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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1975
Page
1
The Gazette invites readers to send in stories photographs or grievances and share thoughts with the City Desk in Charleston Virginia 29330. The paper encourages public input and welcomes feedback from local residents.
In Laos the Pathet Lao expands control with new ministers replacing exiled officials. Only about 150 Americans remain, most in or tied to the mission, while 1,400 AID staffers in Vientiane area have been paid or are due severance. Rosemary Conway, 36, is detained on unspecified charges. In West Virginia, Irene Johnson becomes county clerk after a fatal automobile crash killed James Mathews. Southeast Asia reports note reforms and political courses for former regime members and trainees in Saigon and Delat.
In Ohio, James Ruppert faces 11 counts of aggravated murder for the Easter family killings. Prosecutor Holcomb said Ruppert planned to gain $300,000 by having relatives killed and then be deemed sane to inherit. He allegedly reloaded multiple times and waited hours to ensure death before notifying police.
A GAO report states the U S Embassy in Saigon burned five million dollars in currency before the final evacuation. It notes a total of twelve point five million was sent to Saigon for severance pay and that about four million was burned due to time pressures while one point three million was reportedly disbursed. The Navy cannot finalize accounting until records reach Hawaii.
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