Wives of MIAs live in limbo amid legal and personal woes
The piece profiles wives of 1,157 Americans listed as missing in Vietnam, detailing daily struggles with finances, insurance, property, and proof of death. It notes legal gaps, court options, and officials' reluctance to reclassify missing men without evidence, while highlighting individual stories of Karen Wood and others.
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Washington
Paul Wood
Tucson
Ariz
Maj
Patrick Wood
Vietnam
Enen
Wood
Karen
Vicki B
Massachusetts
South Vietnam
Vicki
Maureen Dunn
Randolph
Mass
McLin
John M. Hill II
John Hancock Mutual Insurance Co
Boston
Armed Services
Hill
Defense Department
Air Force
David
Chris
Brian
Paul
Danny
Wool
Ann
Mas. Wood
Cambodian Acting Prime Minister Visits U.S. for Assurances on Cambodia Peace
Cambodian acting prime minister Sirik Matak arrives in Washington planning a 19 day stay to press President Nixon for assurances a Southeast Asian cease fire will keep Cambodia safe from North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces. He seeks military aid and $100 million in economic assistance to offset losses from the Vietnam war impact. Matak meets with Rogers Laird and Agnew during his U.S. visit.
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Washington
Cambodia
Nixon
Indochina
Sisowath Sirik Matak
Lon Nol
White House
Sirik Matak
Special Air Force
United States
U.S
William P. Rogers
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Spiro T. Agnew
Egypt summons diplomats for important consultations abroad
Egypt has recalled its diplomats from Washington Moscow and the United Nations for important consultations on Middle East questions led by Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad. Talks are expected to plan the opening of the U N General Assembly next month amid attempts to influence the Arab Israeli conflict and Sudan crisis. Syrian leaders flew to Moscow for talks with Soviet leaders amid rising Soviet Arab tensions. In Rafah, Israeli forces killed three Arab guerrillas on the wanted list after a search. no Israeli casualties were reported.
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Cairo
Egypt
Washington
Moscow
United Nations
Middle East
Mahmoud Riad
Hassan el Sis Geder
U.N. General Assembly
Anwar Sadat
United States
Kremlin
Sadat
al Ahram
Sudan
Damascus Radio
Soviet Union
Mahmoud Ayyoubi
Tel Aviv
Rafah
Gaza Strip
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