L A man charged in abduction of three Vietnamese refugees
Arthur Lawson 57, a former civilian employee at Saigon airport, faced $5,000 bail after police accused him of abducting Nguyen Thi Ganh 21 and her children Nguyen Nhut Huu 3 and Nguyen Tai Meu 13 from Camp Pendleton. He allegedly held them at his home, demanded $1,000 for their tickets, and arranged their return flight to Virginia with police escort.
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Los Angeles
Saigon
Kid
Arthur Lawson
Emer
Nguyen Thi ‘Ganh
Nguyen Nhut Huu
Nguyen Tai Meu
Camp Pendleton
Lawson
Canh
Charlottesville
United States
Lavi
Charles Jones
Jones
Virginia
Refugee Woman Survives Bigamy Scandal and Proposals
Vu Thi Lat a 24-year-old South Vietnamese refugee living in Bangor receives four marriage proposals from men in letters and a phone call while police investigate her GI husband’s bigamy accusations. Lat works at a restaurant, opened a bank account with aid funds, and awaits grand jury action as locals offer housing and donations.
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Maine
UPD
Vu Thi Lat
Indiana
Jo*seph Freidman
Bu Teau
Reva Rolnick
Law
Lan
Friedman
Sing
Ky eyed for post at college
Sacramento UPS reports former Vietnamese Premier Nguyen Cao Ky was invited to apply for a 6000 a year community college superintendent post by Los Rios Community College District trustee Robert B. Lynch. Ky has not replied. current superintendent George Rice Jr plans to retire in August. Ky had earlier said he sought farming sponsorship after heading the South Vietnamese air force.
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UPV
Nguyen Cao Ky
Los Rios
Robert B. Lynch
Lynch
Community College
George A. Rice Jr
Air Force
Camp Pendleton
Refugees Find Chance to Exchange Money in Camp Trailer
A Washington based money exchange firm opened a small trailer near a Vietnamese refugee camp offering currency and gold trading. Otto Ruesch, VP of Deak and Co, said they aim to help refugees obtain local currency and deny harming the needy, not to exploit them.
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Money Exchange Company
Otto Ruesch
Deak and Co
Ruesch
Younger greets refugees at camp in tearful display
California Attorney General Evelle J. Younger welcomed Vietnamese refugees at Camp Pendleton thanking them for service to the U.S. and apologizing for hostile remarks by some officials. He urged acceptance, noted many are unemployed through no fault of their own, and stressed refugees should become productive, safe, and content.
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UPD
California
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Whitlam Says U S Allies Still See It As Reliable Aid
Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam told Washington on Thursday that despite Vietnam, non Communist nations still view the United States as a dependable ally. He joined other foreign leaders meeting President Ford this week.
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Gough Whitlam
Vietnam
United States
Whitlam
Ford
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