Sweeney Faces Court-Martial and POW Ordeal Details
Captain B Ray Perkins halted the week long court martial of Private Sweeney who faced charges tied to desertion and aiding the enemy. Sweeney testified he was captured by Viet Cong while being transported with wounded soldiers after Operation Dewey in Quang Tri on Feb 19 1969 and subjected to brutal interrogation and propaganda efforts before his escape attempt. He described brutal imprisonment including beatings and forced antiwar statements broadcast from Radio Hanoi then a July 1970 offer to go to Sweden for peace work. He recounted being moved to Stockholm and ultimately returned to the United States via embassy aid.
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B. Ray
Perkins
Sweeney
Dewey Nyon
Quang Tri Province
Swesney
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Democrats Welcome Lindsay to Democratic Party
Leading Democrats welcomed New York Mayor John Lindsay to the Democratic fold while giving mixed signals about his 1972 presidential bid. Reactions ranged from cautious approval to questions about leadership roles, with the White House silent and Republican figures weighing implications for Nixon era politics.
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New York
John W. Lindsay
Lindsay
White House
Nixon
John Lindsay
Lawrence F. O’brien
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
Jackson
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
George McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Indiana
Birch Bayh
Gordon St. Angelo
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
Dole
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
California
Mark Q. Hatfield
Oregon
Republican Party
Chicago
Richard Daley
Detroit
Roman Gribbs
America
Baby Sitter Faces Charge In Tot s Death
Gallatin Missouri AP report says a 16 year old babysitter, held in the Hartley boy death case, faces charges as jevenile officials prepare to file. The 2 year old Lonnie Hartley died from head injuries in Pattonsburg while visiting grandparents. A coroner’s jury found death from broken neck and skull fracture. A 10 year old youth in Chillicothe was named as the sitter.
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Gallatin, Mo
Lonnie Hartley
Dale Hartley
Casper
Wyo
Pattonsburg
Daviess County
Lonnie
Sam Long
Chillicothe
Hartley
Benny Benny Gets Frugal Award in Columbia Md
Jack Benny 77 receives a Treasury citation for 30 years promoting U.S. Savings Bonds. Jesse Adams presents a miniature Liberty Bell and hails him as the most frugal man since Benjamin Franklin. The event highlights Benny’s long association with thrift and savings programs.
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Columbia, Md
Jack Benny
U.S
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Mada
Liberty
Bankamericard
Wes Whitman
Seattle
Eugene J. McCarthy
ATOZ
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Jetterson
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Safford’s
Tot
Benny
Hazel Dishman
Carolyn Kelsay
Gayle Eisele
Martha McDoNnell
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