U S completes pullout from South Vietnam ends long mission
The last American forces exit South Vietnam after 11 years of intervention. About 2 500 GIs depart as U S air and naval forces stay on Indochina perimeters to pressure Cambodia and deter renewed fighting in Vietnam and Laos. General Weyand says U S mission accomplished and Vietnamese self defense upheld.
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South Vietnam
U.S
United States
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Cambodia
Laos
Vietnam
Frederick C. Weyand
Republic of Vietnam
Vietnam War POW Release At Clark Air Base
North Vietnam freed its last 67 U S prisoners of war today and two C141 transports brought them to Clark Air Base for their first stop on the homeward journey. The release reduces Hanoi’s count of captives in Indochina to 587. A Viet Cong prisoner is expected to be freed this weekend. In Washington, President Nixon will address the nation on America’s postwar role and the economy at 8 CST tonight.
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Clark Air Base
Philipines
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Washington
Nixon
America
White House
County Looks At Insurance
The Neosho County Commission met with Ebar Schultz and Edwin Rideau to review insurance bids for county operations. Proposed premiums were 1 044.84 for vehicle liability 2 318 for general premises liability and 6 380 for workmen's compensation. The bids were taken under advisement pending legal consultation.
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Neosho County
Ebar Schultz
Edwin Rideau
The
County Insurance Board
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Exposes Marijuana Fear
Intercepted letter to Cha describes marijuana making users gibbering and drooling imbeciles, arguing fear of cancer would not deter use.
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Cha
Courthouse to Stay Open Saturday for Absentee Voting
Wayne Gibson, Neosho County clerk, announced the Erie courthouse will open 8 a.m. to noon Saturday to allow absentee voting. Any registered voter who cannot vote April 3 may cast a ballot at the courthouse Saturday morning.
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Wayne Gibson
Neosho County
Erie
Lone POW Linked Locally
Mrs. W. A. Strean of rural route reports her grandson Capt. Robert Thom as White is the lone American prisoner of war not yet released by North Vietnam. Bill White of Louisville Nebraska says U S authorities notified the family that the prisoner is White despite initial name confusion. the serial number and description confirm identity. Release is expected this weekend.
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North Vietnam
W. A. Strean
White
Vietnam
Asphalt Plant Question Goes To Voters
City plans to buy an asphalt plant and launch a city-wide street improvement program face voter consideration. Dick Cowden reports the issue centers on fiscal impact and potential infrastructure benefits for the community.
Cemetery of Reeves Family Holds 12 Pioneers
The Reeves family burial plot known as Gods Acre near Village Creek contains 12 graves, most with inscriptions, including John and Larinda Reeves. The site, rediscovered in 1927 during quarrying, has been cleaned, fenced, and maintained with a large elm, cedar, and wild rose nearby. Only two surviving descendants remain in the area.
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Ash Grove Cement Company
John Wesley Reeves
Reeves
Ash Grove
Larinda
Village Creek
Weslie T
J. L
S. A. Orr
Reeve
Sally
J. L. Orr
Molly
John
Larinda Reeves
Cedar Lodge 103
Ada Richardson
W. Main
John and
Velma Morehead
S. Washington
Richardson
Little Cemetery
Melvin Wilson
N. Grant
John W. Reeves
Lorinda Reeves
Ash
Area Forecast for Cloudy Rain and Weekend Light Showers
Area forecast calls for cloudy skies with intermittent light rain or drizzle tonight and Friday. Temperatures dip to the mid 30s to mid 40s tonight and rise to the upper 30s to upper 40s Friday. Northerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Precipitation probability 80 percent tonight and 90 percent Friday.
NFO Calls Hogs Cattle and Lambs From Markets Nationwide
The National Farmers Organization orders withholding of hogs cattle and lambs starting today amid record hog price drops and lower cattle prices. NFC chief Oren Lee Staley cites urgent action as a San Francisco protest supports a broader meat boycott next week.
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Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Iowa
Erie
Phillip M. Lewis
Thayer
Zone Meat
San Francisco
Federal Building Plaza
Tion
Ray Alper
Consumer Federation of
California
Des Moines
Staley
Topeka
NFO
Best Bugs in Watergate Ads Highlight DNC Move
An ad in The Washington Post and Star-News pitches a 16 000 square foot sixth floor space at Watergate, vacated by the Democratic National Committee as it relocates to cheaper offices after a summer bugging incident. The copy invites tenants to locate offices in the famous building.
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Star-News
Democratic National Committee
Federal deadline set for desegregation plans in 25 districts
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare demands new desegregation plans by April 10 to avoid loss of federal funds. Letters were sent after a federal court injunction required mid April compliance action. A separate panel criticizes a syphilis study and calls for Congress to oversee federally funded human experiments.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Congress
Alabama
Richardson Says U.S. Planes Will Pound Cambodia Targets
Secretary of Defense Richard son argues Nixon acts within constitutional powers as U S warplanes will strike Communist targets in Cambodia until a cease fire is declared. He accuses the Communists of failing to withdraw foreign forces per the Paris agreement.
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Washington
Elliot L. Richardson
Nixon
U.S
Cambodia
Richardson
Pot Cancer Link Says Marijuana Clears Tar Test
Philadelphia AP report quotes Dr. Wolfgang Vogel and two colleagues who used the U.S. surgeon general’s smoking tests on marijuana. They find marijuana tar may be as cancer causing as tobacco tar, noting pot smokers tend to hold smoke in their lungs longer.
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Philadelphia
Wolfgang Vogel
U.S
Vogel
FBI reports first decline in serious crime in 17 years
The FBI Uniform Crime Reports for 1972 show a 3 percent drop in overall serious crime, the first decrease since 1955. Rapes and murders rose, while other serious offenses fell, marking a notable shift in nationwide crime trends.
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Washington
FBI
Mitchell Denies Slanderous Wiretap Claims
Former Attorney General John N. Mitchell denied the Washington Post report alleging he approved plans to wiretap the Democratic National Committee. James McCord Jr. testified to a Senate subcommittee that his information came from G. Gordon Liddy as E. Howard Hunt met with a federal grand jury after immunity was granted.
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Washington (Ap
John N. Mitchell
Washington Post
James McCord Jr
Senate
Mitchell
G. Gordon Liddy
White House
McCord
E. Howard Hunt
Hunt
Wichita Drug Raids Expand with 42 Arrests in Citywide Sweep
Federal state and local officers joined in a large drug operation in Wichita. More than 60 agents fanned out on 40 to 50 warrants starting at 8 p.m. Wednesday with at least 42 arrests so far and additional targets being pursued.
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Wichita
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Sedgwick County Sheriff's
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