Ames airman recalls failed POW raid near Hanoi
Sgt. Marshall A. Thomas of Ames Iowa describes the November raid on a North Vietnamese POW camp near Hanoi as a mission kept secret until the end. He says there was no security leak and notes prisoners had been moved before the rescue attempt.
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Marshall A. Thomas
Ames
Iowa
North Vietnam
Thomas
Jim Mone
Hanoi
U.S
Army Special Forces Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Son Tay
Rhodes Building Fund Grows for Ohio Governor Center
A campaign seeks 500000 for a James A. Rhodes Historical Center in Coalton Jackson County Ohio backed by Vice President Spiro Agnew and other leaders. The plan includes a library scholarship fund and a plaque for major donors while the four room Rhodes birthplace house is restored.
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Columbus
UPI
James A. Rhodes
Ohio
Spiro T. Agnew
Historical Center Committee
E.E. Davis
Davis Fire Brick Co
Oak Hill
Agnew
Edward N. Cole
General Motors Corp
Coalton
Jackson County
Rhodes
Ohio Commodores
House votes to repeal ammunition record keeping under Gun Control Act
Amid questions about the 1968 Gun Control Act, Congress officials debate the impact of removing the rimfire ammunition registration. The House approves repeal of signatures for .22 caliber ammunition purchases while preserving records for handguns, rifles, and larger calibers.
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Washington
UPI
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
Kent
House
Congress
Giap defends airspace rights in 26th army anniversary speech
In Tokyo Giap asserts the right to watch and shoot down US aircraft that encroach on Vietnamese airspace and to muster troops to defend the fatherland. Volpe says no court martial for Coast Guard officers over the defector removal incident. Ames, Sgt Thomas recalls the raid on a North Vietnamese prisoner camp, noting that no prisoners were freed.
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Tokyo
Vo Nguyen Giap
Ohio teachers average salary rises to eight thousand two hundred sixty
Ohio Public Expenditure Council reports average teacher pay of 8260 for 1969 70, up about 1700 from the prior year. Forty one of six hundred thirty one districts paid at least 9000 while five districts topped 10000. City and county administrators and principals also noted in the district survey.
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Columbus
UPS
Ohio
Ohio Public Expenditure Council
Ottawa Hills
Dayton
St. Bernard
Princeton
Shaker Heights
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Toledo
Akron
Youngstown
Lorain
Warren
Elyria
Mansfield
Lima
Marion
Zanesville
Two Coast Guard Officers to Retire Amid Court-Martial Standoff
Transportation Secretary John A. Volpe announced two Coast Guard officers will retire rather than face court martial over returning a Lithuanian defector to a Russian ship. Admiral Chester R. Bender had recommended court martial for Rear Admiral William B. Ellis and Captain Fletcher Brown, leaders in the Boston district.
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Washington
John A. Volpe
Coast Guard
U.S
UPI
America
Volpe
Adm
Chester R. Bender
William B. Ellis
1St Coast Guard
Boston
Fletcher Brown
Government May Raise Medicare Premium Increases Expected
The government plans a premium increase for 19.4 million older Americans under Medicare due to higher doctor fees. The current premium is 5.30 dollars monthly, with the government matching, and new rates will be announced after Christmas for a July 1 effective date. Medicare chief actuary William C. Hsiao calls the rise likely and cites a 5 to 15 percent range.
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Washington
UPI
Medicare
William C. Hsiao
Bossard Survives Tucson Hotel Fire Climbing From 11th Floor
Retired Cleveland Indians groundskeeper Emil Bossard told his son Harold by phone he did not panic as flames engulfed the Pioneer International Hotel in Tucson. He climbed to a ledge outside his 11th floor room Sunday and was carried to safety by firefighters after suffering smoke inhalation.
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UPI
Cleveland Indians
Emil Bossard
Pioneer International
Tucson
Ariz
Bossard
Harold
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