Laotians threaten to kill Americans
Demonstrators in Savannakhet and Luang Prabang threaten to execute three American hostages unless corrupt provincial officials and right wing figures are ousted. AID staff in Luang Prabang are believed safe, while three Americans in Savannakhet are under house arrest but unharmed.
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Ment
Mekong
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Luang Prabang
U.S. Agency For International Development
Ouday
Sanford Y. Stone
Cleveland
Ohio
AID
Daniel P. Ster
Columbus
Ind
Charles R. Pearcy
Salem
W.va
State Department
Washington
Pathet Lao
PRG Makes Bid to US Amid Vietnam War Talks
Nguyen Huu Tho, chairman of the advisory council for the Provisional Revolutionary Government, told the celebration that the PRG will open diplomatic economic cultural and friendship relations with all countries of the world provided those relations are accepted.
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Nguyen Huu Tho
Provisional Revolutionary Government
PRG
Vietnam War shift cited as PRG seeks US recognition
The PRG demanded that the United States recognize it as Vietnam's government and respect its sovereignty while criticizing external interference. The U S embassy in Saigon had closed and been looted a day before PRG forces entered Saigon, marking a pivotal moment in the endgame of South Vietnam.
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United States
PRG
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Milan art museum robbed again stealing most Impressionist works
A gang of three or four masked armed men breached the Milan museum of modern art today entering via a second floor window without an alarm. They overpowered four night watchmen and took more than 30 paintings by Cezanne Renoir Van Gogh Modigliani Corot and others. The February theft at Grassi Gallery saw 28 works valued at 1.5 to 3 million dollars.
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Renoir
van Gogh
Modigliani
Corot
Weekend Forecast Promises Clearing Skies
Weather outlook shows showers possible tonight with temperatures dipping into the 50s. Skies clear Friday with highs in the 70s. The extended outlook calls for sunny Saturday and Sunday and a chance of showers Monday.
Auto makers report May 1–10 car sales drop 21 percent
Detroit AP reports US automakers show May 1–10 car sales at 162 046, down 21 percent from a year ago and the lowest period in 17 years. Chrysler total 23 757, Ford 41 555, GM 88 365, AMC 8 369. rebates cited for per month improvement. Year to date declines listed for each firm.
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U.S
Chrysler
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Ford
Ohio Senate approves equal return school aid formula
The Ohio Senate approved a basic state aid formula to raise state funding to 50 percent and guarantee equal dollars for equal local tax effort. The plan passes 26-6 after hours of debate and moves to the House. The measure raises teacher salaries from 6400 to 8900 by 1978-79 and ties state aid to local millage, with a 20 to 30 mill range covered and a 30 mill cap.
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Ohio
Ohio Senate
Donald J. Pease
Oberlin
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