Carter to Admit 14,000 Vietnamese Refugees Monthly
President Carter announced the United States will admit 14,000 Vietnamese refugees per month, doubling the level, as seven nations called for a United Nations conference on the problem. Officials estimate added costs of about 150 million dollars annually, with participants pledging more relief funds and resettlement support. Carter stated the U.N. conference aim and commitment to finding homes and jobs for Indochinese refugees.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Tokyo
Carter
United States
U.S
U.N
Geneva
New York City
Vietnam
Japan
France
Britain
Germany
Canada
Italy
Kurt Waldheim
Laos
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
Sultan father of 11th child while jailed in Italy
In Messina Sicily the 32 year old Giuseppe Scaffidi, dubbed the Sultan of Cuccubello, becomes a father again as his 20 year old partner Giuseppina Occorso gives birth to a girl while he awaits trial for procuring. Scaffidi’s family says the women are happy living with him.
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Messina
Sicily
Cuccubello
Giuseppe Scaffidi
Giuseppina Occorso
Scaffidi
OPEC raises base price to 18 to 23.50 a barrel
OPEC set a new base price range of 18 to 23.50 dollars per barrel with potential surcharges up to 2 dollars. The move, biggest price rise in five years, may add about 4 cents per gallon to U.S. gasoline and heating oil costs, effective July 1.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
United States
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Cyrus Ebrahimzadeh
Libya
Iran
Iraq
Arabian Light
U.S. Energy
James Schlesinger
U.S
U.S. Treasury Department
Special session called as Nicaragua reel evolves
U S ambassador arrives as Somoza faces volatile day in Managua. Congress summoned for potential departure plan while government uses planes and helicopters to move lawmakers to a protected hotel. Across the border, Sandinistas claim gains and threaten to declare a provisional capital.
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Tom Fenton
Associated Press
Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Congress
National Guard
U.S
Lawrence Pezzullo
Intercontinental Hotel
Somoza
Max Kelly
State Department
Pezzullo
Carter
Costa Rica
Penas Blancas
Radio Sandino
Rivas
Sandinista Liberation Front
Leon
Democratic leader Byrd heads to Moscow on SALT II talks
Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd travels to Moscow to urge that the SALT II treaty receive Senate review and amendments if needed. Republican leader Baker hints at opposing the pact without acceptable amendments from the White House and Soviet Union. Byrd urges patience until hearings begin July 9 and cautions against rushed judgments.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Moscow
Howard H. Baker
White House
Soviet Union
Byrd
Baker
Andrei Gromyko
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House Ways and Means Committee
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Veterans Administration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Major Farms Inc
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