POWs Return to Clark Air Base Philippines Amid Welcome
143 prisoners of war arrived at Clark Air Base Philippines as families welcomed them with signs. Capt. Galand K. Kramer of Tulsa Oklahoma displayed a sign, while Navy Cmdr. Ray D. Vodder saluted Adm. Gaylor, CINCPAC, on arrival.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Air Force
Galand K. Kramer
Tulsa
Okla
Navy
Ray D. Vodder
Memphis
Tenn
Adm. Gaylor
Cincpac
Associated Press
Last group of POWs freed from Vietnam arrive home
AP reports the third export of American prisoners freed by North Vietnam and the Viet Cong arrived at Clark Air Base. Navy Captain Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. led the first to step from the hospital plane, thanking America as 60 doctors examined the group.
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Philippines
North Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
God Bless
America
Hanoi
Loc Ninh
Laos
United States
Nixon Echoes Lincoln in Welcoming POWs Home
President Nixon urged a quiet, respectful welcome for returning Vietnam prisoners of war as airlift begins. He cited Lincoln and urged families and communities to honor their privacy, avoid fanfare, and allow POWs time to readjust away from public attention. He said he would not meet the returning POWs immediately.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
Veterans Administration
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of Defense
Elix-Area Men Among Released POWs
Major Hayden Lockhart Jr. of Springfield and Capt. Burton W. Campbell of Amherst were among the first prisoners of war released by North Vietnam and landed at Clark Air Force Base. Campbell, an Ohio University graduate, was shot down July 1, 1963, and Lockhart was shot down March 4, 1965 on a raid Quang Khe Naval Base. Campbell’s wife Bonnie lives in Avon Lake. Lockhart’s parents reside in Springfield.
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Point Pleasant
Ohio University
Associated Press
Hayden Lockhart Jr
Springfield
Burton W. Campbell
Amherst
Clark Air Force Base
Campbell
Bonnie
Avon Lake
Lockhart
Viet Nam Quang Khe
Benjamin Franklin IV
Point Pleasant High School
Hayden Lockhart
Big Blacks
Robert Shertzer
Hayden
Mason County
Air Force Academy
Jill Seaton
England
Jane
Alexandria
Dollar Crisis Triggers Global Exchange Closures
Most foreign exchange markets closed worldwide as the dollar crisis sparked talks of an international realignment. Basel officials indicated possible meetings in Paris, with Tokyo pressure to revalue the yen, while Bonn and Washington weighed policy steps amid talks among major finance ministers. No formal decision was announced after a Paris meeting with Giscard d Estaing and Volcker.
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Bonn
Germany
Smithsonian
Washington
West Germany
Frankfurt
Willy Brandt
Tokyo
Paris
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Paul Volcker
U.S. Treasury
Volcker
London
Rome
Educational Plan Has Little Chance
Washington AP Len Claiborne Pell says President Nixon’s proposal to merge funds for major federal education aid into a single revenue sharing grant has little chance of passage before the new fiscal year begins.
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Washington
Len Claiborne Pell
Nixon
Pell pledges quick hearings on education aid plan tensions rise
Longview Heights resident Charles Atkins amid a flood of calls describes urgency as Pell, head of the education subcommittee, promises fast hearings on a federal education aid proposal. He warns of opposition if enacted late and notes potential impasse with ongoing categorical funding. Congress awaits Nixon plan release.
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Charles Atkins
Longview Heights
Athens
Pell
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
U.S
Congress
Belfast stray bullets wound two girls. IRA members die in blast
Stray bullets fired by terrorists in Belfast wounded two young girls. Over the weekend two Irish Republican Army members were killed by their own bomb. Gunfire from a passing car hit men on a Belfast street corner with no serious injuries reported. Random attacks by gunmen and bomb blasts were reported across the province on Sunday.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Budget move to end UGLRC dismays UP development officials
President Nixon's plan to abolish the Upper Great Lakes Regional Commission alarms advocates striving to revive the Upper Peninsula's economy. Robert I. Olsen, executive director of the UP Commission of Area Programs, notes the agency benefited from UGLRC funding for key projects.
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UGLRC
Marquette
Mich
Nixon
Upper Great Lakes
Middletown High Opens Black History Week Under Police Protection
Middletown Ohio police guard the high school as Black History Week begins amid a dispute over a mandatory attendance assembly. Black students, denied an outside speaker, protested peacefully. eight arrests followed skirmishes after the protest and 38 students were suspended for refusing to return to home rooms.
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Middletown
Ohio
Middletown High School
Reform Moves Shift Power In The House Under Albert
The House adopts five week reform driven changes shifting power from long time committee chairs to a centralized leadership under Speaker Carl Albert. The reforms aim to empower junior members and improve House Senate coordination while avoiding overconcentration of power in Albert.
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Washington
House
Congress
Carl Albert
Senate
Albert
House Democrats
Mike Mansfield
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ohio Revenue Sharing Bill May Face House Vote
The $92.3 million federal revenue sharing appropriation could be voted on as the 110th General Assembly opens. House Finance Committee officials schedule what may be the last hearing Tuesday at 10 am. Gov. Gilligan’s $9.7 billion budget also gets hearings. State Government Committee to hear two Equal Rights Amendment ratification resolutions amid a capacity crowd.
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Columbus
Ohio
110Th General Assembly
House
House Finance Committee
Vernal Griffe Jr
C-89
New Boston
John Gilligan
U.S
Messenger presses delayed by printing equipment breakdown
The Messenger reported a Monday delay as the press run stalled due to a breakdown in printing equipment. Readers were informed of the late delivery and apologized for the inconvenience.
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Messenger
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