34 More POWs Freed From Hanoi Return Home
At Clark Air Base in the Philippines 34 more prisoners of war are welcomed by President Marcos including the only foreign woman. Among those freed are 27 American servicemen three American civilians and two West German medical workers. The group includes Army Captain Stephen R. Leopold and Marine Sgt. Frank E. Cius Jr. The release raises total U S POWs freed since the January cease fire to 299. The men celebrated at Clark Field hospital with family calls and large meals.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
U.S
da Nang
Army
Stephen R. Leopold
Milwaukee
Wis
Marcos
Noel Gayler
Pacific
Henry A Byroade
1 Air Force
William G. Moore Jr
Frank E. Cius Jr
Gaylor
Saigon
Clark Field
United States
Communists Demand More POW Releases in Exchange Talks
North Vietnam and the Viet Cong boycott the Joint Military Commission sessions until Saigon increases the second phase POW releases. They say Saigon reduced from 7 000 to 3 000 prisoners, while Hanoi and the Viet Cong seek 7 000. The dispute threatens to derail the March 28 deadline and stalls discussion of Khe Sanh missile site charges and cease-fire issues.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Hanoi
Viet Cong
Ers
Khe Sanh
Freer Movement For Communist
U.S
Primary races set in Cha nute Election Tuesday
Primary to narrow 13 school board hopefuls to six for April 3 and from 10 city commission candidates to four. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The board has three seats and the commission two. Bonnie Moffatt, city clerk, notes voters may cast for multiple positions. Weather: cloudy, cool with showers and thunderstorms this afternoon through Tuesday, temps 40s tonight and 40s to 50s Tuesday. Winds southeast 15 to 30 mph. 70 percent precip.
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Board of Education
City Commission
Chanute
School Board
Bonnie Moffatt
Commission
Benedict Man Dies in Crash in Benedict Kansas
Sidney W. Joy, 53, of Benedict, died on arrival at St Margaret's Mercy Hospital after a two car collision on K39 west of Benedict Friday at 4 50 p m. Joy reportedly attempted a U turn and was struck by Howard Alger 39 of Fredonia. A passenger Harvey Joy 79 and Alger were treated and released. Joys services set for Tuesday at Cason Knickerbocker Funeral Home Fredonia. Survivors include three sons a daughter his father and a sister.
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Sidney W. Joy
Benedict
St. Mrgaret’s Mercy Hospital
Fredonia
Joy
Howard Alger
Harvey Joy
Alger
Cason- Knickerbocker Funeral Home
Sidney
Iliff
Cole
James
Robert
Neodesha
Kathryn Cohee
Honolulu
June Watkins
Roseburg
Ore
Intercepted Letter Advises Voter Choice Tuesday
An intercepted letter urges Cha to vote for a preferred candidate on Tuesday, suggesting the favored candidate may then exit the race. The note reflects campaign intrigue and voter influence tactics.
Erie High hit by second fire in months
A morning blaze at Erie High School damaged the art room and library, discovered at 5 30 a m by janitors. Smoke and water spread through the two rooms. A state fire marshal investigator from Yates Center is on scene. The school remains closed due to smoke in the lunchroom.
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Erie
Yates Center
Erie High School
AIM Declines Offer At Wounded Knee Stand-off
Indian militants hold Wounded Knee as talks resume in a tepee near the village. AIM leaders reject the government's 9 am departure offer and press for broader negotiations with top federal officials and the White House.
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Wounded Knee
New York
William Kunstler
Justice Department
AIM
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
U.S
Ralph Erickson
North
South Dakota
Means
Secretary of the Interior
White House
Fire destroys barn 20 miles north of K39 in Plummer
Firemen and the state fire marshal investigate a Friday night blaze at a Barn 20 miles north of K39 on Plummer. Arson suspected after a gas tank exploded while intruders attempted gasoline theft. Owner Ed Offenbacker reports nearly 10 000 damage. two tractors and a planter destroyed. one tractor uninsured. No clues yet on assailants.
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Ed Offenbacker
S. Lincoln
Chanute
Plummer
K39
John Erickson
Erickson
Offenbacker
Liberal women prep for annual Shrove Tuesday pancake race
Fifteen Liberal women prepare for Tuesday's Shrove Tuesday pancake race aiming to avoid soggy pancakes during the annual event in Liberal Kansas.
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Liberal
Kan
Cardinals Elevate 30 Prelates and Hint at Synod Seat Change
Pope Paul VI elevated 30 prelates to the College of Cardinals and disclosed two others named in pectore who were in Communist countries. He announced potential provision for Synod of Bishops representatives to sit with cardinals at conclaves, a change from the historic exclusive cardinal rule.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
College of Cardinals
Public opposition to amnesty for draft dodgers grows
The White House cites thousands of letters showing four of five people oppose amnesty for U.S. men who fled to avoid Vietnam service. Officials say there has never been unconditional forgiveness for draft dodgers in any war, underscoring Nixon administration policy.
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Washington
White House
Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Meir Blames Arab Blackmail for Europe Terror Gap
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir says the slayings of three diplomats in Sudan by Black September aim to spur tougher antiterrorist actions from Europe. She warns Arab blackmail has paid off since Munich and Bangkok, noting few terrorists remain in custody or under interrogation in Europe.
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New York
Golda Meir
Sudan
Allende Survives as Opposition Retains Congress
In Santiago the moderate conservative opposition to President Salvador Allende keeps control of Congress but falls short of the two-thirds Senate majority needed to impeach the Marxist chief executive. Christian Democrats and allies aimed to curb his socialist program of nationalization.
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Santiago
Chile
Salvador Allende
Christian Democrats
Senate
Allende
Municipal leaders seek negotiation with Nixon over federal funds
Washington, AP reports the National League of Cities adopted a conciliatory stance in the fiscal standoff with the Nixon administration. The group voted to attempt talks to preserve local programs while avoiding a direct clash with the White House.
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Washington
Nixon
National League of Cities Board
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