Demo Governors To Oppose Special Revenue Sharing
Washington AP report notes Democratic governors renewed their criticism of President Nixon's plan to revamp federal domestic aid programs, voting unanimously Thursday to oppose the proposal. Governors from multiple states urged alternative funding approaches and stressed preserving local control over aid distributions.
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Danville
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Nixon
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Gilligan
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Congress
Milton Shapp
Pennsylvania
Bing
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Families rejoice as POWs freed amid mixed relief
The news brings families of prisoners of war relief after years of separation. Navy Cmdr. Eugene McDaniel, 41, and others including Cmdr. John Fellowes, Lt. Col. Norman Wells, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Christian, and Col. Frederick Crow are identified as being freed or returning home. Parents describe emotional reunions and plans to attend church, celebrate, and welcome back their loved ones. The report notes ongoing political debate as governors discuss budget proposals and special revenue sharing amid national issues.
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Evan.t
Dorothy McDaniel
Virginia Beach
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Shaoli
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Thomas
Brady
Mary Crow
Harida
Air Force
Frederick
Charlotte Christian
Michael D. “Christian
U.S.A
Unionville
Barbara “Wells
Norman L. Wells
Mrs. Wells
Terrorist releases and arrests spread across nations
The report notes Daud, a c¢ member of Al Falah, arrested in Jordan for allegedly plotting a coup and mastermind conspiracy against Hussein. It cites Israel and West Germany releases of Palestinian and Baader Meinhoff figures, and describes U.S. policy against paying ransoms. It also mentions Noel becoming the first U.S. ambassador to Sudan since relations resumed.
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Life Command
al Falah
Jordan
Hindawi Ana
Hussein Late
Avamen
Sirhan Sir' Han
Washington
State Department
Charles W. Bray
Sirhan
U.S
Bray
Noel
Oklahoma City
Sudan
Khartoum
Ministers Among 18 Killed in Baltic Plane Crash
Warsaw reports the crash near Szczecin killed 18, including Poland interior minister Wieslaw Ociepka and Czech interior minister Radko Kaska, plus four Polish and four Czechoslovak officers. The crew and entourage were aboard an Antonov 24 Turbo-Prop en route to Goleniow. Premier Jaroszewicz promised a top level inquiry.
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Interior Ministers
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Czechoslvakia
Ociepkav
Kaska
Michal Kudzej
Central Committee
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Cals
Czeslaw Karski
Wieslaw T Zajda
Jasroslav Klima
Ladislav Huzeye
Czechoslovakia
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Goleniow
Szczecin
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Gustav Husak
Czechoslovak Communist Party Central Committee
Prague
Gallup Mayor abducted wounded in shooting incident
Gallup New Mexico mayor Emmet Garcia was abducted from his City Hall office and wounded by gunfire. A young man alleged to head a Native student group was killed, with at least 15 to 20 shots reported. Police gave few details while a suspect was held for questioning.
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Emmett Garcia
David Norvell
Larry Casuso
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U.S. Public Health Service
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Securres Iin
Harvey Whitehill
Gallup Chamber of Commerce
Don Green
Gallup Independent
Green
Most School Desegregation Funds Not Spent This Year
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration will not spend 82 percent of the $270.6 million appropriated this year for desegregation aid to school districts. The remaining funds will be allocated this spring and summer for the 1973 74 school year, with a $271 million budgeted for fiscal year.
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Office of Management and Budget
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Indians Reach Out as Hostages Held at Wounded Knee
About 200 armed Indians gathered inside Sacred Heart church at Wounded Knee seeking to press for Indian civil and treaty rights as hostages remained inside. Federal officials and Senators arrived to negotiate while AIM leaders urged restraint and emphasized securing prisoners' release first.
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POW Release Lists Update and Peace Accord Timing
A Viet Cong list names German and Filipino POWs including Monika Schwinn and Bernhard Diehl captured near Da Nang in 1969 and Hue in 1968. They are held in the North and travel to Clark Air Base with other Americans released in Hanoi. The peace accord requires releases at the rate of troop withdrawals, with 299 Americans repatriated by March 28 and 286 still held in camps.
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Hanoi
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Balagot
Hue
Vietnam
Civic Action
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Laos
North Vietnam
United States
Congress Voices Alarm on Presidential Impoundment Power
Members of the House Agriculture Committee condemn executive impoundment used to cut or eliminate federal programs. They argue the restructuring of agencies could strip Congress of its constitutional power and threaten rural programs deemed valuable.
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Nixon plan to trim OEO and cut CAP funding
Nixon outlined moving more OEO programs into Cabinet departments and cutting administrative costs, with 80 percent overhead reductions cited by Weinberger. He said Community Action would lapse under his proposals after spending 2.8 billion on CAP since 1965, criticizing Johnson era programs as utopian and wasteful. The president urged programs that say yes to needs by saying no to paternalism and social exploitation.
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Weinberger
Nixon
Johnson
Two Killed In Belfast After Rash Of Attacks
In Belfast gunmen killed two men amid a spike in violence. Cab driver Stephen Kernan, 54, a Catholic, was shot in the Shankill area and died en route to a hospital. A second man was shot near City Hall. identity and religion not known. Police cited IRA threats against Kernan and linked the events to a broader attack wave and security crackdown. Troops were deployed as a political vote loomed and other bombings and booby traps were reported.
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