Joyous POW Homecoming Begins With Welcome at Base
Families greet returning POWs at a California base as 40 airmen and sailors lift from years in captivity in North Vietnam. Among the first homebound were Denton, Brunstrom, Geloneck and Arcuri, with ceremonies and roped crowds marking the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Brunstrom
Tacoma
Wash
Air Force
Alan L. Brunstrom
Brunstrom
Katherine
William Arcuri
Yuba City
Calif
Andrea
Terry M. Geloneck
Arcuri
Jane
Gelonecks
Beale Air Force Base
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton
Philippines
Hawaii
Denton
Country
Virginia Beach
Nixon
Lewis W. Shattuck
Mesa
Ariz
Army
Ken Wallingford
Oklahoma City
Travis — Brunstrom
Geloneck
North Vietnam
United States
Travis Air Force Base
California
Frederick C. Baldock
San Diego
San Diego Naval Hospital
Cole Black
Lake City
Minn
Thomas J. Curtis
Houston
Tex
U.S. Air Force Medical Center
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Miss
Fred A. Franke
Pensacola
Fla
Nixon outlines environmental program with farm reform stance
Nixon calls for reducing federal farm subsidies and boosting farmer decision making while balancing ecological and economic goals. He advocates pollution costs borne by users, local responsibility for homes and workplaces, and a land use policy act authorizing 170 million dollars over five years, plus 40 million in year one and two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Congress
White House
Nixon outlines five farm policy goals for 1973 changes
The speech emphasizes greater farmer freedom and reduced government influence, aiming to boost domestic production and exports. Nixon calls for lowering farm payments, promoting competition, and a transition to an equitable adjustment program while criticizing current dairy, wheat, feed grain, and cotton programs. He argues for U S leadership in forthcoming trade negotiations and safeguards to compensate farmers for unused land during transition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
United States
Cuba and United States Reach Indirect Antihijack Accord
The agreement marks a step toward improving relations while Washington maintains Cuba must shift its hostile stance and stop exporting revolution. Indirect talks via Swiss channels produced major concessions on extradition and hijacker escapees, with no face-to-face meetings between U S and Cuban officials. A pair of hijackings to Havana last fall pressured Havana amid the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Nixson
Fidel Castro
Washington
United States
Beteen Washington
U.S
Rogers
Havana
Eastern Airlines
Virginia
Texas
Southern Airways
Canda
Home Builders Welcome Guest Speaker Jack Thompson
The Lawton Home Builders Association opened its 1973 season with Ardmore guest Jack Thompson as speaker at Montego Bay. Durvis Hulen serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Thompson
Ardmore
Lawton Home Builders Association
Montego Bay
Durvis Hulen
Escapee Forces Car Theft After Lunch at Hospital
Oklahoma City police said Miller grabbed a bread knife from a hospital guard and took the pistol, then forced the guard to drive. The pair were in a parked car when Miller opened the door and ordered them to follow his directions. En route to Lawton, Miller forced a clothing change and directed them to stop at a store. He grabbed about $80 from a clerk before driving off five blocks and fleeing on foot after a sighting by Officer Ezell. No injuries were reported. Miller, a former inmate, had previous armed robbery convictions and long sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Miller
Smith
Lawton
Phyllis Moore
Woodward County
Oklahoma County District Court
Harry Ezell
Oklahoma State Penitentiary Guard
Fire Department Responds to Early Am House Fire
Lawton Fire Department reports times and locations of calls. At 3 03 a m a minor house fire at 2207 Williams is listed. A 5 27 a m false alarm followed at an unspecified address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Lawton Fire Department
Williams
Trade Mart Stores Being Sold in Oklahoma City
Trade Mart plans a sale of two Oklahoma City stores as the parent firm negotiates terms with conditions yet to be met. Klein, a principal in the talks, expects to wrap up negotiations within 30 days. Rumors linked the Oklahoma City store to Gibson Discount Center, but Gibson cautioned no action has taken place. The Oklahoma City store, opened in 1962 and rebuilt after a 1964 fire, has reduced stock to clear merchandise ahead of any transfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trade Mart
Klein
Henry
K-Mart Discount
Cache Road
Oklahoma
Journalists Delayed at Tan Son Nhut Amid Gate Hurdles
Vietnamese airbase guards hinder Western reporters at the main gate while the Joint Military Commission members in Saigon press for better access. North and Viet Cong delegates complain of detentions and denied press credentials at the guarded compound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Joint Military Commission
William H. Sullivan
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Four-Party Commission
United States
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N. Guarino
Newark
N.J
Usaf Hospital
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgomery
Ala
George R. Hall
Hattiesburg
Usaf Medical Center
Kessler Air Force Base
James L. Hutton
D.C
Charles A. Jackson
Charleston
W.va
Air Force Hospital
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Robert D. Jeffrey
Los Angeles
Sheppard Afb
James L. Lamar
Little Rock
Ark
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Lackland Air Force Base
Dennis A. Moore
Littleton
Col
Herschel
Morgan
Asheville
N.C
USAF
Johnnie L. Ray
Longview
Brooke General
Arthur Burer
Nancy
Robert
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D. C
Burer
Rockville
Peepers
Hiram Holliday
Las Vegas
Nev
Cox
Mr. Peepers
Escapee
Gibson Discount Center
T. J. Henry
Gibson
Mps
Pham Duong Hien
Hue
International Commission
Motorola
Vusa
American Express
BankAmericaid
BFG
B. F. Goodrich
Fort Sill Blvd
D Ave
BF Goodrich
Goodrich
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