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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1973

Page

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Indians vow to oust church group at Wounded Knee clash

Reports from Wounded Knee, S D, say BIA police ordered about 20 NCC representatives off the Pine Ridge reserve while AIM led protests inside the encircled village. About 70 people, including Indians and whites, seized a community hall in Porcupine before police moved to eject nonresidents as “undesirable.” Federal officials sought negotiations, with Assistant Attorney General Harrington Wood returning to resume talks.

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POWs Fly Home From Clark Air Base Amid Tales Of Torture

AP dispatch reports sixty American POWs left Clark Air Base for home, part of a release of 108 held by North Vietnam. Senator Hughes condemns Crime proposals as regressive, urges faster trials, gun controls, jail reform, and greater focus on prevention and social reform to curb crime and drug abuse. He criticizes administration for cutting prevention and overemphasizing punishment while addressing root causes like unemployment and poverty.

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Santarelli To Head SEAR Amid Controversy and Escape Drama

The report links Santarelli to heading SEAR while a chaotic scene unfolds with Bobby Joe Keesee aboard a flight bound for March Air Force Base. Bangkok owners pledge to seek extradition to Thailand as U.S. officials decline immediate action. POW torture claims surface from Clark and Washington, highlighting alleged brutality and political fallout.

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Education Contracts Hit by Congresswoman

Congresswoman Green accuses the Office of Education and the Office of Economic Opportunity of wasting hundreds of millions in contracts. She cites internal papers but names no awardees. The hearing adjourned with calls for a full investigation by the committee.

Oelwein School Board Reconsiders Firing of Sensor

Oelwein Iowa the school board Friday night moved to reconsider its firing of Superintendent Miles Sensor. At a special meeting the board president read a resolution revoking the action. Sensor had been fired February 19 in executive session and has appealed to the Fayette County schools board with an IAAS investigation planned for March 27 in Delaware.

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U S Envoy Threatens Veto Of Panama Canal Proposal

Panama City AP US Ambassador John Scali warned the UN Security Council he may veto a resolution demanding Panama gain control of the Panama Canal Zone. He urged constructive talks and noted negotiations with Panama are ongoing while noting UN intervention limits.

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Air Force Pact To Collins Radio

The Air Force awarded a contract to Collins Radio Co totaling 12.42 million dollars. Initial funding covers 5.86 million dollars for assembling transmitting and receiving communications gear, with the remainder to be obligated later. Work will be performed at Collins facilities in Cedar Rapids.

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Cambodian Air Force Pilot Attacks Lon Nol Palace

In Phnom Penh an air force pilot described as a high school washout bombed the presidential palace. A three-bomb strike damaged the palace, but Lon Nol was unharmed and appealed for calm. Casualty figures were unclear as debris blocked counts amid ongoing fighting between government forces and rebels.

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Viet Cong pledge on POW releases under ceasefire

The Viet Cong promised no delay in releasing the last group of American prisoners by the March 28 ceasefire deadline and dismissed U.S. claims of major Communist infiltration as groundless. Hanoi called the infiltration charge a U.S. fabrication as Lt. Gen. Tran Van Tra confirmed the final phase would proceed per agreement. The United States, halting troop withdrawals for the third time, held about 6,300 Americans in South Vietnam, with 439 POWs released in three phases and 147 U.S. prisoners still held.

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Denver Shootout and Blast Kills Man, Wounds Officers

A young Mexican-American man was killed and a police officer with a woman companion seriously wounded when shots rang out at an apartment building owned by a Chicano activist group during a disturbance call. An explosion followed, tearing into the building and throwing debris into a nearby parking lot as police and bystanders were injured and dozens arrested.

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