Ford orders Navy ships to aid Indochina refugees
President Ford ordered all available U.S. Naval ships to stand off Indochina to assist refugees in a great human tragedy. He said 2 000 South Vietnamese orphans would be flown to the United States, with more refugees considered, and urged allies not to doubt commitments. He ruled out reintroducing U.S. military forces in Vietnam.
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Calif
UPI
Ford
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Indochina
Saigon
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South Vietnam
Cambodia
Congress
Hanoi
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Thieu
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Frederick Weyand
Weyand
Rebels Threaten Phnom Penh as Govts Rally Forces
Reports say a large 2000 insurgent force moving toward Phnom Penh's northern defense near the dike road clash with government units aided by helicopters and armored vehicles. U.S. embassy personnel and humanitarian workers were evacuated to Bangkok as rebels shelled Pochentong airport and the Tonle Sap river area near the city.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
U.S
Bangkok
Pochentong
Tonle Sap
Mekong River
Saigon
Americans open hearts seek Viet orphans
Thousands of Americans urged kindness toward South Vietnamese orphans amid the war. AID officials coordinate adoptions and refugee aid, with Milwaukee chosen as a midwestern receiving center led by Rev. Ronald Keller and John Carr. A public helpline provides guidance for volunteers and agencies.
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State Department
Louise Cooper
Miami Catholic Services Bureau
South Vietnam
Washington
Vernon Lyons
Vernon Lyons, An Agency For International Development Aid
Disaster Relief Center
Lyons
District of Columbia
Milwaukee
U.S
Ronald Keller
Resurrection Lutheran Church
Friends For All Children
Boulder
Colo
Keller
John Carr
Milwaukee Children’s Hospital
Lower prices seen as wholesale index dips in March
The March wholesale price index fell 0.6 percent marking the fourth straight monthly decline and signaling easing inflation. Food textiles apparel and household goods led the drop while prices for chemicals power and some metals rose. Unemployment claims declined and recalls rose in several states ahead of March unemployment data. William E Simon warned the jobless rate could reach 9 percent this summer.
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Treasury
William E. Simon
Labor Department
Simon
Schlesinger urges abolition of vice presidency at Miami
Former White House aide Arthur Schlesinger Jr. calls for ending the vice presidency and criticizes Nelson Rockefeller’s appointment as vice president. About 200 University of Miami students hear the speech as he questions the post’s purpose.
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White House
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
University of Miami
Schlesinger
Nelson Rockefeller
Jacobsen Testifies He Paid Connally Ten Thousand
Jacobsen testified that in 1971 he paid Connally ten thousand dollars in cash from AMPI in two installments May 14 and Sept. 24 for Connallys help in lifting federal milk price supports. He said they then conspired to cover up the payments.
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Washington
UPI
Jake Jacobsen
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Associated Milk Producers Inc
Richard M. Nixon
Ampi
Jacobsen
Houston
Fischer Loses World Chess Title to Karpov
The International Chess Federation stripped world champion Bobby Fischer of his title after he failed to respond to rules for the $5 million title match. Anatoly Karpov of the Soviet Union was awarded the crown. The Manila match had been set for June 1 and Fischer did not defend or relinquish the title by the deadline.
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International Chess Federation
Bobby Fischer
Anatoly Karpov
Fischer
Manila
Concrete canoe race set by five Texas colleges
Participants sail in river event Friday with boats crafted by five Texas colleges. Derr remarks they have never done this before and hope to stay afloat.
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University of Texas Engineering
Gordon Derr
Jimmy Long
San An
Derr
Texas
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