U S and Thailand to discuss pulling out troops
The United States and Thailand will negotiate a gradual reduction of U S forces in Thailand. About 48 000 U S troops, mostly Air Force personnel at six bases, and 1 200 support troops are stationed there. White House sources say a substantial cut is not planned. Congress debates a Pentagon contingency plan seen as risking wider Asian commitment.
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UPI
United States
Thailand
South Vietnam
Laos
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Nixon
Bangkok
U.S
White House
San Francisco
Congress
Pentagon
Camille Damage Costs Could Hit 500 Million
The Mississippi coast grapples with Camille aftermath as death toll estimates rise to about 315, with 5,238 homes destroyed and 41,000 families affected. Army and Navy units aid cleanup while the coast awaits rebuilt services. insurance losses are pegged near 500 million.
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Camille
Pass Christian
Miss
Civil Defense
Gulfport
John Bell Williams
Pascagoula
Red Cross
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Alabama
Williams
Prague Brno unrest rages as curfew imposed after clashes
About 5,000 demonstrators clashed with riot squads in Brno as police dispersed crowds with bullets and tear gas. Reports say two killed and 19 wounded, curfew in effect from 4 PM to 5 AM. In Prague 1,337 arrested including 66 foreigners amid spreading claims of fascist and counterrevolutionary involvement.
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Brno
Czechoslovakia
Gestapo
The
Communist Party
Budget Surplus Brings Partial Victory to Both Sides
In Sacramento Gov. Reagan and Assembly Democrats claimed partial victory as a July budget crisis yielded a preliminary surplus near 175 million for education. Funds arose from economy measures and formula allocations, with final certainty due November 1.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Assembly Democrats
Houston J. Flournoy
Reagan
Assembly
Jesse M. Unruh
Weinberger
Flournoy
Surplus Funds Outline Education and Tax Rebates
The report details allocations for gifted programs and improved educational efforts, plus 27 million for junior college construction and 9 million for a higher education fund with constraints. A 250 million free surplus includes a 84 million income tax rebate. Reagan's plan floated 105 million additional school aid and lawmakers considered up to 375 million in aid.
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Reagan
Weinberger
Debbie Hits Ship Lanes in Atlantic
Hurricane Debbie moved into the Atlantic shipping lanes with 110 mph winds and posed no land threat. At noon EDT the storm lay near 33.4 N, 58.6 W about 360 miles ENE of Bermuda and was moving northeast at 20 mph. Bermuda dodged the storm as Debbie curved away from the island. No effect from prior silver iodide seedings was evident.
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Debbie
Bermuda
Atlantic
Peniston Sails New Jersey to Bremerton Mothballs
Capt. Peniston, a 1946 Annapolis graduate, will move the USS New Jersey to Bremerton Naval Shipyard for mothballing. The ship marked his first midshipman voyage in 1943 and his first command after years of service. He recalls the moment as both joyous and sad, a homecoming and farewell.
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Peniston
Annapolis
Vietnam
New Jersey
Bremerton Wash
Naval Shipyard
Nixon Park discuss Pacific policy during state visit
Presidents Nixon and Park wrapped up a ceremonial state visit at the St Francis Hotel. They exchanged candid views on U.S. policy in the Pacific and Asia and greeted a cheering crowd as they departed. Demonstrators outside warned against the Vietnam War. Park heads to Seoul to resume campaigning for a third term.
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Scenic
California
Yosemite National Park
Seoul
National Assembly
St. Francis Hotel
Nixon
U.S
Pacific
Korea
Vietnam
Asia
Storms Leave 100000 Homeless in Oaxaca Mexico
In Oaxaca State displaced exceed 100000 after ferocious rainstorms. Salina Cruz and Tehuantepec area hit hard with bridges out and communications down. Army battalions and 46 Red Cross doctors aid flood victims as health risks rise.
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Oaxaca
Camille
Debbie
Red Cross
Alvarado Jimenez de Alba
Tehuantepec
Salina Cruz
Two Pilots Die in Nevada Jet Crash
Two Air Force pilots were killed when their F 4E Phantom crashed in the desert about 40 miles northwest of Las Vegas. Maj. William Gant of Denton Texas aged 35 and Capt. Karel D Dekock aged 33 from Seymour Johnson AFB North Carolina were in the final phase of a 16 week fighter weapons instructor course at Nellis AFB.
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Las Vegas
Desert
Nellis Air Force Base
William Gant
Denton
Tex
Karel D Dekock
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
N.C
Goldsboro
100 Feared Dead in Virginia Floods
Floodwaters reached a record high in Richmond while western Virginia faced more than 100 missing and at least 60 dead from floods triggered by Camille. Governor Mills Godwin said the toll could exceed 100 as Nelson County and other mountain areas suffered severe devastation.
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New Orleans
Nap Cossidry
Coast
Harrison
Hancock
Camille
Jackson County
Cassidry
Richmond
Virginia
Mills E. Godwin Jr
James River
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Vecerni Praha
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