Welcome Home Allan Carpenter Returns to Sanford Maine
Navy Lt Cmdr Allan R Carpenter, held in a North Vietnamese prison camp since 1966, arrives home to a 2500 strong crowd in Sanford Maine. Students and townspeople line the airport route as Carpenter, with wife Carolyn and eight year old daughter Kelley, speaks of honor and gratitude to supporters and fellow POWs.
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Sanford
Navy
Cmdr
Allan R. Carpenter
Carpenter
Carolyn
Rochester
N.H
Allan
Kelley
Maine
United States
Wounded Knee Peace Prospects Falter After FBI Shooting
FBI agent Curtis Fitzgerald was wounded in the right arm near Wounded Knee as federal and AIM forces faced off amid a siege of the village. Indian leader Russell Means warned of sovereign state status and possible war actions if outsiders entered. Grand jury convenes in Sioux Falls to probe the occupation and arrests of five leaders.
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U.S
Rapid City
FBI
Wounded Knee
Curtis Fitzgerald
Chicago
Fitzgerald
Dennis Banks
Banks
Russell Means
Oglala Sioux
Means
United States
AIM
National Council of Churches
Pine Ridge
Interior Department
Interior
Justice Department
Bermuda Slayings Probe Deepens as Yard Arrives
Scotland Yard detectives joined Bermuda murder inquiries into Governor Sir Richard Sharples and Capt. Hugh Savers shot near Government House. Police questioned several persons. no arrests. State of emergency imposed. tourism disrupted. investigators seek motive and links to earlier police death.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Scotland Yard
Richard Sharples
Hugh Savers
Government House
Sharples
Horsa
Sir Edward Richards
Bill Wright
Basil Hadrell
Britain
George Duckett
Six Common Market nations move to joint currency float
Six members including West Germany France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg agree to a coordinated partial float against the dollar starting March 19. Britain Ireland and Italy plan to join later. German mark revalued 3 percent. yen may revalue. Central banks may still back the dollar to prevent sharp moves.
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Brussels
Britain
Ireland
Italy
West Germany
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Switzerland
Sweden
Norway
Austria
Helmut Schmidt
Willy DeClercq
Japan
POW Ingvalson to be released from North Vietnam camp
Lt. Col. Roger D. Ingvalson of Sanford, 45, is slated for release Wednesday from a North Vietnamese prison camp after being captured May 28, 1968 when his jet was shot down over Indochina. His wife died in 1971 and his son Craig, then an eighth grader, learned of the pending return.
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Sanford
Roger D. Ingvalson
Air Force
Ingvalson
North Vietna
Indochina
Jacqueline
Craig
Maine
Benjamin Ingvalson
Austin
Minn
Northern's Axes Won't Be Cutting Baxter Timber
An informant says Great Northern Paper Co will swap cutting rights in Baxter State Park for 750000 to 1975 AI The Baxter Park Authority Gov Curtis and the attorney general seek to preserve Gov Baxter will and halt timber in the park while the deal is finalized The swap shifts rights from the southern tract near Mt Katahdin to the northwestern Township 6 Range 10 to curb spruce budworm and protect park scenery
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Augusta
State House
Great Northern Paper Co
Baxter State Park
Superior Court
James L. Reid
Baxter Park Authority
Kenneth M. Curtis
Authority
Great Northern
Attorney General
Natural Resources Council
Percival P. Baxter
Baxter
Comepanies
Logty Mt. Katahedin
POW releases shift pace as U S suspends troop withdrawal
North Vietnam lists 108 airmen and civilians to be freed in Hanoi on Wednesday and Thursday, part of a three phase POW release. The United States suspends troop withdrawals to ensure all prisoners are exchanged, with 6,935 American troops remaining and allies dwindling.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
Bui Tin
Cmdr
John S$. McCain III
U.S
Pacific
Maj
Floyd Thompson
Philip Manhard
Vietnam
Inside The Journal Its Better To Give Than To Lead
An aphoristic column argues generosity over domination, suggesting helping others yields similar cost and greater impact in daily life and leadership roles. It reflects a practical, community minded ethic from the period.
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Wendy
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Kelly
Michael Spath
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Phyllis Austin
Associated Press
U. S. Command
Inside the Journal
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