U.S. Evacuates Wives and Children From Laos Amid Protests
The United States evacuated 79 American wives and children from Laos as leftist student demonstrations grew. U.S. officials, led by Charge d Affairs Christian Chapman, warned of violence risk and pursued negotiations for release. A separate batch of 18 Americans left Savannakhet as tensions continued at the aid compound in Vientiane.
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Vientiane
Laos
UPN
United States
U.S
Christian Chapman
Chapman
Washington
U.S. Agency For International Development
Pathet Lao
USAID
Fentea
Bangkok
Kilometer 6
National Federation of Students Group
Viet nam refugee camp coordinator calls punishing troublemakers
Viet refugees face a split view as Nguyen Luc Hoa, the camp coordinator dubbed unofficial mayor by American officials, urges punishment for a few troublemakers to protect the community. He stresses most refugees are hardworking and eager to adapt to the new society, while officials report three people including two refugees and an American facing charges.
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Nguyen Luc Hoa
United States
Fi. Cnafice
Leka Zogu Announces Engagement in Madrid
King Leka Zogu, 36 son of the late King Zog I of Albania and heir to the throne, smiles as he announces his engagement in Madrid to Australian divorcee Susan Culland-Ward. Zogu, a businessman, has been living in exile in Spain.
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Leka Zogu
King Zog I of
Albania
Madrid
Spain
Susan Culland- Ward
Leka
Army base refurbished for incoming Vietnamese refugees
At Indiantown Gap in Pennsylvania, former horse barracks are being prepared to house about 13,000 Vietnamese refugees arriving from crowded ships and tents. The 18,000 acre base, with 1,633 buildings including a theater, ballfields and a pool, will provide temporary shelter amid damp latrines and limited privacy.
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Ndiantown Gap
T Hat
Ft. Indiantown Cap
Refugee returns hit Vietnam snag
The UPI report says the South Vietnamese government is resisting admitting all refugees who want to return home. L Dean Brown head of the U S refugee program says the UN refugee office has processed 670 cases for Guan and none in the United States, with more expected. Negotiations in Paris and Geneva seek assurances the returnees will be welcomed and not blocked. Brown cites a stubborn Communist attitude hindering repatriation procedures.
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Washington
UPI
South Vietnam
Ressef
L. Dean Brown
U.S
Coited Nations High Commissioner For Refugees Office
United States
Indochina
Lok
Brown
Paris
Geneva
Bliin
Cambodian holdouts subdued at ancient temple on Thai border
Cambodian anti Communist holdouts defending Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border were overpowered by Khmer Rouge forces. Thai officials say heavy artillery and ground assault sealed the temple as about 30 loyalist Cambodian soldiers surrendered. The site, once claimed by both nations, sits on the border and has been a flashpoint since the 1960s.
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Bangkya
IPL
Cambodia
Whet Rouge
Preah Vihay
Whiner Rouge
Bangkok
Bot
Mreah Yuna
Cambaidia
Unal Lute
Garin
Thailand
Qahieials
Double Vietnamese wedding at Camp Pendleton settles refugee influx
The first wedding at Camp Pendleton since the April Vietnamese refugee influx united two couples. Nguyen The Hung, 21, kissed bride Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh, 19, as Phuong Van Hai, 20, wed Ngu yen Thi Oanh, 18, in a double ceremony reflecting a new community moment.
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Camp Pendleton
Nguyen the Hung
Nguyen Thi Kieu Anh
Phuong van Hai
Nguyen Thi Oanh
Navy Officers Asylum for 20 Cambodians in US
Newport Rhode Island UPI reports the State Department granted political asylum to 20 Cambodian navy officers who sought refuge before the Communist takeover. They completed an 18 week officer training course and received graduation certificates. They will live in the United States indefinitely, with sponsors and potential relocations across the country.
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Newport, RI
UPI
State Department
United States
International Officer Candidate Training Schol
US. Navy Education and Training Center
Navy
Rhode Island
Newspaperman Donald Borg Dies at 69
AUCKENSACK XJ UPL Donald G. Borg, whose readers made The Record New Jersey’s largest afternoon daily, died Thursday of cancer. He was 69.
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UPL
Donald G. Borg
New Jersey
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