American sergeant walks to freedom near Cambodian border
S.Sgt. John C. Sexton Jr, a 23-year-old from Warren Michigan, walked 10 days from his release point to Loc Ninh in South Vietnam after 26 months in Viet Cong captivity. He was the 22nd U.S. prisoner freed since 1961 with malaria and injuries noted.
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AL Oy Tkee Eek
U.S
John C. Sexton Jr
Warren, Mich
Loc Ninh
South Vietnam
Sexton
Long Binh
Saigon
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Pathet Lao
Committee of Liaison
New York
National Liberation Front
America
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Paris
11Th Armored Cavalry
An Loc
Cambodia
Indochina
Laos
Detroit
VPI
Vietnam
Warren
Emperor Hirohito targets rock thrower in Hague protest
A youth threw a stone at the limousine carrying Emperor Hirohito and Empress Nagako near The Hague but caused no injuries. Police hunted the attacker as anti visit protests surged in several European stops during Hirohito s 17 day tour.
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Hague
Netherlands
UPN
Emperor Hirohito
Rotterdam
Nagako
Java
Indonesia
Hirohito
Huis Ten Bosch
Antwerp
Belgium
London
Judge refuses bail for Juan Corona in mass murder case
Sutter County Superior Court judge John G. Hauck denied bail for Juan Corona, the 37 year old farm labor contractor accused of hacking to death 25 transient workers. The judge ruled transfer of the trial would not be needed and criticized defense counsel for inflammatory public statements. Corona remains hospitalized for heart trouble as the case proceeds.
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Yuba
UPN
Sutter County
Juan Corona
Superior Court
John G. Hauck
Richard Hawk
Corona
Hauck
Groups blamed for violence in California prisons
A governor ordered report blames revolutionaries inmates and some attorneys for prison violence. It cites the Aug 21 San Quentin escape killing six, notes 1970 Soledad incident, nine guards killed since 1970, and urges 405 new staff plus training reviews and tightened security to protect reform efforts.
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Sacramento
Calif
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
State Board of Corrections
Reagan
San Quentin
James M. Hall
National Lawyers Guild
Underground Press
Soledad
California Department of Corrections
Mobile X ray unit to visit Lompoc Veterans Memorial Building
The mobile X ray unit will operate in the south east parking lot of the Veterans Memorial Building at H and Locust in Lompoc on October 12 from 3 to 6 pm and 6 to 7 30 pm. Anyone 15 years or older may receive a chest X ray during the hours.
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Veterans Memorial Building
H and Locust
Lompoc
Red Cross Board Elections in Lompoc and County
The American Red Cross Lompoc District elected a new officer slate led by Al Ingram as chairman with Mark A Eaton Jr as vice chairman and Mrs Edward Hill as secretary. The board will serve the merged Santa Barbara County Red Cross Chapter with six members on the County Board of Directors.
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American Red Cross
Lompoc
al Ingram
Mark A. Eaton, Jr
Edward Hill
Santa Barbara County
Alfred Ingram
Henry Ramirez
Ingram
Ronald Reid
John Michael
Albert Lipsius
Raymond Drake
Ronald Huckins
Wm. Hafen
Wm. HL. Organ
Warren Vinzant
William Bruce
Gordon G Gill
A. Hollett
Red Cross Volunteers
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Elmer Magnuson
James Poulos
Red Cross
Vandenberg Gill
Montecito Tiro
Veterans Building
Solvang
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John Jr
The
Works
Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Defense Department
Pentagon
Hendrik Koekoek
Barend Biesheuvel
Justice Ministry
Koekoek
Hawk
Lompoc Valley
Daily Record
Marcella Freerksen
Westmont College
Vandenberg
Elaine Gibson
Southern Pacific
Surt
Linden
Big Sound
Gerrard
No. H
Red Cross Board
Motorola
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