Vanderbilts Return for Tennessee Vanderbilt University Anniversary
More than one hundred Vanderbilt descendants gathered in Nashville to celebrate the university’s anniversary. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt funded the school a century ago with one million dollars to aid its founding. The event highlighted the university’s growth, a $150 million endowment, and its diverse alumni, with weight given to prominent family members and local ties in Tennessee.
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New York Times
Nashville
Newport
Manhattan
Tennessee
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt
Holland Metveire
Southern University
South
William H. Vanderbilt
Williamstown
Mass
Rhode Island
Vanderbilt University Board of Trust
Vanderbilt
Commodore
Grardson
William Henry Vanderbilt
Charles George William Collin Spencer-Churchill
Vanderbilt University
Duke of Marlborough
John George Vanderbilt Henry Spencer-Churchill
Countess Rosita Douglas
Nassau
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Webb
New York
Maxwell House
Andrew Jackson
Vanderbilts
Heard
William Vanderbilt
Asheville
N.C
University
Peter O. Wilde
Cambridge
Harvard Business School
26 U S POWs Homeward Bound Across Pacific
The article reports 26 American POWs left Clark Air Base aboard C141 StarLifters en route to reunions with families. Maj. Floyd J. Thompson, the longest held, hopes to meet his nine year old son born the day after his capture. Other evacuees include Philip W. Manhard and Navy Lt Cmdr Robert J. Flynn, with 147 prisoners still to be released by March 28 per North Vietnamese counts.
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Pacific
Army
Floyd J. Thompson
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Philip W. Manhard
McLean
U.S
Navy
Cmdr
Robert J. Flynn
Colorado Springs
Colo
Hanoi
California
Maryland
Air Force
William W. Butler
San Rafael
Calif
Travis Air Force Base
Leo T. Profiler
Palo Alto
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Jerry W. Marvel
Maj. Thompson
Hudson Mass
Clark
Thomson
Quang Tri Province
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
Ronald L. Ridegway
Houston
Tex
The Great Flood of 1973 remembered in regional chronicle
A concise notice recalls the 1973 flood as a defining regional disaster, noting its enduring impact on communities, infrastructure, and collective memory, with emphasis on resilience and historical significance.
Austin High Teams Celebrate Regional Basketball Victory
Austin High School’s 4A state champions returned from Nashville after Indiana beat Kentucky in the NCAA Mideast Regional. The Austin Booster Club hosted a recognition event at the Mideast Regionals last Thursday and Saturday. Donations summed to $32.50 today, with a $1,000 goal and prior total of $898. Donors included James O’Hara $10 Fred W. Taber $5 anonymous $10 Mrs. Newton B. Powell $7.50. Total to date $930.50.
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Austin
Nashville
Indiana
Kentucky
Black Bears
Austin Booster Club
James O'Hara
Fred W. Taber
Newton B. Powell
Tuscaloosa woman named Alabama Mother of the Year
Mrs Geraldine Graves Jordan of Tuscaloosa was chosen as Alabama Mother of the Year in Birmingham. She stood among 16 nominees including Limestone County’s Mrs Mack Maples of Elkmont who received a merit mother pin and plaque for her participation.
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Tuscaloosa
Birmingham
Jordan
Mack Maples
Limestone County
Wounded Knee Talks Reach Critical Stage in Confrontation
AIM leader Russell Means warned of a final ultimatum as federal negotiators and Indian leaders met in Wounded Knee. Government officials described Saturday's offer as the best possible but the Indians call it capitulation. Wood Colburn and Hellstein reported progress as negotiations continued, with Means promising a decisive statement.
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American Indian Movement
AIM
Russell Means
Means
Wounded Knee
U.S. Atty
Harrington Wood
Wood
Wayne Colburn
U.S. Marshal Services
Richard Hellstein
Reds Continuing Equipment Push
Washington reports indicate continued flow of military materiel from North Vietnam into South Vietnam despite Nixon warnings. Estimates place 400 to 450 armored vehicles and over 1,100 trucks moving within two months after the cease fire, with some tanks believed to have come from southern China. Pentagon officials question the effectiveness of international supervision and note reconnaissance photos show ammunition and fuel.
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Washington
USS
North Vietnam
Nixon
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Pentagon
China
Demilitarized Zone
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Ha van Lau
Lau
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Central South
Jack Gwynne Emmet Harris
Alexander Heard
Cheekwood
Bernstein
Theodore M. Bernstein
Rose T. Denny
Philadelphia
Random House
Edith Schwager
Bernice Wolf
Wyncote
THE
Associated Press
Whitesburg Bridge
Tommy Stevenson
Waitesburg Fish
Whitesburg
Tony Estes
Albert James
12Th Ave
James
Decatur
S.D
Reds
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