Rescue on Koh Tang caps Mayaguez crisis with Marine evacuation
Helicopters retrieved the embattled Marine assault group from Koh Tang after a night battle, delivering the last troops to the carrier Coral Sea. About 200 Marines were flown in to retake the Mayaguez as the crew of 40 Americans and five Thais were freed. at least one, possibly two Marines killed and many wounded. Defense Secretary Schlesinger called the operation eminently successful as Ford reported the action to Congress under the War Powers Act.
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Koh Tang
Pentagon
Joseph Laitin
Little Island
Coral Sea
Gulf of Siam
Laitin
Mayaguez
Holt
Wilson
Ford
Congress
Senate
House
Asia
Defense
James Schlesinger
United States
Cambodia
Vietnam
Pentoon
Schlesinger
USS
Mayaguez Rescue Backed as Imperative by CT Survey
A CT morning survey shows a clear majority believe U S force to recover the Mayaguez from Cambodian Navy was necessary and justified. Ten residents were polled with three opposing force but not condemning the action and several urging diplomacy first.
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United States
Mayaguez
Marguerite Phillips
Prospect St
Elm St
South Amherst
Mike Weber
Russia Rd
Weather forecast mentions cloudy cool conditions followed by warmer
Forecast calls for increasing cloudiness and cooler temperatures with highs in the low to mid 50s, a 50 percent chance of precipitation tonight, and 20 percent tomorrow. Indicates cool, unsettled conditions across the area with gradual improvement tomorrow.
Beebe Trial Ends as Burt Defends Women Priests
Bishop John H. Burt testified in the Beebe trial, supporting the ordination of women as priests and describing the House of Deputies decision as advisory. He described an admonition against women priests giving communion as a sorrowful, careful ruling rooted in scripture, while Beebe faces charges over irregular ordinations at a Cleveland parish.
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Akron
John H. Burt
Diocese of
Ohio
L. Peter Beebe
House of One
Cleveland Episcopal
East Side
Burt
Bethe
Coir
Birtepee
Bots Rat
Beebe
Oberlin Christ Church
Bert Wnat
Paul
Raymond Flores Plays Baseball With Artificial Limb
Raymond Flores, ten, of Plami, enjoys baseball either with or without his artificial leg. Born with a tamar, he lost his right leg at 11 days old and has used wooden balance devices before receiving his first artificial limb at age six. He typically wears the leg daily except while swimming or riding his bicycle.
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Raymond. Flores
Plami
Mayaguez Tow Resumes Voyage to Hong Kong
The Mayaguez was towed out of the air to resume its voyage to Hong Kong after an earlier stoke incident. Flight crews report the ship's engines and navigation systems are functioning as the vessel depart.
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Mayaguez
Hong Kong
Laos demonstrators free Clevelander and two others
UPI reporting from Vientiane says student demonstrators in Savannakhet freed Sanford J. Stone 58 of Cleveland Ohio and two others, an AID administrator and an economist, and allowed them to return home while awaiting coalition government talks on future AID roles.
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Vientiane, Laos
UPI
Savannakhet
U.S
Sanford J. Stone
Cleveland
Ohio
U. S
Laos
Vientiane
Stone
U. S. Agency For International Development
Charles Pearcy
Salem
W. Va
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Lee
Taco Seria
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