Indiana families await word on missing son in Vietnam
A Terre Haute mother recalls her son Quentin Beecher missing since June 1967 after a helicopter downing. Indiana families wait for POW MIA lists and potential reunions as others report possible returns and confirmations of captivity.
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Associated Press
South
Vietnam
Samuel Beecher Jr
Quentin
Congress
Quentin R. Beecher
Beecher
Indiana
Lloyd Brenneman
Mishawaka
Richard Brenneman
North Vietnam
Brenneman
Hanoi
Edwin Miller
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Edwin
UPI
Families Remember Soldiers Lost to Vietnam Prison Camps
The report recalls Navy Lt Cmdr Fred Purrington and Marine Sgt Jimmy Ray among POWs in Vietnam. Elizabeth Purrington and the Rays mourn their relatives believed alive only to learn they died in prison camps. Maj Donald Cook’s family also faced a similar fate with conflicting notices of life and death.
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Craig Ammerman
Boston
Navy
Fred Purrington
Goodby
Elizabeth Purron
New Bedford
Purrington
Jimmy Ray
Cook
Com
Vietnam
Jimmy
May Ray
Sgt
Ray
Woonsocket
R.I
56 POWs Unaccounted As Hanoi Lists Clash With Pentagon
The Pentagon revised totals after North Vietnam supplied two rosters in Paris. A 56 POWs unaccounted for were not on either list, while 555 U.S. captives and 55 dead were identified. Missing in Southeast Asia included 1,269, with Laos losses over 300.
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Washington
South
East Asia
North Vietnam
Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedheim
U.S
Paris
North
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Laos
Friedheim
Ing
Pentagon
King Won't Be Home Nolde Remembered as Peacemaker
Onaway Michigan AP Lt. Col. William Nolde 48 a senior American adviser in Vietnam died when an artillery shell hit his bunker at An Loc His family spoke of his mission for peace and his wish for a lasting Vietnam settlement Burial planned in Arlington with services in Menominee details show Nolde dedicated to helping Vietnamese people and building peace for all mankind.
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Onaway
Mich
William Nolde
Vietnam
Nolde
Joyce
Redbrick
Carlton R. Fusee
An Loc
Mondey
Blair
Bill
Nolden
Blair Nolde
Dad
Mrs. Nolde
Brent
Kimberly
Byron
Bart
Menominee
Theresa Olsen
Solid Houses for Solid Citizens
Hal Reddick presents a feature by Highsmith on practical homebuilding guidance and community standards for middle class buyers. The piece outlines durable construction, affordable design ideas, and neighborhood expectations, aiming to promote orderly and attractive residential areas.
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Solid Houses
Hal Reddick
W.H. Highsmith
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