Action Line answers reader questions on benefits and health rumors
The column covers public benefits for strikers vs laid off workers with AFDC rules, unemployment eligibility, union funds for strikers, and inquiries about health claims that milk causes heart disease. It cites official stances from the National Heart and Lung Institute and notes mixed expert views and study caveats.
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Da Nang Falls as North Vietnamese Push South
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces captured Da Nang with major government divisions trapped. Refugees flooded south as U S ships prepared to evacuate civilians, aided by Australia and other nations. Lon Nol and aides fled Phnom Penh amid Khmer Rouge threats. U S airlift continued to Phnom Penh while Da Nang chaos surged.
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Phnom Penh
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Indonesia
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Chang Song
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Cheng Heng
Norodom Sihanouk
Chaos as last plane leaves Da Nang under fire
Refugees swell Da Nang as authority collapses and a World Airways flight evacuates 293 aboard 125 seats. Miss Wollett and other air hostesses pull refugees aboard while grenades and rifle fire erupt. the mission continues to Saigon despite damage and chaos.
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Agency For International Development
Mixed reactions as Ford signs 24.8 billion tax cut
Senate Finance chair Russell Long praised the signing, calling it a stimulus to the sagging economy and a step toward bipartisan cooperation. House Ways and Means chair Ullman said Ford did the right and only thing. Some Republicans and Democrats wished he had vetoed, warning of inflation and higher deficits.
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D-La
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D-Ore
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Ways and Means Committee
Ford pledges tax reform review after tax cut bill
Ford criticizes the bill as cluttered with last minute changes and urges Congress to return from Easter recess for a comprehensive tax structure review. He remains optimistic about the economy noting the focus is jobs and supports temporary tax incentives to spur private enterprise over handouts.
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