U S shifts its airlift of refugees to Guam
The United States moved evacuees from the Philippines to Guam where 219 refugees arrived aboard a DC8 from Saigon. Officials warned up to 131,000 could pass through Guam as island residents reported food hoarding and the Guam legislature urged federal guarantees of food, security, and health safeguards for the newcomers.
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United Press International
United States
Philippines
U.S
Guam
Saigon
Andersen Afb
Ricardo J. Bordallo
Pacific
Clark
Travis Afb
Calif
Californian
State Department
Anderson
Robert
Washington
Ford Administration
Ternational
Los Angeles
James Hayes
California
Island
Evacuations Cut U.S. Presence in Saigon to Under 1,000
Rep. Thomas Morgan reports fewer than 1,000 U.S. officials and dependents remain in South Vietnam, with 866 officials and 59 dependents in Saigon and hundreds more Americans, contractors and others still there. The move accompanies debates over humanitarian aid and evacuation authority.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
U.S
South Vietnam
Morgan
House International Relations Committee
House
Saigon
Senate
Haskellne
Ford
April Moisture Surpasses Normal Across Nebraska
Collected weather updates show April moisture at 2.70 inches in Nebraska, above the 2.49 inch normal. Overnight lows ranged from 39 in North Platte to 57 in Beatrice, with Tuesday highs from 79 in Omaha, Sidney, and North Platte to 70 in Norfolk as a cold front and weak low pressures trigger storms.
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Columbus
North Platte
Beatrice
Omaha
Sidney
Norfolk
Nebraska
Kansas
Weather Service
Columbus Sertoma honors at Great Plains regional convention
Columbus Sertoma Club earned top honors at the Great Plains regional convention in Minneapolis. President Bob Jensen led on resolutions, while the club bulletin edited by Glenn Anderson and Lee Pennington won first place. A club exhibit by Zae and Ramon tz earned second place. Jensen was elected lieutenant governor of the North Nebraska district.
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Columbus
Sertoma Club Weekly
Glenn Anderson
Lee Pennington
Zae
Ramontz
Jensen
North Nebraska
Omaha
South Dakota
John Fiala
Gering
Sertoma International
Tom Bruckman
Rapid City
Ford to seek 1976 presidency definitively
New Orleans reports that President Ford will seek the presidency in 1976 definitively and absolutely according to White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen.
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New Orleans
UPI
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
Exon Warns Nebraska Spend Trend Triggers Tax Hikes
Gov. J James Exon warned lawmakers that current spending could force a 40 percent sales tax and 30 percent income tax by next January. He outlined a 2.5 percent sales tax and 13 percent income tax as his preferred rates and urged a one week moratorium to reassess the state budget.
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Charles E. Wieser
Lincoln, Neb
UPI
J. James Exon
Nebraska
Lincoln
Omaha
Bellevue
Exon
Revenue Department
John Q
Departments of Revenue and Administrative Services
Judge Denies Dismissal in Joan Little Murder Case
Superior Court Judge Henry A McKinnon rejected claims of discriminatory jury selection in the murder indictment of Joan Little for the icepick killing of Beaufort County jailer Clarence Alligood. He noted no intentional bias but called for procedural improvements while denying the motion.
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Washington, N.C
UPI
Henry A. McKinnon
Joan Little
McKinnon
Miss Little
Beaufort County
Clarence Alligood
Ford warns cuts in defense risk national security
President Ford urged Congress not to reduce defense spending further, arguing that U S military strength with a powerful Navy is vital to keep sea lanes open and deter Soviet expansion. He noted Soviet naval activity near Hawaii and in the Gulf of Mexico and tied detente to maintaining military balance.
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New Orleans
UPI
Ford
America
U.S. Navy
Hawaii
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Army
Air Force
Congress
Indochina
Seventh grader in Lubbock proves learning never stops
J Wesley Phillips aged 86 87 in June is Lubbock's oldest elementary student re enrolled in January 1974 under Adult Learning Center funded by federal aid. He quit in fifth grade but returned for math and English aiming to complete seventh level math and earn a calculator to study metric system while living independently and walking to class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock, Tex
UPI
J. Wesley Phillips
Phillips
Lubbock
West Texas Plains
Quintuplets born to Ohio couple shock Cincinnati
Mark Levy, 27, and Pamela Levy, 28, welcomed three girls and two boys at General Hospital after four weeks premature birth following fertility drugs. Doctors say survival outlook very good though first year will be tough. nurses report babies vigorous and doing well in premature nursery.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Mark Levy
Pamela
Levy
General Hospital
Irwin Light
White Oaks Junior High School
James M. Sutherland
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Columbus, Neb
St. Francis Academy
Haskell
Today's Index Society
Toe
National Weather Service
Bob Jensen
Atlantic
Norwegian Sea
British Isles
Soviet Union
Orleans
F. Edward Hebert
Dla
House Armed Services Committee
Tulane University
Quints
Ohio
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