Early Release of POWs Sought
Viet Cong spokesman said efforts aim to release the last 147 American prisoners of war by next Sunday, three days before the March 25 cease-fire deadline. A North Vietnamese official tempered expectations for freeing remaining Hanoi captives. the subcommission on captured persons still discusses return dates, but agrees to try to finish releases by March 25. Since Jan. 28, 439 American POWs have been freed.
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Hanoi
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Joint Military Commission
U. S
Washington
Pentagon
Vietnam
John Tower
R-Texas
White House
Ex POWs Due to Be Released by Paris Accord Date
Ex POWs from Vietnam facing release under the Jan 27 ceasefire accord are scheduled to occur by the termination date of March 24. U S officials consider asking to extend the four party Joint Military Commission beyond March 23 to bolster a ceasefire. The commission includes North and South Vietnam Viet Cong and the United States.
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Cal
Bui Tin
AMC
United Press Internatonal
U. S
Jano
Tin
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Revolutionary Government
Senate Votes Approval of Oil Rationing in Nation
Washington AP says the Senate approved standby Nixon authority to ration fuels while considering amendments to curb federal rent controls and force government approval of major wage settlements. Proxmire delayed floor action on rent controls as several senators were absent. Amendments aim to toughen price controls, with debates on food prices and labor contracts.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
William Proxmire
Dwis
Hathaway
Tower
Savcy
Thomas McIntyre
DNH
McIntyre
Defense official dispute odds of this happening
Other defense officials said the chances were slight, as Friedheim stated the United States would. The note appears as a fragment from page 3, column 7, suggesting ongoing coverage.
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Friedheim
U.S
U S Offers New Deal to Panama at U N Council
The United States told the Security Council it stands ready to promptly conclude a new Panama Canal Zone treaty while maintaining canal operations and defense for a negotiated period. Ambassador John Seals outlined the position after talks with Panamanian envoys on a compromise resolution.
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Panama
United States
U.N. Security Council
Panama Canal Zone
John Seals
Seali
Special Security Council
U.S
Hills to Montezuma Line Now a Reality
A six mile private railway between Hills and Montezuma will begin operations with a ceremonial payment of about $400,000 by Central Town Railway Co to Rock Island officials. Local business leaders pressed to keep the line, opposed by the Rock Island, after hearings and legal action.
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Montezuma
Kona News Kalona
Central Town Railway
Central Town Railway. Co
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island
Historical Society
Gray Declines Testimony on Watergate Under FBI Orders
Washington AP report says Gray, faced with new FBI access limits, testified he could discuss only procedures used by the FBI and listed interview dates with Judith Hoback. The page notes a June 7 1872 Rock Island branch abandonment context and local Iowa railroad group forming Central Iowa Railway Co. to restore shipping.
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L. Pa
FHS
Watergate
James Eastland
iMiss
Judith Moback
the Central Iowa Railway Co
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Commit
Rock Island
Harlan Stubbs
Amt
Coun
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Kalona
J.se
Johnson
Montezuma
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Riverside
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Wellman
Kinross
South English
Webster
Kendwick
Thornburg
Gibson
Haines City
Teo
Birch Bayh
FBI
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Demo Leader Accuses Ray and Neu in Iowa Budget Fight
House Democratic Leader Dale Cochran charged Tuesday that Republican leaders refuse to accept the majority will in the budget battle over $20 million in sales tax revenue for 1975. The dispute centers on reallocating funds to roads and potential veto risks if the money is shifted from the governor's proposed $1.58 billion plan.
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Des Moines
Robert Ray
Arthur Neware
House
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Ray
Nell
Neu
Sond
Cochran
the Gazette
Rights for Catholics Ties to U K
The British government released a White Paper proposing that Northern Ireland remain part of the UK with full civil rights for Catholics and a new 80-member legislative assembly elected by proportional representation. Britain would retain the right to legislate while a long term consent approach would allow changes with majority support.
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Northern Ireland
United Kingdom
Legislative ‘Assembly
Stormont
Britain
Irish Republic
Gray Resumes Hearings on FIT Nomination and Instructions
Gray resumed hearings on his nomination to head the FIT directorate and described receiving instructions from Kleindienst. He stated he did not question the order, and that he offered, at the February 28 start, to make the materials available to all senators.
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Gray
Kleindienst
Chuckle: Some Climbers Reach Top by Staying in Elevator
A humorous note observes that some people reach the top simply by remaining in the back of the elevator, a playful take on persistence and luck in ascent.
Stained Window Drawings Placed at Art Center Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Memorial commission will place Grant Wood window drawings on permanent loan to the Cedar Rapids Art Center. Center director Dorn Young calls the 1927 1928 full scale drawings by Wood and Arnold Pyle important documents in his American Gothic style. The window measures about 24 by 20 feet and was created for the window in a large room while disassembling the paper mounted sections for transport. Nan Wood Graham modeled for the central figure, a 16 foot tall heroine, with other studio notes and context included in the report.
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Ceder Rapids Neone
Cedar Rapids Memorial Commission
Grant Wood
Cedar Rapids Art Center
Dorn Young Isai
Wood
Arnold Pyle
Woolton
Dow
Burns
Quaker Oats
Essary
Justity Hike Government Tells Banks
Washington AP Burns chair of the committee on interest and dividends says the Nixon era watchdog will question banks that raised their prime lending rate to 6 3 4 percent. Manufacturers Hanover Trust and Marine Midland first to raise, others followed. Banks urged to send reps to Washington Thursday to present up to date costs justifying the increase.
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Washington
Nixon
Arthur Burns
Committee
Federal Reserve System
Whei
New York
Hanover Trust
Marine Midland
Burns
Boy, 5, Killed In Bus Accident
A Cedar Rapids Community School District bus ran over five year old Jesse Johnson on Blairs Ferry road near his Cedar Rapids home after he dropped a paper under the bus. He died at a local hospital from massive head injuries. Driver Richard J. Svoboda, 24, reported a bump then found the boy under the rear tandem wheels. Authorities said no charges were filed.
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Highway 150
Blairs Ferry Road
Richard J. Svoboda
North Towne Court
Walter Grant
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