Twenty more American POWs headed home from Vietnam
Twenty more former prisoners of war were en route on a Starlifter from Clark Air Base to Travis AFB with release in Hanoi later today. The Pentagon reported 379 Americans still awaiting repatriation. Among the travelers were two stretchers with leg fractures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Pentagon
U.S
Hanoi
Navy
Harry T. Jenkins Jr
Washington, D.C
Clark
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez Jr
Santa Clara
Vietnam
Tangee
Alvarez
God
Army
Floyd Thompson
Thompson
Second American Killed Since Vietnam Cease-Fire
Air Force 1st Lt. Robert E. Bernhardt of Richmond Virginia was listed dead from hostile action marking the second U S serviceman killed in Indochina since the January 27 cease-fire. Bernhardt died when an EC47 plane was shot down over southern Laos with eight crew aboard. seven are still missing. The first post cease-fire fatality was an Army helicopter pilot in South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Robert E. Bernhardt
Richmond
Indochina
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Paul Galanti
Cmdr
Gastonia
Philip Galanti
Portsmouth
Navy Hospital
Uss
Hancock
North Vietnam
Tearful North Carolina POWs Reunite With Families Abroad
North Carolina POWs return home to emotional welcomes after years in captivity. Maj. Raymond Schrump of Fayetteville receives a bracelet from Mrs. Dee Dapson at Travis Air Force Base, with other NC servicemen briefed at Ft. Gordon and Maxwell AFB. Relatives greet loved ones at Andrews and Scott AFBs as couples reunite andService members recount humor and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Raymond C. Schrump
Fayetteville
Travis Air Force Base
California
Schrump
Dee Dapson
Travis
North Carolina
William H. Hardy
Winterville
Greenville
Ft. Gordon
Augusta
Hardy
Theola
Norman McDaniels
Greensboro
Air Force
North Vietnam
Billy Robinson
Washington, D.C
Benjamin Black
Allentown
Billy
William J. Robinson
Robersonville
Martin County
William H. Means Jr
Sumter
S.C
Springfield
Hanoi
Maxwell Afb
Montgomery
Ala
Maxwell
David B. Hatcher
Mount Airy
N.C
Richard E. Bolstad
Minneapolis
Government Ordered To Force Integration
A federal judge ruled that many state operated schools were segregated and ordered the Nixon administration to begin desegregation proceedings within 60 days in 17 border and Southern states. The decision could trigger wide funding cutoffs to districts violating the Civil Rights Act while HEW enforcement actions proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Departments of Education
Nixon
U.S. District Court
John H. Pratt
HEW
Justice Department
State Officials React After Ruling on Desegregation in NC Districts
North Carolina officials expressed surprise at a federal court decision finding 17 districts in violation of Swann desegregation rulings. HEW must begin enforcement hearings within 60 days, with possible loss of federal funds for districts designated as presumptive or substantial violators. University leaders, including UNC President William Friday, said desegregation work has continued and compliance remains a focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Tom I. Davis
State Department of Public Instruction
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Davis
John H. Pratt
HEW
Swann
Washington County
Hickory City
Cherokee County
Asheville City
Lamberton City
Hyde County
Johnston County
Cumberland County
Kings Mountain
Columbus County
Fayetteville City
Kinston City
Martin County
Montgomery County
Richmond County
Scotland
Pratt
UNC
William Friday
Friday
Theniversity
Atty
Andrew Vanore Jr
Prison escape prompts Odum prison chief removal
The Department of Social Rehabilitation and Control fired Odum Prison superintendent Robert L. Turner and suspended all outside activities except work release after inmate Henry Jarrette, held on rape murder and kidnapping charges, attended a Jaycee awards weekend in Raleigh. Donald E. Batton named acting superintendent as David L. Jones and Lee Bounds announced the move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odum Prison
Jones and Bounds
Donald E. Batton
Mr. Turner
Henry Jarrette
Jaycee
Raleigh
Kidnapped four year old sought in Grand Bahama Island
Police and volunteers searched islands and air routes for Andrea Spencer the four year old daughter of Canadian banker Robert Spencer after two masked Bahamian men abducted her from their New Glasgow Nova Scotia home. The men demanded $250000 and fled in the family car.
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Lucaya
Grand Bahama Island
Robert
Joan Spencer
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
Spencer
Andrea
Joan
Royal Bank of Canada
Freeport
Grafton Sfill
Bob
Spencers
Washington Crosses Skagit in Mount Vernon Birthday Celebration
John Hill as George Washington leads a staged crossing of the Skagit River in Mount Vernon as the community marks Washingtons Birthday weekend. The event includes a cherry tree dedication and an apple pie eating contest amid a broader note on prison policy changes and suspensions of home and community leaves for inmates to allow policy review and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
John Hill
Skagit River
Mount Vernon
Wash
Washington
Triotic License
Appeal To Halt Shooting In Vietnam Cease-fire Talks
The Joint Military Commission appeals to end hostilities and uphold the cease-fire. They demand all armed forces cease attacks on military and civilian targets, stop patrols in opposing areas, and settle conflicts by talks. Provisions about temporary supply and medical care are debated.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
United States
North
South Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
Paris
Bui Tin
Nguyen van
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THE
Andrews Afb
Maryland
Maj
Norman McDaniel
Jean
Randy
Crystal
Ondary
Supreme Court
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People’s Legal-Defense Fund
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Florida
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Virginia
Laurinburg
Tarboro
John Butler
Naacp Legal Defense Fund
Vanore
Island
Skagit
Bounds
Odum
Turner
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