North and South Vietnam officially reunified at Hanoi session
In Bangkok AP report North Vietnam and South Vietnam proclaimed a unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The National Assembly in Hanoi elected Tan Duc Thang as ceremonial president and Pham Van Dong as premier for all Vietnam. Hanoi was named capital with the North’s flag and anthem adopted. Nguyen Huu Tho and Nguyen Long Bang were named vice presidents.
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Thailand
North
South
Vietnam
Radio
Hanoi
National Assembly
Saigon
Hanoi Radio
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
Tan Duc Thang
Pham van Dong
All Vietnam
Nguyen Huu Tho
Nguyen Long Bang
Drug Firms Refuse Swine Flu Vaccine Without Liability Immunity
President Ford's plan to immunize all Americans against swine flu stalls as drug manufacturers refuse to sell without legal protection from patient lawsuits. Merrell National Laboratories warns it must halt production amid congressional deadlock, with Cooper noting no vaccine can be obtained without a contract and legislation to back it.
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Ford
House Health
Merrell National Laboratories
Theodore Cooper
Cooper
Congress
Balloonist Thomas Rescued After Atlantic Ditching
Karl Thomas reports he ditched his 90 foot balloon during a storm and survived four days on a raft before being rescued by the Soviet freighter Dekabrist. He sustained three cracked ribs and a lung injury from a 200 foot jump into the Atlantic.
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New York
Karl Thomas
Holland
Atlantic Ocean
Thomas
Dekabrist
Atlantic
Lakehurst
N.J
Naval Air Station
CJCH
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Pearl in Smith Mountain Lake Draws Attention From divers
Two Virginians, 12-year-old John Head and 11-year-old Timmy Fretwell, found a large 6 millimeter pink pearl inside a freshwater mussel in the Blackwater River arm of Smith Mountain Lake. Jeweler Charles Easter called the pearl of excellent quality and said its rarity outweighs value though appraisals are pending.
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Smith Mountain Lake
John Head
Timmy Fretwell
Blackwater River
Charles Easter
Rocky Mount
Robert E. Jenkins
Roanoke College
John
Timmy
Easter
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