Vogel Recalls Life in North Vietnam POW Camps
Lt. Col. Richard Vogel one of five years a prisoner narrates to reporters of harsh conditions and propaganda in North Vietnam camps. He says POWs kept morale by studying languages math and physics and by talking through their experiences. He notes unity among prisoners and that some officers showed respect for their communication skills.
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Willard
Richard Vogel
United States
Vogel
North Vietnam
Public Utilities OK Pay Phone 15 Cent Rate Change
Across the United States Washington state regulators allow Pacific Northwest Bell to raise local pay phone calls to 15 cents from 10. In Columbus, attorney David Young seeks state rebates to parents of nonpublic school pupils for 1971 72 with $27.8 million in a dedicated fund. In Atlanta Junior Samples faces simple battery charges from a February Alpharetta dance. In Boston Eric Segal runs the marathon despite added back battery weight for a Cosell backed on air segment.
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Olympia
Wash
UPI
Washington State Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Northwest Bell
Columbus
David Young
U.S. District Court Here
Young
Separation of Church and State
Atlanta
Hee Haw
Fulton County Superior Court
Joyce Flanagen
Alpharetta
American Legion Post
Boston
Eric Segal
Segal
Howard Cosell
Onion shortage hits nation after Agnes impact
New York reports an onion shortage nationwide tied to Hurricane Agnes last August. William Feinstein & Co. in the Bronx says prices here are not as high as Detroit’s reported $30 per 50 pound bag.
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New York
UPI
William Feinstein & Co
Bronx
Detroit
Coney Islands
Michele Maiteh
Ann Hodges
Rita Leeds
Southfield
Mich
Norwalk Area Weather And Life Events Summary
Weather outlook shows upper 40s to mid 60s with 38 to 40 percent precip probability and light winds. Local births include a boy for the Sweetings and two girls for the Back and Nichols families. marriages listed for six couples. Death reported: George O. Wilcox, 65, Willard.
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Norwalk
Nixon aides to testify in Senate Watergate probe
President Nixon plans to allow White House aides to testify before the Senate Watergate investigation amid reports of a forthcoming White House admission of responsibility. The Los Angeles Times quoted sources saying sacrificial lambs may be named and at least one official could resign as part of a public disclosure strategy to counter grand jury and Senate disclosures.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
White House
Senate
Administration
Los Angeles Times
Times
The
Ronald L. Ziegler
Senate Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Select Committee
Congress Reacts To Base Closings and Overseas Cuts
Defense budget critics pressed President Nixon after he ordered 274 domestic base closures. Congressmen urged deeper cuts, targeting some of the 3,400 overseas bases to save about $1 billion annually while Kennedy of Massachusetts warned his state will lose an unspecified share of the impact.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
U.S
Congress
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Norwalk Council Eyes minibike ban amid shipyard closures
The Norwalk City Council meets at 7 30 tonight to discuss a ban on minibikes and other recreational vehicles. Rep Michael Harrington and Sen William Proxmire weigh in on costs of overseas military bases and shipyard closures, urging congressional review. Proxmire notes closures may hurt local communities but serve the public interest. Mansfield backs broader cost scrutiny.
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Norwalk
Boston Naval Shipyard
George McGovern
Michael Harrington
Dmass
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Congress
U.S
Police Chief Drops Charges Against Two City Officers
Chief Jack L. Fryman dropped charges against Lt. Kenneth Danhoff and Cpl. Thomas Ludban who were suspended for listening to a basketball game on duty in February. An appeals board had urged Ludban’s dismissal to be dropped and Danhoff reprimanded. the council altered that, with no reprimand for Danhoff after the charges were dropped. Fryman cited improved department cooperation, including the homicide probe into Alice White Wamack’s death on April 6.
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Willard
Jack L. Fryman
Kenneth Danhoff
Cpl
Thomas Ludban
Fryman
Ludban
Danhoff
Alice White Wamack
Guy Lombardo Turns Back Clock Charm Shines in Norwalk
Renowned conductor Guy Lombardo drew a full Norwalk High School Auditorium crowd, turning back the clock with nostalgic tunes. Fans recalled Cleveland days as Lombardo and his Royal Canadians delivered familiar soft saxophones and twin pianos, while Lombardo teased retirement amid rapt adulation.
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Jack Brown
Guy Lombardo
Cleveland
Lombardo
WTAM
Old Palace Theater
Norwalk
Alec Templeton
Kenny Gardner
Frankie
Johnnie
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FT Hospital
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Bellevue
FT Boapital
Thomas Nichols
New London
Good Samaritan Hospital
Douglas J. Sitterly
Ogla P. Santillana
Monroeville
Jerry L. Allred
Crawford County
Laucinda K. Taylor
Donald Montgomery
Rural
Susan J. Whetstone
Howard E. Hursh
Greenwich
Cheryl A. Montgomery
Gary L. Grose
Collins
Theresa D. O'Bryan
Wakeman
Robert A. Kipp
Janet E. Cavello
George O. Wilcox
Royal Canadians
Ontario
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