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Senate panel probes videotape claim of POWs in Laos
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee investigates reports of a videotape showing Americans still held as prisoners of war in Southeast Asia and offered to the U.S. government for 4.2 million dollars. Retired Maj. Mark A. Smith and Sgt. Melvin McIntire, suing Reagan officials, pressed for access while a North Carolina congressman backs their cause. The case, pending in Fayetteville NC court, prompted a June 25 hearing to question the pair anew.
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Washington
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Laos
U.S
Reagan
Singapore
North Carolina
U.S. District Court
Fayetteville
N.C
Mark A. Smith
Melvin C. McIntire
Senate Committee
Southeast Asia
Army Intelligence
Defense Intelligence Agency
Smith
Frank H. Murkowski
Alaska
McIntire
North Vietnam
Gamme
Leonard H. Perroots