Last released POW recalls years in Vietnamese captivity
Capt. Robert White the last American prisoner of war freed this spring visits the Strean home with his wife Judy. He describes three years of captivity in South Vietnam and malnutrition that caused lasting health concerns. White recalls learning some Vietnamese and making guards friends while focusing on living normally. His wife, nurse Judy White, pursued studies at William and Mary while awaiting letters that never arrived. He questions both sides’ actions in the war and says he would return if needed, noting ongoing U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
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W. A. Strean
R. 2
Robert White
Pearl Strean
White
South Vietnam
Mrs. White
Census figures show Chanute gains 47 residents in 1973
Wayne Gibson notes the 1973 county census nearly complete with official July 15 release. Chanute's population rises to 10,229 from 10,182 in 1972 while the county totals 18,405, down from 18,531, with rural population at 4,976. Other towns list minor changes in 1973 figures.
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Wayne Gibson
Neosho County
Chanute
Earlton
Erie
Galesburg
St. Paul
Stark
Thayer
Nixon Urges 5 Percent Energy Cut and Speed Limit Reductions
President Nixon urged a five percent cut in personal energy use and asked states to cut highway speed limits to save gasoline. He proposed a $10 billion five year energy research program, restructuring Interior into Energy and Natural Resources, and a new Energy Research and Development Administration. He called for a White House Energy Policy Office led by Gov. John A. Love and urged swift action to avert an energy crisis. He asked governors to work with legislatures on speed limit reductions while directing federal agencies to cut energy use and buy smaller cars.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Interior Department
Department of Energy and Natural Resources
Congress
Energy Research and Development Administration
White House
Colorado
John A. Love
Census figures hint at county decline despite Chanute growth
Intercepted letter notes county population may fall while Chanute experiences a surge. The message discusses census figures and contrasts overall county trends with local population expansion.
Weather Area Forecast Thunderstorms Tonight
Considerable cloudiness and warmth with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight. Light southeast wind this afternoon and variable tonight except near storms. Partly cloudy and warm with a few thunderstorms likely Saturday. High Saturday 90 to 95, low tonight mid 60s to low 70s. Rain chance tonight 60 percent.
Allende's Palace Is Attacked Amid Military Uprising
In Santiago a Chilean army regiment attacked the presidential palace as President Allende, away from the scene, broadcast that loyal units remain. He declared a nationwide state of emergency, with tanks and troops mobilizing and sporadic gunfire sparking street clashes.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Carabineros
Allende
Allende says loyal forces crush rebellion at palace
President Salvador Allende announced that forces loyal to his government defeated a rebel army unit that attacked the palace with machine guns, ending the siege in Santiago.
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Santiago
Salvador Allende
Dean Reassesses Watergate Meeting Site
John W. Dean III admitted he may have named the wrong hotel for a 1972 Watergate hush money meeting with Kalmbach. The discrepancy arose as the Senate committee pressed on with cross examination and sought copies of records from the White House.
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Washington (Ap
John W. Dean III
Dean
White House
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Washington
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Nixon
Kalmbach
Mayflower Hotel
Gurney
Watergate Briefs From Washington on Thursday
Sen. Lowell Weicker disclosed a Nixon suggestion to attack him for alleging White House advisers knew of political espionage. Sen. Sam Ervin warned Nixon against a mere written rebuttal and hinted at possible subpoena. E. Howard Hunt reportedly told a House subcommittee about CIA disguises used in probing Chappaquiddick involvement.
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Washington
Gurney
Dean
Statler- Hilton
Ervin
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Nixon
White House
Congress
Weicker
Sen
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
Senate
Inmate Mops Way to Freedom at Atlanta Jail
James Coleman, 27, allegedly donned station house clothing and used a mop to clean paths through the detention area to the front hall and exit. Police recovered his mop and bucket outside the door, marking his escape from the city jail.
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Atlanta, Ga
City Jail
James Coleman
Station House
Coleman
Schlesinger Confirmed as Secretary of Defense
James R. Schlesinger, a former intelligence official and longtime analyst, was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of defense after Senator Proxmire dropped his objections. Proxmire had opposed the nomination due to Schlesinger’s remarks on possible resumption of bombing North Vietnam under certain conditions.
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Washington
James R. Schlesinger
Senate
Defense
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Schlesinger
U.S
North Vietnam
Collision Possible Over Cambodian Bombing Funds
Three bills to cut off funds for U S bombing of Cambodia move to the President as Congress rushes to a nine day recess. Nixon is seen as likely to veto all three, risking a clash with a Congress bent on ending U S military involvement in Indochina.
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Washington
U.S
Cambodia
Congress
Nixon
Indochina
Communists Advance in Cambodia Drive Troops From Town
Communist forces moved along Highway 6 at night and forced government troops from a town 27 miles north of Phnom Penh. In South Vietnam the Canadian peacekeeping delegation reports two officers missing and held in a Communist zone 35 miles northeast of Saigon.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Saigon
West Germany Revalues Mark Amid Global Currency Shifts
West Germany raised the mark by 5.14 percent against eight European currencies, while the dollar sank to record lows on European exchanges before a modest rebound. The move follows a 19 percent dollar devaluation, and a 3 percent mark revaluation earlier, as European currencies float and the strong mark lifts its value.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
U.S
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Chet Hale
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