Laos USAID Ends as 1 000 Local Workers Receive Final Pay
Laos final pay envelopes go to 1 000 local AID employees as USAID winds down the program. The Pathet Lao tighten control while six new ministers shift Laos toward Lao government dominance. About 150 Americans remain, and Rosemary Conway faces unspecified political charges.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Pathet Lao
U.S. Agency For Internatonal Development
Royal
USAID
Coun
Indochina
Cambodia
Vietnam
U S Embassy In Saigon Burns 5 Million In Cash
A GAO report says the U S Embassy in Saigon burned five million dollars of currency before the final evacuation. The money was part of twelve point five million flown in for Vietnamese employees severance pay. Navy reports vary on disbursement totals and a full accounting awaits arrival of records in Hawaii.
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Washington
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
General Accounting Office
Graham Martin
GAO
Navy
Vietnam
Defense Attache
Hawaii
Refugees enroll in crash program at Eglin
Vietnamese refugee families attend a Florida crash course to learn survival English and daily life skills. The program, run by Okaloosa Walton Junior College, uses tests from Miami Cuban refugee work to place students and is funded by 203 425 dollars from the U S Office of Education with volunteers and staff guiding lessons.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
UPI
Miami
Defense Department
Florida
U.S. Office of Education
California
Pan Am Promises Superior Service and Timely Flights
Airline pledges to make passengers feel good about flying Pan Am with on time planes careful baggage handling and satisfying food and drinks. Reservations staff ensure trips are arranged exactly as passengers want and aim to make flying Pan Am feel like a paid benefit.
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Pan Am
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Luang Prabang
Rosemary Conway
Chicago
Las Vegas
Southeast Asia
Saigon Radio
Elemen
Bangkok
Liberation Radio
Dalat
Highlands
Crash
Rhodes
Long Beach, Calif
Independent
Press-Telegram
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