the 80s. Gusty southerly winds will diminish to 10 to 20 mph tonight.
Kissinger-Gromyko Meet in Vienna Opens Nuclear Arms Talks
In Vienna Kissinger and Gromyko opened postwar talks on a U S Soviet treaty to limit offensive nuclear arms and discussed Middle East plans. Kissinger planned no new proposals, while Gromyko stressed constructive talks as Geneva calls rise.
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Kremlin
Middle East
Henry A. Kissinger
Andrei A. Gromyko
Imperial Hotel
Kissing
Ford
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington
Kissinger
Gromyko
United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
Ford demands casualty figures on Mayaguez rescue
President Ford orders immediate release of US casualty figures for the Mayaguez operation. White House spokesman Ron Nessen says the president is puzzled by delays from the Pentagon and insists there is no intention to hide bad news. Defense Chief Schlesinger later cited higher tolls, while efforts to resolve the crisis without force are described.
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UPI
U.S
Mayaguez
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Ron Nessen
Pentagon
Cambodia
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
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