Marines Rescue Koh Tang Crew During Battle of Mayaguez Incident
UPI reports 160 Marines were evacuated from Koh Tang after a 15 hour siege by Khmer Rouge on the island off Cambodia. One Marine dead and one airman missing. several wounded as Navy and Air Force helicopters, jets, and destroyers supported the rescue.
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UPI
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Air Force
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Pacific
U.S
Cambodia
Mayaguez
Ream
Kompong Som
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
U Tapao
Thailand
Social Security Benefit Hike Across Nation
The government approves an 8 percent boost for 35 million Social Security and SSI recipients, adding about $16 to the average retiree’s monthly check in July. The rise, first automa tic COLA since 1972, may widen the 1976 deficit by $2.2 billion and fuel inflation.
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Caspar W. Weinberger
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Economy shows gains in three key areas says UPI
United Press International reports the U.S. economy improved in three areas industrial production, balance of payments and personal income. Industrial output fell 0.4 percent in April, yet auto production rose 13 percent helping consumer goods. The balance of payments posted a $2.62 billion surplus for January to March, the first black quarterly reading since 1973. Personal income rose $6.7 billion in April led by a $1.7 billion farm income increase to $20.1 billion.
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Tively
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Commerce
Senate moves on refugee funds package in House-Senate talks
The Senate advances its version of refugee resettlement bills after the House set a 507 million ceiling, then funded 405 million with 102 million potentially available later. The Senate plan keeps authorization and appropriation at 405 million, to be settled in a conference. Senate Leader Mansfield expects completion soon.
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UPI
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House
Ford
Foreign Relations
Mike Mansfield
Senate OKs consumer protection agency bill
The Senate passed a bill to create the Agency for Consumer Advocacy by 61 to 28, with costs of 53.5 million over three years. The measure, facing a House response and a possible presidential veto, would empower the new agency to challenge price hikes and require large firms to justify regulatory claims.
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UPI
Ralph Nader
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Consumer Protection Agen
Sen
Robert P. Griffin
Reich
Agency For Consumer Advocacy
Nader
U.S. Chamber of Com
Merce
National Association of Manufacturers
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ford triumph cited in Mayaguez rescue saga
The Mayaguez merchant ship and its 39 member crew were rescued after seizure by Cambodian patrol craft. President Ford ordered a 2:30 p.m. PDT strike, with about 25 navy carrier planes and 200 Marines involved, signaling U.S. resolve in Southeast Asia amid debate over congressional consultation.
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Ford
Mayaguez
Singapore
U.S
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Congress
Defense
James Schlesinger
Pentagon
Cambodia
Ream
Kompong Som
Mayaguez Crew Thank Ford and U.S. Forces
Captain Charles P. Miller sends a telegram to President Ford thanking the president and all brave forces in the effort to save the SS Mayaguez crew. The message expresses gratitude from the captain and officers and crew for the actions to rescue them.
U.S. Aides Freed in Laos Protest After Standstill
Three American officials held by Laos demonstrators in Savannakhet were freed on Thursday while protesters retained control of U S government offices. Sanford J Stone and two others reported they were in good health.
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UPI
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Sanford J. Stone
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Mekong River
Luang Prabang
AID
Information Service
Stone
Misson
State Senate Approves Repeal of Indeterminate Sentences
The State Senate voted to repeal indeterminate prison sentences in a move to reform sentencing. The action affects future cases and aligns with reformist proposals debated on the floor.
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