Risner credits protesters with prolonging POW detention
Oklahoma City AP exclusive Col. Robinson Risner says Viet Nam war protesters and spokesmen prolonged POWs imprisonment by an extra year or two. He cites Nixon bombing and B52 raids as pivotal to release and criticizes McGovern. He calls antiwar rhetoric personally angering yet defends dissent.
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Hanoi
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Leading economic indicators rise in January allay concerns
The government reports a 1.2 percent January gain in the leading indicators, with durable goods orders up 48 percent and industrial contracts rising 2.8 percent. Stock prices gain 0.8 percent while material costs climb 3.3 percent, signaling overall favorable momentum despite a 1.2 percent drop in manufacturing workweek length and an 8.1 percent fall in private housing permits. The index reaches 155.1 from 153.3 in December.
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Commerce Department
Wooldridge Trial Opens Amid Army Club Fraud Allegations
Sgt Maj William Wooldridge and two other ex servicemen face trial in California on charges of criminal conspiracy to defraud Army enlisted men clubs during 1965 to 1969. The case ties to a 1971 indictment and a Senate inquiry into GI club corruption in Vietnam.
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Theodore Bass
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Fullerton, Calif
Maredem Ltd
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Meredem
Egypt to ask ICAO to punish Israel over jet clash
At the United Nations Egypt said it will urge the International Civil Aviation Organization to punish Israel for the downing of the Libyan airliner as 106 people died. The four day ICAO meeting in New York addressed the disaster and potential investigations.
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Paris
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Beirut
Mediterranean
Francois Tombalbaye
Chad
Cyprus
Middle East
Golda Meir
United States
Blue Cross Plans Expand Coverage to 90 Percent by 1980
The Blue Cross Association aims to cover 85 to 90 percent of medical costs by 1980 under prepaid health plans. A stylized figure replaces the AAA seal to mark broader care including dental, psychiatric, prescriptions, home care, and outpatient services. President Walter J. McNerney envisions 280 to 300 prepaid group practices serving about seven million subscribers by 1980, with possible hospital partnerships.
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National Blue Cross Association
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Walter J. McNerney
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McNerney
American Medical Association
United States
Puerto Rico
Blue Cross Association
Canada
Jamaica
Governor Hall Missing From Who's Who Story
Oklahoma City report notes Gov. David Hall not listed in Who's Who in America 1972 73 with Lt. Gov. George Nigh included. A Chicago Who's Who worker says Hall overlooked the data form claiming he was elected in 1970 and later locates him only in Who's Who In The South and Southwest.
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David Hall
America
New York
Oklahoma
George Nigh
Gov. Hall
Who's Who
Chicago
Hall
Rabies Program Warns Against Unneeded Vaccinations
Oklahoma City health officials say hundreds are urged to begin rabies shots yearly due to owners failing to quarantine biting animals. Dr. Stanley Ferguson notes four central Oklahoma residents started vaccines after dogs or cats disappeared before custody to a veterinarian for the 10 day hold. He also warns against keeping skunks as pets.
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Health Department
Stanley Ferguson
Oklahoma
Ferguson
Amin Seeks New State House in Uganda
President Idi Amin seeks a permanent state home after engineers deem his current residence dilapidated and dangerous with cracks leaks and a roof at risk of collapse during rain. He reportedly envisions a snug new house to replace scattered lodges.
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Idi Amin
Soviet realist painter Boris Ioganson dies at 79
Soviet artist Boris Ioganson, renowned for depictions of early Soviet power, has died in Moscow at age 79, Tass state news agency reported.
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Boris VY. Ioganson
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