Secretary Rogers recalls fallen with pride over draft policy
Secretary of State William P. Rogers spoke at a State Department briefing about rebuilding North Vietnam while denying amnesty to draft evaders. He fought tears describing 46 000 battle casualties and said the nation must remember those who died as POWs return home.
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Washington
UPS
William P. Rogers
Rogers
State Department
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam War POWs to be released and airport guards rule
Hanoi will free the next 20 American prisoners of war by midnight Saturday with arrivals at Clark Air Base in the Philippines around 3 a.m. EST Sunday. Separately major U.S. airports faced a court ruling upholding a 4500-guard requirement at boarding gates to deter hijackers, with a $1000 daily penalty for noncompliance. An Loc helicopter was shot down injuring five, as CH47 Chinook ferried materials for a field headquarters under construction.
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Washington
API
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Joint Military Commission
An Loc
JMC
Mullin arraigned in Santa Cruz for six killings and priest stabbing
Herbert W. Mullin aged 25 remained mute as he faced charges in Santa Cruz for shooting six people with a .22 rifle in the past three weeks and a fatal stabbing of Rev. Henri Tomei in a confessional at St. Mary’s Church Los Gatos. Detective Lt. Ken Pittenger said Mullin would also be charged with the November 2 killing.
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Santa Cruz
Calif
UPI
Herbert W. Mullin
Oceanside
San Francisco
Ken Pittenger
Santa Cruz County
Ohio Catholic Hospitals Call Dissent Over Abortion Ruling
U S District Judge Joseph Kinneary ruled the state abortion ban unconstitutional prompting Catholic run hospitals in Ohio to dissent. Mary Doe received the abortion at an unnamed Columbus hospital and was reported doing fine after the procedure.
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United Press International
Ohio
U.S
Joseph Kinneary
Columbus
Mary Doe
American Civil Liberties Union
Weather and local notices from Norwalk area
Mostly cloudy and colder with snow flurries tonight. Low zero to 10 above, high in the teens Saturday. 80 percent today, 40 percent tonight, 20 percent Saturday. Winds north to northwest, 12 to 30 mph. Marriage license applications for Robert E. Cutcher and Sheila A. Ritz. Richard E. Koshar and Nannette M. Bilton. Deaths: Walter Hughes 80 Willard Sarah Jane Sterling 42 Hamilton Carl Faragi 63 Bellevue.
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Norwalk
Robert E. Cutcher
Fitchville
Sheila A. Ritz
Richard E. Koshar
New London
Nannette M. Bilton
Walter Hughes
Willard
Sarah Jane Sterling
Hamilton
Carl Faragi
Bellevue
POWs Return To Ohio As Byrne Reunites With Wife
Joanne Byrne presses to see Col. Ronald E. Byrne Jr. as he arrives from a plane at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Capt. Burton Wayne Campbell accompanies Byrne. both are in good health and begin debriefing and medical checks with an indefinite stay. Their return marks the first POWs to reach the Operation Homecoming center.
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Rick van Sant
Wright-Patterson Afb, Ohio
UPI
Joanne Byrne
Air Force
Col
Ronald E. Byrne Jr
Byrne
Nightingale
Burton Wayne Campbell
Amherst
Ohio
Campbell
Snow disrupts Ohio travel with up to ten inches in Cleveland
A major snow storm swept across Ohio causing Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to close for hours and at least 25 school systems to cancel. United Air Lines delayed flights with a 2 p.m. decision, while Norwalk and Huron County saw 22 accidents. Cleveland buses ran late, Burke Lakefront Airport stayed open, and forecasts pointed to a warming trend by Tuesday.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland-Hopkins International
United Air Lines
Tom Germuska
United
Norwalk
Huron County
Burke Lakefront
National Weather Service
Akron
Canton
Reporters Tie Knot Tonight at Huron County Fair
The Reflector’s Sue Steeves and WLKR’s Rick Brooks marry tonight at First United Methodist Church Norwalk. The ceremony is private. the couple met at the fair last summer while covering events. Gregg Mehling, a former radio announcer now a Norwalk police officer, is best man.
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Huron County Fair
Reflector
Sue Steeves
WLKR
Rick Brooks
Fair Circus
First United Methodist Church
Norwalk
Gregg (Edwards) Mehling
Sue
Rick
Wayne C. Goodsite
City Hall
Wally Cox dies at 48 star of Mr. Peepers
Hollywood reports actor Wally Cox died of a heart attack at age 48 in his home. Cox starred as Robinson Peepers in the 1950s live television comedy and later appeared on The Hollywood Squares. He recalled his early fame and a friendship with Marlon Brando as a motorcycle buddy in Evanston Illinois.
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Hollywood
UPI
Mr. Peepers
Wally Cox
Cox
Robinson Peepers
Evanston, Ill
Marlon Brando
Policemen’s Resignations Prompt News Conference Called
Sgt. Charles J. Zimmerman of Monroeville resigns effective immediately. Police Chief Richard H. Goetze, effective April 1, schedules a 2 p.m. news conference at the police station to explain the personnel change to media. Zimmerman cites lack of mayoral and council support for an effective department.
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Charles J. Zimmerman
Monroeville
Richard H. Goetze
Zimmerman
Norwalk United Fund Surpasses Goal Shortfall Cited
Final tabulation shows the Norwalk Area United Fund raising 73 212 toward a 75 321 goal. President B Harry Parke cites cancellations but thanks all contributors while noting Parke is a patient at Fisher Titus Memorial Hospital.
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Norwalk Area
United Fund
B. Harry Parke
Parke
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Army Upholds Lt. Calleys Prison Term
The Army Court of Military Review refused to overturn Lt. William L. Calley Jr.s 20 year sentence for My Lai killings. Calley has 30 days to petition the U S Court of Military Appeals for further review.
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Army
Lt. Calley
Washington
UPI
Army Court of Military Review Today
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
South Vietnam
Calley
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Supreme Court of the Military Judicial System
UAW Workers Voice Frustrations at Historic Conference
In Atlanta UPI reports 500 delegates at the first UAW production workers conference venting about boring assembly lines strict rules and lack of dignity. They urge action and better conditions as the union prepares for July bargaining with General Motors Ford and Chrysler for 700000 workers.
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Atlanta
UPI
United Auto Workers Production Workers Conference
UAW
Jim Donegan
Oshawa
Ontario
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
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Everett Alvarez, Jr
Travis Afb
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