Cambodians Reach Center at Pendleton Refugee Camp
At Camp Pendleton the first 253 Cambodians joined the refugee center raising total arrivals to 12,700 and evacuees through the reception center to 19,160. A separate camp opened for Cambodians as Vietnamese camps organize under Khuong Huu Dieu with a post office, mess hall crew, Vietnamese language newspaper, and immigration health coordination.
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Skid Row Vagrants Seek Refugee Status From Ford
About 30 Skid Row residents in Sacramento asked President Ford to designate them refugees. Richard Young called himself a first rate tramp and said the group seeks federal aid equal to that given Vietnamese refugees. They described homelessness, lack of work, housing and food and praised the Vietnamese aid while seeking refugee designation.
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Refugee volunteers step up amid Saigon aid effort
A Saigon aid effort notes refugees doubled as mess hall workers. Dieu urges self-help before seeking sponsor aid, highlighting the role of the Business and Professional Women's Association of Saigon and Tran Quy Than, a Cornell graduate and former Saigon banker.
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Tran Quy Than
Cornell
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U.S
Assembly bill seeks offshore drilling moratorium fails in Senate panel
The Assembly approved ABI80 to halt new oil pipeline construction across state tidelands until 1978 or a coastline protection plan is approved. The Senate Transit and Energy Committee rejected the measure 4-2, one vote short of passage. Goggin blamed absenteeism and plans another vote this month.
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Election financing bill nears Assembly approval
Three measures for public financing of statewide and legislative campaigns advance to the Ways and Means Committee. AB808 would provide partial public funding for primaries and generals, costing about 60 million dollars over four years. AB627 seeks full public financing for general elections with spending limits and travel cost rules for lawmakers. AB466 would fund general elections if a candidate applies, prohibiting private contributions if accepting public funds.
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Lawrence Kapiloff
San Diego
Terry Goggin
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