Ex-Saigon police chief Tan shelters as refugee icon
Camp Pendleton reports Trang Si Tan, once Brig Gen Tan, feared Saigon police chief, now a brief resident in Camp 8 where 18,000 Southeast Asia refugees live. He shares meals in his tent, defies camp rules, and eyes passersby with a cold gaze. His rise from colonel to general is noted.
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Trang Si Tan
South Vietnam
Gen. Tan
Saigon
Tan
Nguyen van Thieu
Air Vietnam
Camp 8
Refugees Overflow at El Toro and Pendleton Amid Cramped Capacity
About 500 Vietnamese refugees spent an extra day at El Toro Marine Air Station as Pendleton and Ft. Chaffee lacked room. Refugees were moved between sites, with El Toro housing them in barracks while Ft. Chaffee prepared. Some may wait seven to ten days, others up to 90 days, for sponsorship and clearance.
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Camp Pendleton
Upi
el Toro Marine Air Station
el Toro
Pendleton
Ft. Chaffee
Arkansas
Fires Blaze Across Southern California Acres Affected
Two stubborn fires in rugged Southern California terrain burned about 800 acres of brush and timber. Firefighters contained one blaze Sunday and expected containment of the other today, with crews from Kern County Fire Department and federal agencies on the lines. A Sierra Nevada blaze northwest of Ridgecrest covered 250 to 1,000 acres and was nearly under control by Sunday afternoon. In Los Padres National Forest near Ojai a 50 acre fire was expected to be contained by noon today after overnight fire lines. No injuries or structures damaged. careless campers or hunters are suspected.
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California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Ridgecrest
Kern County Fire Department
U.S. Forest Service
U.s.bureau of Land Management
Los Padres National Forest
Ojai
Ventura County
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Laos Reds tighten control amid Laos Pathet Lao rise
VIENTIANE Laos government urged calm and barred travel as mixed security forces seed fears of a violent power transfer. Premier Souvanna Phouma hinted Pathet Lao victory while rightists collapse with four ministers and three generals ousted. In Saigon, new Communist rulers plan nationwide elections and possible reunification of North and South Vietnam.
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Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Laos
Indochina
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Saigon
North
South
Vietnam
Repossessed South Vietnamese Planes Land On Guam
AP report details the aircraft carrier Midway unloading 99 repossessed Vietnam war planes worth hundreds of millions. More than 1,300 refugees were aboard as South Vietnamese air force pilots ferried most planes to a U.S. base in Thailand while Thai officials promised to return them to the new government. Helicopters touched down on the Midway deck amid the chaotic arrival.
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Apra Harbor
Guam
Midway
United States
South Vietnam
Saison
U.S
Thailand
Machinists Accept McDonnell Pact in St Louis
In St Louis 1200 machinists at McDonnell Douglas voted 4609 to 2796 to ratify a three year contract ending a three month strike. The deal includes 31c raise first year 3% raises next two years plus improved pensions health plans and reinstatement for some fired workers. Returns to work begin midnight with limited effect on California plants making F4 Phantom parts.
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ST. Louis
UPT
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Torrance
Long Beach
West Coast
McDonnell Douglas
California
Physicians vow to continue walkout at King Hospital
Thirteen more doctors were fired at Martin Luther King Hospital Willowbrook bringing the total to 21 as strikers vow to press on until all fired doctors are reinstated. County officials had earlier revised numbers while unions and interns discuss support and patient care upgrades.
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Martin Luther King Hospital
Willowbrook
Liston A. Witherill
County Health Services
Adrian Sleigh
Anthony Tripi
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services
Trips
Sleigh
Roderick Lee
Lee
Compton Watts
Louis Simpson
Simpson
Witheril
Brown weighs special session over doctor boycott in California
Gov Brown weighs calling a special session as a doctor work boycott spreads across California. Anesthesiologists protest malpractice insurance costs, facing rate hikes up to 600 percent. The strike enters its second week with doctors saying premiums bankrupt them and threaten care. Dr Sanford Marcus of San Francisco warns the issue could reach the entire state.
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Sacramento
UPI
California
Brown
Sanford Marcus
San Francisco
Common Market signs trade pact with Israel
A truncated report notes the Common Market signs a trade pact with Israel, signaling economic coordination. The brief omits broader context but confirms the agreement's existence and phased implementation. The item sits within Page A-2 and reflects postwar diplomatic realignments.
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Israel
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Rai
Nguyen Cao Ky
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Vientiane
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New York Times Service
Claude Barnes Jr
Machinists Union
Barnes
AL Murrell
Dan Asimus
County Joint Council of
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Doctors’ Council
Asimus
Joint Council
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Harbor General Hospitals
Inside Tod Ass Independent
Soviet Union
Gov. Wallace
Dore
Angels
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St Financial
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