Mail from POWs in North Vietnam resumes after lapse
AP reports 198 letters from prisoners of war to families received Friday as POW mail resumes after a three month gap. Families held a news conference criticizing the halt, while a National League of Families official warned Hanoi could face public opinion turning against the prisoners being used as political pawns. In Georgia, Lt. William Calley’s murder trial jury enters a fourth day of deliberations after long sessions and tight security at My Lai court.
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Washington
North Vietnam
Cora Weiss
Hanoi
T. Benning
William Calley
My Lai
Calley
Close Vote Predicted On Federal SST Funding
The Senate nears a tight showdown on federal funding for the supersonic transport SST. Sen. Magnuson expects a larger vote than last year's 52 to 41 margin though he avoids a nose count. Sen. Proxmire warns of a tough fight after Senate committee action revived the SST provision despite House cuts.
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Washington
Senate
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Magnuson
House
William Proxmire
D-Wis
CBS to air edited rebuttals to Selling of the Pentagon
CBS will broadcast about 15 minutes of edited statements by three government critics of its documentary The Selling of the Pentagon after a rebroadcast on Tuesday March 23. Richard S. Salant will offer a brief statement afterward. A later Dole critique accused CBS NBC and ABC of liberal bias in Vietnam war coverage.
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New York
CBS
Pentagon
Spiro T. Agnew
Melvin R. Laird
Edward Hebert
D-La
House Armed Services Committee
Richard S. Salant
CBS News
Kansas
Robert Dole
Republican National Committee
Dole
Vanderbilt University
NBC
ABC
Nixon
Predict Business Upturn Expectations at Institutional Investors Conference
Mild optimism for a moderate economic improvement emerged at the Institutional Investors Conference this week. Housing, a hard-hit sector, showed the strongest confidence in a quick rebound with Jerome P. Kenney predicting 1971 as the biggest year for housing, with starts around 1.75 million and mobile home sales about 425,000.
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New York
Institutional Investors Conference
Jerome P. Kenney
White, Weld and Co
Bible in Classroom Push Gains Support in Washington
Mrs. Ella Harllee founder of the Educational Communications Association argues the Bible should return to schools for objective study. She says knowledge of religion aids understanding of English literature and arts while noting public schools still carry prayer bans a decade after the high court ruling.
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Washington (Ap
Washington
Ella Harllee
The
Educational Communications Association
Supreme Court
National Education Association
Minstrel Show at Monroe Junior High Promises Lively Laughs
Rehearsals for the Modern Minstrel Show at Monroe Junior High promise a fast moving comedy with a mixed program of songs dances and parodies. The Lions Club sponsors the four performances marching through March 28 with city band accompaniment and a grand finale featuring scouts and veterans groups. Tickets are selling fast at local banks Ruf's Confectionery and Benketts Clothing and other outlets.
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Monroe
Donald Hugdahl
Donald Liedschlag
Slim Kautzke
Lester Johnson
William Hawthorne
Times
Allan Barnard
Monroe Lions Club
City
Tom Thumb
William Rollins
Etter
Dr. Smith
Bill the Sailor
Allan Holtshopple
Allan
Hee Haw
Ha Ha
Josef Benkert
Robert Grossman
Carroll Jones
del Krupke
Wilbur Bernet
Keith Holcomb
Lee Kubly
Rolland Karlen
Margie Rast
Harold Guttenberg
George Hulsizer
William Halvorson
Noel Soltau
Barnacle
Bill
George Engles
Gerald ‘Swiggum
Ben Blaser
Tom Peterson
Bonita Benkert
Chris Fritz
Susan Wehinger
Barbara Marty
Mary Motz
John Bury
Gary Sutter
Tom Reichart
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
VFW and Auxiliary
American Legion and Auxiliary
Women’s Relief Corps
Thomson Says State Units Lax with Flood Insurance
About 100 Wisconsin municipal and county units were faulted for slow action on federal flood insurance. Rep. Vernon Thomson warned many property owners may not be eligible when high water arrives. HUD said outreach has been limited and eight weeks are needed to obtain coverage. Two dozen communities are listed as eligible, including La Crosse and Eau Claire.
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Wisconsin
Vernon W. Thomson
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Madison
Wis
State Department of Natural Resources
Congress
la Crosse
Prairie du Chien
Richland Center
Cochrane
Eau Claire
Fort Atkinson
Beloit
Bay City
Prescott
Pierce, Crawford, Wood
Buffalo Counties
Lucey Names Kathryn Clarenbach to State Status of Women Panel
Governor Patrick J. Lucey appoints Kathryn F. Clarenbach of Madison as chairwoman of the governor's Commission of the Status of Women. The nomination emphasizes advancing women's rights and public service.
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Madison
Patrick J. Lucey
Kathryn F. Clarenbach
Governor's Commission of the Status of Women
Avalanche disaster in Peru kills hundreds at Chungar camp
Geologists and police warned residents to evacuate after a mild earthquake loosened a mountainside that slid into Lake Yanahurina, sending floodwaters over the Chungar mining camp. Officials say 400 to 600 dead, about 90 hospitalized. many victims were wives and children of about 200 miners. Rescue teams reached the site, heavy equipment urged to drain the lake, and fears of further slides persisted as the worst Peruvian disaster since last May's quakes and slides.
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Wima
Peru
Yanahurina
Chungar
Andes
Lima
Vietnam War Turns Toward Laos Retreat As Bases Fall
North Vietnamese infantry and tanks pressed retreating South Vietnamese along the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos, forcing abandonment of Fire Base A Luoi and Landing Zone Brown. A battalion of 400 was evacuated by 15 U.S. helicopters. 20 killed, 50 wounded among its troops, with heavier fighting reported along Highway 9. The operation’s goal shifted as South Vietnamese strength in Laos declined from 21,000 to about 15,700, signaling an end to the major drive. U.S. and Saigon leaders reviewed the situation with President Thieu.
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Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Vietnam
Tran van An
A Luoi
Brown
Luoi
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Ham Nghi
Highway 9
U.S
Nguyen van Thieu
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Independence Palace
Lo Bao
Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail Complex
War of Words Rises Between Soviets and China
An renewed ideological clash between Moscow and Beijing signals Kremlin aims to topple Mao regime. The exchange, tied to the upcoming Soviet Communist Party Congress and recent Sino-American gestures, frames a high-stakes power contest in Asia and a possible shift in Cold War dynamics.
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Peking
Kremlin
Mao Tse-tung
Asia
Soviet Communist Party
China
Chou Enlai
North Vietnam
United States
Congress
America
Washington
United Nations
Far East
Hemisphere
Albany Woman Burned in Village Fire
Albany resident Mrs. Elsie Trow Baumgartner, about 72, suffered severe burns in a house fire around 8:30 a.m. Saturday. She was taken to St. Clare Hospital, where she arrived at 9:15 a.m. Fire damage covered the home from fire, smoke and water, with investigators believing a stove exploded. The fire department was summoned as the victim was found outside calling for help.
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Elsie Trow Baumgartner
St. Clare Hospital
Village Ambulance
Albany Fire Department
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