Medal of Honor Ceremony Honors 15 War Dead Marines and Sailors
Vice President Agnew presided in the White House East Room, awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to 15 service members who died in Vietnam. The honorees include 13 Marines and two Navy personnel recognized for acts saving comrades, leading charges, and fighting overwhelming forces. Surviving relatives listed include Cpl. Larry Maxam, Lance Cpl. William Prom, Sgt. Lawrence Peters, and others from California, New York, Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Texas, Guam, and beyond.
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Washington
White House
Agnew
Vietnam
Wadians
Weewe Imicmilal
Marines
United States
Cpl
Larry Maxam
Alice Maxam
Glendale
Calif
Mt. Lawley
Australia
Lance
William Prom
Fred Prom
Pittsburgh
Lawrence Peters
Mildred Peters
Binghamton
N.Y
Jimmy Phipps
Samuel Phipps
Reseda
Oscar Austin
Frank Austin
Phoenix
Ariz
Robert Jenkins Jr
Robert Jenkins Sr
Interlachen
Fla
Pfc
Ronald Coker
Cecil Coker
Alliance
Neb
Kenneth Worley
Donald Feyer
Kerm
Washington, D.C
Alfred Wilson
Pharmacists Meet Guests For State Legislature Candidates
Butler County Pharmaceutical Association hosts candidates for state legislature and the 24th Congressional District at Waldo's Supper Club. Robert Wynn serves as program chairman and moderator. Meeting starts at 10 30 p m tonight in Hamilton.
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Butler County Pharmaceutical Association
Waldo’s Supper Club
Hamilton Cleves Highway
Hamilton
Robert Wynn
Ruppert to Speak at Sertoma Club Meeting
James E. Ruppert, candidate for congress from the 24th District, will address the Sertoma Club at 6 45 p m tomorrow in the Manchester Motor Inn, outlining his campaign priorities.
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James E. Ruppert
Congress
Sertoma Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Welcome Home Astro Three Apollo 13 Crew
James Lovell Fred Haise and Jack Swigert return to Houston after Apollo 13 mission ends without landing on the moon. Big crowd greets them at Space Center with President Nixon and families among the welcome, plus a tearful moment with Lovell’s mother in a wheelchair. Edwin Aldrin among veterans in crowd.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Space Center
Houston
James Lovell
White House
Lovell
Fred Haise
Jack Swigert
Iwo Jima
Nixon
Honolulu
Mission Control
el Lago
Timber Cove
Edwin Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Joe Kerwin
Joe
Thomas K. Mattingly
Swigert
Mattingly
Phyllis Diller Released From Ohio Hospital
Comedienne Phyllis Diller was released from Community Hospital in Bluffton Ohio after surgery earlier in the week. The Lima native came for the operation because she knew one surgeon at the facility. The procedure was described as a medical operation of a female mature.
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Miss Diller
Lima
New York Assemblyman Defeated for Endorsement Over Abortion Vote
Cayuga County Democratic Committee refuses renomination for George M. Michaels after he switched his abortion vote from no to yes. Michaels cited family pressure and said he may enter the party primary. Cortland County also backs him. Duryea’s vote aided 76 threshold for passage of the abortion bill.
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Auburn
N.Y
Democratic Committee
Michaels
George M. Michaels
Cayuga
John Rossi
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea Jr
Duryea
Wells College
Stokes Among 1970 Horatio Alger Award Winners
New York AP reports Cleveland Mayor Carl B. Stokes is among ten recipients of the 1970 Horatio Alger award for overcoming humble beginnings. Winners were chosen Saturday by the Horatio Alger Awards Committee of the American Schools and Colleges Association and will receive bronze at a dinner in Cleveland on May 6.
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New York
Cleveland
Carl B. Stokes
Horatio Alger
American Schools and Colleges Association
Vandals damage storm window at Wayne Madison Road home
Ray Whitaker reports vandals broke a storm window at his home on Wayne Madison Road late Saturday night causing about $10 in damage.
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Ray Whitaker
Wayne- Madison Road
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Fred Wilson
Odessa
Tex
Dewayne Williams
Howard Williams
St. Clair
Mich
Ralph Johnson
Rebecca Johnson
Charleston
S.C
Thomas Creek
Ross Creek
Amarillo
Robert Burke
Walter Burke
Monticello
Wayne Caron
Teresa Caron
Territory of Guam
Aime Caron
Middleboro
Mass
David Ray
David F. Ray
McMinnville
Tenn
Bartel
Ruppert
Glenn J. Tullis
Insurance With Service
Moon
Adrion
John
Col Pestre & Son
Central Ave
Middletown
Phyllis Diller
Ohio
New Yorker
Stokes
Alger
Miami Valley
Anchester
Iddletown
Laf Lara Charliz Peeler
GO (Eter
S. Breiel Blvd
Shopping Plaza
Oldsmobile
Olds
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