Cong Set To Free First U.S. War Prisoners On Saturday
The Pentagon announced that the first U S prisoners would be released by midweek with American captives freed first followed by Viet Cong and then South and North Vietnamese. Prisoners from north Vietnam will fly to Clark Air Base Philippines and those freed in South Vietnam will be checked in Saigon Pleiku and Da Nang before transfer. The arrangement includes an Loc as a release site with seven recovery teams to reach the lastPOI.
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U.S
Canada
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
Pentagon
Commission
North Vietnam
Clark Air Base
Philippines
South Vietnam
Saigon
Pleiku
da Nang
Clark
Hanoi
North
Laos
An Loc
International Commission
Joint Military Commission
Bien Hoa
Phan Thiet
My Tho
Can Tho
United States
Joint Commission
Quang Tri City
Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Vientiane
Phoumi Vongvichit
Phoumi
Souphanouvong
Mekong River
Thakhek
Paksong
Khong Sedone
Seno
Muang Phalane
Saravane
Bolovens
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Nixon Aide Defends TV Regulation Stance
White House official Clay Whitehead says the administration seeks less government control of television not censorship. He clarifies the proposed license renewal bill imposes no new burdens while urging broadcasters to address bias and imbalance without federal intervention.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Clay T. Whitehead
Office of Telecommunications Policy
National Association of Broadcasters Task Force
Whitehead
Indianapolis
OTP
FCC
Farm Payment Plan Opposition Growing
Opposition from farm belt grows as Butz may push to weaken minimum payment guarantees. The piece notes rising farm costs and higher prices for inputs, with USDA data showing a 5 percent price rise for farmers’ outputs in late 1971 and early 1972 alongside a 2 percent rise in operating expenses in January. Net farm income rose significantly from 1971 to 1972.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Earl Butz
Butz
Nixon
Agriculture Department
USDA
Congress
Draft and draft administration to continue despite draft halt
Mrs Highfill said national Selective Service officials will draft instructions to county agencies through area directors and that business will continue as usual. She noted that even with an end to the draft the registration of 18 year olds will likely continue, keeping them on standby lists for possible inductions in emergencies.
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National Selective Service
Protestant strike urged in Northern Ireland protest
Protestant militants led by the United Loyalist Council call a one day strike across Northern Ireland on Wednesday to protest Detention of Terrorists Act arrests of two Ulster Defence Association members. Police seized three IRA grenade launchers near Lisnaskea amid ongoing tension.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
United Loyalist Council
Ulster Defense Association
William Halsall
Sam Macreary
Irish Republican Army
William Whitelaw
Whitelaw
Banbridge
County Down
Bangor
Vauxhall Motors
General Motors
Lisnaskea
Irish Republic
IRA
Court Fines St Louis Teachers Association Leader Over Strike
A circuit court judge fined the St. Louis Teachers Association and its president Jerry Abernathy a total of 151250 with escalating daily penalties for continuing the 16 day old strike that has closed all 166 public schools. A contempt hearing was set for Monday for Abernathy amid threats against the St. Louis Teachers Union and its representatives.
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ST. Louis
Thomas F. McGuire
St. Louis Teachers Association
Jerry Abernathy
McGuire
St. Louis Teachers Union
SLTA
Abernathy
Mondey
Charles Bolden
Conference plan outlines 13 nations in Paris peace talks
Rogers wraps up talks in Hanoi on Feb 13 and heads to Peking Feb 15 as Saigon backs Paris as site. The 13 nation conference, born from Jan 27 accords, aims to end the war with US Vietnams Viet Cong UN chief and eight others including the Soviet Union China Britain France Canada Poland Hungary and Indonesia.
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Peking
Congress
Saigon
Paris
United States
Vietnams
United Nations
Soviet Union
China
Great Britain
France
Canada
Poland
Hungary
Indonesia
International Control Commission
Lawton City Council Debates Redistricting Plan Litigation
Oklahoma City council members discuss potential legal action against the Redistricting Commission over ward boundaries. Some favor replacing commission members, others oppose funding. After debates, no lawsuits filed. Lawton also approves weekend water pumping between Lake Ellsworth and Lake Lawtonka with dam safety exceptions. Salary talks end with no changes. mayor’s salary debated.
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Oklahoma City
Cou Add
Larry Ferguson
Ferguson
Lawton
Beller
Adam Matthews
Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Lawtonka
Schoolhouse Sl
Groom Sentenced In Bride’s Cliff Death
In Edinburgh a 21 year old West German Ernst Dumoulin was found guilty of pushing his bride Hega 18 off Salisbury Cliffs to collect about $968000 in life insurance. He was sentenced to life in prison with parole eligibility later. The couple eloped to Scotland and wed on Oct 13.
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Edinburgh
Ernst Dumoulin
Dumoulin
Hega
Scotland
Salisbury
Stennis’s Vital Condition Deteriorates After Surgery
The public figure’s hospital reports a change in his small intestine with suspected venous infarction. Exploratory surgery found no infarction but vascular congestion and inflammation. Despite tolerating surgery, his condition worsened and remains very serious with grave prognosis.
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Stennis
Sen. Stennis
Return of Prisoners Sparks $100000 Pay Claim
The article outlines compensation schemes for former POWs including a $5 per day captivity pay, 10 percent salary allotments to wives, and savings deposits. It notes the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission may provide additional funds, with figures like Maj. Floyd Thompson eligible for about $16000 and Lt. Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr. about $15500, plus savings accounts. Kennedy proposes augmenting payments and allowing early retirement credits for long captivity, counting days in captivity as two toward service.
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Uniformed Services Savings Deposit System
U.S
United States
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Army
Floyd Thompson
Navy
Everett Alvarez Jr
Thompson
South Vietnam
Alvarez
North Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Congress
Saigon
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
Kennedy
City Police Add Eight Heavy-Duty Vans for Patrols
Lawton Police Department will deploy eight heavy-duty vans in place of some sedan patrols to cut maintenance costs. The vans will run three eight-hour shifts around the clock at average speeds under 25 mph and are designed for rough streets and added officer protection.
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Lawton
Hennessee
Uncertain Origins of Handshake Practice
The origin of hand shaking remains unclear with no records detailing how or where the custom began. Observers note the gesture is now a universal greeting across cultures and eras.
Dollar Market Turmoil Hits Overseas Rates And Gold
Global currency jitter drives dollar to 70.15 in Paris and 3.1500 marks in Frankfurt. Bank interventions in London and Tokyo aim to steady exchanges as gold prices surge toward record highs and investors flood markets with dollars.
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Frankfurt
Bank of England
Japanese Finance Ministry
Tokyo Exchange
Bank of Japan
Zurich
Amsterdam
Oslo
Madrid
London
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