Wounded Knee Talks Break Off amid AIM Resistance
The U.S. government halted talks with AIM leaders at Wounded Knee and urged evacuation of women and children as the siege grew more grave. Dennis Banks and other Indian leaders warned the struggle would continue with national support backing the protesters. Federal officials reported heavy gunfire with no injuries, as negotiations and demands continued to shape the stand at Pine Ridge.
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AIM
Wounded Knee
He Erickson
Justice Department
Pine Ridge Reservation
Dennis Banks
FBI
Erickson
Clyde Bellecourt
Minneapolis
Retary
Indian Affairs
Pine Ridge
Interior Department
Wilson
Atorneys
North
South Dakota
Charles G. Soller
Russell Means
U. S. 7Th Calvary
80 POWs Return To U S From Vietnam War
The 80 former prisoners of war arrived at bases in Maryland Texas California and Illinois after a 11 000 mile journey from Clark Air Base Philippines. They praised President Nixon and shared gratitude for freedom as they reunited with families.
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Associated Press
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Maryland
Texas
California
Illinois
Nixon
Air Force
Frederick A. Crow Jr
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Crow
Gloucester
Mass
Andrews
Gordon
Larsen
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
North Vietnam
Scott Air Force Base
James H. Kasler
Zanesville
Ohio
Navy
Ernest M. Moore
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Moore
Troop withdrawals and prisoner releases pace Vietnam endgame
In Saigon a U.S. spokesman said fewer than eight thousand troops remain in Vietnam as redeployment accelerates toward 25 percent of 1962 levels. Plans target release of 6 300 Communist and 1 200 South Vietnamese POWs, with future releases tied to troop withdrawals and weather conditions. The Paris peace accord calls for staged POW releases and full U.S. withdrawal by March 28.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S
United States
Central
Four-Party
Joint Military Commission
Nixon
North
South
Laos
Henry A. Kissinger
Health unit merger moves toward countywide system
Anderson and Madison County plan a merger of city and county health departments under a seven member board with three members named by the mayor, three by the county commissioners, and one by the Elwood mayor. State health officials note benefits include centralized records and uniform ordinances, with budget and staffing to be assessed as plans advance.
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Anderson
State Health Board
Mary Lou Ravage
Lowell Powell
the Herald
County Council
Robert Rock
Board of County Commissioners
Jack Campbell
Campbell
Jack Samuels
Madison County Community Action Council
City Health Board
City Council Puts Fire Station Bond Plan and Rate Hike on Agenda
Mayor Rock leads a proposed bond plan for a new main fire station awaiting council action with county approvals still needed. The meeting also covers Indiana & Michigan Electric Company rate increase petitions at the FPC and a local emergency rate ordinance pending PSC ruling after FPC decision.
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Robert L. Rock
County Commissioners and Country Council
Indiana & Michigan Electric Company
Federal Power Commission
Jack Campbell
Indiana Public Service Commission
PSC
Campbell
Washington
FPC
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Anderson
UAW
East 32Nd Street
Park Department
Indiana House advances cabinet form bill widens age limits
The House passed a bill allowing second class cities to adopt a cabinet form of government with Fort Wayne excluded. A companion Senate bill died in committee. The package also ends age restrictions for mayor and city council members in Indianapolis and Hammond, while other measures include auto license plates and welfare enforcement units.
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HOUSE
Fort Wayne
Senate
Tom Teague
Anderson
Robert Rock
Martin K
Chip” Edwards
New Castle
Indianapolis
Hammond
Northern
Indiana
Children’s Hospital
FFA Members From Lapel Win Hoosier Degree Honors
Lapel FFA members Richard Schuyler and Jerry McClintock are chosen among ten for Hoosier Farmer Degrees to be awarded at the state FFA Convention at Purdue University in June. Schuyler and McClintock work with their fathers on hogs crops and cattle and hold chapter offices.
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LAPEL
Richard Schuyler
Jerry McClintock
Mid-Indiana
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Purdue University
Schuyler
George A
McClintock
Wayne McClintock
Concerned Black Parents Convene for School Reform
A group of nine women led by chairwoman Juanita Crumes met to plan parental involvement in Anderson schools. They cited unequal education and discipline, urged board and administrators to ensure qualified instructors, and decided to list school problems to enlist more parents in solutions across Hazlewood Shadeland Westvale Central Junior High Anderson and Madison Heights high schools.
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C. Randall Shuman
Herald
Anderson
Juanita Crumes
Hazlewood Shadeland
Westvale
Central Junior High School
Anderson and
Madison Heights
Narcotics raid yields teen arrest and drug haul at Meridian residence
Police, led by seven Narcotics detectives and a state investigator, searched 1711 Meridian and arrested a 17 year old on possession of dangerous drugs. Authorities recovered LSD, marijuana, assorted drugs and smoking devices. one suspect said to be Anderson’s first heroin sale case. A second arrest was reportedly imminent.
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Meridian
Anderson
Steven Curtis Hilligoss
E. I
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Justice Nor Interior Departments
Oglala
Marvin Franklin
Interior Sec
Bureau of Indian Affairs Management
John C. Blevins
Tex
Kelly
Norman L. Wells
Clark
Edward H. Martin
Coronado
Calif
Ind
Hanoi
Hawaii
Travis
William Reslie
Defense Department
Leslie
Travis, Scott and Kelly
Viet Cong
Paris
Elwood
Jeff Alleberry
Hoosier Awards
McVeys
49Th St
Carol Maxine
Optometrists
Mounds Mall
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