Navy vet wins Freedoms Foundation George Washington Award
Arlington Texas resident Pierson, a 27 year old Navy veteran and college football player, receives the George Washington Award and a $5,000 prize for defending the American flag during May campus demonstrations in San Diego. The awards ceremony honors individuals and groups advancing the American way of life, with Pierson noted among several national and local honorees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Forge
Freedoms Foundation
Pierson
San Diego State College
California
Howard
Callaway
Foundatio
Haff
Cambodia
Herbert ‘Hoover
Walt’ Disney
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
America
John, H. Glenn, Jr
Freédomis Foundation
Washington
Foundation
John W. McCormack
U.S
Yona Wayne
Victor Riesél
Dallas
JH. Ross. Perot
Perot
M. Sgt. Joseph
Samford
J. Pfister
Newark
Del
Frank
Versity
Birmingham
Ala
L. Rizzo
Reg Manning
Scottsdale
Ariz
North Vietnam
Missioner
Philadelphia
Freedom
James E. Seif
San Jose
Calif
Ameri- Award
Can Legion of Indianapolis
Ind
George” Washington
Sertoma Internationa
Kansas
Maj
Wesley V
Rev.City
Veterans of Foreign Geary
Leo “G. ‘Moench
Burlington
Mean
Wis
Paul Harvey
Sundoms “Foundation
Richard Mantz
Allentown
WDAS
Phil-cay
Beaver
Wbyo-Fm
Boyer
Freedoms
Anytown
Wcau-Tv
Clifford
R.’ Yeich
Reading
Radio Staas
Ton Wyzz
Wilkes-Barre
Clarion
Kyw-Tv
Wfil-Tv
WPIT
Pittsburgh
Wqed-Tv
Bill Pieron
Arlington
Tex
George Washington
San Diego
Senate probes civilian vendors in Navy liquor fund graft
Senate subcommittee and the Defense Department probe alleged kickbacks by civilian vendors seeking favored treatment from managers of a Navy Guam liquor fund. Hearings will examine the PX system and liquor procurement across Southeast Asia, with estimates of Vietnam liquor spending and the role of locker funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Subcommittee
Defense Department
Guam
U.S
Southeast Asia
Edward J. Gueney
R-Fla
Vietnam
AFL-CIO attacks Nixon era economic polices and seeks labor bills
The AFL-CIO opened its Miami Beach winter meeting with a broad attack on President Nixon’s economic policies and a push for national health insurance, public service jobs, higher minimum wage, and import quotas to protect American jobs. It urged Congress to pass a public service jobs law and expand Fair Labor Standards Act coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Abl-Cio
Nixon
White House
Andrew J. Biemiller
Federation
Congress
Afl-Cio
Biemiller
Labor Movement
U.S
Key Biscayne
America
Stans Held Penn Central Rail Ties Questionable Shares
Maurice H. Stans held about 38,000 shares in Great Southwest Corp tied to Penn Central while U S government aided the railroad. The stock swing, from $150 to $8.50, put his stake around $580,000 at nomination and about $318,000 in June 1970, amid loan guarantees and restructuring moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maurice H. Stans
Penn Central
Great ‘Southwest Corp
Stans
Congress
Pennsy
Paul ‘A. Gorman
Fesp
Trez Ur ' Sut
Wright Pullman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Senate Commerce Committee
Blind doctor in Darrrington keeps clinic with wife’s help
In Darrrington Washington an 80 year old blind physician Dr Norwood C Riddle runs a small town practice from an antique roll top desk for 42 years. He says his wife keeps him going and that he must continue working six days a week. He went blind a century ago and still treats elderly patients for aches and colds in a remote mountain community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrington
Wash
Norwood C. Riddle
Niagara Falls
N.Y
Riddle
Riddle Street
Concorde grounded awaiting mid March return
The Concorde supersonic airliner is grounded until mid March due to engine trouble after a part flew off a British prototype engine during a January 22 test. Modifications are planned for both prototypes as ministers weigh the project’s future amid rising costs and Rolls Royce financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brian Trubshaw
Atlantic
Trubshaw
Rolls-Royce
Sundarban Tigers Kill 24. Toll Rises in Four Months
In Khulna East Pakistan, man eating tigers in the Sundarban forest have killed at least 24 people and wounded several more during the past four months, according to Ajmal Hossain divisional forest officer Khulna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khulna
East Pakistan
Plane lands on road after near collision in Sunray
Roy Melton Graves, 20, was slightly hurt when his car struck an airplane driven by pilot John Henry Goodwin near Sunray. Goodwin landed the craft on a landing strip running parallel to the road and taxied onto the road in the dark, Graves recalling he mistook the plane for a motorcycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunray
Tex
UPI
Roy Melton Graves
John’ Henry Goodwin
Goodwin
Graves
Also Mentioned on This Page
Navy
Hyuurcey Sun. Pierson
Arlington, Tex
McCormack
van Edtal
Smordilam Foujul
Wayne
Atérica
Riesel
New York City
Zalif
Martin van Gilder
Carnage
John A. Delizza
Washington, D.C
Donald E. Turek
Milwaukee
Union
County
Elizabath
Nixia
Hintor
High “School
USS George Washington
Naval Air Station, Milling
Tibor Bierbaum
Fort Bragg
N.C
Pfc
Edward R. DeBrava
Elkins Park
Ten
Youth Service
Memphis, Tenn
American Historic, & “Cultural Society
Inc
Mack Trucks
Everett Trust, ° and Savings’ Bank
Everett
Washi
National Exchange’ Club
Toledo
Ohio
American Telephone & ‘Telegraph Co
Pennsylvania
Tommy
Parachute Regiment
Cupar
No Man’s Land
Belfast
North Ireland
PARTY
National and International
Italy
Norweg
Switzerland
Pacific
Defense
Laird
House
Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Golda Meir
Suez Canal
Israel
East Bank
Canal
Bella Absuga
Oregon Congress
Edith Green
Svea
Ricks
Eua Grasso
Connecticut
Hawsil
New York
Massachusetts
WEC, Inc
Madison, Wisconsin
Deanes George Shuitz
Office of Management and Budget
Besas
Anae
Sayene
South America
Gerald Ford
Gosates
The
United Nations
Children’s Fund
Chile
Mr. Nixon
Vatuovie
Norcal
Pentagon
Associated Press
Gurney
Bor
National Constructors Association
Rail
Penn Central Board
Concorde
Rogers
Market St
Wilmington
Cal
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