Reagan hosts dinner for former prisoners of war
About 100 former prisoners of war along with their wives and dates dined with Governor Ronald Reagan and his wife at a private Oakland Hills dinner. Lt David Rehmann of Lancaster told Reagan he was the last person he voted for before being shot down, while Lt Cor Everett Alvarez Jr attended with his date Linda Holt. The POWs presented a hand‑signed portrait of their missing comrade and a bouquet of roses, as the Reagans hosted the second dinner party in a series.
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POWs mixup ties to missing in action soldier revelation
Washington officials traced a nine digit number to Army Captain Robert Thomas White of Newport News Virginia after the Viet Cong identified a Robert Wheme born in Virginia as a captured prisoner. White was expected to be released soon at Clark Air Base in the Philippines amid ongoing POW disclosures and earlier cases involving Bobby Jae Keesee and Ronald Ridgeway.
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Beatings necessitate surgery in former POW case
Former POW Hubert C. Walker said he was beaten by a four foot nine inch inmate four days after capture, in prison in North Vietnam. The Air Force captain, from Tulga Oklahoma, will need surgery to repair a broken nose after the assault. He spoke at a Wichita Falls news conference on Wednesday.
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Bombers pound Cambodian targets near Phnom Penh
UPI reports B52s and warplanes conducted raids for a 22nd straight day aimed at Communist concentrations east and south of Phnom Penh. Bombings reportedly reached within 15 miles of the capital as Lon Nol's government asked for action. Cambodian sources cite Highway 1 positions near Phnom Penh and Mekong river areas as key targets amid a heavy Communist offensive, with pagodas complicating airstrikes.
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Cambodia bombing to continue despite ceasefire talks
Secretary of Defense Richardson says U S warplanes will pound Communist targets in Cambodia until a cease fire is declared, arguing Nixon acts within constitutional powers. He accuses the Communists of failing to withdraw foreign forces per the Paris agreements. He refused to set a terminal bombing date.
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Prisoner of War chews gum to pass captivity
Del Sterling, a 47 year old Houston native held six years in North Vietnam, says he avoided cavities by chewing gum for days to test durability. He claims rocks and buffalo bones in his rice and soup caused his few cavities and used gum tasting as a diversion during captivity.
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Hopes Rise For MIA Reports In Vietnam War
Families gain some relief as Viet Cong acknowledge Army Captain Robert T. White as captured in the Ure Mekong Delta. He is the first U S serviceman named as captured in southern Vietnam. Other released prisoners came from the Central Highlands and northern areas.
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