Hanoi Transforms From Old Capital to Neon Urban Center
A vivid travel note describes Hanoi shifting from a wartime relic to a modernized city. Neon lights, glass hotels, and new post office contrast with the old government house and bicycle lanes. Traffic and crowds reflect rapid economic and cultural change as Saigon becomes Ho Chi Minh City and suburbia expands.
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Vietnam
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Long Bien
U.S. Navy
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Tel Aviv
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Belgrade
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Atlanta
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Saigon
Ho Chi Minh City
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Idaho Colleges Win $57.4 Million 1977 Appropriation
Boise The House approved a $57.4 million general fund appropriation for Idaho junior colleges and universities for the 1977-1978 school year. The measure passed 66 to 2 and moves to the Senate for concurrence, marking a 104 percent increase over last year.
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Boise
House
Idaho
Senate
Oregon Officials Say Pot Decriminalization Had Little Impact
Oregon officials told Congress that removing criminal penalties for marijuana did not trigger a surge in use. Richard A. Davis said marijuana usage rose no more than 5 percent among adults over 18, with increases attributed to population growth rather than new smokers.
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Washington
UPI
Oregon
Congress
Richard A. Davis
Department of Human Resources
House Select Committee On
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Stephen Kafoury
National Organization For the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Tax rebates eyed as Senate panel backs Carter plan
The Senate Finance Committee moves to approve a tax cut package with rebates of 50 dollars for most Americans and a 2 percent increase in the investment tax credit. It also delays for one year the sick pay exclusion repeal retroactive to 1976 and extends a foreign earned income exclusion cutback to 1977. The panel favors part of Carter's business incentives including a wage credit option for new employees.
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Don Phillips Washington
UPI
Senate Finance Committee
Carter
Congress
Sen
Lloyd
Goldwater Criticized Over Arizona Corruption Probe Editorial
Newsday editorial accuses Barry Goldwater of missing the point in the Arizona corruption probe. It says his ties to organized crime figures via his brother Robert and friend Harry Rosenzweig helped foster an atmosphere where crime thrives. The piece references Don Bolles’ assassination and ongoing IRE investigations into Rosenzweig’s influence and past liquor licenses.
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United Press International
Long Island
N.Y
Newsday
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Robert Goldwater
Harry) Rosenzweig
Goldwater
Investigative Reporters and Editors Inc
Arizona
Arizona Republic
Don Bolles
Robert Greene
IRE
Rosenzweig
Arizona Republican
Ned Warren Sr
GOP
State Liquor Commission
Liquor Commission
Evans Veto Sparks Bipartisan Reactions In Idaho
Boise UPI House minority leader Patricia L McDermott hopes for a compromise after Gov John Evans vetoed a 1.26 million legislative appropriation. She urged adjournment by weekend and criticized a 112000 study. GOP Majority Leader Walter Little says compromise unclear.
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Patricia L McDermott
D-Pocatello
House
Office of Energy
Walter Little
New Plymouth
Evans
Carter makes a big town hall hit in Clinton
President Carter visited Clinton for a town hall where residents called the town extraordinary and he drew a large reception. He stayed with Edward and Katherine Thompson and their eight children before traveling to Charleston for an energy round-table and then to New York for a United Nations address.
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United Press International
Clinton, Mass
UPI
Carter
Clinton
Edward
Katherine Thompson
Charleston
W.va
New York
United Nations
St Patrick’s Day Parades Attract Big Crowds In 214th Year
Emmetsburg Iowa reports heavy demand for green wear as its blarney factory runs overtime. New York City uses 50 gallons of paint to stripe Fifth Avenue for the 214th annual parade with about 120000 marchers. Kansas City Missouri disc jockey Mike Murphy extends his parade to a local Irish bar, while the Ancient Order of Hibernians challenges the event seen as an excuse for drinking.
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Iowa
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Kansas City
Mike Murphy
Hibernians
Vietnam aids MIA search as Hanoi presses postwar aid
Deputy Foreign Minister Ngo Dien told UPI that Vietnam has formed a nationwide unit to locate Americans missing in action and Vietnamese missing in action. He urged the United States to fulfill postwar reconstruction commitments while tracing remaining Indochina war MIAs.
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Hanoi
Vietnam
UPI
Ngo Dien
United States
Jumblatt Assassinated Near Beirut En Route to Moukhtara
Leftist leader Kamal Jumblatt was killed Wednesday when gunmen attacked his car on the road from Beirut to Moukhtara. His driver was also killed in the ambush.
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Lebanon
UPI
Kamal Jumblatt
Moukhtara
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