Released American prisoners reach Valley Forge for checkups
Richard Fecteau and Mary Ann Harbert, freed from Chinese prison camps after 19 years, arrived at McGuire AFB New Jersey and were flown to Valley Forge Army Hospital for medical exams. Alan Romberg, State Department official, said they are not detained and may leave at will. Harbert had been missing since 1968 when her yacht was seized.
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Phoenixville
UPI
China
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Richard Fecteau
Lynn
Mass
Mary Ann Harbert
Palo Alto
Calif
Air Force
Col
Leonard Johnson
Hong Kong
Alan Romberg
State Department
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Romberg
Fecteau
U. S
Robert McCluskey
Washington
Johnson
Honolulu
McGuire
Battle for Dacca erupts as East Pakistan government resigns
Indian air and artillery strikes hit Dacca as Pakistani forces resist. East Pakistan government resigns and seeks Red Cross protection. A Pakistani brigadier surrenders on the city outskirts while Indian paratroopers advance and bombing targets are reported inside the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
UPI
Dacca
Pakistan
East Pakistan
International Red Cross
Government House
Soviet veto blocks UN ceasefire resolution on India Pakistan
The Soviet Union used a Security Council veto to kill an American resolution calling for a cease fire and troop withdrawals by India and Pakistan. Britain and France abstained while Poland opposed the measure. The plan to dispatch a three member delegation was discussed but veto halted passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
UPI
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
India
Pakistan
Asian Subcontinent
Italy
Japan
Britain
France
Poland
Yakov A. Malik
Murder indictment likely for Daniel McKay in Lompoc killings
Santa Barbara County Grand Jury acted today, signaling an imminent indictment of 29 year old Daniel Glen McKay on two murder counts for the December 5 deaths of Lompoc waitress Mildred Greco and Galen Dill. District Attorney David Milner present evidence as the panel met in Memorial Building before proceeding to Santa Maria for filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara County
Daniel Glen McKay
Lompoc
Mildred Greco
Galen Arthur Dill
Santa Maria
Superior Court
Dist
Atty
David Milner
McKay
Nixon and Pompidou Agree on Dollar Devaluation Plan
Nixon and Pompidou announced a joint agreement to work toward devaluing the dollar as part of addressing the international monetary crisis. The communique gave few details on how or by how much, and did not specify currency revaluations, with Mills noting congressional involvement on any gold-price changes.
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Angra DO Heroismo
Azores
UPI
Nixon
Georges Pompidou
France
Pompidou
Peking
Moscow
United States
U S
U.S
Congress
Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Harley Craig A Lompoc Civic Icon With Stetson Hat Dedication
Harley Craig known for his broad Stetson and patient shuffle has long served Lompoc in public life. Born in Wichita he moved through Colorado Springs to Lompoc in 1934 and after World War II built a real estate career while remaining a tireless attendee of city meetings and a longtime American Legion member.
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Harley Craig
Craig
Wichita
Kan
Lompoc
Colorado Springs
Colo
Quartermaster Corps
Draft Board
Federal Rent Board
American Legion
Walnut Avenue
G Street
Chamber of Commerce
Valley
Help Sought in Fire Probe at Lompoc Record Plant
City fire officials appeal for public help to solve arson at the Lompoc Record plant after a small Sunday fire damaged a side door wall near the five unit offset press. Ten days earlier another fire destroyed part of the plant but spared the press and production gear.
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Lompoc
Record
Johnson
Hor I
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Tripler
Hawaii
Valley Forge
Philadelphia
USS Enterprise
7Th Fleet
Bay of Bengal
Red Cross
A.M. Malik
Intercontinental Hotel
Scott Ostler
U.S. Treasury
Janet Hartsfield
Walter J. Hartsfield
William Ratcliff
Chari
By Vaughn Proctor
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Carnegie Library
Lompoc Valley
FE Camino School
H Street
Chestnut Avenue
Mission Hills
Vandenberg Village
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Buellton
San Julian
Jalama
Santa Rosa
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