Crippled Marine Finds Resolve After Vietnam Injury
Phildelphia AP report on Marine Lt. Lewis B. Puller Jr. in a wheelchair at Philadelphia Naval Hospital learning to walk again with two artificial limbs after losing both legs in Vietnam. He speaks on his hopes, his family legacy, and his view of an unpopular war while his infant son Lewis III watches.
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America
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Philadelphia Naval Hospital
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Law School of William and Mary College
Linda
Marine
Chesty’ Puller
Allied Forces Brace for Heavier Viet Action
Near Cambodia border US and ARVN units skirmished with North Vietnamese forces as allies warned of heavier attacks for the weekend marking anniversaries. A rocket strike hit Tan Son Nhut air base in Saigon while 14 enemy soldiers were killed in a clash 11 miles southwest of Bu Cop. One American killed and one wounded in the recon fight. five Americans wounded overall from shelling.
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Bu Dop
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Princeton Native Killed in Vietnam War Action
The Defense Department announced that Army Sgt. John W. Crews Jr., a Princeton native and son of Rev. and Mrs. John W. Crews of McNutt Avenue, Princeton, was killed in action in Vietnam. Funeral arrangements were pending the arrival of the body.
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John W. Crews
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Congress Tightens Tax Bill Aiming Relief For Taxpayers
A sweeping tax bill crafted to recover 6.6 billion from loopholes would give 9.1 billion in relief, especially to low income earners, with personal exemptions rising from 600 to 750 by 1973. Oil depletion allowances would drop to 22 percent, while some entities face new or higher taxes including high income capital gains, hobby farmers, and certain real estate and corporate provisions. The compromise bill, months in the making, heads to final House votes after a lengthy conference.
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Americans face 1969 inflation as prices surge and wages lag
Washington reports the year end sees inflation at its worst in nearly two decades with the CPI at 130.5 and families paying about 30 percent more since 1957. November food costs rise with eggs, lettuce and turkey up, while average weekly earnings fall due to shorter hours in a cooling economy. President Nixon pushes anti inflation measures including reduced federal spending and a tight money supply while advisors warn persistence of inflation.
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White House
Nixon
Paul W. McCracken
Joel Popkin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tree Fund Nears Goal for Bluefield Christmas Party
Bluefield’s Community Christmas Tree Fund has $5,703.49 of a $6,000 goal after Friday gifts totaling 142. Contributions from individuals and groups, including Kiwanis and Scout troops, push the drive toward the 53rd annual event for 1,500 underprivileged children at Ramsey Auditorium next Wednesday.
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Ramsey Auditorium
Probe Ordered in Slayings of Black Panthers
The U S government named a seven member Justice Department team to head a special federal grand jury probe into the December 4 Chicago police slayings of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton Illinois chairman and Mark Clark. The inquiry aims to test alleged rights violations and police tactics as officials deny conspiracy charges.
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John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Fred Hampton
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Chicago Black Panthers
State
Edward V. Hanrahan
Mitchell
US servicemen hurt in Turkish riot as fleet visits Istanbul
A 6th Fleet task force including the missile cruiser and destroyers visited a Turkish port amid rioting that left 13 US servicemen injured. Radical students planned protests, while officials warned measures would prevent violence and described the trip as a good will tour.
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