Reds Tried To Re Educate POWs In Viet Nam Torture Tales
Former POWs recount brutal abuse in Hanoi camps with forced propaganda, sleep deprivation, and methods named the ropes the strap and the pretzel. Captives describe solitary confinement, escapes, and solidarity as they memorized meals and tracked fellow prisoners while awaiting potential release.
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Air Force
Larry Chesley
Burley
Idaho
Chesley
Mulligan
Hanoi
POWs Leave Clark for U S as Viet war ends
The last American captured in the Vietnam war and 31 other U S POWs left Clark Air Base in the Philippines for home. The group freed by Hanoi and the Viet Cong traveled to U S hospitals for medical checks, with first transports to Kelly and Travis AFBs then Hawaii en route to final destinations.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
U.S
Hanoi
Pathet Lao
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Texas
Travis Air Force
California
Cmdr
Phillip Kientzler
Hawaii
Care Service Cuts Delayed in Iowa Welfare Rules
HEW informed Governor Ray that new HEW rule changes delaying April 1 implementation may shift to May 1. The rules would cap welfare spending on new welfare cases and reduce day care, family planning, foster care, and youth programs affecting about 15,000 Iowa residents. Governor Ray warned the old rules would cripple day care centers and noted the youth programs would be impacted as well.
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DES Moines
U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Robert Ray
Ray
Guttenberg POW Due in Hawaii
Army Sgt. Daniel Hefel 22 of Guttenberg Iowa is among 14 former POWs set to arrive Friday evening at Hickam Field Hawaii on a flight from Clark Air Base Philippines. Thirteen Hefel family members traveled from Guttenberg to Denver to greet him at Fitzsimons Army Hospital after his release is announced. He was listed as missing in action four years earlier and identified as a prisoner of Vietnamese Communists in 1972.
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Hickam Field
Hawaii
Army
Daniel Hefel
Guttenberg
Iowa
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
Denver
Colo
Hefel
Thomas Hefel
Daniel
Iowa City Council Drops Renewal Parcel Purchases
Iowa City officials cut urban renewal funding by 2.5 million, deleting 25 parcel acquisitions from project R-14. The council canceled a 1 million Court-Melrose bridge project and eyed alternatives to a 2 million parking ramp while court action over revenue sharing bonds continues.
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Iowa City
Iowa City City Council
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Paul Helen
Frohwein’s
Lenock and Cilek
Hawkeye Bank
Things Things
Darling
Bender Realty
Off the Wall
Every Bloomin’ Thing
Hippee Oil Co
Breese Co., Inc
Lovenitinsky Auto Repair Shop
University of Iowa
Court-Melrose
Tim Brandt
Brandt
Ade
Concorde prototype doors the target of tow mishap in Bristol
A prototype British French Concorde supersonic airliner struck a door while being towed from a hangar in Bristol. The incident caused tail section damage and the aircraft was grounded for a week of repairs.
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Bristol
England
Ex-POW Naughton Recalls Torture and Hunger Camp Life
Former sailor describes brutal treatment and starvation while a prisoner in North Vietnam during 1969 70. He recounts rope and "pretzel" restraints 50 pound weight loss limited mail access and denial of family contact. He notes propaganda broadcasts meals statuses and the December 1970 letter confirmation.
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Naughton
Debora Emig Pleads Guilty On False Uttering Charge
Deborah Emig of Mr. Vernon pled guilty in municipal court to an amended charge of false uttering of a check under $20. She received a five day suspended jail sentence after being charged with writing a bad $20 check to a Hy-Vee store on October 8.
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Deborah Emig
Vernon
Davenport Man Held in Linn Co on Breakin Charge
A Davenport man, Ronald E. Thompson, 23, was being held without bond in Linn county jail Friday on breaking and entering charges. He was found inside Ken Marsh Sales, 519 H Street SW, at 1 a.m. during a police investigation of a reported break in. The building was entered through the roof. Thompson also faced a parole violation hold.
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Davenport
Linn County
Ronald E. Thompson
Ken Marsh Sales
H Street
Thompson
Jefferson Groups Concert Set for Friday at School Auditorium
The Jefferson high school concert choir and the West Side Delegation will perform a 7:30 p.m. Friday concert in the school auditorium before a seven-day tour beginning April 3 to Memphis Baton Rouge New Orleans Houston Dallas and Oklahoma City. The choir will sing Ste Away The Creation Gloria in Excelsis Hallelujah From the Depths A Childs Ghetto and Holy Radiant Light while the West Side Delegation offers about 16 swing folk and gospel selections. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
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Jefferson High School
West Side
Memphis
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Houston
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Window damage hits multiple northwest side businesses
Several businesses on the northwest side reported front windows broken by slingshots or BB pellets early Friday. Vandalism occurred between 2 and 3 a.m. at Sou venir Inc, Hubbard Ice and Fuel, Mac's Skelly, Shire Hattery and Associates, and Arrow Printers, with unknown total damage costs.
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Souvenir, Inc
F Avenue
Hubbard Ice and Fuel
First Street
Mac’s Skelly
Ellis Boulevard
Shire Hattery and Associates
Arrow Printers
E Avenue
Bus Crash Near Manila Kills Twelve, Injures Thirty seven
Twelve people are dead and 37 injured after a head on crash between two passenger buses 40 miles west of Manila. Police said one bus passed a third vehicle before colliding with the oncoming bus.
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Manilla
UPI
Manila
Want Ad Offering Storage Space for Sale
Local classifieds invite readers to advertise available storage space for rent or swap. Quick posting options are highlighted, with emphasis on affordable terms and flexible access.
Lindquist Center Dedication Slated
IOWA CITY The $3.5 million Lindquist Center for Measurement will be dedicated April 6 and 7 at the University of Iowa with ceremonies a conference tours and banquets. The building honors Prof Emeritus E F Lindquist whose efforts funded the project and coincides with the 100th anniversary of the first U S college chair in education.
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Iowa City
Lindquist Center For
University of Iown
U. of S
United States
Burlington and
Madison Streets
U. of I
E. F. Lindquist
Stanley Redeker
State Board of Regents
Lindquist
Iowa Measurement Research Foundation
Westinghouse Learning Corp
Measurement Research Center
Robert L. Ebel
Michigan State University
American Educational Research Assn
Ebel
Lindquist Center For Measurement
Iowa
University Computer Center
Division of
Educational Psychology, Measurement and Statistics
Educational Adminis
Four C R Men Arrested on Drug Charges
Police arrested Keith Andrews 24 Lorin Dudley 21 and Thomas Lutz 20 of 801 Avenue NE on two counts each of violation of the controlled substance act with intent to deliver after a narcotics squad search. Quantities believed to be marijuana hashish and speed were found. All three are held in Linn County jail on $5,000 bond. Stephen Power 22 of the same address was arrested on one count and is held on $2,500 bond.
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Keith Andrews
Lorin Dudley
Thomas Lutz
Avenue NE
Linn County
Stephen Power
Larry Keyes Charged After Eighth Avenue Crash
Larry Keyes 30 of 3000 J Street SW was in fair condition at St Luke’s hospital after his truck struck two parked cars on the 300 block of Eighth Avenue SW early Friday. Police said Keyes lost control while turning onto Eighth, sending a vehicle into a third parked car. He suffered facial lacerations and faces a charge of failure to have his vehicle under control.
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Larry Keyes
J Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Eighth Avenue
Keyes
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