U.S. Nearing End Of Vietnam Pullout
As the cease-fire nears its 60 day limit, U.S. troop strength in South Vietnam drops to about 10,000 with major units like the 1st Aviation Brigade and 716th MP Battalion remaining. Cargo ships carry thousands of tons of hardware home while floating docks and other heavy equipment head for disposal or repurposing.
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Saigon
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Paris
U.S
Korea
Cam Ranh Bay
Seoul
Uncle Sam
Nixon
United States
Delong
Vung Tau
Qui Nhon
Qui Nhon Bay
Vietnam
New Orleans
China Sea
Singapore
Lac Cag
da Nang
Newport
Military Property Disposal Office
Long Binh
Joint Commission
Viet Cong
Commission
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Vietnam Veteran Turns Violent Death Near Gibson After Mardi Gras Trip
Walter B. Jones of Gonzales Texas, a Vietnam veteran, died by self-inflicted gunshot near Gibson Louisiana after shooting Charles L. Mitchell of Houston twice during a motor trip to New Orleans. Police described the incident as Jones’s descent into instability after claiming plots against him.
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Gibson
New Orleans
Mardi Gras
South Louisiana
Charlton Rozands
Terrebonne Parish
Walter B. Jones
Gonzales
Tex
Rolands
Charles L. Mitchell
Houston
Mitchell
Rozands
Louisiana
Jones
Vietnam
Jeanerette
Mayor Turns In Son in Ohio Drug Case
STOW Ohio mayor Roger Howard said he did not know his 19 year old son might face 30 years to life in prison after turning him in on a charge of giving marijuana to his 14 year old brother.
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Stow, Ohio
UPI
Roger Howard
Mississippi Senate approves ban on penitentiary holding centers
The Mississippi Senate backs bills to bar using the state penitentiary as a holding center for city and county inmates and to hire more medical staff at the prison farm including a fulltime dentist and a psychiatrist. A separate measure to lease penitentiary land was laid aside for study amid questions.
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Jackson, Miss
Mississippi Senate
Corbet Patridge
Schlater
Senate Corrections Committee
House
Senate
Patridge
Robert Crook
Ruleville
Parchman
Tto
Patridee
Debete
Viet Cong urges Saigon to release quarter of prisoners
The Viet Cong asked Saigon to release one fourth of prisoners of war and begin the second phase of exchanges by week’s end. Col Dang Van Thu said 7,000 of about 26,734 military prisoners should be handed over, while Saigon has offered 7,000 Communists in the first exchange.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Dang van Thu
Joint Military Commission
du Quoc Dong
Paris
Thu
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Dong
U.S
Phuong Nam
Military Commission
Iwt
Columbia City Repeals Liquor Music Ordinance
The Columbia Town Council voted Monday night to repeal a 1936 city ordinance that barred any business within city limits selling liquor from playing any form of music live or recorded. The action lifts a long standing restriction and allows music in licensed venues.
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News Star News Service
Columbia
Special Grand Jury Session Called in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Grand Jury summoned for 9 a.m. April 2 to hear evidence in the investigation of the former city administration. Fourth District Judge Fred Fudickar Jr. signed the order, with regular session set for April 9 moved up by a week.
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Ouachita Morehouse
Johnny Carl Parkerson
Ouachita Parish
Grand Jury
Parkerson
Fred Fudickar Jr
Three Transfers Announced Here By State Farm
State Farm regional vice president William D. Sanders announces transfers of Bob Naugher Lloyd Ray and Jack Chancey to Resident Claim Superintendents. Naugher heads Pine Bluff Arkansas Ray West Memphis Arkansas Chancey Tupelo Mississippi.
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William D. Sanders
State Farm
Bob Naugher
Lloyd Ray
Jack Chancey
Naugher
Pine Bluff
Ray
West Memphis
Ark
Chancey
Tupelo
Miss
South Central
Arkansas A and M College
CPCU
Judy
Northeast Louisiana University
LLA
Ann
FPCA
California
Arkansas Polytechnic College
Mary
Hattiesburg Welcomes Col. George Ball Home After POW Return
Air Force Col. George Hall, a seven year prisoner of war, was greeted by over 1,200 residents in Hattiesburg before a welcome at the University of Southern Mississippi auditorium. He spoke of home, prayed for those still missing, and thanked supporters including his wife and three children. His family and local judge father Forrest County Circuit Judge Stanton Hall accompanied him. The homecoming followed his release from Hanoi and transfer to Clark Air Base and Keesler.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Air Force
George Hall
Hall
University of Southern Mississippi
University
Clark Air Base
Forrest County
Stanton Hall
Hanoi
Clark Afb
Philippines
Keesler Air Force Base
Biloxi
Keesler
Avalanche kills four at ski hut in Schliersee
Police in Schliersee Bavaria report four people died and four injured when an avalanche struck a mountain side ski hut Monday night. The dead include a two year old child.
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Schliersee
Germany
Nixon Promising Funds To Mayors
President Nixon talks with city leaders about relief for strapped local governments amid budget limits. Mayors report assurances of possible funds through new revenue sharing, though dates and total help remain uncertain.
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Nixon
Washington
White House
Los Angeles
Thomas Bradley
Kenneth Cole
Cole
John Driggs
Phoenix
Bradley
National Governors Conference
National League of Cities
Congress
Two Fishermen Rescued After 44 Days Adrift in Pacific
Nabuti Tabutoa and Taraia Teketira survived 44 days afloat in an open boat after losing direction in a rainstorm. They lived on coconuts, turtles, and rainwater, drifting over 1,000 miles until a Taiwan fishing boat rescued them near Western Samoa and ferried them back to Tarawa.
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Suva
Fiji
Tarawa
Nabuti Tabutoa
Taraia Teketira
Atoll
Nabuti
Taiwan
Western
Samoa
Science Fair Opens At Ouachita Junior High
Ouachita Junior High principal A L Lewis says the annual Science Fair will include math and social studies alongside science projects. Competent judges from each subject area will review entries Tuesday morning. Parents and friends are invited to an open house tonight from 5 to 8 p m to view exhibits in the school auditorium and library.
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Ouachita Junior High
A. L. Lewis
Lewis
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Melvyn Dr. Monroe
Morning World
News Star
Daily & Sun
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Breard
Monroe
Morth
South 2Nd
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Trenton Appl. CO
Trenton
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