Congressman Says Others Agree Mail Service Is Slow
AP report details Rep Paul G Rogers claims widespread mail delays across the country. He cites examples such as a Wilmington letter taking 15 days, a Hollywood card traveling nine blocks in 16 days, and a New York to Albany letter taking 25 days, with Baltimore bill payments, a Salt Lake City package delayed six weeks from Las Vegas, and an air mail letter moving California to Florida taking 19 extra days.
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Carl C
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Postal Service
Wilmington
Del
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
Hollywood
Fla
New York City
Albany
N.Y
Baltimore
Salt Lake City
Las Vegas
Air Mail
California
Florida
Rogers
Miami
Kissinger on Vietnam War Policy and World Power Balance
In a wide interview, Kissinger discusses potential U S relations with former adversaries, the bombing pause of North Vietnam, and the road to peace. He cites Soviet China tensions, the need for honorable peace, and the roles of Brezhnev Mao and Tho, stressing executive privilege and a new balance among superpowers.
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Kalb
Kissinger
Hanoi
Saigon
North Vietnam
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Washington
China
Russia
U.S
Soviet Union
le Duc Tho
Cha En-lai
Mao Tse-lung
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
Congress Debate Continues Budget Cuts Policy Clash
Senator William Brock and Senator Jesse Helms pressed for deeper cuts while praising some Budget efforts. Proxmire Nelson and a dozen Republicans voted against the measure. Rogers criticized South Florida mail service citing reduced pickups and chronic delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Brock
R-Tenn
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
William Proxmire
Gaylord Nelson
Wisconsin
Dewey Bartlett
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Wallace F. Bennett
Utah
Wiliam Brock
Tennessee
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Paul Fannin
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Robert P. Griffin
Michigan
Clifford P. Hansen
Wyoming
Charles H
Pentagon rides list prompts cutback plan debate
Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary BD O Cooke lists 52 people eligible for free rides including Gen. Lewis Hershey and Robert Berry. The Pentagon Motor Pool runs 24 hours with 45 sedans daytime and 11 overnight. 42 helicopters exist mainly for emergency evacuation. Hamilton urges reduction of eligible riders and has asked Congress to act, threatening legislation if unchanged.
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Defense
BD. O. Cooke
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Robert Berry
Army
Carl Walske
Atomic Energy Commission
Pentagon Motor Pool
Cooke
Hamilton
Air Force
Pentagon
House Armed Services Committee
POWs Return From Korea Jubilant and Wounded Rise From Trucks
Hundreds of prisoners of war released south of Panmunjom appear elated tired and unkempt as guards push them toward processing tents. Many wear baggy fatigues marked PW and some don blue padded jackets. Among them are litter cases and a few captured newsmen including AP photographer Frank Noel, a Pulitzer winner, who managed to smuggle out prison photographs.
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Vietnam
Panmunjom
Korea
Associated Press
Frank Noel
Chosen Reservoir
Families Of Prisoners On Laos List Are Happy Delighted
Wives and relatives express relief after Pentagon notice that seven prisoners of war in Laos are alive. Maj Norbert A Gotner, missing since 1971, is named among the captives. Relatives from California Washington Oregon and Colorado await word on others, hoping for more information and eventual contact.
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United States
Cambodia
Laos
North Vietnam
Rose Gotner
Sacramento
Calif
Pentagon
Winlock
Wash
Edward W. Leonard
Air Force
Edward W. Leonard Jr
Leonard
Patricia
Colorado Springs
Colo
Centralia
Dwight Mattix
State Department
Samuel
Lloyd Oppel
Courteney
Stephen Long
Dan Long
H.E. Barnhart
Springfield
Ore
Vietnam Ceasefire Struggles Shifts in Southeast Front
Ceasefire tensions escalate as Saigon reports North Vietnamese attacks near the demilitarized zone and Marine withdrawals. International observers struggle to begin field operations due to security gaps. the U S casualty tally shows broad ongoing losses with 45 941 killed and 10 303 dying in nonhostile causes through the period.
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Tra
Military Commission
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Canada
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
Saigon
Ilitary
South Vietnam
Ahet
Vinca Eetary Commission
Sted
International Commission of ‘Control and
Demilitarized
le Trung Hien
Saigon Command
Cua‘ Viet
Quant Tri
U.S
Armerican
Tidéchina
Battr
Orer
Trie
Violence Escalates in Northern Ireland Amid Sectarian Attacks
Protestants and Catholics traded threats after a Cherry Valley bus ambush that killed Paddy Heenan and injuring others. IRA warns of retaliation while Ulster Defence Association vows to crush the IRA, as authorities push for outlawing vigilante groups and consider security measures ahead of March Northern Ireland plans. The violence raises fears of wider spillover into the Republic and along the border communities.
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Ulster Defense Association
Social Democratic and Labor Party
Whitelaw
Cherry Valley
Paddy Heenan
Ulster Volunteer Force
IRA
Dublin
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Jobs For Returning POWs Being Given Top Priority
Washington AP reports the Labor Department will place highest priority on locating jobs or providing training for returning prisoners of war. Manpower Administrator Paul J. Fasser Jr said $500,000 is allocated for vocational training for former POWs seeking such assistance.
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Washington
Labor Department
Paul J. Fasser, Jr
Fasser
Study contends BNDD and Customs clash over drug control
A private 1970 study circulated among officials claims friction and jealousy between the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and Customs in enforcement of drug laws. Rep. Murphy warned of rivalries that could hinder arrests. Nixon had placed BNDD in command of international drug suppression with Customs in support, but Customs pressed for a larger role.
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Associated Press
ABA
The
Council
Bureau, of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
Justice Department
Bureau of Customs
Treasury Department
Customs
BNDD
Nartocis
John Murphy
D-N.y
House
Nixon
United States
Labor groups pledge jobs for released prisoners in operation Homecoming
Funds give power to effect savings. Ervin dismisses the plan as a constitutional twist. He argues the President’s action defies Congress and isn’t meant to faithfully execute the law. The Labor Department joins the Defense Department Veterans Administration and other agencies in Operation Homecoming to assist released prisoners. If local Employment Service offices can’t match a job or training to a returnee’s skills and location, the National Alliance of Businessmen and its 30,000 employer members promise suitable openings.
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Ervin
Congress
Labor Department
Defense Department Veterans Administration
National Alliance of Businessmen
Fasser
Labor
POWs and cease fire raise Laos release question
The report covers ongoing POW releases under the Vietnam cease fire, noting Kissinger's statements, congressional briefing details, and Vietnam’s lists. It cites 562 American servicemen and 23 civilians in captivity plus 53 military and six civilians identified as dead, with 4,300 missing and unaccounted for overall. It also describes postwar employment plans for freed POWs and a Mississippi senator Stennis hostage attack details.
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Laos
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Henry A ‘Kissinger
White’ House
Hanoi
G. V. Montgomery
Dmiss
Congress
Kissinger
Friedheim
U.S
United States
Defense Department
Indochina
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