Last Chinese-held pilots join homeward flight
Two U S military pilots, the last Americans held prisoner in Communist China, arrived at Clark Air Base joining 108 other POWs awaiting flights home. They were Maj Philip E. Smith and Lt Cmdr Robert J. Flynn, shot down in 1965 and 1967, crossed from Hong Kong, and were greeted by U S officials.
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U.S
China
Air Force
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Roadhouse
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
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Hong Kong
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Hainan Island
Flynn
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Laos
Vietnam
Shum Chun
Red Cross
Eugene Guy
Royal Air Force Field
J.H. Smith
Peking
Clark Field
Chet Hanson
Hanson
Robert Smith
Clark
Adm
Noel Gaylor
Pacific
William G. Moore
13Th Air Force
Beef Demand Decline Seen as Temporary Consumer Protest
Washington observers say a shrink in beef demand may be a brief trend with little long term price impact. A Treasury economist notes strong economy and rising demand may offset lower consumer orders, while the National Association of Food Chains reports 15 of 16 chains cutting beef orders by about 3 to 4 percent last week.
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Washington (Ap
Treasury Department
National Association of Food Chains
Snowmobilers Sweep World Series Honors For Bemidji
John Thake of Bemidji praises sponsors and mechanic John Atkinson after his daughter Virginia wins first place in Women’s Stock and Powderpuff world champ. Virginia also second in Women’s Modified while son Jim is disqualified in Men’s Modified. Thake credits sponsors and mechanics for the trip. Also reports wholesale cattle prices and a Cost of Living Council study on meat price freezes.
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John Thake
Rt. 6
Red Pine Lane
Bemidji
Virginia
Jim
Moline
N.Y
Thake
Minnesota Milk Company
Minneapolis
Igloo Snowmobile Club
Frontier Ballroom
Inverness Distributing Company
Super John’s
North Side Shell
the Boating Center
Security State Bank
Wold’s Service
Rick Claypool
Terry, Barb and
Coya Knutson
John Atkinson
Upsala
Minn
Cost of Living Council
Council
Winter winds shift as dual jet streams shape storms
The AP reports two major jet streams this winter steered unusual weather across the United States. The polar jet moved near the U S Canadian border while a subtropical jet rose toward the Gulf of Mexico, sandwiching the nation and moderating snow and cold. Georgia and South Carolina endured record snowfall on February 11, with North Carolina and Tennessee hit by a sizable January storm.
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Washington
U.S
Earth
Central America
Murray Mitchell
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Environmental Data Service
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
Protests to Drive UN Session on U S Canal Role
In Panama City the UN Security Council opens a Latin America focused week amid protests over U S control of the Panama Canal and calls for independence movements and Cuban issues. Omar Torrijos leads Panamanian rhetoric while John Scali takes the UN post.
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Panama City
Panama Canal
U.N. Security Council
Panama
Omar Torrijos
U.N
Security Council
Aquilino Boyd
Kurt Waldheim
Paris
Ethiopia
Torrijos
U.S
Canal Zone
Guantanamo
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Chile
Kennecott Cooper
International Telephone and Telegraph Company
Nixon
United Nations
White House
John Scali
United States
Latin America
Rift over Gray as FBI director fuels Senate clash
Washington reports a deepening fight between Democratic senators and President Nixon over L. Patrick Gray III for FBI director. Critics say he may compromise FBI independence and reflect executive overreach. Byrd leads resistance, citing executive privilege and potential Senate obstruction. The dispute ties to Watergate politics and congressional authority.
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Nixon
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Gray
White House
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
Dw.va
Congress
Byrd
Dean
Judiciary Committee
Democratic
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