Wounded Knee Gunfire Ends Brief Peace
Federal standoff at Wounded Knee intensifies after FBI agent Curtis Fitzgerald is wounded in gunfire near the village. Grand jury in Sioux Falls to probe the Sunday shooting as 73 people are arrested during the takeover, with both sides blaming the other. Indian militants and federal forces maintain a tense stand, risky for any peace talks.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Sioux Falls
FBI
Interior Department
U.S
William Clayton
Grand Jury
Stollen
Curtis Fitzgerald
Chicago
Fitzgerald
Dennis Banks
American Indian Movement
GECAC to Join Erie County Government Following State Approval
GECAC gains state approval to become the county Human Resources Bureau as meals on wheels in Corry would continue. County commissioners and GECAC officials plan a March 21 luncheon at the Salvation Army Citadel to honor Corry's Meals on Wheels volunteers.
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Greater Erie Community Action Committee
Erie County
GECAC
Salvation Army
Corry
Department of Community Affairs
James Wade
Wade
Wiley
Metro Planning Department
Hill
POW release schedule seen as U S pause in troop pullout
North Vietnam will release 108 American prisoners in Hanoi on Wednesday while the United States suspends troop withdrawals to ensure all 287 holdouts are freed. Viet Cong plans to release about 30 POWs on Thursday. The disclosures tie to the ceasefire timeline with a final ~156 to be freed by March 28.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Bui Tin
John S. ‘McCain TI
Pacific
Maj
Floyd Thompson
Philip Manhard
Vietnam
South
Philharmonic Receives Matching U S Funds For Erie concerts
The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Erie Philharmonic Orchestra 15000 in matching funds to cover half the cost of concerts in the Erie area over the past year. Congressman Joseph Vigorito announced the allocation. Corry and nearby towns showcased the program with performances in Corry Titusville Edinboro Meadville and Thiel College. John T Downey, recently freed American spy, arrived in the Philippines and signaled he is okay after visiting his sick mother in Connecticut.
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National Endowment For the Arts
Erie Philharmonic Orchestra
Erie
Joseph Vigorito
Robert Byers
Philharmonic
Corry
Corry Area
Downey Freed By Chinese After Nixon Appeal
CLARK AIR BASE Philippines AP John T Downey the last American prisoner of the Korean War was freed from China and flown home to see his ill mother Mary Downey in New Britain Connecticut. President Nixon had pressed for his release and Downey said he and fellow captives Philip E Smith and Robert J Flynn were in good spirits and health after years in custody.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
John T. Downey
China
Connecticut
Peking
CIA
Nixon
Mary Downey
New Britain
Henry A. Kissinger
Air Force
Philip E. Smith
Robert J. Flynn
Downey
Red Cross
Smith
Flynn
Vietnam
Sa eTea
Pale Bat
Fire Kills Dad and Four Daughters in Union Kentucky
Union Kentucky AP report quotes Fire Chief Randall Setters describing a deadly Sunday morning blaze. The father and his four daughters Valarie 12 Kimberly Sue 10 Kelly 8 and Marcella 2 died in their sleep as smoke and toxic gases filled a tri level stairwell. The father died attempting to rescue his children.
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UNION
Randall Setters
Valarie
Kimberly Sue
Kelly
Marcella
Bermuda Governor and aide slain outside Government House
In Hamilton Bermuda Sir Richard Sharples age 57 governor and Capt Hugh Sayers age 25 were shot near midnight at Government House grounds. Scotland Yard detectives arrived to assist the inquiry as police questioned several persons with no arrests reported. A state of emergency was declared but tourism and daily life largely continued amid shock and cancellations.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Scotland Yard
Richard Sharples
Hugh Sayers
Government House
Troopers Busy With Crashes and Runaway Girl
State Police at the Corry substation investigated five weekend crashes injuring three and totaling about 3300 in vehicle damage. They aided in a search for an 11 year old Brooks Rocks area girl. A two truck collision near Wattsburg left two passengers with minor injuries.
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Corry
Brooks Rocks
Wattsburg
Glen Edwards
A.D
Centerville
Perry Davids
RD. 4
Union City
Davids
Evelyn Davids
Cynthia Chaffee
R.D
Union City Hospital
Frederick Mercer
Edwards
Harvey J Hess
Erie
Pittsfield
Kall
Boyle Testimony Not Set For Trial
Erie attorney for ousted United States president W A Tezy Boyle says arrangements appeared to be made for Boyle to testify at the trial of an alleged violator. The attorney said Sunday in a telephone interview from Washington DC that a
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Erie
United Meee Wackes
W.A
Tezy” Boyle
Boyle
Yvabnoesis
Wala J
Sproge
Airfice
Await Union Conference For School Aides
Unclear text describes a union conference for school aides and discussions of an election stage, secretaries, and joint certifications to be filed with the school district. The fragment mentions Warren, workers, and district executives in a garbled report.
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Sisfme
Warren
Ace
Cresia Sad
Argemce
Patiie Eolove
Apgreneese
Saket Aithough
Cotes
Nations OK Joint Float For Currency
Six of the Common Market nations agreed to a joint partial float against the dollar, keeping intra group exchange rates but stopping obligatory dollar purchases. Britain Ireland and Italy already float with all, hoping to join when conditions allow peg against other Common Market monies. West Germany to revalue after fence tests and two meetings of the nine common market states.
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Brussels
Britain
Ireland
Italy
West Germany
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Louis Rzymek
Camm
Fea
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Bermuda Gov
Sir Richard Sharples
Lady Sharples
Richard
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