Nixon urges quiet welcome for Vietnam POWs
President Nixon called for a respectful, quiet homecoming for the first U S prisoners released from Vietnam. He urged Americans not to parade or press for access, emphasizing privacy for the POWs and their families as they readjust to freedom.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
Veterans Administration
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Palisades United Methodist Church
Capistrano Beach
Clark Field
Philippines
Secretary of Defense
Lee Nixon
Freed POWs reassured in message from U S officials
Secretary Richardson and Adm. Moorer sent a welcome message to POWs returning from Indochina at Clark Air Base. They pledged to pursue all possible guarantees for those missing and promised continued effort until every captive is accounted for. Pentagon spokesmen said many returnees appeared in good condition and first evacuees may depart Clark in days.
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Pentagon
Jerry W. Friedheim
Moorer
Clark
Friedheim
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Oklahoma 11 POWs Freed By Reds In Vietnam
Eleven Oklahomans were among U S service members freed from Communist POW camps in Vietnam under the cease fire accord. Biographical notes from Clark Air Force Base identify names, birthplaces, marriages, and service details for each officer and enlisted person.
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Reds
Showers Loom and Pumping Halted
A 20 percent chance of showers is expected tonight with a high in the upper 50s and a low in the mid 30s. Pumping resumed at Lake Ellsworth Friday moving about 60 million gallons to Lake Lawtonka before pumps were turned off this morning. Lawtonka level up to 15.74 feet below floodgates from 15.77 Friday while Ellsworth fell to 18.56 feet below the spillway from 18.49 Friday.
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Lake Ellsworth
Lake Lawtonka
Lawtonka
Ellsworth
Editorials and features page index
A listing of sections in the newspaper including Dear Abby Markets Sports Classified Women Bridge Comics Hospitals and entertainment pages with editorial office and contact numbers. It outlines page numbers for obituaries and the Want Ads circulation desk.
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Dear Abby
Phone Calls Bring Joy To Both Men Families
Postwar phone calls from Clark Air Base in the Philippines brought relief and joy to dozens of American families as freed servicemen spoke to loved ones after capture in Vietnam. Air Force Maj. Jon A. Reynolds recalled his escape after 1965 loss and promised home details. Col. Lawrence Guarino cried with happiness as he spoke to his wife on their 30th wedding anniversary eve. Relatives watched telecasts of prisoners arriving from North Vietnam, sharing renewed hope and mixed emotions.
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Associated Press
Clark Air Base
Philippines
North
South Vietnam
Air Force
Jon A. Reynolds
Bala Cynwyd
Philadelphia
Reynolds
Hanoi
Lawrence Guarino
Satellite Beach
Fla
Jay Marlowe
Navy
Leonard Eastman
Bernardston
Mass
North Vietnam
Clark
James Quincy Collins Sr
Atlanta
J. Quincy Collins Jr
Released Sooners Bring Home Joy and Uncertainty
Mrs. J Hestrand of Oklahoma City expresses excitement as her husband Army Chief Warrant Officer James Hestand is released from a Vietnam POW camp and arrives at Clark Air Base along with 26 other Americans. Oklahoma Sgt. Ken Wallingford is also freed, leaving families to plan amid lingering questions.
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Air Force
Peter J. Giroux
Marcyn Giroux
Oklahoma City
Okla
North Vietnam
Ithaca
N.Y
Lemoyne College
Navy
John Heilig
Betty Heilig
Hong Kong
John H. Heilig
Miami Beach
Fla
Wichita
Kan
University of Oklahoma
Roy Madden Jr
Delores R. Madden
Beale Air Force Base
Calif
Wilburton
Army
Johnnie L. Ray
Dorothy J. Ray
Pauls Valley
Tay Ninh Province
South Vietnam
Oklahoma State University
Robinson Risner
Kathleen R. Risner
Mammoth Springs
Ark
Howard Rutledge
Phyllis Rutledge
San Diego
John
Tempe
Ariz
Evelyn R. Rutledge
Tulsa
Jerry A. Singleton
Barbara J. Singleton
Dallas
Tex
Weatherford
U.S. Air Force Academy
Ken Wallingford
George S. Wallingford
Marya Wallingford
Austin
City of An Loc
Associated Press
James H. Hestrand
Hestand
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Willis Gives Wright Quiz Little Chance
Oklahoma City AP House Speaker Bill Willis again snubs a Republican push to probe State Labor Commissioner Wilbur Wright. Rep. Charles Ford expects a resolution to be introduced today, but Willis will form a position only after seeing it. He questions the case if travel irregularities are the sole charge and cites Wright’s Jan 5 mileage claim during a severe ice storm. He doubts pressure from Gov. Hall and notes Wright refunded about 2700 dollars to avoid questions. He favors a broader interim study by a special committee on travel claims.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Willis
Wilbur Wright
Charles Ford
Tulsa
GOP
House
Willis
Tahlequah
Wright
David Hall
Labor
Heads Held High As Men Snap Salutes
At Clark Air Base the United States welcomed 143 freed prisoners of war from Vietnam. Navy Captain Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. led the first ex-prisoner off the hospital plane, praising America as doctors began medical checks for 60 plus doctors on duty.
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Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
God Bless
America
POWs Begin Homeward Flight From Hanoi Hilton
Civilians at Loc Ninh 75 miles north of Saigon are flown to Saigon then to Clark Air Base for transfer to hospital planes. Hanoi reports 341 Americans remain in North Vietnam, 72 in South Vietnam, seven in Laos. First group steps into freedom amid crowds as Adm. Noel Gayler greets them.
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Loc Ninh
Saigon
U.S
Clark Air Base
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Laos
United States
Hanoi Hilton
Adm
Noel Gayler
Pacific
Gayler
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Davied E. Baker
Huntington
Field Air Force Base
THE
South
Oklahoma
Phillip N. Butler
Karen Butler
Delmar
Effie M. Butler
U.S. Naval Acad
Emy
Capt
Kremer
Cyril F. Reynolds
Jon
U.S. Air Force
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