Saigon agrees to second POW exchange amid US mediation
The United States intervened to settle a Viet Nam prisoner swap dispute delaying 286 American captives. Saigon agreed to release about 6 300 Vietnamese military prisoners in the second phase, while the Communists demanded more. U.S. spokesmen said repatriation would finish by March 28 in four roughly equal groups as troop withdrawals continue.
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USS. Vietnamese Peacekeeping Commission
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Gilbert H. Woodward
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Sudan Opens Round Up of Terrorists
President declares the assault on the Saudi Embassy by Black September a bid to destroy Sudan. He orders military courts to try eight guerrillas and those paid agents, vowing harsh justice. The killings of U S. Ambassador Noel and officials are called an intolerable crime.
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USS
Cleo A. Noel Jr
U.S
G. Curtis Moore
Guy Eid
Jail wedding at Warren County jail surprises locals
Michael Robinson, 22, inmate at the Warren County jail, marries Karen Love, 18, of Lebanon, Indiana in a simple ceremony in the matron’s quarters living room. The couple met while Robinson was on the run from police and later turned himself in. He has pleaded guilty to armed robbery and awaits sentencing. The wedding drew about 15 of Love’s relatives and several deputies, including Sheriff Roy Wallace.
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Warren County
Michael Robinson
Curtis St
Middletown
Karen Love
Ind
Jerry Back
Glendell Church
Robinson
Karen
Dutch Pantry
Monroe
Roy Wallace
Inside Edition Briefs and Columns Digest
A compact roundup from Ann Landers editorial pages and local sections. Includes brief notes on deaths, society items, sports tidbits, markets and entertainment listings across county and state.
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Eighty POWs head home after Clark Air Base sendoff
Eighty former prisoners of war prepared to fly home to the United States from Clark Air Base Philippines in two-hour staggered departures. Thirty remaining POWs were slated to depart Thursday aboard flights to Kelly Scott and Travis bases. Doctors reported all in generally good shape with follow up care at home.
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United States
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Andrews Air Force Base
Washington, D.C
Kelly Air Force Base
San Antonio
Tex
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Scott Air Force Base
Ill
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Travis
Clark Base
Cmdr
Edward H. Martin
Coronado
Carmen Lyons
Clark
Wagner High School
Maj
Ronald J. Webb
Hampton, Va
Oil Phase 3 controls limit oil price increases to one percent
The Nixon administration reimposes price controls on the 23 largest oil firms as part of Phase 3 anti inflation measures. A weighted annual average caps increases at one percent from January 10, 1973 levels with exceptions up to 1.5 cents if justified by costs.
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John T. Dunlop
Cost of Living Council
Weather forecast for Middletown district chills with showers
Cloudy tonight with cooler temperatures and a chance of showers in the Middletown area. overnight lows in the low 50s. Thursday should be cloudy with highs in the low 60s. Yesterday reached 75 with a 58 overnight low and .05 inch of rain recorded. State and national weather map follow on page 29.
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Middletown
Indians demand ouster at Wounded Knee take over
Militants press for removal of the Oglala Sioux tribal president as their occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota enters a second week. No shootings occurred after a cease fire was called off Tuesday. The town was occupied February 27 with sporadic gunfire until Saturday. Talks between 200 Indians and Justice and Interior officials are set to resume at noon EST today.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Justice and Interior Departments
Explosives Dismantled Near Kennedy Airport Terminal
Police dismantled an elaborate bomb setup in the trunk of a rented green sedan parked near the El Al cargo terminal at Kennedy Airport. Bomb experts forced open the trunk and found three five gallon containers of unknown explosive, three 20 pound propane tiles, and two bags of other explosives.
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el al Israel Airlines
Kennedy Airport
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