Wounded Knee Occupiers Declare War on United States
Indians at Wounded Knee on the Oglala Sioux reservation proclaim independence and war against the U.S. after arresting six white men and clashing with FBI agents. FBI agent Curtis Fitzgerald wounded. marshals placed on standby as AIM leader Russell Means claims sovereignty and seeks UN recognition. Three Oglala Sioux head to New York to pursue foreign aid.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
FBI
U.S
Curtis Fitzgerald
Russell Means
American Indian Movement
AIM
Means
Sacred Heart Mission
Pine Ridge Reservation
United States
United Nations
New York
U.S. Cavalry
Richard Wilson
Wilson
Bureau of Indian Affairs
BIA
Hydrogen Tank Blast Kills GE Engineer in Lompoc
A hydrogen gas tank explosion at General Electric Rentry and Environmental Systems in Lompoc killed 40 year old Roland Alan Lincoln, a GE hydrogen expert. The blast damaged the building, sent tank fragments across Laurel Ave, and prompted removal of two hydrogen tanks by supplier Modern Industrials Co. The incident halted permit issuance and sparked a full investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
General Electric Rentry and Environmental Systems Division
Roland Alan Lincoln
Glengary Rd
Santa Ynez
W. Laurel Ave
Lincoln
Ron Boggs
Modern Industrials Co
Santa Maria
Boggs
Laurel Avenue
Lompoc Warehouse
Los Angeles
Laurel Ave
Virginia Lee
General Electric Company
H.E. Grantz
General Electric
West Laurel Avenue
Roger Evans
Santa Barbara
James Irven Savells
Modoc Road
la Cumbre
Savells
California Highway Patrol
Air Force
Bruce Crumpler
Preston Davis
Grant Hogan
W. Lime Ave
Highway 1
Jalama Road
North Vietnam lists 107 POWs and one civilian
North Vietnam released 107 military prisoners and one civilian POW to the United States and said another POW would be released in Hanoi on Wednesday. The U.S. halted troop withdrawals until the POW list and release dates are confirmed, with more lists expected from the PRG. The cease fire timeline and Phase 3/4 withdrawals hinge on the POW releases.
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Saigon
United States
U.S
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
PRG
Hanoi
Gia Lam
Gilbert Woodward
Joint Military Commission
Woodward
Nixon
Paris
South Vietnam
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Wounded Knee Indians
Ellsworth Air Force Base
William Calyton
Sioux Falls
Killsman
North Vietnam
Coastal Chemical Co
Charles Boren
W. College Ave
Jim Coburn
Boren
Coburn
Ocean Avenue
O Street
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