Vietnamese refugees return to Fort Indiantown Gap for 10th anniversary
Viets in U S gather to celebrate ten years since Southeast Asia refugees arrived at Fort Indiantown Gap. Cuong Pham, now a Philadelphia laundromat owner, recalls fear of starting over. The event mixed Vietnamese rites with American games as Huey helicopters flew overhead. Wreaths honored war dead and escape victims. State Department official notes mixed emotions about moving forward while memories linger.
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Annville
Cuong Pham
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Saigon
Fort Indiantown Gap
United States
Pham
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
America
South Vietnam
Lacy Wright
U.S
State Department’s Bureau of Refugee Programs
Love a mystery Boat sails on seven day cruise
Los Angeles AP reports a seven day mystery cruise aboard the 1,400 passenger Tropicale where hundreds of mystery buffs join sleuths spies and intrigue. John Ball author of In the Heat of the Night writes daily scripts aboard to involve passengers in an international espionage case. Ruth Griffiths a Woodland Hills travel agent planned the trip. Pasadena police Cmdr James Robenson modeled Virgil Tibbs will assist. Passengers paid 945 to 1245 dollars.
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Los Angeles
Ruth Griffiths
Woodland Hills
Pasadena
James Robenson
Virgil Tibbs
Judge upholds right of religious clubs in Houston schools
U S District Judge Norman Black orders Westchester High and Spring Woods High to permit Christian club meetings on campus under the Equal Access Act. Tony Amides, a senior, led a suit alleging denial of a meeting room for a weekly one hour Christian group, joined by six other students with DOJ intervening. The district argued the law violated church state separation.
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U.S
Norman Black
Tony Amides
Westchester High School
Spring Branch
Christian Club
Westchester
Spring Woods High School
U.S. Justice Department
Reagan
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