Refugee departures to be allowed by Vietnam and allies
Visiting U S congressmen were told officials plan to permit about 10 000 refugees to depart Vietnam monthly to curb the exodus. Delegations to Hanoi discussed MIAs and future talks with Washington while Malaysia eased bans, transporting refugees to camps as nations resettle over 12 500 since mid June.
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Saan KeaRang Pepe Nar
Waser ‘Hamese
U.S
Lester Wolff
D-N.y
Kriangsak Chomanan
Hanoi
Kriangsak
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
China
Pol Pot
Peking
Menl
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur
United States
Oil spill drifts 20 miles off Texas coast near Corpus Christi
The Ixtoc I blowout continues to leak about 30,000 barrels daily as oil ribbons drift offshore toward Brownsville. Coast Guard crews install booms and skimmers at Port Aransas while officials report blue-footed boobies killed by contamination and Tower touring beaches amid questions of a shrimp scare.
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Corpus. Christi
Texas
Thesay
South Texas
Roger Meacham
Enviromental Protection Agency
National Weather Service
Coast Guard
Gulf of Mexico
Miami
U.S
John Tower
Brownsville
Meacham
Here
Gulf
Port Aransas
Corpus Christi
Brazos Santiago Pass
Port Mansfield
Laguna Madre
Padre Island
Tower
Bob Estrada
Farm workers win pact with liberal UFW contract
Salinas California AP reports California's largest tomato grower reached the United Farm Workers most liberal contract in history as a lettuce strike against 11 growers neared eight months. Meyer Tomato Co of King City signed a three year deal with cost of living clause and company paid union reps. Ratification still needed by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salinas
Calif
California
United Farm Workers
UFW
Cesar Chavez
UWF
Jane Fonda
Tom Hayden
Meyer Tomato Co
King City
Marc Grossman
Grossman
Meyer Tomato
Hitchcock at 80 and other news from the week
Alfred Hitchcock, turning 80, works on his 54th feature The Short Wight about spy George Blake while Alma recovers from a stroke. Universal has no plans for him this year. U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young says Carter should seek a second term and blacks will back him. Pope John Paul II may visit New York and other cities in October, with stops at St. Patrick’s Cathedral the United Nations and Yankee Stadium.
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Alfred Hitchcock
Andy Hitchcock
George Blake
Hitchcock
Bel-Air
Alma
Universal Studios
Hitch
Hitchcocks
U.N
Andrew Young
Carter
Young
Edward Kennedy
Pope
Kennedy International Airport
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
United Nations
Yankee Stadium
Pope Paul VI
John Paul II
Boston
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Rain brings cautious progress on Western forest fires
Rain and cooler air gave firefighters a glimmer of progress across Idaho California Montana Oregon and Nevada. Four fires were controlled seven contained two more nearing containment and two new blazes reported as crews expected to contain Mortar Creek and Ship Island fires within days amid ongoing drought and fire risk.
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Boise, Idaho
Idaho
California
Montana
Oregon
Nevada
Arnold Hartigan
Boise Interagency Fire Center
National Forest Fire Command Post
Mortar Creek
Norm Hesseldahl
National Forest Service
Pirates Treasure Rumors Grow After Gold Find in Key West
Workmen at a Key West site dug up eight more gold nuggets 18 feet underground raising hopes a pirate treasure chest lies below. Two pounds of 12 and 14 karat nuggets were found on property owned by Jim and Kent Pepper during renovations by Walter Sackett Construction. Workers halted when a broken air compressor failed, planning to resume with new equipment. The Pepper brothers will take two thirds of the haul with one third to the diggers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Key West
Fla
UPI
Jim
Kent Pepper
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Wolff
James Scheuer
New York
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Harlem
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Pope John Paul. II
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Grant Creek Canyon
Missoula
Mont
Catherine Creek
Helena
Bureau of Land Management
West Bruno Sage
Mountain Home
Silvendahl
Red Bluff
Kootenai National Forest
Libby
Gallagher Peak
Targhee National Forest
Kennally
Elko
Nev
Umatilla National Forest
Stieger
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Nez Perce National Forest
St. Maries
Catalina Hot Shots
Mt. Lemmon
Ariz
Bruce Meadow
Jullian Barrios Jr
Walter Sackett Construction Co
Jim Pepper
Ernest Hemingway
Pepper Brothers
Win
Fern
Arls
MR Mort
Suit Classics
VISA
Mr. Mort
Dept
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