Wisconsin Couple Feared Dead In Mt Vernon Plane Crash
Two from LaCrosse, Wisconsin, believed a couple aged 45, David and Lorrine Brown, were killed when their single engine plane crashed in a cornfield on the William Goudy farm north of Mt Vernon. Federal officials to identify via dental records. Local neighbors reported a buzzing sound around 4 pm and smoke later observed as the crash site was investigated by FAA and Linn County authorities.
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Gazette
John McIvor
William May
Linn County
William Goudy
Mt. Vernon
David
Lorrine Brown
LaCrosse
Wis
St. Louis
Brown
Federal Aviation Administra
Lehr
Goudys
Plane Crash Near LaCrosse Claims Local Residents
Mrs Goudy reported a call from Lehr at about 5 10 p m as she arrived home. A Cessna 180 veered off course in low visibility southeast of the route between St Louis and Lacrosse. David L Brown born January 21 1928 and Lor rine E Brown born January 17 1928 of Lacrosse were married May 17 1972. Funeral services will be held at Woodruff Funeral Home after bodies were moved from Turner Chapel East.
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Goudy
Lehr
St. Louis
LaCrosse
David L. Brown
Lorrine E. Brown
Turner Chapel
Woodruff Funeral Home
POWs Celebrate with Teenagers Head Home
American prisoners of war, freed after five years or more, mingled with about 1 000 teenagers at Clark Air Base in the Philippines before 18 returned to the United States aboard a C 141 hospital plane bound for Travis Air Force Base. The releases bring total freed to 163 with 432 more to go. one captive, Capt. Joseph Crecca, malaria but not seriously ill, to be flown home later in the week.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
United States
Travis Air Force Base
California
Hanoi
Joseph Crecca
East Orange
Air Force
Navy
Wagner High School
Phongsavang
Vongvichit
Souphanouvong
Pathet Lao
Laos
U. S
Vietnam
Vientiane
Chuckle joke on tailor measuring waistline and fir height
A light humor moment shows a wife quipping to her husband about a tailor measuring his waist. She remarks that a Douglas fir with hat girth would be 90 feet tall, illustrating a playful exaggeration.
Six Die in Iowa Auto Crashes in One Day
Iowa's traffic toll rose to 73 for 1973 as six people died in crashes Monday. In Delaware, two teenagers aged 16 and 15, David Thompson of Delhi and Dennis Holtz of Earlville, perished in a one car crash on Highway 38 near Delaware. Thompson's car left the road after a curve and struck a tree. Holtz died at Manchester hospital. Funeral services for Holtz set for Thursday at St Joseph's Catholic Church.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Delaware
David L. Thompson
Delhi
Dennis A. Holtz
Earlville
Thompson
Holtz
Manchester Hospital
Dennis Holtz
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Boy’s 52 Cents Help Widow After Father’s Death
Pat Delaney, a seven year old Lincoln school student, sold cucumbers to raise 52 cents and donated it to Mrs. Merlin Hugh after her husband’s fatal Sept heart attack. Mrs. Hugh and the Linn County Heart Association received the gift, with praise for Pat’s selfless act. Pat is the son of Mr and Mrs Francis Delaney of 1231 Nineteenth avenue SW Cedar Rapids.
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Merlin Hugh
Nineteenth Avenue
Hugh
Pat
Lincoln School
Linn County Heart Assn
Francis Delaney
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Cease fire signing planned for Vientiane on Wednesday
Laos cease-fire agreement reached amid ongoing talks. Ceremony set for 11 a.m. local time in Vientiane with Pheng Phongsavang and Phourmi Vongvichit to witness, while questions remain on troop withdrawals and POW releases. US air strikes ongoing with B 52s averaging about 380 daily.
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Vientiane Radio
Laos
Vientiane
Kingdom of
Pheng Phongsavang
Phourmi Vongvichit
Pathet Lao
Prince Souvanna
Hanoi
United States
Pentagon
Nixon Addresses South Carolina Legislature on Vietnam
President Nixon told the South Carolina legislature that the United States achieved its Vietnam objective by preventing a Communist government from taking over South Vietnam. He praised returning POWs, cited broader gains with China and arms talks, and received a warm, mostly unopposed reception amid crowds.
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Columbia, D.C
Nixon
Vietnam
South Carolina
U.S
South Vietnam
United States
China
Soviet Union
Violation drops in South Viet Nam amid fighting near DMZ
South Vietnamese cease fire violations fell 20 percent to the lowest level in over two weeks. Reported 135 Communist attacks in 24 hours included clashes in Quang Tri near the demilitarized zone and in the western Mekong delta. Two major-violation probes opened as prisoner exchanges neared completion.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
Saigon Command
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
International Commission of Control and Supervision
U.S
An Loc
United States
Military Commission
North
South Vietnam
da Nang
Sa Huynh
Supreme Court Rejects Sirhan Sirhan Appeal in RFK Murder Case
The Supreme Court declined to review Sirhan Sirhan's conviction for the RFK assassination, 7-0. His lawyers argued unconstitutional searches and new evidence. he remains imprisoned for life after a prior sentence change when capital punishment was outlawed in California.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Sirhan Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
California Supreme Court
Ralph Nader
Itt-Hartford Insurance Co
Lake Champlain
Ticonderoga
N.Y
International Paper Co
Memphis, Tenn
Alabama
Kennedy
Ambassador
Los Angeles
Sithan
Pasadena
RFK
California
State Supreme Court
Nixon to Broadcast on Economy Wednesday
President Nixon will deliver a nationwide radio address on the economy shortly after noon Wednesday. The speech, taped over the weekend, is part of his annual messages to Congress and will air after network noon news reports.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Congress
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Cedar Rapids News
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Aout
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Ringsdorf
Elba
Ala
Debbie Henry
Arlington
Joseph Plumb
Gary
Ind
Carlene Beck
Fort Walton Beach
Fla
Cmdr
Plumb
Frederick R. Purrington
New Bedford
Mass
Pat Delaney
Vientiane, Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Peace
Columbia
Bobby Bagley
South Viet
la Huynh
Bien Hoa
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