Emergency Airlift Of Rice For Phnom Penh Is Launched
Phnom Penh suffers food shortages as insurgents block the Mekong. Three DC8 cargo jets carried 30 tons of rice per flight in nine missions on day one of a month long relief airlift funded at 3.5 million dollars from U.S. aid. The operation aims to feed about 18,000 tons of rice to the city’s two million residents and reduce ammunition drops to the capital by half, with international relief agencies reporting thousands of starving refugees, including many children.
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Cambodia
Saigon
U.S
Mekong
Washington
Pentagon
Thailand
10 Bird Air
Nguyen van Thieu
Ford Administration
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh Sat
Nhl
Fielp
Lon Nol
Congress
Snowy morning in Western North Carolina mountains
The Asheville area recorded one inch of snow with higher elevations receiving more. Henderson County schools dismissed mid-morning due to snowfall and there was at least one weather related traffic accident reported by the Jackson County Sheriff's Department. In Hendersonville about 1 to 1.5 inches fell. Snowflakes described as large as 50 cent pieces were seen in Jackson County. Forecasters expected 1 to 2 inches more at higher elevations with melting at lower elevations.
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Asheville
N.C
North Carolina
National Weather Service
Henderson County
Jackson County
AT&T rate increase approved by FCC for interstate service
The Federal Communications Commission approved a 365 million dollar annual rate rise for AT&T interstate service, about half of the 717 million it sought. Hearings will be held on a further increase. AT&T said 70 percent of Bell System interstate calls would have risen under the original request, with the largest hikes on short daytime calls and assisted calls, while some evening and weekend discounts would apply.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Commission
Bell System
Democrats Offer Fuel Efficient Car Energy Plan
A Democratic energy package would raise the federal gasoline tax by five cents a gallon within 30 days and reward buyers of fuel efficient cars. The plan, supported by Senate and House Democrats, aims to spur conservation, create about 1.3 million jobs, and cut unemployment by a few points while urging Ford to join talks at the White House.
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Energy Conservation Board
Washington
Ford
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
White House
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Thomas P. O’neill
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
John O. Pastore
D-R.i
James C. Wright
Dpex
U.S
Democratic House
John C. Pastore
Frank G. Zarb
Tax Debate Flares Over Oil Depletion in Relief Bill
The House clashed over attaching a repeal of the oil depletion allowance to a broad tax cut measure. Rep. Ullman argued against delaying the emergency package, citing a grave recession, while Republicans protested party dictates influencing tax action. A prior vote defeated a Wilson amendment to preserve some independents' depletion for low production.
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al Ullman
Dore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Senate
Charles Wilson
D-Tex
Wilson
Rates Committee
Congress
West Berlin mayoral candidate kidnapped at gunpoint
Christian Democratic candidate Peter Lorenz, 52, chairman of his party, was abducted in West Berlin less than three days before the election. Police identified a suspect as Angela Luther, 34, linked to anarchist activity, with authorities warning of possible Baader-Meinhof gang ties. A separate abduction in Cordoba, Argentina, targeted U.S. honorary consul John Patrick Egan.
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Manfred Kittiaus
Lorenz
Kittiaus
Renz
Kittlaus
Angela Luther
Baader-Meinhof
Kidnap Drama Persisted as Guerrilla Pledge Holds
The communique vows continued captivity of Egan and cites Peron or death until the guerrilla victory. Argentine and American policy reject kidnappers demands, with no immediate comment from the U.S. Embassy or Argentine government. Egan, a Montana native, was kidnapped when youths came to his suburban home seeking visas. police report he was unharmed.
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Egan
Peron
Montoneros
U.S
Montana
FBI Misuse Allegations Highlighted In Testimony
A House civil rights subcommittee heard claims that the counterintelligence unit leaked derogatory material about extremists to discredit them. FBI files allegedly touched on congressmen morals and drinking habits though not investigated. Directors deny political misuse. Nixon and Johnson linked in some disclosures.
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Counterintelligence
FBI
Levi
Kelley
Silberman
House
Rockefeller Says He Sees No Chance Of Running Again
Vice President Nelson A Rockefeller says he has no prospects or plans for 1980 and believes age makes him noncompetitive for a presidential bid. He adds Ford will run in 1976 and he can instead serve as a policy force, defending his desire to avoid politics amid national problems. He criticizes political double-talk and emphasizes his aim to help the President from the Domestic Council role.
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Rockefeller
Washington
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ford
New York
White House
Air Force Two
Detroit
Oval
Ban On Birth Control Talk Draws Protest
Protests erupted in South St. Paul after Supt. Roy T. Powell ordered an immediate ban on teaching orCounseling birth control or abortion in public schools. The memo urged promotion of traditional family roles and drew strong objections from teachers and students.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Roy T. Powell
South St. Paul
South St. Paul Federation of Teachers
Joanne DuBois
Robert Kaliszewski
Powell
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