Cambodian Crew Seizes Mayaguez Then Mutinies, Reports Say
Cambodian naval crew claims it seized the freighter Mayaguez and later mutinied against its Communist captain, seeking asylum in Thailand where a gunboat and 10 crew were detained. Conflicting accounts persist as Pentagon works to finalize casualty figures from the rescue operation.
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Laos falls as Pathet Lao seize Savannakhet town
The Pathet Lao seized Savannakhet in southern Laos as rightist forces shifted power to the Communist side. U.S. aid workers and six other foreigners were under loose house arrest after a student attack on the U.S. Agency for International Development compound. The embassy urged trimming or eliminating aid, while Washington announced a refugee advisory panel to back a $405 million resettlement bill for Vietnamese and Cambodian refugees.
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Belgium
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Expose Children To Art Urged By First Lady Betty Ford
First Lady Betty Ford received the Distinguished Woman of the Year Award at a Beverly Hills dinner for her arts advocacy. She said exposing children to art costs nothing and yields lifelong personal growth. The event honored by Francis O Farrell portrait unveiling, with attendees including Bob Hope and Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley.
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Cambodia
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Tom Bradley
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Nursing and law school expansions seek state support
The Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education heard proposals for expanding the University of Missouri nursing program and funding a $3.7 million industrial arts facility at Central Missouri State University. MU President Ratchford outlined nursing expansion while UMKC Law Dean Kelly urged a 12-firm mock practice program. Meanwhile in Lebanon, Palestinian guerrillas and Phalange forces traded fire near Dekwaneh, displacing about 2,500 residents as regional tensions rise.
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Israel
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Jordan
Tsraeli
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Syria
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Melancholy Saigon Still Without Civil Government
AP dispatch from Saigon reports nearly three weeks after the takeover that no civilian city government has formed. Banks closed, mail resumed with North Vietnam, and Viet Cong led military management runs the city while talks of quick reunification circulate amid widespread sadness and fear.
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Management Club Officers Introduced At Empire Club Meeting
The A P Green Refractories Co management club introduced new officers Jim Reznicek president Dick Bowen vice president Bette Garner secretary Wayne Johnson vice president and Hans Neumann tail twister at the monthly Empire Club gathering Ron Bramblett was the retiring president Steve Kepper Missouri Division of Tourism spoke and shown a film on Missouri vacation areas He noted tourism is the state’s third largest industry with over 2 billion in sales and more than 180 million in taxes President Harry M Stover awarded 31 year service honors to Darold Flick and Dave Smithee Returning and new members from Fulton and other areas were introduced Guests included several attendees from various states
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Empire Club
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Dick Bowen
Bette Garner
Wayne Johnson
Hans Neumann
Ron Bramblett
Steve Kepper
Missouri Division of Tourism
Missouri
Harry M. Stover
Darold Flick
Dave Smithee
Peyton Russell
Paul Hickman
Fulton
Sam Campbell
C.L. Creed
Ed Hanstein
Chris Airaghi
Billy Bob Works
Ford Ducks Issue On Mecklenburg Declaration
President Ford travels to Charlotte North Carolina to join a bicentennial ceremony honoring the Mecklenburg Declaration claim. Local supporters insist the 1775 document preceded the Continental Congress declaration, despite historians labeling it dubious. Ford avoids the controversy in a brief speech while urging renewed American liberty and patriotism.
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N.C
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Mecklenburg
Lexington and Concord
Mass
Thomas Jefferson
Ron Nelsen
Mecklenburg County
America
North Carolina
ERA Launches Drive To Raise Funds For 76
The Equal Rights Amendment coalition launches a national fund raising drive to back ratification by 1976, with a proposed telethon to raise funds for ERA and women candidates. Anne Zill says the effort enables women to go professional in fundraising, aided by 23 million members across groups including NEA, ANA, both major parties, Common Cause, League of Women Voters, NOW, and FBPW.
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Anne Zill
National Education Association
The
American Nurses Association
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Democratic National Committees
Common Cause
League of Women Voters
National Organization For Women
Federation of Business and Professional Women
Miss Nolting Earns AA Degree at Columbia College
Brenda Lou Nolting daughter of Lula Belle Kinder 908 Hazel Place received an associate in arts degree from Columbia College at the 124th commencement on campus May 12 She is a 1972 Mexico High School graduate.
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Mexico High School
Two Mexicans Hospitalized After Fayette Crash
Two Mexican women, Mrs. Maude Gray, 73, and Mrs. Margaret Byars, 79, were hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Keller Hospital Fayette after a two car crash on Highway 240 at the junction with Highway 124. Mrs. Gray drove westbound and collided with a Clayton wagon driven by 27 year old Mrs. Margaret Clayton. Clayton children Kimberly, 3, and Stacy, 6, were treated and released. Mrs. Betty Branda, daughter of Mrs. Gray, was with her mother in Fayette Hospital. X rays and exams pending. No summons issued. Gray’s car demolished. Clayton’s wagon damaged moderately.
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ITT Shuts Down Athens Plant After Labor Unrest
ITT Hellas, a unit of International Telephone and Telegraph, dismissed 430 workers and closed its Athens plant amid months of labor unrest. Greek labor groups protested, citing legality under local law. Unclear if hires will resume for local phone manufacturing.
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