Griffin urges release of prisoners of war in bid for freedom
Senate Republican leader Robert Griffin calls for freeing all sick and wounded enemy POWs along with about 1,500 able bodied captured North Vietnamese troops to improve chances for American POW release. He expects a sympathetic Nixon administration response and suggests releasing prisoners before Tet. Griffin notes talks with Mai Van Bo yield no reply and urges Red Cross interviews to determine willing returnees.
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Robert Griffin
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Michigan
Griffin
Nixon
Mai van Bo
Paris
Salvation Army Provides Food Orders for 100 Needy Families
Salvation Army Major Eugene Adney said 100 of about 800 applicants will receive Christmas food orders. The community has not met needs this year and more than $5,000 remains needed to provide Christmas dinners. Some names have been referred to other aid groups. Dial 369-1238 to buy useful but unusual toys.
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Salvation Army
Eugene Adney
South rebids two spades after standard American bidding
In standard American bridge, South would rebid two spades, play the hand in that contract, and aim to make it or go down one based on the play.
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James Jacoby
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Mercy Hospital Honored Staff For Long Service
Mercy hospital recognizes 620 years of service among 6 employees at a Monday dinner held at the Roosevelt. Certificates were presented by administrator Gutmann to staff including James Marie Turner and Sister Anné Marie Day among others. Cedar Rapids Gazette. December 15, 1970. Campers: Forty million people use campsites in the United States each year, per National Geographic.
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Mercy Hospital
Gay Brown
Donald Cagner
Wasi Minnie Cherry
Betty Colbert
Roosevelt
Vera Delmare
Marcia Dudek
Holdl
Angela Emanuel
O. K
Berg
Delores Fosdick
Agnes
Gutmann
Lenora Hipple
Loref Bernard Grabek
Lta Howe
Joyce Kadimas
Gill Ministrator
Willis Naan
Anné Marie
Day
Frank J. Havlicek
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Leona Barker
Nice I. Holtz
Marilyn M. Houze
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National Geographic Reports
Stopped Grant in Tennessee and MississippI actions noted
An AP report details Confederate forces stopping Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s advance near Holly Springs Mississippi and in New York referring to operations against Union targets. The fragmentary dispatch mentions generals and towns as part of the action without clear chronology.
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Holly Springs
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Fixodent and Fixopent Denture Comfort Claim
An advertisement markets Fixodent as a revolutionary daily home use adhesive that holds dentures securely, allowing eating and speaking with less worry. It references a plastic cream product Fixopent claiming an elastic membrane to absorb bite shock, enhancing stability for denture wearers.
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