Last 67 POWs Freed. Brittle Joy at Clark Air Base
North Vietnam freed its last 67 U.S. prisoners of war. Two C141 transports landed at Clark Air Base bringing the airmen home. The release ends the Viet Cong’s holds and ushers in the start of return to their families amid celebrations by about 600 Americans.
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Hanoi
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Las
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Goldsboro
N.C
Clark
Viet Cong
Robert White
Newport News
White
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Williamsburg
Vietnam
Clark Field
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Poway
Calif
Paris
Pull-Out Complete as U.S. Ends Vietnam War Era
In a 20 minute ceremony in Saigon general Weyand declared MACV inactivated and the rights of the South Vietnamese to defend themselves upheld. About 1 034 U S uniformed personnel remain in Vietnam as 2 500 depart to bases in Southeast Asia and homeward. The last major U S operation ends after over a decade of combat with a four party Joint Military Commission replaced by a South Vietnamese Viet Cong body.
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Republic of Vietnam
Military Assistance Command Vietnam
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ERA Wins House Moves To Senate
The Ohio House approved ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment by 56 to 40 and sent it to the Senate. Debates ran over three hours with 24 floor speeches and a large spectator turnout. House members cited discrimination against women in employment and finances while opponents warned of potential loss of states’ rights. Sponsors declined to predict the Senate outcome.
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Hamilton
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Huron
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Harry J. Lehman
Shaker Heights
Stinziano
House
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Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Lehman
Kindness
William G. Batchelder
R-93
Medina
Congress
Action Act brings Millie Boudinot rapid calls
Millie Boudinot of Millfield reports immediate results from her Action Act calling campaign. She says the response surpassed expectations with a flood of calls, reflecting strong local interest.
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Millie Boudinot
Route 1
Millfield
No More Meat boycott spreads as prices slump
The National Farmers Organization orders members to withhold hogs cattle and lambs amid record hog price drops and lower cattle prices. Plans for farm meetings in 15 cities and a nationwide meat boycott gain momentum with protests in San Francisco and New York as packers report reduced activity and workers cut back.
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Associated Press
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
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Federal Building Plaza
Ray Alper
Consumer Federation of California
Jarvis
Phil Arnold
Ashland
Kan
San Diego
Calif
New York
Bronx Terminal
New York City
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
Joseph Kristan
Vernon
Conn
Witness Hunt Testifies Before Grand Jury in Watergate Probe
E Howard Hunt testifies again before a federal grand jury under immunity in a widening Watergate probe. James W McCord provides information to the Senate committee as Hunt declines to answer seven questions citing possible self incrimination. Prosecutors seek details on bugging Democratic headquarters and other alleged espionage from last year's campaign.
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Hunt
Grand Jury
James W. McCord
Senate
Watergate Committee
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G. Gordon Liddy
U.S. Dist
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Thomas Gregory
Gregory
Brigham Young University
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Judge Sirica
Sirica
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Mitchell Denies Wiretap Accusations in Watergate Case
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell dismissed as slanderous the charges that he approved wiretapping the Democratic National Committee. The Washington Post reported James W. McCord Jr. alleged the tip came from G. Gordon Liddy. Mitchell rejected the accusation in a statement through the Nixon campaign committee.
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