Communist Release Now POW List 108 On Roll
North Vietnam announced a list of 160 American prisoners to be released in Hanoi on Wednesday while the United States suspended troop withdrawals to ensure all 287 still held are released. Viet Cong promised a Thursday release list of about 30 POWs captured in South Vietnam.
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Downey Freed as POW Ends Long Wait for Home Call
John T. Downey, last American held from the Korean War, is released by China and flies home to Connecticut to see his ill mother Mary Downey. Nixon and Kissinger had pressed Beijing for his freedom, with further releases planned this week and by March 28 the ceasefire deadline and troop withdrawal.
Peace Hopes Dampened By Shooting At Wounded Knee
A shooting of an FBI agent and an Indian declaration that no federal officials will be allowed to enter Wounded Knee dampen peace hopes. Interior Department officials would not comment until midafternoon and no talks were scheduled with Indian leaders. A grand jury was to convene.
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Downey Free After 20 Years In Prison
John T. Downey, last American prisoner of the Korean War, walks to a Clark Air Base plane with his brother William amid release from a Chinese prison. He travels to New Britain Connecticut to see his ailing mother before heading to Sioux Falls South Dakota to report on the takeover of a historic village by about 200 Indian militants. Warrants issued for five leaders as federal forces lift roadblocks and leave the village perimeter.
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Dog's Father Sees First State 4A Victory For Billy
Noel Sandifer finally attended a Black Bear game in Tuscaloosa as Austin High dominated the State 4A Tournament. Billy Sandifer, nicknamed Dog, scored 43 in the semifinal versus Talladega, grabbed 22 rebounds that game and 51 for the tournament, earning MVP honors.
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Dog) Sandifer
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White House Links Vietnam Aid to Paris Pact Compliance
The White House will seek congressional approval for post war aid to North Vietnam only if Hanoi complies with its Paris agreement obligations. Administration sources said the condition was tied to Hanoi living up to its commitments.
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Budget officials seek 106.3 million more than forecast
Alabama department heads relying on general fund money seek 106.3 million dollars in added appropriations over the next two years, exceeding the estimated state revenue. Washington GAO to probe Nixon campaign spying payments to a Young Republicans leader at George Washington University. Minnesota church leader Kent Knutson dies after a rare brain disorder at age 48. Frigidaire ads and Decatur store mention. Administration ties postwar aid to ceasefire demands and North Vietnamese pullout, with May decision looming as Capitol Hill opposition grows. Kissinger’s Hanoi talks influence White House stance on funding. See Page 5.
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Truman outlines containment policy to Congress in 1947
On this date in 1947 President Harry S. Truman spoke to a joint session of Congress to present his policy of Soviet containment, a framework that would become the Truman Doctrine and shape Cold War strategy.
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White House Clash Over Congress Deepens Under Nixon
A Washington based review notes White House disdain for Congress and a constitutional crisis as President Nixon expands unilateral powers, reorders domestic priorities, and shifts authority toward the presidency. It cites impoundment of funds and agency liquidations and warns Congress could be weakened further if no checks stay in place.
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