Civilian POW Keesee Mystery Baffles State Dept Officials
UPI report says Texas civilian Bobby Joe Keesee appeared as a POW listed by North Vietnam during the cease fire. Officials say they lack records of Keesee in Southeast Asia and are seeking to learn how he ended up in North Vietnam and why he was not publicized. The State Dept denies CIA affiliation.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
Bobby Joe Keesee
Texas
North Vietnam
Keesee
Hanoi
U.S
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Central Intelligence Agency
Dayton
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Gilligan
Federal marshals tighten grip on Wounded Knee amid standoff
Federal marshals and FBI surround the Wounded Knee reservation with heavy equipment, blocking entry as Indians declare they no longer recognize the U.S. government. Reports detail a tense escalation two weeks after militants seized the site.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
Massive recall hits Fred Mushroom cans nationwide
UPI reports FDA recalls all canned products from Fred Mushroom Co due to a risky coding system after one botulism find, affecting nearly 480000 cans. Company officials note the single botulism case, but the wide recall targets remaining stock. UPI also notes Viet Cong plans to free 32 American POWs including 25 military personnel and seven civilians, with North Vietnam announcing the release of 108 POWs on Wednesday.
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South
Lebanon
Ohio
Saigon
UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Weather Outlook and Local Notices
Generally clear and milder tonight with a warm Wednesday and showers possible. High 70 to 75, precipitation 20 today, near zero tonight, 40 Wednesday. Norwalk highs 47 lows 41, humidity ranges noted. Marriage licenses issued for four couples. a Norwalk birth and an Ashland death reported.
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Norwalk
Trace
Three young men held in shooting of Senator Stennis
Derrick Holloway 18 Tyrone Marshall 19 and John Marshall 21 all from northeast Washington were arrested and held on charges of attempting to assassinate Senator John C. Stennis and armed robbery. The FBI aided in the arrests, with Stennis continuing recovery at Walter Reed Hospital.
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Ira R. Allen Washington
UPI
Washington
John C. Stennis
Derrick Holloway
Tyrone S. Marshall
John S. Marshall
Marshalls
District of Columbia
Robert F. Kennedy
FBI
Holloway
John Marshall
Stennis
Mississippi
Senate Armed Services Committee
Cleveland Park
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Tyrone Marshall
Capitol Hill
Nixon
Elderly couple postpones wedding for double bed
Postponed BURNTWOOD England wedding of Cecil Archer 82 and Ethel Spaul 76 until they receive permission to place a double bed in their room at a home for the elderly. Miss Spaul said Monday We must have a double bed All our newlyweds do.
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Burntwood
England
UPI
Cecil Archer
Ethel Spaul
Miss Spaul
Nine year old girl thrown from horse in Norwalk
A nine year old girl, Traci Chapman, was thrown from a horse on South West Street Norwalk near her aunt and uncle's home. She was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital in critical condition with a head injury and remained unconscious. The horse, usually gentle, allegedly went wild while the incident occurred about 5 p.m. near Benedict Elementary School.
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South West
Norwalk
Elyria Memorial Hospital
South West St
Traci Chapman
Benedict Elementary School
James R. Chapman
Benedict Ave
Chapman
Gordon Schaechterie
Fisher- Titus Memorial Hospital
Elyria
Traci
Schaechterle
Maplehurst strings program blooms at elementary schools
In Maplehurst, Bronson and Pleasant Elementary Schools a new fourth grade string program led by Beverly Coe grows from seven to 255 students across grades four to six. Her lively demonstrations and playful teaching methods win interest, though some pupils drop out for grades or interest. Coe uses Greensleeves and Lassie theme cues to spark enthusiasm, and introduces vibrato to entice participation.
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Carol Buescher
Maplehurst
Beverly Coe
Miss Coe
Bronson
Pleasant
Judge cites unbearable oppression of Ohio farmers over taxes
Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Clifford E. Pader urged that state property tax laws push many Ohio farmers toward bankruptcy. He spoke amid a challenge to a Supreme Court ruling that land value be tied to fair market value rather than use value, linking burden to potential loss of productive land. He called for a constitutional amendment as remedy.
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Columbus
UPI
Franklin County Common Pleas
Clifford E. Pader
Ohio
Pader
Franklin County
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Linwood Bridge Contract Awarded to Galion Firm
The Crawford Construction Co. of Galion won the Linwood Bridge project from the Ohio Department of Transportation. The bid of 505,034 was the lowest among nine. Construction to start in about two weeks with completion set for June 30, 1974. Funding from state Issue I bonds. The design features a 10-span continuous steel beam structure with a 40 foot reinforced concrete deck and reinforced concrete substructure.
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Columbus
Galion
Linwood
Ohio Department of Transportation
Crawford Construction Co
Norwalk Orchestra to Perform at High School Concert
The Instrumental Music Parents Association hosts a concert at 8 p.m. in Norwalk High School featuring the high school band and orchestra with selections from classical to modern works.
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Instrumental Music Parents Association
Norwalk High School
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Willard
Gerri A. Frazee
Randell E. Ladd
Bellevue
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David J. Pugh
Beth J. Myers
Robert L. Krull
Monroeville
Lynette S. Leber
Jose Santillana
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FT Hospital
Esther Mae Rodgers
Ashland
Sharon Sommers
Sere-e-e-ech
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