Pair Released By Red China Back In U S
Miss Harbert and civilian employee Fecteau arrived at Valley Forge Military Hospital after 19 years confinement and a 27 hour flight from Hong Kong. Col. Leonard W. Johnson Jr. said both are in good condition and they expressed relief to be home.
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U.S
China
Freedom
Russia
Miss Harbert
Facteau
Valley Forge Military Hospital
Here
Johnson
Indian Artillery Begins Blasting Dacca Targets
A report from Dacca says Indian artillery started blasting targets as Pakistan’s East Pakistan commander Lt. Gen. A. K. Niazi vowed to fight to the last man. Foreign correspondents describe his staff in a total low mood amid ongoing fighting on the western front.
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A. K. Niazi
Pakistan
East Pakistan
Dacca
South Vietnamese Seize Chap in Eastern Cambodia Drive
Allied troops push into Chap plantation in eastern Cambodia as 6,000 soldiers spearhead the operation. North Vietnamese units reported to hold the northern area while defectors are questioned. the mission aims to destroy enemy supply lines and disrupt communications along the Mekong frontier near Saigon.
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Chap
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Mekong River
Saigon
Phase Two Bill Near Nixon Signature
Congress ready to send President Nixon a Phase 2 economic powers bill for another year. Senate approved after House conferees finished compromise. House to act. Funds through March 15 for relief and DC appropriations tied up. end-the-war amendment absent from aid measure.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Senate House
House
H. Mahon
D.C
Oklahoma oil wells shut down over Lake Oologah pollution
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission ordered about 500 Rogers County oil wells tied to a lease shut down due to severe Lake Oologah pollution. Commission Chairman Charles Nesbitt announced the action as the agency seeks to curb environmental damage.
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State Corporation Commission
Rogers County
Lake Oologah
Commission
Charles Nesbitt
New Fire Station Study Moves Ahead Amid Transfers
In a brief council session today the city initiated a study for a new fire station, approved a $30 334 transfer of city funds, and presented awards to nine city employees. Councilman Max Seibold urged Nabers to include a cost comparison of an on airport facility in the study.
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Max Seibold
Nabers
UN seeks new truce formula as India Pakistan war rages
In New York the Security Council efforts to craft a settlement gain momentum as the Soviet Union uses its third veto in nine days to scuttle a U S cease fire and withdrawal plan. The latest US backed bid fails 11 2 with China supporting the majority and Britain and France abstaining. Poland aligns with Moscow against the measure. The Italy Japan resolution urges India and Pakistan to open negotiations immediately toward a comprehensive settlement.
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India
U.S
China
Britain
France
Poland
Italy
Japan
Pakistan
Pie Eyed Porkers Like Their Booze
Six teen mini pigs in Columbia Missouri drink more than a quart of vodka daily for over a year. They show drunken behavior and liver damage, with males starting higher intake but females catching up. Pigs readily consume beer cocktails and spirits, offering clues to human alcohol effects.
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Lumbia
Thunderstorms Forecast Across Southwest Oklahoma
A winter storm bringing warm moist air to Southwest Oklahoma could spark occasional thunderstorms. Expect a 70 percent precipitation chance this afternoon and 50 percent tonight with temperatures dropping to the low 30s. High near 50 Wednesday after a 55 to 65 high today. Winds 40 to 50 mph near storms and up to three inches of snow statewide.
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Oklahoma
U.S
Weather Bureau
Nixon and Pompidou Seek Early Dollar Realignment
Nixon and French leader Pompidou agreed to push for an early devaluation of the dollar and revaluation of other currencies to realign Western exchange rates. They said a broader margin of fluctuation might accompany new parities, but no figures were set. The Group of Ten will meet in Washington, with trade negotiations to open soon.
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Angra DO Heroismo
Azores
Nixon
France
Georges Pompidou
Washington
Pompidou
Group of Ten
U.S
European Community
White House
Ron L. Ziegler
United States
Byrd Lied About Pole Flight, Pilot Says
The pilot Bernt Balchen says Richard E. Byrd lied claiming the first North Pole flight. Balchen cites Floyd Bennett confessing Byrd did not reach as close to the pole as Amundsen did in 1911. Amundsen and Ellsworth flew the Norge in 1926 and 1925 respectively, altering North Pole credit if Balchen’s account is accepted.
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Washington
Richard E. Byrd
South Pole
North Pole
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Byrds
Roald Amundsen
Balchen
Floyd Bennett
Floyd
Spitsbergen
Pole
Amundsen
Lincoln Elllsworth
Ellsworth
Umberto Nobile
Bennett
Ben- Lee Byrd
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