Gandhi says US arms to Pakistan undercut Simla gains
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, at the Commonwealth conference in Kingston Jamaica, says the resumption of U S arms sales to Pakistan undermined efforts toward reconciliation with India. She notes officials have begun meeting under the 1972 Simla agreement and that improved relations were jeopardized by the U S decision.
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Refugee aid efforts expand amid Vietnam crisis
A roundup of local actions includes the Kennedy couple collecting usable clothing for about 20,000 South Vietnamese refugees at Fort Chaffee Arkansas to be delivered May 8 or 9. Fort Worth agencies tighten bail bond rules and local firms donate helicopter rescue nets to reserve units for improved emergency response. Congressional leaders prep a refugee aid bill excluding troop deployments while awaiting administration cost figures.
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American firms leave 60 million in Vietnam investments
New York reports American businesses pulled more than sixty million dollars in private investments from Vietnam as the U.S. war effort funds cover most military needs. Firms say evacuations of American staff and families were completed before Saigon fell, with many Vietnamese employees saved as well. The list spans oil, banking, manufacturing and an airline. Da Nang camp visit reveals 103,000 released prisoners return home while 6,000 officers remain in “reeducation” camps.
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Vietnam Government Demands Return of Taken Property
The Saigon based Revolutionary Government demanded the return of property taken from the country by fleeing Vietnamese, including combat planes and gold, citing dozens of warships and hundreds of planes were removed. In Belfast voters showed apathy toward a constitutional convention election. Police and troops clashed with Catholics in Londonderry as ballots were moved to a counting center. In Washington the plan would cut welfare payments to noncooperating mothers and require Social Security numbers for all applicants and recipients.
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Teeny hamlet teen becomes translator of 22 languages
Master translator Donald Wixtrom grew up in Witch Lake Michigan and, self taught, now reads writes and speaks 22 languages. His only formal training was Latin in high school. He quit college after a year and once worked as a farmer and logger. In 1965, after mastering 10 languages, he hung out a sign reading Donald Wixtrom Translator.
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Witch Lake
Mich
Donald Wixtrom
Wixtrom
Dear Ann Landers column reflections and advice notes
A collage of Ann Landers reader questions covers workplace gossip about a coworker Betsy who works as a stripper, a break up with a former partner, and a weekend guest dilemma. Advice suggests discretion about Betsy, plus coping with lingering memories and a vent about a rude Directory Assistance operator in Birmingham.
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Betsy
Directory Assistance
Cryptoquote puzzle and reader letters mix
A cryptogram sample and reader notes fill a page, including the daily quote puzzle AXYDLBAAXR mapping to LONGFELLOW, a Birmingham motel inquiry, and a Leonard Levinson quote about schooling. The text combines puzzle instruction, stubborn letters, and a wire service survey mention.
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Longfellow
Appeal Sought in Demotion of Five ACT ION Employees
A Dallas lawyer for five ACT ION employees plans an appeal to a Civil Service board after a Federal Employees Appeals Authority ruling that demotions were not politically motivated. The ruling said actions were not barred by regulations against political or partisan reasons.
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Federal
Employe Appeals Authority
Commission
Senate vote shows narrow support for fuel price plan
Washington AP reports a 47 to 36 Senate margin on a bill giving Congress veto power over presidential oil price controls, but nine votes short of a two thirds override to block President Ford. The result suggests Congress may be unable to block the plan to raise fuel prices and conserve energy.
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