Red Leaders In Laos China Give Formula For Release Of Prisoners
Washington report says Communist China would release American POWs after the United States adopts a one China policy. Pathet Lao proposed a Laos release formula tied to a bombing halt similar to North Vietnam. Seven missing airmen are in China with two identified as prisoners, and Laos lists 263 missing with three confirmed captured. Mrs James B White reports.
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Laos
China
Washington
National League of Families of
Amercan
South
East Asia
United States
Pathet Lao
North Vietnam
Johnson
World Peace Council
Budapest
U.S
Taiwan
Pentagon
James B. White
Red Chinese
White
Air Force
Singkapo Choumanang
Pathet Lao Central Committee
Railway Labor Act options debated after 80 days
The article outlines three potential paths after an 80 day cooling off period including extending the period, partial operation with a five day mediation window followed by a panel to pick a final offer, or a government panel with binding outcome. An alternate industry proposal suggests panels for nonbinding recommendations or binding final offers.
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Secretaries of Labor, Commerce and ‘Transportation
Senate Labor Committees
House Commerce Committee
Sheriff acquitted in jail shooting case amid tense trial
The acquitted sheriff vows to return home and serve with courtesy while defense and prosecutors clash over intent. Amerson and Coleman faced possible prison and fines for allegedly injuring a prisoner during a jail booking incident prompted by Harris firing into officers. U.S. Attorney Ira DeMent warned against lax enforcement, while Bill Baxley and Fred Gray defended restraint. Details on prisoner release conditions followed later.
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Amerson
Coleman
U.S. District Court
Rober E. Warner
Harris
Tuskegee
U.S
Alabama
Bill Baxley
Deffense
General Koster faces censure over My Lai investigations
The case centers on General Koster who during a field inquiry into My Lai concluded no massacre occurred. Resor upheld a letter of censure for Koster due to inadequate direction and failure to review investigations, while Young faced mitigating factors. The Army will reduce Koster from major general to brigadier general, affecting about $309 monthly.
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Koster
My Lai
Re- Sor
Jonahan
Seaman
1St Army
Ft Meade
Resor
Young
Gen. Young
Gen. Koster
O ' Young
Army Materiel Command
Army
Senate backs amendment to halt SST funds in 58 37 vote
Senators Byrd and Spong joined the winning side as the chamber approved Proxmire's amendment to delete funds for SST development by a 58 to 37 roll call. Rep. Yates planned to push conferees to accept the SST rejection, aiming for a Thursday vote in the House. United States politics Washington AP.
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Senate
Sidney R. Yates
D-ll
House
Washington
U. S
Harry F. Byrd Jr
L-Va
William B. Spong Jr
D-Va
William Proxmire
Dwis
Queen Seeks Royal Pay Increase Since 1952
London AP report explains Queen Elizabeth II asked Parliament for a pay raise for herself and royal family without naming a specific amount. Court sources cite about 1.92 million dollars needed. breakdowns show Queen Elizabeth II and family receiving millions in annual allowances, with debate and committee setup anticipated before Parliament’s summer recess.
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Elizabeth
London
Elizabeth II
Shesh
House of Commons
House
Willliam Whitelaw
Uips
Parliament
George III
Prince Philip
Royal Family
Princess Anne
Prin j__ cess
Margaret
Duke of Day
Gloucester
Whitelaw
Prince Charles
Liament
Duchy of Cornwall
Buckingham Palace
Windsor Castle
Harold Wilson
Cusitom
William Hamilton
Hamilton
Nader blasts GM over Vega safety and recalls
Ralph Nader accuses General Motors of using product improvement instead of recalls for Vega defects. He cites faulty rear seat panels, underbody clearance, windshields, fuel spillage, and four other safety issues, urging DOT to prosecute for law violations. GM says Vega defects did not relate to safety, so no statutory recall was required.
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Washington
General Motors
Cate Ralph Nader
Wednecda
Nader
Department of Transportation
Vegas
Douglas Toms
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Toms
Vega
Consumer Advocate
Trains Back On Track As Strike Ends
Railroads rush to resume service after a nationwide strike ends with freight cars cleared and shipments planned. Seaboard Coast Line and Denver Rio Grande workers report progress though some routes remain disrupted. Farmers in Texas and Florida assess crop losses as cantaloupes and citrus rebound. Commuters return to trains, buses, and car pools as normal service resumes gradually.
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Seaboard Coast Line
Charlotte
N.C
West Virginia
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Denver and
Rio Grande Western Rail
Toad
Ralph Ross
la Casita Farms
Rio Grande
Tex
South Texas
Florida
Jacksonville
Senate debates troop cuts and Mansfield amendment
The Senate rejected Mansfield's 50 percent Europe troop withdrawal plan, as Humphrey criticized executive branch influence and Nelson pressed for a balanced approach. Senators Byrd and Spong backed the majority against the amendment amid broad debate on US negotiations with the Soviet Union.
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Senate J
Executive Branch
Montana Democrat
Cay
Humphrey
Soviet Union
John ¢. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Europe
Washington
Virginia
U.S
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Lva
William B. Spong Jr
D. Va
Mars probe speculation and canals myth in 19th century view
The text notes no prior Soviet announcement of a Mars probe during a favorable launch window. It discusses Mars as a possible life harbor, its extreme seasons, and color changes signaling vegetation. It recalls Giovanni Schiaparelli’s 1877 canals idea as artificial waterways imagined by a race facing drought.
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Soviet Union
Mars
Earth
Giovanni Virginia Schiaparelli
Schiaparelli
Social Security Bill Boosts Incomes for 28 Million
Washington AP reports the new Social Security measure would raise payments for about 28 million people starting June 1972, with a 5 percent across the board increase and added provisions for widows, dependent widowers, and higher earnings thresholds. Payroll taxes would rise sharply by 1977, reaching 7.4 percent on a $10,200 base, an estimated 85 percent increase. The bill's Medicare expansion and welfare components add about $5.4 billion in federal costs, offset by some state and local savings.
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Washington
House
Ways and Meats Committee
Nash the poet and humorist founder of modern wit
Nash began as a 27 year old writer for Doubleday in 1930 crafting odd verses that drew New Yorker editors’ attention. After his first book Ward Lines in 1931 he turned to poetry full time, publishing more than a dozen volumes and helping compose three Broadway plays. He urged humor amid hard times and wrote quatrains and couplets that lingered in readers’ minds. Born August 19, 1902 in Rye New York he shaped a career from teaching to sales to publishing before joining Doubleday.
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Doubleday & Co
New Yorker Magazine
Nash
Farkas
Larousse
Phi Beta Kafka
Rembrandt
Rye
N.Y
Seaboard
Edmund Strudwick Nash
St. George's School
Newport
Harvard University
New York
Doubleday
Fire Base 6 Resists 17-Day Siege Near Ben Het
A South Vietnamese outpost near Ben Het withstood a 17 day siege by North Vietnamese forces from two base areas on the Laos side. Commandos may cross into Laos. bases B3 command front and Fire Area 609 are 275 miles north of Saigon near Laos Vietnam Cambodia junction. Marines end combat role in Vietnam with withdrawal to Da Nang. 7,000-8,000 Marines remain, mostly noncombat, with final exit expected early next month. A helicopter crash near Can Tho reportedly killed a colonel and seven others, including a possible American lieutenant colonel. Allied forces claim 132 NVA and Viet Cong killed in various clashes as monsoon rains hinder movement on the Ho Chi Minh trail. B52s continue strikes.
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Ben Het
Fire Base
Laos
Pleiku
le van Duc
Saigon
South
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Leathernecks
da Nang
Fetton Saigon
Leeorung Hien
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Hien
Nguyen van Phuoc
Oih
A Shau
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos Panhandle
Hanoi
Inmate Threats End Hostage Coed Tour at Auburn Prison
In Auburn a sociology class tour ended with hostages grabbed by inmates who demanded a getaway car. Three inmates persuaded guards, overpowered two officers, and freed two coeds. The girls, shaken but unharmed, declined to testify. The escapees were jailed for robbery and prior escape. Inmates credited by officials. university tours have run since 1985 without incident.
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Moore
Hall
Larry Pittman
Frank Woods
Bobby Neal
J. B. Sullivan
Auburn University
Trudy Cargile
Mt. Meigs
Montgomery
L. B. Sullivan
Auburn
Miss Davis
J Aliss Davis
Frank B. Davis
Lizabeth Davis
School of Home Economics
Randolph
Orlando
Fla
Draper
Two Officers Shot While Chasing Suspect Car
In New York two patrolmen were seriously wounded when a pursuing car exchanged fire with a vehicle stopped on Riverside Drive near 168th Street. The officers, posted near Manhattan District Attorney Hogan’s home, chased the suspect car for a traffic violation for five blocks before the ambush. Both officers were rushed to St Luke's Hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
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New York
Manhattan
Frank S. Hogan
Riverside Drive
St. Luke’s Hospital
113Th Street
Hogan
168Th Street
Hudson River
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