War prisoners list released sparks varied family reactions
The Defense and State departments notified 142 released U S war prisoners on Monday including eight civilians held by the Communists in South Vietnam. In Orlando Kay Perkins planned shopping for his return. In Tampa Hazel Keirn rejoiced amid chili. In Lakeland the Huttons worried their Navy Cmdr James Hutton, shot down in 1965, may learn his fiancée had married another man.
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Associated Press
U.S
Defense and State Departments
South Vietnam
Orlando
Fla
Kay Perkins
Air Force
Richard P. Keirn
Keirn
North Vietnam
Harry Hutton
European central bankers seek crisis solution in Basel meeting
After a week of dollar instability in Europe and rumors of state measures the German British and Japanese leaders met with central bankers in Basel to discuss possible rate moves and a new framework for the dollar. Secrecy surrounded the Bonn London Paris talks leaving key questions unresolved.
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Germany
Switzerland
Helmut Schmidt
U. S
Martin J. Hillenbrand
Schmidt
Paris
Ottmar Emminger
Willy Brandt
Bonn
London
Edward Heath
Chan
Tokyo
O’brien
Britain
Emminger
Basel
Brandt
Nixon
Heath
Georges Pompidou
France
Europe
Albert Replies To Nixon Speech In Planned TV Talk
House Speaker Carl Albert will deliver a nine minute rebuttal to President Nixon's budget speech on Sunday broadcast on NBC CBS ABC and MBS. Albert and Senate Leader Mansfield pressed for equal time as the speech defended the domestic program.
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Albert
Nixon
Washington
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
NBC
CBS
ABC
MBS
POWs Reach Clark Air Base In Final Alert
Clark Air Base Philippines goes to final alert to receive 142 U S war prisoners released from Indochina prisons. A 2000 person Qata task force including nurses escorts and tailor staff awaits to tend to POWs on their 12 000 mile journey home.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Indochina
Qata
Federal study urges federal control of distressed rail lines
A Senate Commerce Committee staff study recommends federal action to operate Penn Central and eight other Northeastern lines. It proposes a Northeast Transportation Authority as a middle option between subsidy and nationalization. Hartke expects hearings on the plan amid Penn Central’s financial collapse and 5700 layoffs.
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Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Commerce
Northeast Transportation Authority
Hartke
Penn Central
Congress
Nixon
Ohio legislature to hold hearings on introduced bills only
The 110th General Assembly will not vote on bills this week, focusing on hearings for measures already introduced. The administration's 92.3 million federal revenue sharing appropriation awaits possible floor action in the House, while Gov Gilligan's 9.7 billion budget and several constitutional amendments move through committees. The Senate will hear the Vietnam veterans bonus and other approved proposals, with the State Controlling Board reconvening to review attorney fees in a reapportionment case.
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Columbus
Ohio
110Th General Assembly
House Finance Committee
Chamber
U.S
Frank Battisti
Youngstown
Samuel Jordan
Battists
Cleveland
John J. Gilligan
Senate
House
Ways and Means Committee
Names of 134 POWs to be released from Vietnam camps
The Pentagon released a list of 134 American servicemen to be freed from North and South Vietnam POW camps on Monday. Among them are 71 Air Force, 42 Navy, 17 Army, and four Marines with home towns across the United States. The roster includes ranks from captain to major and notes capture dates from 1964 to 1972, with several men listed as held in South Vietnam or reported as prisoners in North Vietnam.
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Kjome Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez Jr
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Washington
North
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Hanoi
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Army
U.S
Henry Kissinger
List of released and captured service personnel names
The Messenger provides a long roster of servicemen and women with status notes. Entries include Chaplains, commanders, captains, and chiefs from Navy Army Air Force and Marine Corps with locations such as Fremont California Neptune Beach Florida and Washington DC. Many are noted as captured or shot down with dates ranging 1964 to 1972.
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Chapman
Harlan P
Marine Corps
Fremont
Calif
Dunn
John H
Neptune Beach
Fla
Miller
Edison Wainwright
James F
Navy
Cumberland
Black
Cole
Lacke City
Minn
Eight US civilians named for first group of freed prisoners
The State Department announced eight U S civilians will be in the initial freed group in South Vietnam. The list includes Douglas Kent Ramsey, a foreign service officer captured in 1966, and seven others from U S AID and contract positions with varied birthplaces and capture dates.
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Washington
State Department
South Vietnam
William P Rogers
Douglas Kent Ramsey
Foreign Service
Ramsey
U.S
Charles Bray
Rogers
Department
Newingham
James Alton
U.S. Agency For International Development
Bonham
Tex
Brookens
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U.S. Aid
Chambersburg
Fritz
John Joseph Jr
Williamstown
N.J
Iowa
Douglas Kent
U.S. Foreign Service
Boulder City
Nev
Rollins
James Uhland
Fairfield
Conn
Utecht
Richard William
Fayetteville
N.C
Explosion Traps 43 Workers at Staten Island Tank
An explosion collapsed the cone shaped gas tank on Staten Island trapping 43 workers. Fire Chief O Hagan said there was no sign of life and a rescue ladder lowered a lieutenant 116 feet into the smoky 18 story tank as smoke poured from the structure. Mayor Lindsay called it ghastly. Fire captain said recovery might stretch to morning.
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New York
Staten Island
John O'Hagan
O'Hagan
William Cole
Boat and trailer sell fast after strong action ad
Margaret Poulson of Rt. 5 Athens reports rapid sale of her boat and trailer after placing an action oriented advertisement. She says the ad produced excellent results and decisively helped close the deal.
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Margaret Poulson
Rt. 5
Athens
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