POW Release Talks Yield 142 Names. U.S. Delays Press Details
Saigon AP reports a Communist delegation handed the United States a list of 142 American prisoners to be freed soon, with no fixed date. The U.S. says 108 will be released by North Vietnam and 26 by the Viet Cong plus eight civilians in South Vietnam. Further steps include notifying relatives, then releasing the list to press.
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U. S
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U.S
Defense
State Departments
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Tin
Hanoi
Gia Lam
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Vietnam
Laos
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Golda Meir
Middle East
Israel
Concessions Finalized on Nine Point Vietnam Pact
The United States and North Vietnam agreed on a nine point declaration backing the Vietnam peace accord. The compromise allows the Provisional Revolutionary Government as a conference participant while preserving a veto balance. The plenary session was set to approve the text as Saigon aims for renewed prisoner releases amid ongoing cease fire provisions.
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U.N
Kurt Waldheim
FBI arrest deemed valid in Whitten case despite no indictment
Acting FBI Director J Patrick Gray III defended the Jan 31 arrest of reporter Leslie Whitten and two Indians, Hank Adams and Anita Collins, for possession of stolen BIA documents. The grand jury later declined to indict after testimony about returning the documents to the agency.
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Leslie Whitten
Bureau of Indian Affairs
J. Patrick Gray III
Whitten
Hank Adams
Anita Collins
Adams
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Agency
Jack Anderson
Gray
Senate Judiciary Committee
District of Columbia
J. Edgar Hoover
Public Utilities Hearings Bill Seeks Public Representative
A bi partisan bill to require a public representative at PUCO rate hearings is prepared for Ohio House introduction. Main sponsor Rep George E Mastics says the commission acts as judge prosecutor and defense and no one speaks for the public. Co sponsors Rep Patrick A Sweeney and Rep James P Celebrezze join in support. In the same session the House debated dealer plate rules and the Senate endorsed a constitutional amendment to curb bed sheet ballots in the presidential primaries.
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Public Utilities Commission
Ohio House
George E. Mastics
R-3
Cleveland
Patrick A. Sweeney
James P. Celebrezze
Senate
Ohio
Democratic Committee
House
Dem Governors Oppose Nixon Aid Plan At Breakfast Meeting
Democratic governors united to oppose President Nixon's plan to revamp federal domestic aid programs until more details emerge on impact for each state. Ohio Governor John Gilligan chaired the briefing, with Maryland Governor Marvin Mandel as Democratic spokesman and Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers absent. The group plans to study budget cuts and the new revenue sharing shape and to inform Congress of the plan's real effects.
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Washington
Nixon
John J. Gilligan
Ohio
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Congress
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
South Dakota Senators Head To Siege Site To Negotiate
Senators James Abourezk and George McGovern fly toward Pine Ridge to negotiate the release of 11 hostages held by AIM militants in Wounded Knee. Captives range in age 12 to 82 as gunfire and a tense standoff continue with federal authorities nearby.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
James Abourezk
George McGovern
Pine Ridge
American Indian Movement
AIM
FBI
BIA
Joseph Trimbach
Minneapolis
Irish election opens with high turnout and rival claims
Dublin reports a high turnout as Prime Minister Jack Lynch leads Fianna Fail against a Fine Gael Labour coalition in the national election. The race features a 16 year rule by Kienna Fair and ongoing political tension in the republic.
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Dublin
Ireland
Jack Lynch
Fianna Fail- Soldiers of Destiny
Liam Cosgrave
Fine Gael-Irish Party
Labor Party
Kienna Fair
Hospitals suffer as UK strike shuts wards
London AP reports hospitals faced walkouts as unions pursue a strike a day against wage controls. Thousands of patients were sent home and many hospitals admitted only emergencies, raising fears of added patient suffering per hospital chiefs.
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London
Mail Your Action Ad Coupon For 16 000 Readers
Readable notice invites readers to mail an Action Ad coupon with $2 to reach 16 000 people and sell items from cats to Cadillacs, promising broad exposure.
Senate Approves $4.8 Billion Vocational Rehabilitation Bill
The Senate voted 86 to 2 to approve a $4.8 billion vocational rehabilitation bill that Nixon rejected earlier. The measure heads to the House, with supporters predicting a possible presidential override if vetoed again. Congress also extended funding for several agencies through June 30 by emergency resolution.
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