Ex POW Col. Larson returns to Coulee Region visit
Ex prisoner Col. Gordon Larson arrived at La Crosse Municipal Airport with his mother Mrs. Frank Hess after more than six years in captivity. He plans to remain in the Air Force, visit Winona, and soon assume a role at Lackland Air Force Base. Larson described his capture and torture, his time in Hanoi Hilton, and his hopes for missing soldiers.
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Frank Hess
King St
U.S
Vietnam
Air Force
Gordon Larson
la Crosse
San Antonio
Tex
Col. Larson
Coulee
Hanoi
Col Larson
Lackland
Winona
Winona High School
Navy
Larson
Hanoi Hilton
North Vietnam
Hess
Robert
Michael
Pamela
Col
la Crosse Municipal Airport
Nixon to Address Nation on Watergate Speech
President Nixon plans a nationally televised Oval Office address at 8 p.m. CDT to speak on Watergate. The speech follows Senate hearings that challenge past statements and may seek to regain public support while detailing his position on the tapes and coverup questions.
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Nixon
Nation
Lou Cannon
Washington Post
Washington
Watergate
Gallup
Oval Office
White House
Senate Select Watergate Committee
Dean
Senate Watergate Committee
Archibald Cox
Congress
Cox
New Orleans
California
Minnesota vets eligible for 1000 dollar bonus
Minnesota Vietnam era veterans may apply for bonuses up to 1000 dollars starting today under a 1973 state law. Applicants must have resided in Minnesota six months before entering service.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Weather outlook shows increasing clouds and storms
Increasing cloudiness Wednesday evening with a chance of thunderstorms Wednesday night and Thursday. Low Wednesday night near 60, high Thursday near 85. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent Wednesday night and 30 percent Thursday. Friday partly cloudy and warm with a low near 63.
Suspect Confesses to Three Park Slayings in Grant Park
The suspect in the Seattle stabbing death of a woman in Grant Park reportedly confessed to three other park killings, including a 1970 murder that led to a man’s imprisonment. The report notes coverage across multiple pages.
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Seattle, Wash
Chicago
Grant Park
Park
Last U S Bomb Run Ends Indochina War At Korat Base
At Korat Thailand AP report notes the final Indochina bombing mission launched from the base where the first raid began eight years earlier. Capt Louie Ratley fired the last shot and Maj John Hoskins dropped the final bomb as the White House deadline approached. Both pilots said the mission was uneventful and reflected no celebration.
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White House
John W. Dean III
Asst
Henry E. Petersen
Haldeman
Nixon
Petersen
Ehrlichman
Dean
FBI
L. Patrick Gray
Korat
Thailand
North Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Louie Ratley
Myrtle Beach
S.C
Ratley
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Maj
John Hoskins
Portsmouth
Ohio
U. S
Congress
Hoskins
354Th Tactical Fighter Wing
Antibomb Senators Express Relief Over Cambodia Halt
U S senators and representatives who pushed antibombing measures welcomed the end of American bombing in Cambodia and urged strict adherence to the new rules. Leaders Hughes Eagleton Addabbo and McGovern stressed monitoring for violations and argued against ongoing military support beyond reconnaissance and cargo flights.
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Washington
Indochina
Cambodia
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Congress
Armed Services Committees
Thomas F. Eagleton
DMO
U.S
Eagleton
Phnom Penh
Joseph P. Addabbo
Dn.y
Thailand
Pentagon
United States
McGovern
Mutual Broadcasting System
Bombing Tally Through Vietnam Cease-Fire Reaches 239,761 Tons
Pentagon figures show U.S. fighter and B52 bombers dropped 239,761 tons on Cambodia and Laos since the January Paris accord. The Cambodia campaign ends with a midnight ban on combat in Southeast Asia, concluding a long air war that affected multiple nations. Proponents say air power bolstered Lon Nol against insurgents, though overall effectiveness remains debated.
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Washington Post
Washington
Vietnam
U.S
Cambodia
Laos
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
South
Lon Nol
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Tass
Ho Chi Minh
Tribune
Gary R. Kiefner
Vets
Outback
Australia
WEA
Francis Frozen
Wisconsin Education Association
Ae Ann Landers
Wwe Sports
Dteh
George McGovern
Ds.d
Utapao
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