Final batch of POWs freed from Viet Cong reach Clark Air Base
The last 32 American prisoners of the Viet Cong were released in Hanoi and flown to Clark Air Base. The group includes 27 military personnel and five civilians, launching the final phase of U.S. repatriation of those held in Vietnam and Laos.
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Clark Air Base
Philippines
Hanoi
Vietnam
Laos
Clark
International Commission of Control and Supervision
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
United States
Pathet Lao
Gasoline Shortages and Rationing Talk From Treasury Official
Treasury No 2 Simon says inventories are about five percent below last year and spot shortages may appear in some areas, but no crisis. He expects administration action to head off shortages without new rationing authority. Price controls on oil could raise gasoline costs if firms use pricing powers. Separate Vietnam items note prisoner releases and POW statements from Radio Hanoi amid ongoing troop withdrawal pressure.
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Simon
Treasury
Cost of Living Council
Weather Outlook With Clouds And Rain Chance
Cloudy skies and temperatures in the 40s forecast for tonight. A chance of rain in the Middletown area Wednesday with a high near 50 and an overnight low around 34. About 0.18 inch of rain recorded.
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Middletown
Eee
South Prospect rehab program saved by local donors
Local groups Middletown Area Chamber of Commerce and Giant Step pledged 19000 to back five percent loans, keeping South Prospect housing rehab alive for 15 months despite federal cuts. Grants now limited to 350000, with 160000 loan cap and 400000 in losses from the original 1 million ask. staff reduced by five. Residents invited to PAC meeting at McKinley Middle School to discuss cuts and funding.
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Thom Hall Journal
Robert Noel
Harold Kramer
Middletown Area
Kramer
South Prospect
Noel
Donald Smith
Noes
South
Prospect
Project Area Committee
PAC
McKinley Middle School
Federal marshal shot by militant Indians at Wounded Knee
A U S marshal Lloyd Grimm 56 from Omaha Neb was shot at a roadblock near Wounded Knee and is in serious condition. He was treated at Pine Ridge then flown to Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center Aurora Colo. FBI and marshals held fire briefly after the attack as negotiations with AIM leaders continued.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Wayne Colburn
U.S. Marshals Service
Grimm
Omaha
Neb
Colburn
Pine Ridge
American Indian Movement
AIM
Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center
Aurora
Colo
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Cambodian hill village falls near Phnom Penh amid troop buildup
Cambodian army reports fall of a hilltop village ten miles from Phnom Penh airport as thousands of Khmer Rouge and North Vietnamese troops mass west of Route 26. U S B 52 strikes hit suspected positions south of the city while air power increases under Cambodian request.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Penh
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Carroll
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Renee Nnee
Lloyd Grimm
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