Americans Freed From Saigon Prison After Hunger Strike
Three U S civilians were released from Chi Ha prison in Saigon amid Tet amnesty. They and six other Americans alleged corruption, bribe demands and threats from prison officials while on hunger strike. Frazier Bond Frieden and Brown led the released group with fines ranging to 16 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier
Bond
Merie Brown
Worthington
Ohio
Bernard Elmon
Flushing
Leo Bennett
Apapka, Fla
W. K. Char
Honolulu
Hawaii
Frieden
Chi Ha
Saigon
Fire claims woman and seven children in Eastpoint house
In Baltimore area Eastpoint a two story brick row house caught fire killing Phyllis Schrader 29 and seven children eight other people injured or affected. Neighbors and relatives. cause under investigation. rescuers assisted trapped residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Eastpoint
Phyllis Schrader
Paula
Pamela
Donald
Cissie
Robert ‘Carey
Bonnie
Joseph
Robert
Carey
Burns
Donna
27 Below in NE Iowa but Warming Expected
The report details a morning of record lows across Iowa led by New Albin at 27 below. It notes other towns such as Decorah Elkader Oelwein Anamosa Charles City Dubuque Davenport Burlington and Des Moines hitting historic lows. Forecasters predict a warming trend with highs in the 30s by Sunday and potential rain in northern counties early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
New Albin
Allamakee County
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Elkader
Oelwein
Anamosa
Charles City
Dubuque
Davenport
Burlington
Des Moines
Gazette Weather Instruments
Municipal
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
GM Idle Reaches 196000 After Ohio Strike Fallout
Detroit AP reports GM plants nationwide idle to 196000 workers after an Ohio parts plant wildcat strike ended Thursday. GM plans a callback program but a full week may pass before resuming top production as a parts shortage spreads through 415000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
General Motors
Ohio
Bitter cold grips nation with record lows across regions
The eastern half of the country shivered as temperatures plunged to new lows. Hibbing Minnesota reached 35 below zero and Minneapolis hit 22 below, a date record, while southern spots such as Virginia Mountain Lake reported 26 below. Snow fell across several areas including Rochester New York and Portland Maine with substantial seasonal totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbing
Bemidji
Minn
Minneapolis
Canadian
Gulf Coast
Mountain Lake
Virginia
Mt. Mit
Chell
N.C
Rockies
Canton
Miami
Key West
Atlanta
Birmingham
Mobile
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Rochester
N.Y
Portland
Maine
Peasants move to cities amid pro Maoist clashes in China
AP reports peasants in Kweichow province seized spring seed stocks and moved into cities to attack pro Maoist forces. Yugoslav and Chinese agencies describe a serious situation, with authorities threatening punishment for officials and urging farmers to return to farms. Loyang and Chengchow in Henan are cited as anti Maoist troop actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
China
Kweichow
Mao Tse-tung
Tanjug
Pe_king
Revolutionary Committee
Nationalist
Loyang
Chengchow
Henan
Plane cabin blows out in explosive decompression over New Jersey
Nine aboard a Northeast Airlines DC-6B from Philadelphia to Boston survived after a forward section of the fuselage blew out at 15,500 feet over Holmdel New Jersey. Captain William Donahue landed safely at Kennedy Airport after losing two engines. Minor injuries were reported among passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pat Duffy
Braintree
Mass
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Boston
Holmdel
N.J
William Donahue
Saugus
Kennedy International Airport
Civil Aeronautics Board
Tion
Northeast
George van Epps
Miranda Convicted After Landmark Supreme Court Ruling
Ernesto Miranda, 27, convicted Friday on rape and kidnapping charges after a week trial. He was previously overruled by the U S Supreme Court for lack of rights advisement. The victim, now 22 and mother of two, testified along with Miranda’s common law wife Twila Hoffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ernesto Miranda
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
Miranda
Superior Court
Laurance Wren
Twila Hoffman
John Flynn
Flynn
Wren
Maricopa
Goldberg Opens Tour in Tokyo
U N ambassador Arthur Goldberg opened a five nation Asian tour in Tokyo saying ending the Vietnam war will be very difficult. He carried no peace package and met Foreign Minister Takeo Miki as a Japanese spokesman outlined talks on de escalation of fighting, upheaval in Communist China and Japan's role in Southeast Asian affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
U. S
U.N
Arthur Goldberg
Vietnam
Goldberg
Takeo Miki
China
Japan
Thant Prays for World Peace at Shwe Dagon Pagoda
U N Secretary General Thant prayed Saturday for world peace at Burma's Shwe Dagon pagoda in Rangoon, the continent's most revered Buddhist shrine, during a visit that drew local and international attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Burma
AP U.N
Thant
Golden Shwedagon Pagoda
Asia
Stay at home when wife orders him out court rules
In Milan a 16th century case, Germana 8 quarreled with her husband in March 1564 and ordered him to leave. He did, but the court blamed him for abandoning the home and granted a separation. The court president ruled that a man must stay home even if his wife orders him out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Germana
Foe Fears Drive in War Zone as U S Forces Hit Viet Cong
In War Zone C near the Cambodian frontier a U S Fourth Infantry division unit and reinforcements attacked Viet Cong forces. The U S spokesman said American losses were light while about 45 enemy fighters were killed. A First Infantry Division battalion flushed a Viet Cong company, with light American casualties and unknown enemy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S. Fourth Infantry Division
Central Highlands
U.S
DeSalvo Captured in Lynn Store
Albert DeSalvo the Boston Strangler was recaptured in a Lynn Massachusetts uniform clothing store. Police evacuated the station with armed guards and dragged the area after a secret tip led to his capture. Two brothers of the suspect were arrested in connection with the escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VPI Proto
George Harrison
Fred Erickson
Bridgewater
Mass
Boston Strangler
Martin Fay
Fay
Legislative Commission
Albert DeSalvo
DeSalvo
Lynn Store
Lynn
UPI
Boston
Pollice
State
Richard DeSalvo
Joseph
Albert
Richard
Chelsea
Everett
Chelsea District Court
Malden
Williamsburg
Ont
Walstham
Cedar Rapids RTA sends bus housing purchase papers to Washington
The Regional Transit Authority forwards unsigned documents and an appraisal for the National City Lines building at 427 Eighth Street NW to the U S Department of Housing and Urban Development for federal review. A purchase, estimated around 220000 dollars, hinges on Washington approval and federal grant availability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Elsen
Cedar Rapids
Regional Transit Authority
RTA
National City Lines
Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development
Washington, D.C
Dean Wagner
National City
Wagner
Washington
Eighth Street
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Louis Frazier
Belmont, Mass
Coy, Bond , Canon City, Colo
Leroy Frieden
Crockett, Calif
Brown
Elmon
Bennett
Char
Jack Stewart
Iowa News
Minnesota
Associated Press
Carolina
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