Marines recapture freighter crew after Koh Tang clash
U S Marines retook the Cambodian seized freighter Mayaguez, freeing 40 American crewmen under fire on Koh Tang. White House said casualties were light. a tow for the ship and further strikes were planned as the crisis continued.
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Mayaguez
Wilson
Congress
United States
California anesthesiologists in Long Beach strike to emergency care
About 70 doctors in Long Beach and the South Bay announced they will provide only emergency services starting Monday in protest of rising malpractice insurance rates. The action affects at least 12 of 13 area hospitals, with South Bay Hospital possibly exempt.
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South Bay Area
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California
Arthur McGowan
Los Alamitos General Hospital
Sol Statman
California Anesthesiologists Society
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Wednes
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South Bay Hospital
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Statman
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Assembly
Leo T. McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate Insurance and Financial Institutions Committee
Peter Behr
Tiburon
Dennis Carpenter
Newport Beach
San Francisco
Joseph Alioto
Brown
Busi
Largest A test rocks Las Vegas and Nevada towns
The United States conducted its largest nuclear test in two years near Yucca Mountain, producing a 200 kiloton to one megaton blast felt as far as Las Vegas where hotels swayed and power lines twitched. Seismic readings hit 5.9 in Utah with a 15 foot ground surface drop above ground zero and a 600 foot crater. No radiation escaped.
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Nev
UPI
United States
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Nevada
Energy Research and Development Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Utah
Ground Zero
House Approves Refugee Aid for Vietnamese and Cambodians
The House voted to appropriate 405 million dollars and cap the program at 507 million for resettling South Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees. The plan covers food medical care shelter transportation job training and services at about 15 dollars per refugee daily for three months.
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Washington
UPI
White House
House
U S Missions in Laos Ransacked as Evacuation Ordered
Demonstrators in Luang Prabang and Savannakhet ransacked US mission buildings while three AID workers were seized in Savannakhet. In Vientiane, Charge d affaires Chapman demanded police protection as the Pahet Lao pressure grows for withdrawal of Americans.
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Laos
United States
Luang Prabang
Savannakhet
United States Agency For International Development
Christian A. Chapman
Cial
Brown Signs Bill Repealing Oil Depletion Tax in California
Gov. Brown signed legislation repealing the oil depletion allowance for major California oil companies. The move ends a 43 million dollar annual tax writeoff while preserving credits for small producers. The ceremony in the governor's office drew lawmakers and highlighted a shift toward reexamining long held privileges.
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Gov
Brown
California
Bill Lockyer
San Leandro
Pitchess urges outlawing handguns after memorial
Los Angeles County Sheriff Pitchess called for banning handguns at a memorial service for eight officers killed in the line of duty. He argued handguns are a luxury and should be sacrificed to public safety, endorsing shotguns for home defense and noting wide police support for gun control.
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Pitchess
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