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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1971
Page
2
Sgt John Sexton, freed by the Viet Cong last week after more than two years a prisoner, told reporters in a Long Binh hospital he feared his release might be dream. He recalled waking at Loc Ninh after stumbling from captivity and confessing he had nightmares about liberation.
Secretary of State Willam P. Rogers on CBS said Nixon did not offer him a Supreme Court seat and he has no interest. The report covers reactions to Middle East peace odds, Thieu’s reelection, and UN tensions with Nationalist China. Also, POW recovery updates for Sexton, Nixon worship services, Yale merit award to Cyrus Vance, and a Swiss private tour by Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako.
The Nixon administration reduced American fighting strength by almost 2000 troops as units begin packing for home. The 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry and 1st Squadron, 16th Cavalry were stood down, leaving six maneuver battalions to guard northern South Vietnam. broader shifts include standdown for the 724th Ordnance Company. Elsewhere, Cambodian fighting moves south near Kampong Trabeck and Krek. In the Middle East Sadat travels to Kuwait en route to Moscow for talks on the crisis. In Jerusalem security tightened after grenade attack near the Wailing Wall injures 16. West Germany’s SPD wins a clear majority in Bremen state elections, seen as support for Brandt’s Eastern policy. In Belfast, three bombs explode as troops pursue terrorists after a tavern bombing that killed one and wounded 17.
MARlETTA Ohio an explosion triggered by a faulty boiler ripped through the Sunday school wing of a Baptist church Sunday killing four teenage pupils and a Bible teacher Authorities said 11 were injured six hospitalized one in serious condition as about 140 youths were to be dismissed from weekly instruction SPRINGFIELD Mo a Greyhound bus from New York to Los Angeles crashed overturning four killed 32 injured others critically ROCHESTER N Y prison guard hostage died after surgery complications bringing toll to 43 BOYS RANCH Tex freight train struck three family members on a frestie Sunday injuring a mother and 5 year old son others escaped as two sons fled to the river bed
About 200000 people gathered Sunday to cheer President Chiang Kai-shek on Nationalist China's 60th national day. Gov Reagan of California attended as a foreign guest. Selassie in Shanghai: Emperor Haile Selassie and Premier Chou En-lai traveled from Peking to Shanghai per the official New China News Agency report. Tropical storm Faye hits northern Luzon causing floods and power outages in Manila. residents move to higher ground as waves surge along Manila Bay.
Georgia Lt Gov Lester Maddox told University of Michigan students in Ann Arbor that President Nixon's policies are 80 months and 200 billion dollars late. He argued an early emergency program could have saved billions lost to inflation deficits and fiscal irresponsibility. Derek C Bok will be installed as Harvard president today in Cambridge.
Life magazine surveyed 65 academic experts to rank the high court’s top 12 Justices. Warren Black, Frankfurter lead the list with notable names like Cardozo and Hughes, while Fortas is near great before ethics issues forced his resignation in 1969.
Stephen Tolvish, 65, formerly living in a Philadelphia telephone booth for a year and a half, moved into the Glenwood Boarding House on Saturday. He received a shave and haircut, saying he felt "10 pounds lighter" after leaving the barber, and he said he would not miss the telephone booth in northeast Philadelphia.
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