POWs' relatives hopeful but skeptical after Nixon move
United Press International reports mixed reactions from POW families a day after President Nixon suspended offensive actions in North Vietnam. Wives and mothers, including Mrs. Richard Stratton, Mrs. Marian Purcell, and Mrs. John Coker, voiced cautious optimism while recalling past disappointments and urging patience. Some families stressed trust in Nixon’s policy, others doubted hopeful promises, with one wife saying her husband must return home before she believes the war is over.
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North Vietneam
Henry A. Kissingers
Richard Stratton
Palo Alto
Calif
Marian Purcell
Robert B. Purcell
Louisville
Vietnam
John Coker
Linden
Nad
James L. Hughes
Santa Fe
Air Force
Spy flights continue over North Vietnam and DMZ
United States continues escort missions for reconnaissance aircraft over North Vietnam while bomber and jet units obey Nixon orders to end raids. Ground fighting near Saigon leaves many casualties on both sides as talks tilt toward a cease fire after months of conflict.
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Demilitarized Zone
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U.S
North Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Guam
Nixon
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Washington
Ganoi
Nixon's bombing halt cools some congressional tempers
Washington voices react to President Nixon halting offensive actions in North Vietnam with cautious optimism. Senators Symington Javits Scott urge accountability and cease-fire efforts while some lawmakers remain wary, seeking sustained congressional oversight and an end to the war.
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UPI
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R-N.y
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South Vietnam
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Thieu
Senate
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Henry Kissinger
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
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Lona
Social Security chief defends wage limits before Senate
Robert M. Ball, head of Social Security, argued that earnings limits on pen sions are necessary to avoid boosting benefits for all elderly, saying Social Security is insurance against lost earned income. He urged maintaining the retirement test despite questions from senators and critics.
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UPI
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Hawaii
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Frank Church
Ldahs
Nixon
Clifford P. Hansen
R-Wyo
Aussie journalist Francis James freed after China detention
Australian journalist Francis James crossed into Hong Kong from China after more than three years in detention. He collapsed at the border and was hospitalized but officials gave no details on his condition or location, with reports linking his release to a goodwill gesture after Canberra and Beijing established ties.
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UPI
Francis James
Hong Kong
China
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Hong Kong Frontier Post
Ching
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Carton
Australia
Gough Whitlam
Canberra
Luna 2 Landed on Moon With TV Pictures From Rover
Tass reports Luna 2 unmanned probe landed on the moon carrying Limokhod-2, which transmitted television images of the surface. Luna 21 launched eight days earlier to resume Soviet lunar exploration after nearly a year, with plans to recharge and continue experiments.
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Watergate Seven Guilty Pleas Narrow the Field
Two former Nixon campaign officials remain innocent as four more Watergate defendants plead guilty, leaving only G. Gordon Liddy and James W. McCord Jr. to face trial. Witness Thomas J. Gregory testified about pay of 175 dollars weekly to infiltrate Democratic campaigns. Prosecution seeks to prove funding from about 235000 dollars in Nixon campaign money.
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Nixon
Watergate Seven
White House
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James W. McCord Jr
Thomas J. Gregory
Brigham Young University
Edmund
Muskie
George
Mellavern
Liddy
McCord
U.S
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Bernard J. Barker
Frank A. Sturgis
Virgilio R. Gonzalez
Eugenio HK. Martines
Sirica
Cuba
Economist claims cartel formed to hike oil prices
MIT economist M A Adelman says OPEC nations form a world oil cartel driving prices up. He charges producers act as tax collectors for oil exporters and note the United States and other consuming countries failed to counter the move.
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Washington
UPI
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Organization of Oil Exporting Countries
OPEC
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MIT
M. A. Adelman
United States
Adelman
Tie
U.S
Israel
Wilderness Journey and Sex After Death at Williamstown Cinema
At the Movies column notes Wilderness Journey as family entertainment while cautions CINEMA offers mature fare Heat and Is There Sex After Death A repeat of The Last Picture Show is praised with Chloris Leachman and Ben Jolson acknowledged. Showtimes run 1 7 9 Cinema I 7 8 9 35 Cinema III 3 p.m.
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Williamstown College
Peter Bogdanovich
Chloris Leachman
Ben Jolson
Williamstown
Fuel shortages hit parts of New England
In Hav erhill Massachusetts Mrs John R Gagnon reported her furnace ran dry as oil deliveries were scarce with companies delaying supply to priority customers only 200 gallons arriving Sunday evening A Vermont meeting cut back hours at the Slate House and urged reduced fuel use while New England OEP warned shortages may deepen if No 2 fuel oil remains scarce across several towns and states
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United Press International
John R. Gagnon
Haverhill
Mass
Vermont
Slate Building
Irving Bates
Fuel Oil Task Force For
John H. Sullivan
New Engand
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
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Waltham
Newington
New Hayek Cann
St. Johnsbury
Sullivan
Brattleboro
Greg Whitman
Crystal Ice and Fuel Co
Bratteboro
New England
Thomas McIntyre
D-N.h
McIntyre
White House
Majority in U S backs death penalty poll says Gallup
Gallup survey of 1,504 adults shows 57 percent favor the death penalty for murderers, up from 50 percent in March 1972. It also finds 51 percent see more crime now where they live, with drugs and court leniency named as reasons. Crime is viewed as the top problem in large cities, followed by transportation drugs and taxes.
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