Rumors Tied Donation to Jury Probe in West Virginia
West Virginia GOP chairman says rumors of a $25,000 Diversified Mountaineer Corp donation to Gov. Arch Moore are linked to a federal grand jury probe. U S Attorney Field says party leaders are not targets. Testimony by Moore aides and GOP financiers was heard this week as the panel pauses until mid June.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Arch Moore
Diversified
Mountaineer Corp
West Virginia
Potter
U. S
John A. Field III
Moore
John D. Rockefeller IV
DMC
UFW Plans Pilgrimage as Valley Tensions Rise
United Farm Workers announce a six mile Sunday march from Hidalgo border to St. Joseph church while Rio Grande Valley farmers reject church mediation and press Gov. Briscoe to deploy Texas Rangers amid ongoing union tensions with melon growers. Local clergy offered mediation as confrontations and calls for state intervention intensify.
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Hidalgo, Tex
UPI
United Farm Workers
Rio Grande Valley
UFW
Hidalgo
St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church
McAllen
Tex
Dolph Briscoe
Texas Rangers
Charley Rankin
Briscoe
DPS
Department of Public Safety
Rankin
Voice of
Valley Agriculture
Austin
Rangers
John Joseph Fitzpatrick
United Methodist
O. Eugene Slater
Episcopal
Harold Gosnell
Vietnamese elders and children seek freedom amid upheaval at Fort Indiantown Gap
Vietnamese elders in traditional dress sit quietly as their children organize papers and documents to gain freedom. The scene shows families adjusting to upheaval with tension and quiet resolve.
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Indiantown Gap, Pa
Upi
Laos Cuts Military Relations With Americans
In Vientiane acting defense minister Kham Ouane Bupa ordered Laos 82 000 soldiers to sever ties with Americans including CIA personnel. The move follows anti American protests tied to U S aid and an evacuation effort. Loyalist generals fled in a purge. about 20 Defense Attache Office personnel remain.
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Vientiane
UPI
Kham Ouane Bupa
Radio Vientiane
U.S
Laos
Defense Ministry
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
Ford wins agreement for U S forces to stay in Spain
President Ford secured a basic accord with General Franco allowing U S forces to remain at four Spanish bases including Rota and Torrejon, with detailed talks planned in Washington. Spain cautions that at least one base may be dropped, while U S officials monitor possible changes to base usage and size of the force.
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U.S
Spain
Ford
Madrid
UPI
Francisco Franco
Europe
United States
Franco
Washington
United
States
Polaris
Rota
Seville
Zargoza
Torrejon
Strategic Air Command
White House
Arthur Hartman
Israel
Middle East
Salzburg
Austria
Anwar Sadat
Progress Hinge on Middle East Peace Says Ford Official
A high ranking official aboard President Ford's plane warned that a new Arab Israeli war is mathematically certain within six months unless progress occurs in peace talks. He cited renewed interest in step by step diplomacy and anticipated talks with Sadat in Madrid and Rabin in Washington as potential catalysts.
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Madrid
UPI
Middle East
Ford
Anwar Sadat
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Yitzhak Rabin
Washington
Sadat
Geneva
United States
Soviet Union
Patman Considers 25th House Term At 81
Rep. Wright Patman, 81, says health permitting he will run for a 25th term in the House. He recalls leading the Banking and Currency Committee before being ousted by freshmen and praises Treasury Secretary Simon while recalling the 1932 veterans bonus fight with big banks. The veteran lawmaker cites average veteran bonuses of 1015 dollars and total cost of 3.7 billion, noting payments from 50 to 1600 dollars for different service days.
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Mike Feinsilber
Washington
UPI
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
Arthur Urns
Nelson Rockefeller
Treasury
William E
Simon
House Banking and Currency Committee
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Newborn Abandoned in Nashville Telephone Booth
A hours-old girl was left by a young mother in a Nashville telephone booth. Detected by WKDA-FM DJ Clark Rogers, the infant weighed six pounds five ounces and appeared normal at a local hospital. The caller said she could not care for the child and would abandon it at a nearby shopping center.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Nashville
Clark Rogers
Wkda-Fm
A Youngey
100 Oaks
Vietnamese Refugee Children Bring Cheer at Processing Center
Refugee children at a U S Army processing center in Vietnam era transition amuse themselves with toys and lollipops as Red Cross volunteers and soldiers watch. Officials note the kids adapt quickly and remain hopeful about life in the United States despite war’s upheaval.
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Gazette
Republican Party
By David A. Milne
Fords
Moncloa
Portugal
Monongalia County
G.A. Brown and Son, Inc
Fairmont
Mideast
Rep
Army
Hoang Danh Thi
Red Cross
Paul Stoner
Vietnam
Ngeyen Mydung Thi
Fghter
Phan Chi Dung
Saigon
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