Truce Fails to Withstand Early Vietnam Cease Fire
Violence erupts as cease fire begins in Vietnam with US planes downed, crews missing, and heavy fighting near Saigon. North Vietnamese and Viet Cong assault Tay Ninh and Trang Bang, while observers prepare to monitor the underwritten truce.
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N. Viets Release First 23 U S POW Names
The Pentagon released the first list of 23 U S military POWs captured by North Vietnam. Four Air Force, six Marines, and 13 Navy personnel are named with ranks. Home towns and next of kin not disclosed yet. Further updates promised as confirmations continue.
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Edison Wainwright Miller
James Howie Warner
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Charles T. Rice
William M. Tschudy
David R. Wheat
Robert D. Woods
Draft ends but boards stay open for now
The Selective Service says draft boards will remain active after the end of the draft with registration still required within 30 days before and after age 18. A lottery will select 19 year olds this year while Congress may alter the law. only the drafting sentence expires next June.
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Burns Death Toll in Des Moines Fire Claims Vernon County Man
Michael Widner 24 of Viroqua died from burns after a Friday Des Moines fire started by a cigarette butt in a couch. He served in the Marine Corps 1967–70 with Vietnam’s 1st Division. Survived by parents three sisters and grandmother. Services Monday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church Westby. burial Coon Prairie Cemetery. Vosseteig Funeral Home, Viroqua assisting.
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National Peace After Vietnam Cease Fire Marked by Prayers
Bells ring across the United States as the Vietnam War ends. President Nixon proclaims a national moment of prayer at 6 p.m. CST with church services nationwide and flag displays. Mourning for nearly 46,000 American lives and 163,000 Vietnamese deaths is observed as Veterans groups plan a public ceremony in La Crosse at 11 a.m. with a flag raising and firing squad salute.
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Armstrong eyes moon return with Boy Scout troop
Former astronaut Neil A. Armstrong told a St Louis banquet that lunar scouting could be the next Boy Scouts of America program. He noted a 700 hour day on the moon and said a breakfast would be essential for a troop there. Armstrong is a professor at the University of Cincinnati.
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