First GI Deserter Returns Home From Sweden
The first U S GI who deserted to Sweden, Pvt Ray Jones of Pontiac Michigan, surrendered to Army officials in Frankfurt after a brief stay in Stockholm. He cited a desire to return to the United States amid his protest over racial discrimination and the Vietnam war. Two other AWOL soldiers who turned themselves in at the U S Embassy in Stockholm and were sent back to Germany reportedly said they were broke and hungry. Jones described Sweden as a free life but said staying would have been a mistake. He was accompanied by his German wife Gabriel and their three month old son.
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Dell City
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Ray Jones
Pontiac, Mich
Frankfurt
Rhodesia
United Nations
African Nations
Security Council
Council
Toronto
David Lumsden
Awards banquet to honor CalIs's top newsmaker of 1967
The Los Angeles Press Club will host its 17th annual Head liner of The Year awards on April 26, honoring Assembly Speaker Jesse Unruh as California's top newsmaker of 1967. Hal Kanter to serve as roastmaster at the event.
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Los Angeles Press Club
Assembly
Jesse Unruh
Calizernie
Vietnam War Fronts Steady as U S Presses Allies
Marine and South Vietnamese forces engage two North Vietnamese groups near Cua Viet and north of the base, reporting heavy losses for the enemy while casualties total ten Marines killed and twenty three wounded. U S 1st Cavalry and air strikes target Hanoi area and Khe Sanh alert follows.
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Dien Bien Phu
Snow Storms and Heat Over Nation Dominate Early Year News
National Guardsmen aided marooned motorists as heavy snows hit Arkansas and Missouri. A blizzard stretched from the Midwest to the Northeast, with warnings in New York and New England. In Washington, unemployment rose to 3.7 percent with about 3.2 million jobless. gold cover debates and market moves dominated the capital. Train collision in New York injured fifty. union leadership and Walter Reuther faces future convention terms. A runaway train carrying munitions damaged a Wilmington ship, and Nasser disputed U.S. involvement in the regional war.
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North Korea Threatens Action Over Pueblo Crew
North Korea warned the United States to apologize for its handling of the captured crew of the Pueblo and to promise not to repeat such acts. Pyongyang urged U.S. remorse or face further measures toward the crew, Reuters reports from Rendong Shinmoon.
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