Pendleton Vietnam refugee camp launches Operation Shutdown
The Pendleton center begins closing by Oct 31 as 4 300 refugees remain. 342 depart for Fort Chafee Arkansas while 42 head to LAX to return toward Guam or South Vietnam. Thorne cites progress with 45 500 refugees resettled and 19 622 in California.
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Refugees in Oakland seek welfare after failed training plan
Former South Vietnamese officers brought to Oakland on September 17 hoped for English based job training and security guard roles. With most lacking English, a $40 000 Tolstoy Foundation grant is nearly exhausted, and officials ask Alameda County welfare to enroll them.
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New Ms Biz BA degree on road to stripping
Out of work and down on their luck, college-educated women in Boston turn to stripping at the Two O Clock Lounge to pay debts and fund graduate school. Pamela, Elaine, and Pauline describe the job as practical social work offering good pay and a varied social scene.
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