Freeing of Sgt Sexton Jr Brings Home Two Years After Captivity
SAIGON reports Sgt John C Sexton Jr Warren Michigan left Vietnam today after two years in Communist captivity. He was flown from Saigon to Denver aboard a military medical evacuation chopper then a C-130 jet, telling reporters it was great to be back.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Calif
John C. Sexton Jr
Pentagon
Sexton
Lucien N. Nedzi
House
Armed Services Committee
John Sexton Sr
Warren
Mich
Denver
Vietnam
Army
Nedzi
Detroit
John Sexton Jr
National Liberation Front
Marvin
Harter
Rossback
Aurora City Manager Flynn Fired by City Council
The Aurora City Council voted 6-3 to dismiss City Manager Paul A. Flynn, 47, from his 25 000 a year post. Flynn had served since April 15 1970 after arriving from Sandusky Ohio and cited 20 years in city government. Mayor Beck cited the council’s untenable position over his actions and Flynn defended his work against a hostile council.
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Aurora
Colo
UPI
Paul A. Flynn
Flynn
Sandusky
Ohio
Paul C. Beck
Veterans Against War push petition to Congress in Vietnam
A group of American servicemen in Vietnam gathered signatures from GIs for a petition to Congress calling for an immediate ceasefire in Southeast Asia. Vietnam Veterans Against the War said they collected several hundred names and one organizer was briefly arrested by Air Force police before release.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
Congress
Southeast Asia
Vietnam Veterans Against the
Mayor seeks tighter boiler controls after fatal church blast
Marietta Ohio Mayor John Burnworth called for stricter rules on low pressure boilers following a Sunday School classroom explosion at First Baptist Church that killed five. Officials warn the disaster highlights safety gaps and urge prompt action.
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Marietta, Ohio
UPI
John Burnworth
First Baptist Church
Weather and life events brief for Norwalk area
Sunny and cool today with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Tonight and Wednesday trend mild with low rain chances and variable clouds. Births list includes three newborns from Monroeville Greenwich and Norwalk. Marriage license applications show six couples from Willard and surrounding areas.
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Norwalk
Vietnamese veterans seize U.S. trucks demand ransom after crash
In Danang nine miles south, 12 Americans were captured by disabled veterans angered by a minibus collision. They surrounded six Army trucks, demanded 9000 dollars, and blocked the convoy. Eight mourners were injured in the crash, while the rest of the convoy escaped with no U.S. injuries.
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Danang
South Vietnam
UPI
Here
U.S
Nixon To Visit Moscow In May
President Nixon announced he will visit Moscow next May in a White House briefing. He said the trip, planned for the latter part of May, would follow a stop in Red China and precede talks with European and Japanese allies. He cited discussions on strategic arms, the Middle East, and other negotiation topics.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Moscow
White House
Red China
U.S
Europe
Japan
House
Senate
Peking
Middle East
Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Henry A. Kissinger
China
Russia
Supreme Court Bans Public Employee Strikes
The Supreme Court held public employee strikes unconstitutional, upholding a law that forbids strikes by federal workers. The brief order, with no explanation, affirms a lower court ruling in a case brought by the United Federation of Postal Clerks.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
United Federation of Postal Clerks
Ohio
William O. Douglas
Labor Department
POWs Letter To Parents Withheld Sparks Probe
DETROIT UPI report indicates Michigan congressman intends to press for an investigation into a claim by the family of released prisoners of war regarding withheld letters to parents. The issue centers on wartime communications withheld from families and potential PMA or military handling.
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Detroit
UPI
Michigan
North Fairfield boy dies by self harm at home
A seven year old North Fairfield boy, Howard Dean Nicholes, died after hanging himself with a dog chain tied over a door. His parents, grandparents and siblings survive, and funeral services are set at Kubach Smith Funeral Home. The death is ruled a self-inflicted act.
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North Fairfield
Richard Davies
Howard
Davies
Sheriff's Department
William B. Holman
Holman
Timothy E
Christopher W
Louise Leedy
Floyd Nicholas
Pikeville
Kubach- Smith Funeral
Pr. Garcia
Collins Cemetery
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Lorain Community College
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Laura
United Auto Workers
Cincinnati
Frank King
Afl-Cio
Gilligan
Netzley
William J. Brennan Jr
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New York
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Monroeville
Larry Oney
Greenwich
Harry Shaw, Jr
Ronnie D. Lykins
Willard
Lorraine Kay Allen
John J. Garcia
Carolyn J. Cavalier
Steven L. Musser
Fremont
Margaret Ruffing
Bellevue
Donald Timko
Vermilion
Nancy Jean Osborne
Myron M. Martin
Baker
Betty Ann Flood
S. Vietnam
By Stewart Kellerman
Americal Division
Quang Tin
Nguyen Ngoc Tan
Robinson
Paul Robinson
City Charter Commission
Caroline Ford
Human Relations Committee
James Schlacter
Charter Commission
Ford
Schlacter
Commission
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Chester
Pittsburgh Pirate
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Hilda Ruggles
Harry Greiner
Huron County Sheriff's Department
Pow’s
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Floyd Nicholes
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