Refugee intake rises as Ford authorizes 30000 more to Philippines
UPI reports the number of South Vietnamese refugees needing resettlement climbs to about 120000. President Ford authorized entry for about 30000 more refugees sailing for the Philippines, with Congress set to consider increased funding for evacuation, maintenance, and resettlement.
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UPI
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U.S
Philippines
State Department
Congress
House
Carl Albert
United States
Refugees Reach Thai Border From Phnom Penh Embassy
More than 600 foreign refugees confined at the French embassy in Phnom Penh reached the Thailand border by bus. They were to be transported to Bangkok by air conditioned coaches, escorted by Khmer Rouge officials and a UN official with two French embassy aides.
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Thailand
UPI
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Bangkok
United Nations
Jean Roubert
Roubert
U S Welcomes Vietnamese Refugees After Saigon Fall
General Graham described the U S reception for evacuees as welcoming not hostile. He met an assistant minister of finance from South Vietnam who fled Saigon with little and expressed gratitude. Reunions followed as UPI Saigon staff members met a photographer with the wire service insignia and Capt Mil Moore brought clothing for a flyer and family, recognizing a former Hanoi Hilton prison cell mate.
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Moore
Nguyen Quoc Dat
North Vietnam
Hanoi Hilton
Greenspan Sees Hopeful Signs of Economic Recovery
Greenspan told the same committee as Shis kin that year end unemployment could be a shade under current levels but showed distinctly hopeful evidence of a rebound between moderate and vigorous in the second half. Jerry Wurf warned unemployment could hit 12 percent before recovery, calling jobs the nation’s top priority.
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Jerry Wurf
Navy weighs F18 versus F14 purchase for future fighters
Navy officials debate approving the F18 develop ment or buying more F14s at about 12.4 million each. If approved, contracts totaling 6.4 million will fund design studies while Congress weighs full development. The decision affects GE engines and could influence NATO buyers in Europe.
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Senate
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West Lynn
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Thomas P. O'Neill
Torbert MacDonald
Michael Harrington
D-Mass
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Lynn
Everett
GE Everett
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Netherlands
Belgium
Norway
Denmark
Air Force
California jobless rate hits high since 25 years record
California faced a 10 percent unemployment rate in April with 949,800 jobless. Jim Lorenz of the Employment Development Department cited slow economy and cool weather delaying food processing and other industries. The state added 8.4 million employed, led by agriculture gains while nonagricultural growth lagged.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Jim Lorenz
Employment Development Department
Lorenz
Doctors strike hits San Francisco hospitals and clinics
Dozens of anesthetists walk out over malpractice insurance costs causing furloughs and ward closures. Major hospitals scale back surgeries while emergency care remains available. The crisis expands as physicians advocate for arbitration and state action on malpractice reforms.
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Lorraine Smockler
Childrens Hospital
Mount Zion
Pacific Medical Center
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Medical Society
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Ford Takes Charge of U S Middle East Policy
U S officials say President Ford aims to smooth a path to a Geneva peace conference and reaffirm U S preeminence in a volatile region. He plans a broad diplomatic push with NATO leaders in Brussels and visits to Sadat in Salzburg, plus Madrid, Rome, and a Pope meeting. Secretary Kissinger will hold separate talks with European leaders while a U S task force reconsiders Arab-Israeli options. The plan includes a possible Rabin meeting and a linked Pentagon debate over Israel aid.
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Joseph J. Sisco
Israel
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