Peacekeeping Copter Down In Vietnam Kill Four? No Five Hurt
A CH47 Chinook on a peacekeeping mission was shot down north of Saigon. Five Americans were injured two moderately. The helicopter delivered supplies to An Loc and burned after the strike. North Vietnam announced the next 20 POWs would be freed soon, observers to Hanoi.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Vietnam
An Loc
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Commission
Long Binh
Bui Tin
Tin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Faith In God and Country Sustain POWs Return
POWs describe exercise classes mind games and hobbies kept them fit and hopeful. Faith loyalty and discipline helped many endure years in Vietnamese camps as Capt Stockdale led 20 men home toward loyalty to country and comrades.
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Bill Stall
Associated Press
Navy
James A. Mulligan
Virginia Beach
Calley Conviction Upheld by Army Court of Review
The Army Court of Military Review upheld Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s murder conviction for My Lai on March 16, 1968, and affirmed a 20 year hard labor sentence. The court rejected defenses, dismissed appeals, and left dismissals of pay and allowances intact while Calley seeks clemency and further review. His lawyer plans an appeal to the U.S. Court of Military Appeals.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Army Court of Military Review Today
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Army
Republic of Vietnam
3Rd Army
Ft. Benning
J. Houston Gordon
Court of Military Appeals
Court of Military Review
Court of Military
Army Review Court
House Armed Services
Review Court
the Army
Robert Froehlke
Wisconsin referendums seek bingo legal change and sex rights
Wisconsin voters will vote April 3 on two constitutional amendments to legalize bingo under nonprofit sponsorship and to prohibit sex discrimination. The Senate approved both measures, while an agricultural land tax break and pension increase proposals stalled. The legislature recesses for three weeks with floor debates unresolved on several measures. Robert Hackner elected La Crosse Police and Fire Commission president. Terry Gillette did not seek re election. other officers named.
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Madison, Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Assembly
Assembly Democratic
Norman Anderson
Fred Risser
D-Madison
Robert Hackner
la Crosse
Weekend Weather Outlook for Friday to Sunday
Fair and cold Friday night with lows from zero to five below. Increasing cloudiness Saturday with a high near 25. Southerly winds 10 mph Friday night rising to 15 mph Saturday and a 20 percent precipitation chance. Sunday will be cloudy and warmer with a low around 15.
Names Released for New Group of POWs Flown From Clark
The latest list of prisoners of war to be transported from Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines to the United States has been released. The article notes the flow of POWs and the confirmation of their flight details.
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U.S
Richard Utecht
la Crescent
Minn
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
United States
Utecht
South Vietnam
Fayetteville
N.C
Lakeview Bond Bid Set At 4.5287 Percent
La Crosse County Board accepted a 4.5287 per cent average rate on a $5.5 million bond issue to finance a new Lakeview Hospital at West Salem. The Continental Illinois led bid produced a net interest cost of $2.775 million, lower than the second-best bid by Chemical Bank. The 19 year issue funds a 60 bed mental hospital and a 200 bed PMI, with debate over state pay assurances and related sprinkler requirements for Lakeview.
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Lakeview Hospital
West Salem
la Crosse County
Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co
Chicago
Chemical Bank
New York
Ernest Clark
T.G. Evenson and Associates
Minneapolis
James Grenisen
Elizabeth Gundersen
Erving Horman
Robert Johnson
Thomas Roelli
Johnson
Finance Committee
Jerome Klos
28Th Dist
Klos
Old Lakeview
Orrin Young
Lakeview
Sontag
John Thomas
14Th Dist
George Handy
State Bureau of Comprehensive Health Planning
Handy
Thomas
Roger Roslansky
Roslansky
Coun
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Lake City
Billie Jo
Miramar Naval Air Station
San Diego
Calif
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Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jeremiah Denton
California
Mark A. Smith
Hawthorne
Nixon
Armed Forces
William Calley Jr
Ann Landers
TV Log
Bingo
Westby
Social Services Department
Toby Lukoff
Thor Sundberg
Paul Zei
Hillview
Oscar Lindgren
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