POW Release Plan Sets Timeline For Early February
Kissinger announced POWs from North Vietnam and Laos would begin returning to Hanoi by mid February with first releases around February 11. About 479 POWs in North Vietnam and Laos to be delivered to U.S. medical teams then flown to designated sites, plus 108 POWs in South Vietnam to be released to officials in their area. Returns to occur in roughly 15 day intervals, aligned with a 60 day U.S. force withdrawal from South Vietnam. A joint military commission will set return sites. civilian and military prisoners to be released under priority for the seriously ill and long-detained.
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Ashington
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
White House
Kissinger
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
United States
Viet Cong
Melvin Laird
Vietnam cease fire force stands at 1160, four-party commission
The international peace keeping force for the Vietnam cease fire totals 1,160 personnel, one fourth of the original US target. A four-party Joint Military Commission co Leads with US, South and North Vietnam and the Viet Cong. Canada Hungary Indonesia and Poland fund the force equally. The body will observe cease-fire violations across South Vietnam with a 3,300 member ceiling and Saigon headquarters.
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Washington
Vietnam
United States
Canada
Hungary
Indonesia
Poland
International Commission of Control and Supervision
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Saigon
White House
Terms of Peace Pact Unveiled
Washington and Hanoi unveiled the terms of a peace accord to end America's long war. Kissinger outlined key points on a cease fire, a temporary DMZ, and future South Vietnamese politics decided by the Vietnamese themselves. 145,000 North Vietnamese troops remain. POW releases will begin mid February with 15 day intervals.
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Washington
Hanoi
America
Henry A. Kissinger
South Vietnam
Indochina
Nixon
Paris
68 Lawton, Sill Soldiers Died In Asia
68 Lawton and Fort Sill soldiers fell defending freedom in Southeast Asia. The roll includes veterans, fathers, sons, neighbors and honor students among the 68 local dead in the decade long war. The toll began June 1, 1965 with Hugh Robbins and ended March 28, 1971 with Pfc Clark Vernon Shawnee.
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Nick Stuart Ixty
Lawton
Fort Sill
Southeast Asia
Hugh Robbins
Pfc
Clark Vernon Shawnee
Robbins
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Shawnee
Vietnam cease fire sparks elation and doubts in state
News of a Vietnam cease fire brings mixed response from state lawmakers city officials and citizens. Senator Terrill calls it elation and an honorable settlement while Mayor Whitaker praises the outcome and Chamber of Commerce President Nicklas remains cautious about its delivery and implications for domestic priorities.
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Vietnam
Nixon
al Terrill
Don Whitaker
Lawton Chamber of Commerce
T. D. Nicklas
Oklahoma reacts with caution and hope over Vietnam peace
Oklahoma leaders greet the Vietnam peace announcement with relief and concern. Governor Hall calls it a tribute to Johnson and a step toward lasting peace, while Senator Bellmon warns that civil strife could recur and peace may not be permanent. Oklahoma's junior senator Dew is noted.
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Vietnam
David Hall
Johnson
Henry Bellman
Southeast Asia
Oklahoma
Sen
Dew
U S Ambassador Knox Freed After Haiti Kidnap
U S Ambassador Clinton E Knox and Consul General Ward Christianson were released in Port au Prince after captors freed 12 prisoners and received 70 000. The two diplomats flew out with prisoners and other officials aboard an Air Haiti 47 plane.
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Port Au Prince
Cineaf
Mexico
Air Haiti 47
Bernard Dorin
Luigi Barbito
Armando Duran
Knox
Christianson
Weather Outlook For Lawton And Southwest Oklahoma
Sunny skies will dominate through Thursday with warmer temperatures. Highs today near 60, near 62 Thursday, and a low tonight around 38. Wednesday's high was 50 with a 29 degree low.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Funeral Set Thursday For Lyndon Johnson
The body of Lyndon Baines Johnson was moved by White House jet from Bergstrom to Washington after mass tributes in the LBJ Library. Johnson will lie in state in the Capitol, then at the National City Christian Church for a memorial, with a Constitution Avenue procession planned.
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Austin
Tex
Lyndon Baines Johnson
White House
Washington
LBJ
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Johnson
Capitol
National City Christian Church
Texas
Constitution Avenue
Memorial
University of Texas
Many Offices To Close Here For National Mourning
All local federal facilities and most state and county offices will close Thursday in observance of the national day of mourning for former President Lyndon B. Johnson. Fort Sill personnel not on essential duties will be excused, and courts and offices not needed for security or public reasons will close. Post offices on holiday schedule with limited deliveries. main post office and sub stations closed. Governor Hall orders state offices closed until noon.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Fort Sill
Kinley McClure
Lawton
Federal Building
Comanche County
David Hall
Oklahoma
Local paper grid lists sections and page numbers
An index style notice shows the newspaper’s contents with section labels such as Weather Editorials Classified Sports and Obituaries and page references. It indicates featured areas including Dear Abby and entertainment and bridge and hospitals.
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Bridge Hospitals
Dear Abby Sports
Nixon Calls Vietnam Peace Agreement Fragile Yet Enduring
President Nixon described the Vietnam peace accord as fragile but hopeful to endure and thanked Congressional leaders for backing the agreement. Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott said Nixon noted prisoners returning and a peace with hope, acknowledging problems while praising supporters. Senator John C. Stennis also commended Nixon and Kissinger for securing the deal.
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Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
House
White House
GOP
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Henry Kissinger
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