Ford says US must back strengthened alliances abroad
President Ford urged clear demonstration of United States resolve to strengthen alliances in the post Vietnam era. He spoke aboard the USS Nimitz after its Norfolk Naval Station commissioning, calling the carrier a symbol of American strength and commitment to friends and allies.
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Refugee Leader Seeks Chance as First Flight Arrives at Ft Chaffee
Dr Sam Van Pach, ex-director general of Vietnam's National Rehabilitative Institute, arrives at Fort Chaffee with 275 refugees amid cheers and protests. Gov Pryor welcomes newcomers while two more planes divert to El Toro due to weather. Camp Pendleton prepares for Cambodians, and officials note massive refugee burden and carrier role in evacuations.
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Refugee Relief Funds Depleted As Ford Seeks Urgent Aid
UPI reports the Ford administration faces a cash shortfall for care and resettlement of South Vietnamese refugees. State Department spokesman Robert Funseth says $327 million is urgently needed, with 117 500 refugees already evacuated and 13 000 more in the U S. The plan includes admitting 30 000 refugees at sea and airlift operations to Subic Bay. The House refused the requested funding.
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Indians surrender after park plant takeover in Wagner South Dakota
Seven Sioux activists seized Yankton Sioux Industries pork plant in Wagner injuring one watchman and prompting curfew and school closures. After teargas and gunfire, inmates surrendered as FBI secured the plant. six suspects from Wagner Lake Andes Marty and Jesse Costello among those arrested.
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Timber Taxation Changes Viewed By State Board
County assessor-tax collector Robert L. Risberg says timber and timber land taxation methods are likely to be altered by the state legislature soon. He voices discontent as indications point toward upcoming reform.
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Weather and Timber Tax Debate Highlight Weekend Report
Forecast calls for showers today and tonight with a chance on Sunday, cooler temperatures in the 60s, and north winds tonight. Monday outlook mostly fair. Regional river levels, sunset and sunrise times listed. National results include tornadoes and hail from Louisiana to Oklahoma and Texas with limited damage and no injuries. Timber tax policy debate centers on shifting assessment from county to state control under AB 1258 and a Collier committee plan, with estimated administrative costs and potential revenue impacts for counties.
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Japan to permit U S nuclear weapons on its soil in emergencies
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports Japan may allow United States nuclear weapons on Japanese soil in emergencies affecting Japan or South Korea. The promise, attributed to Foreign Minister Kiichi Miyazawa in talks in Washington, references an unwritten understanding tied to the U S security pact.
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Rockets Hit Jerusalem. No Casualties Reported
Two Russian made Katyusha rockets exploded in Jerusalem early today causing window damage in New Shaanan near Hebrew University. Police found a crater near the university and the residential quarter as a second blast was heard but its exact site was not located. Rockets last fired into the city in May 1974.
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