Laos Crisis Deepens After Souvanna Walks Out
A diplomatic crisis between Laos and the United States escalated as Prime Minister Souvanna Phouma walked out of a meeting with the U.S. charge d affaires amid anti American demonstrations. USAID operations were shut as protesters seized the agency compound and a partial evacuation of about 850 people began. Negotiations on turnover of 24 USAID projects were set to finish by June 30. A proposal floated on May 22 suggested joint territorial administration with Communist and Vientiane authorities sharing powers in affected provinces.
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Chapman
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Meday Wedheadsy
Last of the B52s Leaving Indochina
The final 17 B52 bombers departing Thailand mark the end of a decade long symbol of US air power in Indochina. Missions ended two years ago after Congress ordered pullout as Vietnam peace shaped regional relations and Thailand seeks closer ties with Communist powers.
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Guam
Food poisoning strikes Vietnamese refugees on Guam
An Atlanta epidemiologist said at least 110 Vietnamese refugees at a Guam camp suffered diarrhea vomiting and abdominal cramps about two hours after drinking a commercial milk product prepared the night before. All were released with no serious illness and no deaths reported.
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Atlanta, Ga
Guam
Merson
Center For Disease Control
Saigon banks reopen as regime seeks to revive stagnating economy
Gen. Tran Van Tra announced banks in Saigon may resume operations to restore money circulation. The vacant banks followed the April 30 takeover by Communist forces, with foreign and American banks previously closed. Rice handouts to 30,000 residents are aiding relief, while officials push civil servants back to work and factories to resume production.
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Thailand
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Saigon
Tran van Tra
Tra
Liberation Radio
Ment
United States
Embassies Left Behind as Saigon Pullout Continued
At least 600 Vietnamese employees and family members remained inside the U.S. Embassy in Saigon when American troops quickly evacuated during the final days of April. Witnesses say they were told to wait on April 29 and were abandoned after 15 minutes, with some eight South Korean diplomats also trapped. Reports describe evacuation promises unfulfilled and efforts by individuals to survive the crisis.
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Graham Martin
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Philippines
Guam
Wake Island
Democratic regent eyed for South Vietnam unification
Mme. Nguyen Thi Binh, South Vietnam foreign minister, told APS in Algiers the revolutionary government aims for a democratic progressive national regime. She said reunification with the north is possible after liberation, with people in both zones deciding the procedure. The interview noted war wounds, defoliants, casualties, and social problems while stressing a united, independent, peaceful Vietnam.
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Nguyen Thi Binh
South Vietnam
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South
APS
Mme. Binh
Nguyen van) Thieu
Vietnam
Algeria
Passenger dead in blast aboard Philippine airliner
A passenger was blown out of a Philippine Air Lines BAC 111 at 20 000 feet in a bomb explosion on a domestic flight to Manila. Forty five of sixty four aboard were injured as the plane landed safely. Investigators review whether the victim was preplanned or an unintended casualty and probe sabotage or insurance motives.
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