U S Forces Report New Cease-Fire Breach and Casualties
American GIs suffer a fatality in combat the day after the cease-fire takes effect as four U S military deaths occur in the four days before the truce. U S troop levels drop to 22 700 with a second 400 withdrawal by air amid ongoing fighting across South Vietnam and reports of widespread violations by Communist forces.
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U.S
U. S
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Saigon
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Mekong Delta
Thank You Jesus Second Call Brings Home POW Husband
Beatrice Williams of Memphis received two calls about Capt. James W. Williams, a North Vietnam POW listed as missing then confirmed as a prisoner of war. The second call announced his return, prompting joy and plans to reunite with her husband as Air Force coordination awaited.
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Jesus
Air Force
James W. Williams
North Vietnam
Peacekeeping Office Delayed by Viet Cong Credential Standoff
Viet Cong delegates refused to present credentials at two joint military commission sessions stalling the peacekeeping apparatus. North Vietnamese delegates flew in but faced customs forms at Tan Son Nhut. ICCS members from Hungary Indonesia Canada ready to deploy. Poland to join by Tuesday. observers in countryside within 48 hours of cease fire.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Tne Saigon
United States
John A. Wickham Jr
US Command
International Commission of Control and Supervision
ICCS
Michel Gauvin
Hungary
Indonesia
Canada
Ber
Poland
Xithin
Paris
Last To Die Cared Deeply
Lt. Col. William Nolde of Mount Pleasant died in a Communist artillery barrage 11 hours before a cease fire began in Vietnam. Friends and family say he cared deeply for the people he worked to help and believed in the mission despite the danger.
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Mount Pleasant
Mich
Vietnam
William Nolde
Binh Long
Nolde
Joyce Nolde
Area Mothers Hope No News Is Good News
Two Lebanon area mothers of missing in action servicemen from 1967 and 1969 hold to hope that no news means their sons are alive. Esther Frederick and John E Conger Sr. spoke after receiving word that Maj William Frederick and Pfc John E Conger Jr. were not on early Hanoi lists. An Army officer said a second list of prisoners may come later but offered no timeline. Both families will continue investigations into their sons fate.
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Esther Frederick
Glenmore Drive
John E. Conger Sr
New St
Lebanon
Frederick
Maj
William Frederick
North Vietnam
Paris
Hanoi
Journal Today
Mas. Frederick
Mr. Conger
Midl town Area Weather Forecast Update
Clear skies and teens this evening in Mid dletown with a cold night. Tomorrow expects sunny skies and highs in the mid 30s. Yesterday’s high reached 45 with a 20 degree low and 6 inches of precipitation total.
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Middletown
Nixon Proposes 1974 Budget of 678.7 Billion Dollars
President Nixon sends a $678.7 billion fiscal 1974 budget to Congress aiming for a new era of progress. He pledges it avoids tax hikes, calls for caps on spending, and forecasts a $12 billion deficit. The plan hikes funding for energy, crime and health while cutting or dismantling several programs and offices.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
Offices of Economic Opportunity
Emergency Preparedness
Science and Technology
National and Aeronautics and Space Council
Msgr Connaughton of Franklin Dies at 62
The Rt Rev Msgr Edward A Connaughton pastor of St Mary Church Franklin died yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital Cincinnati after illness that began while saying Mass. He had served as Catholic schools administrator in Dayton and Cincinnati and was born in Hamilton. Survived by brother William and sisters Mary Ruth. Funeral arrangements incomplete.
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Franklin
Edward A. Connaughton
St. Mary Catholic Church
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati
Father Connaughton
Middletown Hospital
Good Samaritan
Dayton
Hamilton
Catholic University of America
Washington, D.C
St. Mary
Franklin Ministerial Association
William
Mary
Ruth
Anglesby Funeral Home
Plane crash near Port Columbus injures two men
A light plane crashed about four miles east of Port Columbus International Airport injuring two men who escaped serious injuries. The incident occurred near Columbus, Ohio, and authorities investigated the cause.
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Columbus, Ohio
Port Columbus Internatonal Airport
Ohio
War ends but costs may rise for Vietnam pullout
The Pentagon may ask Congress for more funds to finish U S involvement in Vietnam. Remaining 1.3 billion may cover troop withdrawals mine clearance and base dismantling plus bringing home war materiel 40 000 tons and 37 000 South Korean troops. Fiscal 1974 budget includes 2.9 billion for Southeast Asia.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
U.S
Vietnam
Robert C. Moot
Moot
Saigon
Thailand
Tonkin Gulf
U. S
Indochina
Southeast Asia
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New Delhi
Memphis, Tenn
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Memphis
Jimmy
Col. Nolde
Central State College
Key Biscayne, Fla
Hill-Burton
Msgr. Connaughton of
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