Giant junkpile of US arms near Hue estuary
An Associated Press report from Hue, Vietnam describes about 100 million dollars in U.S. military equipment trashed along the Hue estuary after ARVN retreat. It notes 600 burned vehicles, M48 tanks, shells, and ammo with some gear salvaged for use by Revolutionary Government forces as rice harvests continue nearby.
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Hue
South Vietnam
Saigon
da Nang
Revolutionary
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ARVN
Tan My Harbor
South China Sea
Revolutionary Government Army
United States Army
Revolutionary Army
Hai van
Sea Cloud
Vietnam
Arvn Engineers
Ford Calls Ship Sign of US Power at Nimitz Commissioning
President Ford commissions the USS Nimitz, the world’s largest warship, in Norfolk Virginia, four days after US exit from Vietnam. He touts nuclear propulsion, vows to uphold alliances, praises Adm. Chester Nimitz and Adm. Rickover, and notes the carrier’s cost and future ships Eisenhower and Vinson.
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Ford
Washington
America
Norfolk
United States
Vietnam
Nimitz
Cere
Defense
Navy
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Virginia
Winchester
Susan
Atomic Energy Commission
Rickover
Enterprise
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carl Vinson
League To Study County Status and Budgets Adopted
Mexico Audrain County League of Women Voters elected Mrs. Jim Inlow president with Karen Mossman first vice president Paul Day secretary and Louis Leonatti James Loudenslager as directors to two year terms. Mrs Ernest Gantt named director for one year and the group set 1975 76 budget and local program including county government study public schools city manager form government health unit and opposition to open burning. The league plans to publish county government information and offer programs to organizations starting in fall. Also noted the birth of Scott Andrew Jensen at Audrain Medical Center weighing eight pounds 15 ounces with grandparents Ken Jensen Vandalia and Ira Williams Mexico/Jensen employed at A P Green Refractories. A quip on peak mental activity between ages four and 18.
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Jim Inlow
Mexico- Audrain County
City of
Mexico
League
Scott Andrew Jensen
James V. Jensen
Audrain Medical Center
Ken Jensen
Ira Williams
Vandalia
Jensen
A.P. Green Refractories Co
Two Salt Lake brothers charged in $5.5 million counterfeit seizure
Federal authorities seek a third man in the case after Allan D. LeMon and Gary LeMon were charged with counterfeiting over a storage shed cache of 55,000 counterfeit $100 bills. Austin Rackham of Las Vegas is under warrant. Agents say the bogus money varied in quality and none believed spent.
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Salt Lake City
U.S
Allan D. LeMon
Gary LeMon
Asst
Max Wheeler
Austin Rackham
Las Vegas
Nev
Anthony Sherman
Secret Service Office
Utah
Sherman
Los Angeles
Rabin to Visit U S for Mid-June Summit
President Ford will host Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in Washington for a mid-June summit. A stabbing incident near Route 11 in Audrain County left Roy Stephens seriously wounded. George Johnson faces felonious assault charges. The car tied to the incident carried Feger Rivers Pulis and Cuno. suspect Johnson was arrested after hours.
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Washington
Ford
Yitzhak Rabin
U.S
George Albert Johnson
E. Lafayette
Thomas I. Osborne
Audrain County
Audrain Medical Center
Stephens
Columbia Hospital
Mexico
Joseph Feger
Kelly Rivers
Sam Pulis
Larry Cuno
Med Center
Denials Mount Over $4 Million Gulf Payoffs Risk
New York AP reports Ecuador and Venezuela deny Gulf Oil paid $4 million to operate in their nations. The Wall Street Journal cited Gulf officials testifying to the SEC about cash contributions in Latin America. Gulf Chairman Dorsey refused to name the country, fearing harm to operations, while Ecuador and Venezuela disputed involvement citing investment levels and sector scope.
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NEW York
Ecuador
Venezuela
Gulf Oil Corp
Wall Street Journal
Gulf
Securities and Exchange Commission
Bob R. Dorsey
SEC
the Journal
Dorsey
The
Journal
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Equador
Quito
Ecquador
Texaco
Valentine Hernandez
Teacher Wins Pay For 22 Absent Days
In St Louis, Ellen Joy Liss of Ladue, a 32 year old West Ladue Junior High teacher, won $1192.50 in U.S. District Court after the Ladue School District deducted pay for 22 days following her March birth. Judge John Regan ruled the district’s decision discriminatory based on sex.
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St, Louis
Ladue, Mo
U.S
Ladue
Ellen Joy Liss
West Ladue
John Regan
Refugees begin unloading at Subic Bay amid Saigon fall chaos
A naval task force ships begin evacuating about 70,000 South Vietnamese refugees at Subic Bay Philippines while some vessels stay offshore. Thai border crossings of 600 refugees from Phnom Penh report good health. 120 more remain to be evacuated later. An American embassy and Red Cross officials note humane handling during the long journey.
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Associated Press
U.S
Indochina
Subic Bay
Philippines
Navy
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Thailand
Phnom Penh
Hue
Daniel de Luce
Saigon
United States
Foreign Ministry
Washington
Malaysia
Singapore
Taiwan
Blue Ridge
Guam
U.s.-Philippines
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hong Kong
Truong Xuan
South China Sea
Clara Maersk
Mekong
Liberation Front
Revolutionary People Committee
Asterisk On List Saves Viet Family
Refugee story from Camp Pendleton depicts Khuong Huu Dieu and family listed with an asterisk as sponsored to the United States by a niece linked to a former Saigon embassy employee. First arrivals settle at Ft Chaffee Arkansas amid fresh arrivals, during a massive U.S. evacuation of Vietnamese refugees.
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Associated Press
Khuong Huu Dieu
Dieu
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Saigon
United States
U.S
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
Sam van Thach
Arkansas
Miami
State Department
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J. R. Houchins
Richard Vance
League To Study
Jayhawking
Florida
Rabin
Roy Stephens
E. Anderson
University Medical Center
Columbia
Johnson
Pacific
USS
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