Removal of Aircraft Halted Amid Refugee Airlift to U.S.
The United States agreed to suspend removing South Vietnamese aircraft flown to Thailand by Vietnamese refugees at Bangkok's request. An airlift of Cambodian refugees to America included former President Sau Kham Khoy. Thailand studies Defense Secretary Schlesinger's claim that the U.S. retains control over disposition of the planes under the aid agreement.
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United States
Thailand
Bangkok
State Department
America
Sau Kham Khoy
Washington
Ford
Cambodia
U.S
Midway
Gulf of Thailand
Chatichai Choonhoan
Chatichai
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Saigon
North Vietnam
Lon Nol
Phnom Penh
Khmer Rouge
Laos
Bentsen Seeks Local Support in WinchesterVisit
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen spoke in Winchester on a 1976 Democratic nomination bid but did not receive an endorsement. At a Carpers Valley Golf Club reception and a Lord Fairfax rally he stressed government reform, cabinet responsibility, and strong U S power, fielding questions on Vietnam gun control and the death penalty.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Winchester
Carpers Valley Golf Club
Lord Fairfax Community College
Middletown
Bentsen
Del
Alson H. Smith
Democratic Party
Chuck Duvall
Democratic Committee
Duvall
Texas
Smith
Arlene Keifer
Lord Fairfax Political Club
Carpers Valley
Jack Horn
George Gilliam
Congress
Lord Fairfax
LORD
Fairfax
Refugee Debate Sparks White House Friction and Aid Plans
President Ford denounces refugee opposition as he faces GOP leaders at the White House. L. Dean Brown outlines a $507 million plan to resettle up to 150000 Indochina refugees as Congress weighs costs and screening. The State Department and airlines face probes while a resettlement office offers help and a toll free line.
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Washington
Ford
United States
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
White House
L. Dean Brown
Congressional
Scott
Rep
Hamilton Fish Jr
Rn.y
Brown
Fish
House Judiciary Committee
Pacific
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Pope Paul VI
Sen
George McGovern
South Dakota
Vietnam
McGovern
Indochina
Congress
Joshua Eilberg
D-Pa
House Immigration Subcommittee
Eilberg
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Subcommittee
Elizabeth Holtzman
D-N.y
Immigration and Naturalization
Cardinal Mindszenty Dies at 83 in Vienna
Cardinal Mindszenty former primate of Hungary died in Vienna at 83 after surgery. He spent 23 years of his life in prison or as a refugee, including time in the U.S. mission in Budapest and refuge in the United States during the 1956 Hungarian uprising.
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Vienna
Austria
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
U.S
Budapest
Hungary
Catholic Press Service
Mindszenty
Brothers of Mercy
Rome
United States
Paul VI
Esztergom
Ford Starts Planning For 1976 Campaign
President Ford has called top Republicans to plan his 1976 bid. Dean Burch will chair a six member group including Melvin Laird Bryce Harlow Richard Herman William Scranton and Robert Douglass. The panel will advise Ford on forming a formal campaign committee and a fundraising unit with primaries strategy and 45 to 90 day completion.
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Washington Star
Washington
Ford
Dean Burch
White House
Burch
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Bryce Harlow
Richard Herman
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
Robert Douglass
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Oval Office
House panel approves 32 billion weapons bill cuts military academies bid
The House Armed Services Committee approved a 32 billion dollar weapons bill on a 32 to 6 vote. It rejects an amendment to admit women to military academies and combat roles while trimming spending on flying command posts and early warning aircraft. The panel adds 115 million for 24 A7D fighters for National Guard use. Rep Stratton urged ending sex-based restrictions, but Rep Ichord and Rep Schord defended current standards.
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House
Armed Services Committee
Ford
Pentagon
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Stratton
Richard H. Schord
D-Mo
Ichord
United States
Mao Tsetung
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