POW releases to resume next week amid ceasefire debate
Saigon reports North Vietnam signaled next American POW releases would occur within the coming week with about 149 expected, possibly Tuesday or Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Gilbert Woodward urged presenting names and release details by Sunday for the third repatriation phase. Concurrently, hundreds more POWs were exchanged at Quang Tri and Bong Son as the international commission debated investigations into alleged allied missile sites.
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U.S
Joint Military Commission
Gilbert H. Woodward
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Bong Son
Four Regents Appointees Named by Gov Ray
Des Moines reports Gov. Robert Ray will name Steven Zambach a 1971 Iowa State graduate to fill a vacancy on the state board of regents. Zambach, 23, will complete the term of Sen. Ralph McCartney ending June 30, 1977. The other three appointees are former State Sen. S. J. Brownlee, Henry Stile, and Stan Barber, all Republicans, whose terms begin six years. The slate must be confirmed by the Iowa Senate.
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Iowa State University
Robert Ray
State Board of Regerts
Gazerie
Steven Zambach
Elmer Zambach
Manchester
Zumbach
Iowa State
Ralph McCartery
Charles City
McCartney
State Senate
Tray
J. Brownlee
Bramersburg
Henry Stile
Waterloo
Toth Tracking Co
Stan Barber
Wellman
State Board of Public Instruction
Tornadoes in Texas injure 100, kill 4 across Hubbard
Violent tornadoes churned through central Texas injuring over 100 and killing four. Hubbard and Hornet suffered severe damage as crews searched for more victims. Authorities confirmed a 6 year old boy and three ranch laborers among the dead with broader damage near Dallas and Austin.
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State Department of Public Safety
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Hornet
Dallas
Austin
Iil County
Civil Defense
Clint Warden
Indians fail talks as Wounded Knee siege continues
In Wounded Knee the AIM legal team plans a court move to remove federal agents while negotiations stall after renewed gunfire and tense talks. AIM attorney Roubideaux cites miscommunication and demands for tribal reforms as central to the dispute amid a broader standoff with federal authorities. Meanwhile a Burnet tornado damages many town buildings, injuring several residents but causing no fatalities.
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Austin
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Burnet Funeral Home
Hughes Pushes Commodity Reserve to Aid Farmers and Consumers
A group of fifteen Midwestern senators urged Congress to create a national commodity reserve to cushion supply and demand extremes. Sen. Harold Hughes said such a reserve would protect consumers and farmers and criticized the administration's disposal of CCC grain. He called for continuing price support, food programs, and modest loan-rate increases to cover rising production costs.
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Iowa
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Birch Bayh
Indiana
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Stuart Symington
Missouri
George McGovern
James Abouredk
Soul Dakota
St. Land
Bert Mumphrey
Walter Rabat
Morocco
Mondale
Minnesota
William Moroccan Goverment
Proxmire
Gaylor Helson
Wisconsin
Adlai Stevenson
Agricult
Jwinois
China to Free Downey and Two U.S. Pilots Next Week
The White House said the last three American prisoners in China will be released next week. CIA agent John Downey will be exchanged at the Hong Kong border after Nixon pressed China’s Chow En Lai. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Flynn and Air Force Maj. Philip Smith will also be freed.
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Chou
CIA
John Downey
Downey
Hartford
Cona
Ziegler
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Navy
Cmdr
Robert Flynn
Air Force
Philip Smith
North Vietnam
Nixon pushs crime package to Congress for tougher penalties
President Nixon outlined a nationwide plan to overhaul federal crime laws, seek capital punishment for certain offenses, and increase penalties for drug trafficking and organized crime. The package would raise fines, curb the insanity defense, and restore the death penalty for murder with federal jurisdiction and treason.
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State Banking Head Resignation Told in Des Moines
Oliver Hanson of Durant will resign as State Superintendent of Banking on June 30. Governor’s press secretary Richard Gilbert confirmed Hanson submitted the resignation early last month. The governor had not accepted it then, hoping he might stay, but Hanson insisted personal reasons outweighed the job, leading to acceptance of the resignation.
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Durant
Richard Gilbert
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Robert Hay
Hanson
Gilbert
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Bundy says Pentagon Papers release did not harm U S
George Bundy testifies that the Pentagon study’s release could not have harmed the United States in 1969 or aided the enemy. He notes the Nixon Johnson eras, that enemies already had other sources, and that U S war moves were widely available in newspapers and public records.
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Vietnam
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Anthony Russo
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Conditions in VA Hospitals Defended in Senate Report
Washington AP. The Veterans Administration defended conditions in its 163 hospitals and rejected claims that many parents receive poor care. VA Administrator Donald Johnson said the staff report was aimed at mislead the public. He noted a 930 percent nurses rise since 1940 and asserted ample resources for medical care.
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