Rogers Secures Assurances On Prisoner Releases In Paris
Secretary of State William P. Rogers won assurances on the release of American prisoners, with a U S spokesman reporting. Concurrently, U S and North Vietnamese diplomats moved toward a declaration to back the Vietnam peace accord. The day featured behind the scenes diplomacy and signals that the Communists sought security for peacekeeping delegates in Saigon.
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Mecloskey
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White House Guardedly Optimistic on POW Releases
The White House voiced guarded optimism that more than 120 American prisoners of war would be released by week’s end under the January Paris agreement. Press secretary Ziegler said Rogers would continue at Paris sessions until a second-stage release is agreed, while Nixon urged speedy arrangements for the next phase.
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Vietnam prisoner releases and mine action clash
The United States suspended troop withdrawals and paused Navy minesweeping as it pressed Hanoi for the release of more than 120 prisoners. U.S. and allied officials warned of possible air strikes if North Vietnam refuses to dismantle missiles, while negotiations at the International Control Commission yielded deadlock over prisoner releases and cease-fire violations.
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Indians Exchange Gunfire With U S Marshals at Wounded Knee
Indians holding about 400 hostages at Wounded Knee exchanged gunfire briefly with federal marshals after a car carrying several natives halted near a roadblock. Officials said no injuries were reported. leaders said shots were warning, and a cease-fire with the FBI was arranged. The siege began Tuesday evening, with a village of roughly 100 under occupation by AIM and Oglala Sioux members.
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Reputed underworld financier Lansky convicted
After three hours the federal jury found Lansky guilty of criminal contempt for willfully refusing to comply with a grand jury subpoena. He remained free on bonds totaling 650000 as sentencing was left to the judge. The 71 year old Lansky, a longtime figure linked to organized crime, had faced the jury in Miami.
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Kennedy seeks court ruling on pocket veto power
Senator Edward M. Kennedy filed a civil suit to declare the pocket veto unconstitutional and challenge President Nixon's use of the method to block a medical bill worth 225 million dollars. He appeared with family watching as he urged Judge Joseph Waddy to find the veto outside constitutional intent.
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Retired NCO Pleads Guilty In Bribe Case
LOS ANGELES AP Retired Sgt Maj William Q Wooldridge once the Army's top enlisted man pleaded guilty to receiving gratuities from a California firm that supplied servicemen's clubs in Vietnam The plea included two new counts after the government dropped the prior indictment Judge Ferguson set April 30 for sentencing with maximums of four years and 20000 for Wooldridge five years and 10000 for Higdon two years and 10000 for Bass The defendants tied to alleged fraud bribery and profit skimming in NCO clubs during 1965 1989 were part of a Senate probe of the operation of the clubs.
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Gray says FBI sent info on Watergate probe to White House
Acting FBI Director L. Patrick Gray III testified to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the FBI provided material from its Watergate investigation into the Democratic headquarters bugging to the White House after a request by John Dean in July. He said a letter to H.R. Haldeman containing Watergate information was killed a month earlier.
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Judging Reasonable Increases Sets 5.5 Percent Pay Guideline
A council official said the 5.5 percent wage standard remains the reference in judging raises and that negotiators must show flexibility beyond 3.0 to 3.5 percent. The administration maintains a general guide while allowing adjustments for inequities and market disruptions as wage talks continue nationwide.
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East Coast quake alarms residents in several states
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale was detected by the Radham University seismograph in New York, rattling windows and prompting a flood of calls to police and fire departments. No injuries were reported. The Kuril Islands quake 7.5 magnitude was reportedly unrelated. Temperatures and details varied by location.
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Prices For Raw Farm Products Rise Three Percent in February
Prices of raw farm products rose 3 percent in February according to the Agriculture Department. Cattle and hog prices led the gain, with meat animal prices up 9 percent for February and 27 percent higher than a year ago. A market basket of retail foods hit a record annual rate of 1375 dollars in January, up 37 dollars from December, with higher farm prices driving the overall rise.
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Weather Readings From Virginia and North Carolina
Virginia Thursday sunny and mild with highs in the 50s. Fair Thursday night with lows around 30. Friday partly cloudy with a chance of showers late in the day in the southwest and highs in the 50s to 60s. North Carolina sunny and warmer Thursday with highs mostly in the 50s. Partly cloudy west and mostly sunny east with a chance of showers in the mountains Friday afternoon, highs around 69. Downtown weather log shows calm wind, temperatures around 30s to 50s and no precipitation in 24 hours.
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