POWs Begin Long Journey Home From Philippines
More released American prisoners of war start their homeward trek from Clark Air Base. Flight 1 carries 19 men to Kelly Texas and McGuire New Jersey, including Col. John P. Flynn and two antiwar statements linked prisoners. Two more flights send 17 to Scott Illinois and 20 to Travis California.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
John P. Flynn
Shalimar
Fila
James Daly
Brooklyn
N. Y
Frederick L. Elbert
Government offers new Wounded Knee settlement proposal
The U S government, after 18 days of stalemate at Wounded Knee, presents a four page settlement proposal to AIM leader Dennis Banks outside the Pine Ridge roadblock. Assistant Atty Gen Harrington Wood says it is the best possible offer and will meet again if invited. AIM leaders study the document as Marvin Franklin arrives to discuss with tribal president Richard Wilson. The siege continues with calls for Wilson's ouster.
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Wounded Knee
Justice Department
U.S. Atty
Harrington Wood
Dennis Banks
American Indian Movement
AIM
Wood
Banks
Pine Ridge
Justice and Interior Department
Washington, D.C
Pine Ridge Reservation
Russell Means
Jack Murphy
Marvin Franklin
Interior Department
Richard Wilson
Wilson
Franklin
Ex-Miners Claim Funds of UMW Used in Murder
Four retired coal miners from Tennessee testified in Erie that they received checks for phony organizing expenses from William Prater and cashed about 4000 dollars before the 1969 murders of United Mine Workers official Jock Yablonski his wife and daughter. Prosecutors say the money was part of 20000 dollars moved to UMW District 19 by Tony Boyle, who denied links to the killings. Boyle is due to testify when the defense rests next week.
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Erie, Pa
Tennessee
William Prater
United Mine Workers Union
Yablonski
Prater
LaFollette
Tenn
Erie County Court
UMW
Jock’ Yablonski
Middlesboro
W. A
Tony’ Boyle
Boyle
Chuckle Reflects on Retaining Read Facts and Smarts
A witty remark on memory and learning notes how retaining what we read enhances intelligence and thinking. The quoted line underscores the value of information retention and study habits.
Unholy Weather Dampens St Patrick Parade in New York
The 211th St Patrick’s Day Parade on Fifth Avenue faced fierce rain and winds as 120000 marchers from 7 states and 197 bands moved from Forty fourth Street to Third Avenue led by Grand Marshal John W. Duffy. Cardinal Cooke watched from St Patrick’s Cathedral as politicians braved the downpour.
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New York
St. Patrick
Ireland
John W. Duffy
I Grand
Forty-fourth Street
Puddies
Fifth Avenue
Eighty-sixth Street
Third Avenue
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Fiftieth Street
Cardinal Cooke
U Umbrella
Sixty-fourth Street
Cedar Rapids Jobs Surge as Collins Radio Leads Comeback
Local firms drive a robust hiring surge in Cedar Rapids as unemployment peaks in 1971 and retreats. Collins Radio Co. recapitalizes with Cedar Rapids employment rising to 7,400, up 22 percent in just over a year, while manufacturing adds 2,100 jobs and construction/services 1,700. Penick Ford Link-Belt LeFebvre Quaker Oats also contribute to the rebound amid ongoing Duane Arnold Energy Center work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Employment Office
Collins Radio Co
Collins
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Link-Belt
Lekebure
Quaker Oats
Harnischfeger
Penick
Ford
LeFebvre
South Vietnam Predicts Major Communist Offensive
Saigon military sources warned of a large North Vietnamese attack after U.S. troops exit. Officials cited "infiltrated" tanks and troops since the January cease-fire, while Saigon said it would act if ICCS talks fail, with no U.S. air power request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Thieu
Nixon
South Vietnam
United States
Five Dead and Hundreds Homeless as South Floods
Torrential rains and floods left five people dead and thousands displaced across the Deep South and Tennessee Valley region. Mississippi faced 10 to 15 million dollars in damage as 2,000 residents evacuated, while TVA officials warned the Chattanooga flood could approach a 100 year stage of 38 feet.
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Mississippi
Tennessee
Winfield Dunn
Nixon
West Virginia
Kentucky
Carolinas
Georgia
Alabama
Brainerd
Chattanooga
Marion County National Guard
Bill Waller
Vicksburg
Greenwood
Lee Shepard
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville
TVA
Robert Kirk Walker
Shultz Seeks To Widen Exports In Brussels Talks
In Brussels US Treasury Secretary George Shultz pressed for stronger West European exports to buoy a weakened dollar. He met with Francois-Xavier Ortoli, Willy de Clercq, and newcomers Sir Christopher Soames and others to discuss the Paris accord on currency stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
U.S. Treasury
George Shultz
U.S
Francois-Xavier Ortoli
Shultz
Paris
Rue Des A Loi
Willy de Clercq
Belgium
Common Market Council of Finance
Executive Commission
Orton
Sir Christopher Soames
Britain
Common Market
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Daly
Elbert
Clark Base
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Sioux Invitation
Murphy
David Rothman
Iowa
Gazette
James Landenberger
Mars St. Pat's
Israel Shenker
New York Times Service
Avenue
Rome
C.R
By Dale Kueter
Linn County
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Devel
Tran van Tra
Four Party
Joint Military Commission
le Trung Hien
Saigon Command
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Ministers’ Council
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