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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1972
Page
1
Ten shipwrecked Filipinos were released by enemy troops after 2 1/2 months in central South Vietnam. Captain Godofredo Tadtad led the group, recounting harsh conditions in caves and jungles, limited food, and the treatment by Viet Cong and villagers before rescue by a U.S. helicopter to Qui Nhon for medical checks.
Officials say the president will be accompanied by about 300 Americans on the China visit. The split includes an official party of roughly 21 White House aides and an unofficial group, with press, security, and technical personnel. Ziegler notes negotiations with Chinese officials shaped the totals, not dictates from Beijing.
Trish Garliament plans to address marchers while an army spokesman warns of possible confrontations. Northern Ireland Catholic leader Bernadette Devlin participates, backing protests against internment without trial for suspected terrorists. In Londonderry a gunman wounded a 17 year old at a Catholic wedding reception as intruders threatened guests and exploded a bomb atwood Leigh Hotel, injuring the best man Dennis Patton. Dublin sees two British deserters claim they fought operations against fellow workers in Catholic districts.
Indochina update reports 12 air raids in South Vietnam in a 24 hour period, the highest since January 1976. Skyraiders and South Vietnamese jets flew 383 missions in four days, with 94 decoys Friday and Saturday morning causing six secondary explosions, seven fires, and damage to 18 bunkers and 29 fortifications. The strikes aim to blunt a Communist offensive expected this month, mainly in the northern 1st and 2nd military regions. Over the past four days more than 100 enemy attacks and shellings occurred, though only one caused a government position to be abandoned. A militia outpost in coastal Binh Dinh Province was ceded after a 24 hour siege by a battalion-size force.
AFL CIO figures clashed with Hodgson over Nixon price freeze as Meany accused the administration ally of opposing his members. Meany, 77, recovering from illness after November convention, golfing amid aides note doctors remain unsure of the illness cause. Leaders pledge broad backing for the Democratic nominee unless Wallace or Lindsay capture the nomination.
The article features a poetess once with the Hampton Monitor and Newport News Daily Press. She has written long poems and can recite them, praising her fiancé and their upcoming marriage. The newlyweds plan a wedding with a banquet in St Petersburg on March 14 hosted by the Ohio Society of ersburg.
Judge Culkin ruled Time Inc. cannot publish excerpts from the Irving manuscript without presenting the manuscript itself or proving authenticity. The decision came after Rosemont sued to block a McGraw-Hill release and amid questions about handwriting analysis suggesting Hughes material. Time had planned to publish excerpts amid a larger dispute over ownership and rights to the Phélan and Irving manuscripts.
A 1970 report notes East European economic aid to North Vietnam rising by about a third to around 40 million dollars from the prior year. Hungary pledges continued aid with priority to defense needs. U.S. aid to South Vietnam is listed near 500 million dollars for the year, while overall Vietnam spending and reconstruction plans are discussed amid uncertain totals and political context.
London reports a sweeping power outage as strikes and fuel shortages disrupt generation. Factories run four days weekly, many theaters dim, households heat one room, and engineers rotate outages to curb demand. Prime Minister Heath calls for miners to accept an interim pay deal as the crisis deepens.
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