Thousands left on Viet beaches and aboard refugee ships
An evacuation captain described thousands of South Vietnamese refugees left behind on beaches near Phuoc An and other shores as the freighter American Challenger ferried about 9,000 aboard. The Pioneer Commander carried about 5,400 refugees. VIP passengers included Tran Van Lam and other former South Vietnamese officials, kept separate from the general evacuees. An infant died and six babies were born during the journey.
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Guam
Arthur Boucher
Phu Caoe
Boucher
Pioneer
Vung Tau
Saigon
Tran van Lam
Senate
Paris
Tan So Nhut
Israeli Trucker Killed in West Bank Ambush
A Israeli truck driver delivering Arab workers was killed near Jenin in the occupied West Bank after an ambush by Arab guerrillas. The attack marks a new surge of saboteur acts as Israeli commuters face ongoing risk from attacks amid tensions in the region.
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Tsriul
Jemin
West Jordan
Moscow
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Washington
Harriman
Europe
Geneva
Middle East
Israel
Jerusalem
Oil price hike looms in OPEC talks
A Saudi oil official says most OPEC members will vote in September to raise prices unless industrialized nations stabilize production costs. Mohammed Joukhdar, ex-OPEC secretary-general, warns Saudi restraint may end if Paris talks fail to reach ground rules for oil pricing amid booming demand.
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Louisville
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Paris
Deaths and Funerals in Gastonia and Nearby Areas
Charles H Ervin of 424 Queens Court dies. Survived by widow Lacy Jackson Ervin, three sons, mother Corine M Ervin, seven sisters and eight brothers. Funeral incomplete at Costner Funeral Home. Margaret Eva Linebarger Rhyne of Iron Station dies aged 86. Survived by daughter, sister, five grandchildren, five great grandchildren. Services at Christ Lutheran Church in Stanley. Larry Ray Prince of 413 S Gray St dies. Funeral at Marmony Baptist Church with burial at Hollywood Cemetery. Parents, sister, grandparents survive. Services by Sisk Funeral Home. Sarah Anne Moore of Belmont dies at 212 Woodrow Ave. Incomplete arrangements. Dean Earl Gains of Easley S C dies at 50. Survived by wife Sue Pruett Gains, children, brothers and sisters. Funeral today at Robinson Funeral Home. Burial at Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Queens Court
Lacy Jackson Ervin
Charles ‘Thomas
Tyrice Bugette
John Richard Irvid
Corine M. Ervin
Gastonia
Margaret Wallace
Hattie Montgomery
Pearline Kevin
Jerryline Jefferson
Susie Mae Robinson
Gastoria
Emma Shannon
Washington, D.C
Patricia Anthony
Columbus
Ohio
Ecight Brothers
J.B. Clyde
Richard
Connie Ray
A.C. Hevin
Gastania
Robert Ervin
Charlotte
Kerry Ervin
Baton Rouge
Howard Ervin
Kines Mountain
Costner Funeral Hore
Johnate Mills
Johnie Mills
Adams Court
Pleasant Widge Awmle. Zion
Dorothy M. Harrington
Carolyn Jeeter
Raithe
Clementine Glover
Alexandria
Dolin T
U.S. Marine Corps
Norfolk
Nell
Margaret EV
Tineberger Rhy Iron Station
Margaret Eva Linebarger Rhyne
Rel
William V. Modlin
Iron Station
Esther Lineberger Woolley
Orlando
Fla
Christ Lutheran Church
Stanley
Ronald G. Luckey
Hollybrook
Lincolnton
Warlick
Larry Ray Prince
Larry
Ray Prince
S. Gray St
Marmony Baptist Church
Ray Dean Clark
Emory Beavers
Hollywood Cemetery
jJack
Larry and
Patricia Jedell Prince
Jackie Prince
Homer Prince
Ross Fredel
Gray St
Sisk Funeral Home
Bessemer City
Sarah Anne Moore
Belmont
Woodrow Aye
Sterry Manin
Ford Optimistic On Economy Despite Meany Jobless Rise
AFL CIO chief Meany sees unemployment climbing from 8.9 percent to about 11 percent before the recession ends, basing his forecast on Greenspan projections plus two points. President Ford argues the economy is exiting recession and expects healthier conditions by next year as S&Ls report strong deposits supporting a housing upturn.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Ito
Ford
Meany
Ford Administration
Wnce
Alan Greenspan
Court upholds Boyd's conviction in NC Supreme Court
The North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the 47-year-old Gastonia man Johnny U. Boyd's first degree burglary conviction and death sentence for the shooting death of 84-year-old Augusta Pearl Henderson in Union Road. The ruling keeps Boyd on death row at Central Prison Raleigh. justices disagreed on the death penalty in dissents.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
Johnny UI
Boyd
Gastonia
Augusta Pearl Henderson
Union Road
Catherine
Kings Mountain
Lincolnton
Mecklenburg County
Lowery
Central Prison
Raleigh
Supreme Court
Susie Sharp
Janes Exum
William Copeland
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Shelby
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Ellis Anthony
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Mount Holly
Robinson Funeral Home
Hillcrest Cemetery
Gastonic Gazette
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Gastonda
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