POWs Freed In Philippines Run Thanksgiving Service Aboard C141s
The fourth release of American prisoners of war began with 107 POWs and one civilian freed by North Vietnam. Two Air Force C141s carried the captives to Clark Air Base, where an impromptu Thanksgiving service was held aboard the first flight. Navy Captain Leo Profiler led the group in The Lords Prayer as cheers greeted the arrivals. Lt Cmdr John McCain III received a loud welcome on the second flight alongside Air Force Col John Flynn.
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John Brewer
Associated Press
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Navy
Charles R. Gillespie Jr
Miramar
Calif
Paryer
Leo T. Profiler
Palo Alto
Clark Base
United States of American
Air Force
John P. Flynn
John S. McCain III
U.S
Pacific
Flynn
United States
McCain
Orange Park
Fla
Los Angeles
John Kenneth Galbraith
Galbraith
Asst
U. S. Atty
David Nissen
John F. Kennedy
Pentagon
McGeorge Bundy
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Daniel Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Senate holds out on Gray FBI director confirmation
Several Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee doubt L Patrick Gray III will be confirmed without White House counsel John W Dean III testifying about the Watergate inquiry. The panel voted 16 to 0 to invite Dean, while Nixon blocks executive privilege. Subpoenas issued for Dean and six other officials in a Common Cause funding suit.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Nixon
White House
John W. Dean III
Gray
Dean
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Senate
Robert Byrd
Byrd
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Tunney
Watergate Building
Watergate
Communists Warned Over Ceasefire Buildup In Vietnam
The White House and State Department issued sharp warnings to Hanoi after evidence suggested North Vietnamese forces and equipment moved toward South Vietnam in violation of the Paris ceasefire. Officials cited possible infiltration via the Ho Chi Minh trail into Laos and stressed adherence to the pact while seeking clearer intent and timing.
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Washington
White House
State Department
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Associated Press
Paris
United States
Saigon
Troop Withdrawals Resume as Prisoner Release Matches
The United States briefly resumed troop withdrawals from South Vietnam to align with North Vietnam's release of 108 American prisoners. U.S. commanders reported 6,926 American troops still in South Vietnam as the program restarted after a pause.
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Rn Ye
Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U.S
Pennsylvania Faces Gas Shortage This Summer
Commerce Secretary Walter Arader says Pennsylvania could face a serious gasoline shortage this summer. He notes that rationing is not planned and predicts oil companies may allocate supplies to dealers based on last year's usage.
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa
Commerce
Walter Arader
Arader
Nixon faces Congress in power struggle over executive limits
President Nixon tightens control in his second term enraging Congress and sparking a constitutional confrontation. Debates center on spending Congress appropriates and White House access to testify. Ehrlichman says one man rule exists while opponents call it dangerous concentration of power.
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Washington
Nixon
America
Congress
White House
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Viser
John Ehrlichman
Ehrlichman
Torrijos pushes rent rise to U S for Canal Zone
In Panama City a slum tour led by Brig. Gen. Omar Torrijos was used to press the United States to raise the annual rent for the Panama Canal Zone. He contrasted Canal Zone living with Curundu’s poverty, while emphasizing sovereignty and the Security Council session opening in Panama.
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Panama City
U.S
U.N. Security Council
Panama
Omar Torrijos
U.s.-Controlled
Panama Canal Zone
Torrijos
Curundu
Canal Zone
Plutarco Cardenas
Canal
Colombia
United States
Nixon seeks federal death penalty for select crimes
President Nixon asks Congress to restore a narrowly defined federal death penalty for treason, wartime offenses, assassinations, hijacking and kidnapping, with a separate package to raise fines and curb the insanity defense. Atty Gen Kleindienst to send the measure with the broader anticrime bill.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Capitol Hill
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Supreme Court
White House
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Scott
Lawrence Davis backs Action Ads for sales and finds items
Lawrence Davis of Rt. 1 New Marshfield praises Action Ads for buying and selling. He notes a refrigerator was sold to the Ist caller and expresses overall satisfaction with the service.
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Lawrence Davis
Rt. 1
New Marshfield
Ist
Rail Package Sounds Good
Washington reports a nationwide rail agreement with 18 month duration covering 500000 workers. Wages rise about 7 percent annually plus fringe benefits. total package 10.7 percent over 18 months. Agreement awaiting ratification by Sheet Metal Workers and other unions. Negotiators expect approval under Phase 3 guidelines and seek extension of railroad retirement fund restructuring beyond June 30.
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Washington
Nixon
Cost of Living Council
Council
Sheet Metal Workers Union
Congress
National Railway Labor Conference
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Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
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