Fecteau Recalls 19 Years in Chinese Prison Camps
Richard Fecteau, 44, of Lynn Massachusetts, freed after 19 years in Chinese prison camps nine in solitary, spoke to reporters in Phoenixville. He described lifelong nerves from isolation and said he bears no grudge. Also with him at Valley Forge Army Hospital for tests and rest are Mary Ann Harbert and several other released Americans.
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Price board caps health care fee hikes at 2.5 percent
The Price Commission adopt a 2.5 percent limit for non-institutional health providers including doctors and dentists. Hospitals and similar institutions face staged increases up to 2.5 percent with IRS review for higher rises. governors urged to form medical costs advisory boards. Chairman Grayson cited inflation cuts from about 13 percent to under 7 percent expected.
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Michigan man receives $10,000 for 30 years wrongly imprisoned
Detroit man Charles Lee Clark, freed after 30 years in prison for a murder tied to coerced confessions, is awarded $10,000 tax free by Michigan lawmakers. The bill, backed by Sen. Coleman Young, passed the House 98 to 4 and awaits Senate concurrence before Clark receives the payment after Christmas.
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Democrats report 25 states comply with delegate standards
Washington DC. Democrats report 25 states including Maine and New Hampshire are in full compliance with delegate selection standards for the 1972 convention. Nine others are close, with Connecticut near full compliance. Massachusetts and Vermont have proposed rules ready but awaiting action. Rhode Island has basic reforms still to complete.
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Soviet backs any Egyptian move in Middle East crisis
Soviet Ambassador Vladimir Vinogradov in Cairo said the USSR will support Egypt in any path to resolve the crisis, whether by war or peace. He urged a minimal losses war if required and pledged solidarity with Sadat’s stance as Cairo seeks to end Israeli occupation. Al Goumhouriya published the remarks as Egypt, Syria, and Libya heads prepared for next week’s talks.
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Phantom jet crash and Viet Cong assault report in Indochina
Military sources report a U S Air Force F4 Phantom crashed at Phnom Penh Pochentong Airport with two crewmen safe after a bombing run over Cambodia. In Vietnam a Viet Cong sapper attack at Cat Nhon near Phu Cat killed 11 and wounded 12 militiamen. The weekly casualty tally cites 2 Americans killed and 56 wounded in combat, plus 38 nonhostile American deaths, as total Indochina KIA over the week. Cambodian troops moved along Highway 7 near Suong with no resistance reported.
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At the movies in Williamstown cinema shows violent double feature
Williamstown College Cinema continues the double feature pace with Get Carter starring Michael Caine and Shaft offering crude exploitation of violence. Bennington theatre adds 2001 A Space Odyssey with Kubrick’s space epic famed for visuals and the Blue Danube sequence. Times: Carter 7 and Shaft 8:50, 2001 at 7:30.
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Israel bids prisoner swap with Egypt amid exchanges
Israel offers to exchange 61 Egyptian prisoners for 10 Israelis held in Egypt, days after an Israel pilot freed in a swap. Dayan doubts Egypt will accept, noting 18 months in custody and treatment reported by the released pilot. Syria also holds Israeli prisoners while Israel holds Syrians from the Golan Heights clash.
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