Looting of Abandoned U.S. Houses Near Vientiane
In Laos an exhausted U.S. residential compound outside Vientiane is being looted as residents evacuated from Laos report holes cut in fencing and possessions stolen. About 80 people remain, including six American women secretaries, with only two unarmed volunteer patrols guarding roughly 150 homes.
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Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Pathet Lao
U.S. Marine
U.S. Agency For International Development
Refugees urged to enlist in U.S. armed forces
The Inter-Agency Task Force chief urged Congress to consider allowing Indochinese refugees to enlist in the U.S. military, citing expected enlistment requests from refugees on Guam and former South Vietnamese naval personnel among them. Rep. Van Deerlin cautioned about airtight screening to avoid risks.
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Camp Pendleton
Calif
Congress
Inter-Agency
Nick Thorne
Lionel van Deerlin
D-Calif
Guam
Thorne
van Deerlin
Kon Sanh
Beirut calm after days of fighting as Franjieh seeks new government
Fire subsided in Beirut as President Franjieh consulted politicians on a new cabinet while security patrols increased. Skirmishes persisted between leftist Muslims and right-wing Christians. barricades faded as fear kept shops closed. Toll rose above 100 dead and 300 wounded.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
All Palestine
Noureddin Rifai
Franjieh
Ty. Rifai
Paris
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Ford
Jordan
Hussein
Palestine
Israel
Safad
Avivim
Nahariya
Luckenbach Beauty Contest Seeks Funny Leading Lady
Backers of the Luckenbach World’s Fair Beauty Contest seek a good looking girl who can tell a joke to a mixed audience including children and preachers. The pageant moves to Fredericksburg fairgrounds June 7 8 with a 19 year old or older competitor modeling a bathing suit of choice and telling Luckenbach area jokes. The new queen will represent Luckenbach at chili cookoffs buffalo chip throwing and hot pepper eating events statewide.
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Fredericksburg
Tex
Wally Pryor
Fredricksburg
Betty Pruitt
Falls City
Austin
Luckenbach
Pryor
Ford Signals Second Oil Tariff In Energy Address
President Ford planned a nationwide broadcast to outline a second one dollar tariff on each barrel of imported oil as part of a broader energy program. He noted Congress had stalled action and suggested the tariff could spur legislative action while detailing a three dollar per barrel plan with staged increases and gradual price-control removal.
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Washington
Ford
Nouncement
United States
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Tax loopholes largely favor rich taxpayers in 1974 study
Treasury study shows 14.6 percent of taxpayers with over 20 000 adjusted gross income captured 53 percent of tax break benefits. The 160 000 richest taxpayers with over 100 000 gross income saved an average 45 662 last year, aided by deductions for state local taxes mortgage interest and charitable giving. Mondale notes bracket value skews to the wealthy.
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Washington
United States
Treasury Department
Treasury
Sen
Walter F. Mondale
Dminn
Middletown Weather Quiet and Cool Tonight
Clear to partly cloudy skies with a low in the lower 50s in the Middletown area. Memorial Day peaked at 88 with a 62 overnight low and .06 inch rainfall. Wednesday should be sunny with a high of 75 to 80 and rainfall chances near zero tonight and tomorrow.
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Middletown
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