Ford sees Mayaguez seizure as test of postwar policy
President Ford framed the Mayaguez crisis as an early test of U S policy in the post Vietnam era. White House aides said he chose to use warships aircraft and Marines to recover the ship and its 40 man crew after Cambodian forces seized them.
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Richard Lerner Washington
UPI
Ford
Mayaguez
White House
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Ron Nessen
Nessen
William Greener
Kissinger
Diplomat Confrontation Over U S Thai Bases
The United States and Thailand faced a major diplomatic clash over using Thai bases to retrieve the captured Mayaguez and its crew from Khmer Rouge forces in Cambodia. Thai protests accused the U S of breaching trust as Marines were deployed to U Tapao and later moved to the Coral Sea.
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Frederick H. Marks
Bangkok
UPI
United States
Thailand
Cambodia
U Tapao
Coral Sea
Mayaguez
Foreign Ministry
Kukrit Pramoj
Washington
State Department
Kukrit
U.S
Edward Masters
Asia
Indochina
South Vietnam
New Delivery Policy Seen at Magic Valley Memorial Hospital
The Magic Valley Memorial Hospital board adopted a 13 point policy allowing fathers, after prenatal classes and outside the delivery room until the infant breathes well, to join their wives in the delivery room wearing medical garb. The policy requires both parents to sign forms confirming prenatal class participation.
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Twin Falls
Tdaho
UPT
Magic Valley Memorial Hospital
Mary Gee
Flooding Threat in Northern Region National Forests
Northern Region forest officials in Montana North Dakota and north Idaho warn of potential severe floods this spring due to heavy snowpack and saturated soils. Flood coordinators will report conditions to Missoula headquarters and camping may be restricted or closed in flood prone areas until danger passes.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern
National Forest
Montana
North Dakota
North Idaho
National Forests
Ron Russell
Russell
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al Security Council
the Daily Bee
Thurs
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Tiller
Bill’s Mobil
Service & Honda
First Avenue
Sandpoint
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