U.S. begins Homecoming release of POWs in 1969 plan
The United States announced the first group of about 140 American prisoners will be released from North and South Vietnam and sent home Sunday night Saigon time. Spokesmen said the batch includes sick and wounded, with another 27 civilians and 3,000 South Vietnamese prisoners to be exchanged. Kissinger and four-party observers will supervise at Tan Son Nhut while medical teams process arrivals at Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
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Saigon
United States
U.S
North
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnamese
An Loch
Hat Les
Can
International Commission For Control and Supervision
US S
North Vietnam
South
Laos
State Department
Kissinger
Paris
Joint Military Commission
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Army
Floyd Thompson
Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez
Santa Clara
Calif
Tonkin Gulf
Defense Department
Jerry W. Friedheim
Washington
Clark Air Base
Philippines
An Loc
Tan Son Nhut
Clark
Kissinger Arrives in Hanoi on Peace Mission
U S presidential adviser Henry Kissinger arrives in Hanoi after a stop in Vientiane where he meets Premier Souvanna Phouma. He praises good will and conciliation and says the visit aims to inaugurate a new US North Vietnam relationship and push for Laos peace alongside Indochina talks. He travels with William Sullivan and aides aboard a USAF Boeing 707 to Hanoi Gia Lam Airport.
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USS
Henry Kissinger
Bangkok
Vientiane
Laos
U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
United States
North Vietnam
Indochina
Kissinger
Souvanna
Phouma
Vietnam
William Sullivan
United States of America
Air Force
Gia Lam
Tsoon
Cambodia
Chatichai Choonhavan
Pathet Lao
Souvanna Phouma
Washington
Alaska Pipeline Blocked by Appeals Court Ruling
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court and blocked the 780 mile Alaska oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez The court held the 146 foot right of way violated the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 and enjoined the special land use permit The Wilderness Society Environmental Defense Fund and Friends of the Earth argued the permit exceeded limits and urged Congress to act.
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Alaska
Alyeska Oil Consortium
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Aleyska
the Wilderness Society
Environmental Defense Fund, Inc
Friends of the Earth
Dennis M. Flannary
U.S. Court of Appeals
George Hart
Dollar Crashes In Wave Of Selling On Foreign Markets
BONN Germany AP dollars poured into German and world money markets as speculators tried to unload the U S currency. Chancellor Brandt talked with Nixon Pompidou and Heath while the West German central bank bought to soak up dollars. The dollar fell to 3 1480 marks in West Germany despite $1 8 billion in support. total sales surpassed $6 billion worldwide since Feb 1. Bonn insisted publicly it will…
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Bonn
Germany
U.S
Willy Brandt
Nixon
Georges
Tokyo
Amsterdam
Compromise No Fault Insurance Bill Aims For Middle Ground
Richmond AP A compromise no fault automobile insurance bill and a measure to tighten Virginia Sunday blue law cleared the House Corporations Insurance and Banking Committee and head to the floor for Monday action. The no fault plan caps medical benefits at 3000, bars court suits for further damages unless claims exceed 500, and offers up to 200 weekly for income loss and 15 daily for services. A second bill fixes defects in a 1972 competitive pricing measure.
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Richmond
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Nofault
House Committee On Corporations, Insurance & Banking
Imum
Del
Edward E. Lane
Uruguay Crisis Forces Resignation Of Defense Minister
President Bordaberry accepted the resignation of his defense minister after rebel military commanders seized radio stations and moved tanks into Montevideo. Tanks lined the Prado district as the Army and Air Force set up provisional headquarters while the Navy warned it would defend constitutional order. Government House and surrounding streets were sealed with barricades as marines and troops held positions.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan M. Bordaberry
Bordaberry
Prado
Navy
Navy, Which Did Not Join the Army and Air Force
Government House
Army-Air Force
Air Force
Radio
Sta
Penn Central Trains Roll Again as Dispute Stalls on Key Issues
The one day Penn Central strike ended for 90 days but the crew reduction dispute remains unresolved. 300,000 passengers and freight move as trains run, while Nixon and Congress face a potential financial lifeline for the bankrupt railroad. The moratorium was rushed through by Congress after 19 months of bargaining, with Penn Central aiming to cut 5,700 freight crew jobs in six years to save about 100 million dollars.
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Philadelphia
Penn Central
America
Nixon
Congress
House
Senate
Heavy Snow and Ice Frighten Dixie Across States
A southern winter storm spread heavy snow freezing rain and sleet from Texas into Dixie with snow in Florida. At least five traffic deaths occurred as schools and businesses closed from Louisiana to South Carolina. Macon declared a state of emergency, curb and business closures, and a 8 p.m. curfew as heavy snow neared double digits.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dixie
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Macon
Ronnie Thompson
J. F
Plane In Uncontrolled Flight Before Crash
Navy board told in Alameda that the jet was on fire before impact and appeared in a completely uncontrolled flight. Lt. A D Longquist, watching from 4,000 feet away, said the aircraft dived nearly vertically and suggested pilot incapacitation or loss of control. Eight bodies were recovered from the Tahoe apartment complex debris.
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Alameda
Calif
Navy
Navy Board of Inquiry
A.D. Longquist
Alameda Naval Air Station
Longquist
Tahoe
Civil Rights Commission Faults Presidential Leadership in Civil Rights
The US Commission on Civil Rights reports federal civil rights enforcement remains inadequate due to lack of presidential leadership. It notes large-scale discrimination continues and inertia across agencies, with no agency giving high-level priority. The resignation of Rev. Theodore Hesburgh as chairman is noted.
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Washington
US Commission On Civil Rights
Congress
Theodore M. Hesburgh
Father Hesburgh
University of Notre Dame
Weather outlook for Virginia and North Carolina
Partly cloudy in Virginia with highs in the 30s and a chance of snow near the coast Saturday night into Sunday. In North Carolina gale warnings and heavy snow advisories cover coastal and southern regions with snow mainly east Saturday, then clearing to partly cloudy Sunday. mountains near 20s Saturday rising to 30s Sunday.
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North Carolina
Southern Coastal Area
Southern Coastal Plain
Sandhills
Piedmont
Northern Coastal Plain
Downtown Weather Log Update
Weather log shows Friday evening temperatures 31 at 7pm, 29 at 9pm with barometer 30.25 and wind E7. At 9pm 29 with 30.27 reading NE-11. Saturday 1am 26 with 30.28 NE-6. 24-hour low 26, high 35. No precipitation in 24 hours.
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U.S. Appeals Court
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