POW Lt. Cmdr. Smith tells of prison camp life and sleep on concrete
Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bradley Edsel Smith, shot down March 25 1966, details captivity and endurance. His father Paul Smith lives in Lake Milton Ohio. Smith praises air campaigns and notes a ground quake during B 52 raids. Langston recounts a last mission and Smith’s recovery progress in Jacksonville Naval Hospital.
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Navy
Cmdr
Bradley Edsel Smith
Smith
Paul
Lake Milton
Ohio
Nicholas D. Langston
Langston
Brad
Laos Cease Fire Starts Amid Ongoing Fighting Near Paksong
The third Laos cease-fire began at noon, halting U S bombing after hours of renewed clashes around the Plain of Jars and near Paksong in the panhandle. Officials warned fighting may continue as coalition talks and ceasefire supervision are set by the International Control Commission.
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Vientiane, Laos
Laos
U.S
Vientiane
Plain of Jars
Pathet Lao
Laotian Panhandle
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
South
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Souphanouvong
Sam Neua
Prince Souvanna
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Indochina
Israel Widens Criticism Over Libyan Airliner Downing
Reports say Israel faced widespread condemnation for shooting down a Libyan Boeing 727 killing more than 100. Libya and Egypt received condolences from President Nixon. Arab sources labeled it barbaric. Survivors and casualties were tallied as a sandstorm hampered the search.
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Israel
London Daily Telegraph
Lebanon
Associated Press
Nixon
Libya
Egypt
Suez Canal
Middletown Faces Federal Decision on Drug Treatment Grant
Middletown officials await a federal decision on a grant for a drug treatment center. City officials say a final word is expected soon from federal authorities.
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Middletown
Thorn Hall Journal
Middletown Eyes City Drug Treatment Center Grant
The city seeks a 223 000 grant from HEW to open a community based outpatient center at 403 Curtis St. If approved, construction and staffing would start immediately for 15 to 20 in-patients. PRIDE and county program director Parker Moore warn of funding delays and offer interim operation.
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Parker Moore
PRIDE
Middletown
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Marva Sampson
Department of Human Resources
Moore
Thieu urges USSR China to stop war materials to Hanoi
President Nguyen Van Thieu urged the Soviet Union and China to halt shipments of war materiel to North Vietnam and urged their support to stop renewed aggression. He also signaled a possible Nixon White House meeting next month in San Clemente, California.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Soviet Union
China
North Vietnam
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Thieu
Vietnam
Paris
China U S to set up liaison offices in Washington and Beijing
United States and China announce official government liaison offices in Washington and Peking to speed up normalization and expand trade. Kissinger says offices will be principal contact points for all matters except formal diplomatic relations and will have full diplomatic privileges.
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Washington
United States
China
Peking
Henr A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Partly cloudy skies forecast for tonight and Friday
Weather forecast notes partly cloudy skies for tonight and Friday with lows in the low to mid 20s and Friday highs in the 30s. Yesterday Middletown reached a high of 40 and an overnight low of 19. State and national forecasts appear on page 21.
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Middletown
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Fila
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Jacksonville Naval Hospital
Nick
John Hammil
Paksong
Panhandle
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New York
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London Times
Mediterranean Sea
Miles
Sinai Desert
Drug Treatment Center Grant
Walk For Mankind
HEW
Ann Landers
Settee
Middletown Area
Peta
Womens
Russia
Red
Hanoi
National Liberation Front
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