POWs' Families Plan Cheerful Celebrations on Release List
The Defense and State departments notified families that 142 American POWs would be freed Monday. Civilians among them included Michael Kjome of Decorah Iowa and Everett Alvarez Jr. of Santa Barbara California. Families from Orlando Tampa Lakeland and Lakeland shared plans and fears as news arrived.
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Michael Hugh Kjome
Decorah
Iowa
Pacific Architects
Kjome
Michael
George Krome
Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez Jr
Vietnam
Tonkin Gulf
Everett Alvarez Sr
Santa Barbara
Calif
First POW release list issued amid Hanoi talks
Kissinger began four days of talks in Hanoi as North Vietnam and the Viet Cong handed the United States the first batch of prisoners slated for release under the cease fire. The 142 names include 19 military men and eight civilians to be freed in South Vietnam, with 115 to be released in Hanoi and moved to Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
United States
Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Tan Son Nhut
U.S. Defense Department
Washington
Kissinger
Indochina
Explosion traps 43 workers on Staten Island
An explosion collapsed the top of a volcano shaped gas storage tank on Staten Island trapping 43 workmen. Fire officials reported the incident but details on injuries or status were not immediately available.
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New York
Staten Island
British troops clash with Catholic protesters in Belfast
In Belfast police and soldiers confronted a 300 strong Catholic march, employing rubber bullets to disperse the crowd at an army barricade. Four IRA commanders were arrested and five Protestants held with weapons as violence followed earlier deadly rioting. A massive storage tank explosion later in Staten Island sent debris across the Arthur Kill, with firefighters reporting trapped workers and a massive blaze at the Texas Eastern storage facility.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
O'Hagan
Texas Easter Cryogenic Inc
Texas Eastern Transmission Co
Houston
New Jersey
Agnew Reports Asian Tour Peace Efforts To Nixon
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew returns from a 13 day eight nation Asian tour and tells President Nixon that regional leaders want a lasting peace in Indochina. Nixon says the postwar mission helps build a Southeast Asia peace structure and notes Laos and Cambodia influence Vietnam.
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San Clemente
Calif
Ore T. Agnew
Nixon
Indochina
Agnew
White House
Southeast Asia
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Federal rail control urged for Penn Central and nine lines
A Senate Commerce Committee staff study urges federal oversight and a Northeast Transportation Authority to operate Penn Central and eight other Northeastern lines. It proposes bond-backed government guarantees, possible nationalization steps, and hearings on a temporary strike halt while Congress seeks taxpayer protections.
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Washington
Penn Central
Senate
Commerce Committee
America
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Commerce Subcommittee On
Northeast Transportation Authority
Nixon
Federal Railroad Administration
Hartke
New England
Sunny and cold to start with warming trend ahead
The forecast calls for clear skies and cold conditions today with highs in the upper 20s. Tonight and tomorrow turn partly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper 30s and overnight low around 20. Probability of precipitation near zero today and tonight.
Inside the Family Grocer and the Supermarket Era
A look at how corner grocers fare as supermarkets dominate. Small-store owners share views on competition, hours, and future prospects, with shopper anecdotes and regional context. The feature ties Lincoln birthday coverage and a local judge returning to private practice.
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Lincoln
Dorothy Damele
Grandma
Cincinnati
Warren Young
Warren County
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