New waves of Viet refugees expected
Senate hearings examine extending refugee resettlement programs as estimates project 60 000 or more Indochinese refugees to the United States over three to four years amid rising food shortages in Laos and Vietnam. Witnesses warn drought and scarce rice threaten regional stability while officials discuss funding levels and state impacts in debate over Carter administration proposals and alternative Cranston Kennedy measures.
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United States
Senate
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Southeast Asia
Laos
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Din
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Habib
Hahib
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Cranston
Ted Kennedy
D-Mass
S.J. Hayakawa
R-Calif
White House
Hayakawa
California
Los Angeles
Cranston Kennedy
Carter setbacks on natural gas price plan in Senate vote
Washington AP reports a 52 to 46 Senate defeat for Carter administration efforts to retain price controls on natural gas. The industry backed deregulation plan would accelerate offshore price removal over five years while onshore gas would face immediate deregulation. The vote marks another blow to the energy policy, with allies split over potential filibuster or compromise as the chamber recessed for the night.
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Senate
James Pearson
R-Kan
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Texas
Carter
House
Georgians hail Lance as a hero in Calhoun homecoming
Bert Lance returned to Calhoun Georgia for a hero’s welcome after resigning as director of the Office of Management and Budget. He told about 1600 cheering friends he had tried to do what’s right and was proud to be back home. The crowd roared as a placard proclaimed welcome home and the band played.
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Calhoun, Ga
Bert Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Northwest
Georgia
Hill Town
Lance faces debts and probes after leaving OMB
Bert Lance, return to Georgia as private citizen, confronts heavy debts and ongoing government investigations into banking and financial dealings. He resigned as budget director after eight months and one day, plans rest, and weighs future options while awaiting further steps.
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Washington
Bert Lance
Georgia
Lance
Carter
Bombs miss Thai royalty during royal appearance
In Bangkok two home made bombs exploded as King Bhamtpol Adulyadej and Queen Sinkit appeared before about 20 000 spectators in southern Thailand. Forty seven people were hurt and five seriously injured. Police blamed anti-government insurgents. no arrests reported.
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Sinkit
Fahmy Blames Israel for Aggression in Southern Lebanon
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahmy denounced Israel as engaging in naked aggression in southern Lebanon during talks at the White House and State Department. He warned that further escalation could push the issue to the U.N. Security Council and framed Arab cooperation as crucial to regional security amid reports of Israeli support for Lebanese Christians against Palestinian fighters.
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Ismail Fahmy
Israel
Lebanon
U.N. Security Council
Fahmy
White House
State Department
U S develops satellite killer described as heat seeking
The Pentagon is developing a foot long weapon to destroy Soviet satellites in space. A $58.7 million Vought Corp contract funds a highly maneuverable device resembling a tomato can that would ram enemy satellites at high speed, using a head on collision without explosives.
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Washington Post
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Vought Corp
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Tex
The
Post
Engineer's body found in mountains in suspected kidnap slaying
Torrance aero space engineer Edgar Lee Cox, 53, laid off from Rockwell International, was found shot to death Thursday in the North San Gabriel Mountains near Agua Dulce Canyon Road. Cox disappeared after being seen with two unidentified men near his home Monday night. Police said no motive is known and investigators had treated the case as a kidnapping prior to the discovery.
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