POWs Return Home After Long Captivity In Joyful Arrivals
In the Philippines the last American POW suffers malaria delaying homecoming slightly. In California Air Force Lt Col Louis H Bernasconi reunites with his mother and daughter amid cheering crowds. Massachusetts welcomes Maj Fernando Alexander with gratitude for a long journey home. Texas celebrates Capt William A Spencer’s homecoming and pride in the Stars and Stripes. At Clark Air Base Army Capt Robert T White, once released by the Viet Cong, is treated for malaria after a long rest. Seventeen POWs go to Sheppard and 15 to Travis while others depart to Andrews March and Scott AFBs. Scott hosts Lt Cecil H Brunson who reflects on Americanism. LtCmdr Thomas R Hall Jr notes dissidents harmed morale by visiting Hanoi.
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Army
Robert T. White
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Mekong
Clark
Newport News
Judith
United States
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Andrews Afb
Sheppard Afb
Tex
March Afb
Scott Afb
Ill
Scott
Cecil H. Brunson
Memphis
Tenn
Cmdr
Thomas R. Hall Jr
Hanoi
Two Die and Three Injured In Area Crashes Over Weekend
State Police at the Corry substation investigated weekend crashes leaving two dead and three injured. Glenn Alexander, 34, of Union City, died when his northbound car on Route 8 veered off, rolled, and ejected him near Union City. Craig Sult, 15, of Millcreek died from head injuries after his motorcycle on a Kearsarge mall site overturned. Craig H Cherry, 21, of Titusville swerved to avoid a deer on Route 89 near Route 77 and struck a pole.
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Corry
Union City
Glenn Alexander
Parade Street
Alexander
East Berm
Erie County
Merle Wood
Millcreek
Kearsarge
Craig Sult
St. Vincent Hospital
Ft. LeBoeuf High School
Titusville
Craig H. Cherry
R.D. 2
Easter egg hunt planned by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber and retail service members schedule their annual Easter egg hunt for Palm Sunday afternoon April 15 at 2 p.m. in City Park. Harold Young chairs the event with Civil Defense supervising. Children aged 3 to 10 will compete in age groups. Over 100 pounds of colored foil eggs will be hidden along with 24 eggs containing $1 bills. Twenty eggs hold certificates for large chocolate bunnies, eggs, and clowns. Sponsors fund most of the activity.
Council To Hear 911 Plan Details
City Council meets tonight for its first April session with a busy agenda. A Corry Area Jaycees delegation will attend while General Telephone representatives explain the 911 emergency phone system. Mayor Zarger comments on Civil Service Board and city engineer updates cover the comprehensive plan, property line adjustments, subdivision regulations, zoning ordinances, and the 1974 construction program.
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Corry Area
Jaycees
William Schilling
General Telephone
GenTel
Edward Zarger
Civil Service Board
David Johnson
Wounded Knee Agreement Near End of Occupation
Provisional accord could end the 34 day Wounded Knee occupation as the federal government and AIM negotiators reported progress on about half of ten Indian demands. Talks resume later today with officials insisting no items talk will be disclosed yet. A cease fire remains in force.
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Wounded Knee
Asst
U.S
Kent Frizzell
Ramon Roubideaux
Frizzell
Justice Department
Department of Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs
South Vietnam Brakes Talks With Peace Commission Over Tong Le Chan Siege
South Vietnam will boycott the Joint Military Commission until Communist forces halt the five week siege of Tong Le Chan ranger base near Saigon. A government spokesman said Saigon proposes a joint inspection team to resolve the crisis, while calling on the ICC to press the enemy to stop attacks and allow evacuations. The base has suffered heavy shelling with dozens of casualties as Viet Cong forces press a siege that began February 26. Demonstrations in Saigon urged the four-nation commission to end ceasefire violations.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Tong le Chan
Viet Cong
JMC
le Truong Hien
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Hien
International Commission
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
Poland
Meat Boycott Strikes Across Nation on Opening Day
Thousands abandon meat on first day of four week boycott protesting high prices. Markets closed on Sunday, making impact hard to gauge, as consumer group leaders doubt price ceilings will work. In Chicago and Detroit outlets, demand shifts toward non meat items and meat counters see fewer sales. Rainbow People’s Party joins Michigan boycott push.
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Nixon
Cheri Killingsworth
Detroit
Michigan
Rainbow People's Party
The
White
Supreme Court blocks Alaska oil pipeline. case awaits Congress
The Supreme Court refused to overturn a lower court ruling blocking the trans Alpine pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope. The decision leaves the pipeline’s fate to Congress and the public arena. A Reuters-AP wire summary notes unrelated meat boycott protests and quirky comments from figures linked to the era.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Alaska
North Slope
Congress
Weekend police report shows minor incidents and one hit by car
City police logged a mixed bag of nonserious to potentially serious events over the weekend. Investigations include a high speed car run off Union street injuring a mailbox and sign, a possible arson attempt at 304 Essex street, and ongoing cases of malicious mischief and larceny with charges pending if the driver is identified. Officer David Turner leads the probe into the Union street crash as the vehicle owner is named Robert T. Greer. The driver remains unidentified.
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Union Street
David Turner
Robert T
Robert Miller
Turner
Miller Place
Helen Johnson
Essex Street
Miss Johnson
Corry Man Charged After Burglary Attempt at Home
State Police investigate an apparent attempted burglary in Corry where Richard C. Vanderhoof found intruder Richard A. Penoyer in his upstairs bedroom. Penoyer, 22, was arraigned before District Justice Anna McCall and committed to Erie County jail awaiting trial on multiple burglary charges in Corry and Union City.
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Corry
Richard Gambino
Richard C. Vanderhoof
RD. 1
Stewart Road
Vanderhoof
Richard A. Penoyer
R.D. 1
Anna McCall
Waterford
Penoyer
Erie County
Union City
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Air Force
Norman Gaddis
Gaddis
William Hardy
Navy
Eugene McDaniel
Associated Press
California
Louis H. Bernasconi
America
Massachusetts
Fernando Alexander
Texas
William A. Spencer
Chamber
American Indian Movement
AIM
Roubideaux
Peace
New York
Chicago
Frieda Marianos
Bulletin
Panther Party
Dolly Cole
General Motors
Waterville
Maine
Pat Gorman
Gorman
Columbia
Georgia
Lithonia Lighting Company
Conyers
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