Returnees At Scott Field See Snow
Eleven tired but fit veterans, fresh from Vietnam war captivity, step onto Scott Air Force Base amid snow and cheers. They travel from the Philippines via Hawaii to the West Coast and then to Scott, where debriefing and recovery begin. Captain Thomas J. Barrett will reunite with his mother in Lombard, Illinois, and Captain John L. Borling will meet his wife and daughter in Riverdale, Illinois, after being shot down in 1965.
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Belleville
Air Force
Thomas J. Barrett
John L. Borling
Chicago
Philippines
Hawaii
Scott
Fight
William A. Robinson
Robersonville
N.C
Edward A. Davis
Norristown
Davis
Barrett
Charles F. Barrett
Lombard
North Vietnam
Borling
Myrna
Union To Pay Firm 220000 Strike Damage
A Tri-State Motor Transit Co. settlement of 220000 ends its 3 million dollar suit against the Teamsters Union Local 823 over an 11 month strike that ended Aug 20 1971. The case cites threats to personnel and a 1970 I 44 truck explosion near Springfield Missouri that killed driver John Galt and led to arrests and prison terms for two men and a woman from Joplin. The piece also notes Southeast Missouri State University choir plans Western Europe concerts May 20 to June 4 with 43 members funding most expenses through fundraisers.
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Joplen, Mo
Joplin
Tri-State Motor Transit Co
Teamsters Union
Tri-State
George Boyd
Teamsters Local 823
Defense Department
Interstate 44
Springfield
John Galt
Oklahoma City
Cape Girardeau
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