Viet Cong release 34 more prisoners
The Viet Cong freed 34 prisoners in Hanoi including the only foreign woman, nurse Monika Schwinn, as a U.S. hospital flight brought them to Clark Air Base for a welcome by President Marcos. The group includes 27 American military personnel, three American civilians, two West German medical workers, and one unnamed POW freed at his family’s request.
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Associated Press
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Mayors seek dialogue with Nixon on federal aid
The National League of Cities urges conciliation with the Nixon administration over federal local funding. The group plans talks to avoid all-out conflict while pressing for gradual policy shifts and new initiatives.
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Nixon
National League of Cities Board
Foreign exchange markets closed for a week by Common Market
Nine Common Market members extended market closings as they seek a dollar crisis solution. Finance ministers met in Brussels and planned another Brussels meeting Thursday and a Paris conference Friday with United States, Japan and other major trading nations invited. The U S Treasury seeks cooperation but did not promise Friday participation.
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Six killed in state wrecks across Arkansas weekend
The Associated Press reports six fatalities on Arkansas highways over the weekend. Victims include Peggy Casada and Kathy Winningham, both 16, in a camper truck crash near Hot Springs, and Nathaniel Crawford, 65, struck by a pickup on U S 65 near Pine Bluff. Other deaths involve Thelma Peters, Jimmie Bullock, and Danny Cottrell in separate incidents on state routes and crossings. Authorities cite multiple vehicle collisions, pedestrians, and a train collision as causes.
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Peggy Casada
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Donnie Lee Casada
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Nathaniel Crawford
Moscow
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Pine Bluff
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William Meyers
Grady
Thelma Maxine Peters
Little Rock
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Humphrey
Adolph Stanley
Arkansas 15
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Bismarck
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France enters week of political trading after first round
France plunged into a week of political maneuvering after the Communist Socialist alliance won strong gains in the National Assembly first round. Gaullists seek centrist support for the runoff while Communists and Socialists urge votes for their candidates.
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France
Georges Pompidou
National Assembly
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Weather summary for Arkansas forecast
Experiment station report records 2 percent hours ending 7 a.m. Monday with a high of 61 and a low of 37. Forecasts cloudy and warmer with showers and thunderstorms likely tonight and Tuesday. Lows tonight in the 50s and highs Tuesday in the mid 60s to low 70s.
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Arkansas
Obituaries of Beasley Fagan Ulrich Mitchell
Obituary notices for Miss Ethel Beasley Otis Fagan Mrs Frank Ulrich and Mrs Maude J Mitchell list deaths March 3 4 5 with funeral details and survivors across Hempstead County Hope Stamps Bodcaw Magnolia and Magnolia area including spouses siblings and grandchildren. Funeral homes in Stamps Herndon Island Lake and Mt Nebo Cemetery are noted.
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Stamps
Smith Funeral Home
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Hempstead County
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Hope
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LaPorte
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Dallas
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Island Lake, Ill
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Magnolia Hospital
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Glendon
Thibodeaux
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Benton
Dale
Magnolia
Brah Rogers
Onis Laseter
Wake Village
Edgell Whitten
Mt. Holly
Farrell Burns
Lewisville
Violet Cook
Buckner
Herndon Chapel
M. H. Peebles
Mt. Nebo
Herndon Funeral Home
Holt reflects on 17 years with Hempstead Chamber
B N Holt praises industrial progress in Hempstead County and notes his plan to spend more time with his son Lt Col James N Holt of Dayton Ohio and his three grandsons. He recalls forming the Hempstead County Industrial Foundation in 1958 and says the effort is now paying off after years of work.
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James N. Holt
Dayton
Ohio
Hempstead County Industrial Progress
Hempstead County Industrial Foundation
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