Downey Freed From China Ends 21 Years as POW
John T. Downey, the last American prisoner of the Korean War, was released from China and flown to Clark Air Base Philippines to reunite with his seriously ill Connecticut mother. He praised Nixon and Kissinger for the effort while awaiting full back pay. Downey and two other U.S. captives, Maj. Philip E. Smith and Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. Flynn, are slated for release this week.
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Alaska
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Conn
Westover
Massachusetts
New Britain General Hospital
108 Prisoners To Be Freed By Reds Wednesday
North Vietnam released a list of 108 American prisoners to be freed in Hanoi on Wednesday while the United States suspended troop withdrawals to ensure the other 206 held prisoners are liberated. The list includes Lt Cmdr John S McCain III and other airmen. Thursday releases feature Maj Floyd Thompson and civilan prisoner Philip Manhard. The ceasefire timetable shows about 154 more prisoners to be freed by March, with a March 28 withdrawal deadline for all allied forces. The total held by Communists had been 6,995 U.S. personnel, with foreign troops declining from 35,509 to 5,607. The article notes long-held questions about Downey and Fecteau, later acknowledged as civilan Air Force employees and spy cases respectively.
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Philip Manhard
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Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
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McCain
Warmup Weather Brings Chance of Showers Across Region
Moist gulf winds push through the Permian Basin with a 30 percent chance of showers tonight. Highs in the mid 70s, overnight lows near 50 with a morning low of 44. Skies to cloud by noon with possible showers or thunderstorms. Winds 10 to 20 mph, shifting southwest tonight. Rain chances return Sunday with highs near 80 in parts of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Amarillo cools at 61. Central Texas towns report tornado damage and slow restoration in Hubbard. A Pacific cool front is expected to enter Texas by Tuesday, increasing chances of rain through Thursday or Friday and cooling across most areas. Readings vary from the upper 30s to 40s in Panhandle to near 70s at Gulf Coast cities.
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Houston
Galveston
Golda Meir Telephone Spying Booth Echoes in Tel Aviv
Premier Golda Meir discussed a Jerusalem article with her Washington ambassador when Yitzhak Rabin asked about the paper. A third voice interrupted and cited the Washington Post. Two international telephone operators in Tel Aviv were fired for eavesdropping.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Rates Battle Prompts Insurance Rate Debate in Texas
In Austin, House Insurance Committee chair Ben Bynum says three insurance presidents backed rate competition to cut auto rates, but fear of the state board keeps them quiet. Testimony opposed by Texas Insurance Board member Durwood Manford notes state policy controls and cites policyholder dividends as competition.
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Tex
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Durwood Manford
Insurance Board
Manford
Texas
Don Cavness
D-Austin
Gaylon Daniel
Cavness
Police Rescue Kidnapped Girl in Dallas Abduction Case
Fourteen year old Leslie Janice Ward was rescued by Dallas police after more than three days in a hidden house behind an Oak Cliff residence. She was bound, mouth taped, and exhausted but unharmed. A suspect, Raymond Clarence Beckley, was arrested nearby while an FBI agent identified him on a separate federal warrant. The girl had been last seen Thursday morning with a middle aged man driving away. Herfather Metcher Ward works for a food service firm. her grandfather Henry B. Ish is a notable founder. Police reported no ransom demand. A later Morning News note mentioned a possible $1 million ransom.
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Tex
Leslie Janice Ward
Highland Park
FBI
J. Gordon Shanklin
Raymond Clarence Beckley
South Vietnam
Shanklin
Beckley
Leslie
Noming
Metcher W. Ward
Taternal
Henry B.ish
Red Bat Ene
Wounded Knee Guards Bar Entry After Federal Ban
Indian Security Forces maintained armed guards on roads into Wounded Knee as a declaration barred federal officials from entering the historic village. In BrusselsSix of the six Common Market nations agreed to a joint partial frost against the dollar amid monetary crisis concerns.
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Bermuda Governor and Aide Slain in Probing Killings
Bermuda faced a murder spree as Governor Sir Richard Sharples and his aide Captain Hugh Sayers were shot to death near their home. Scotland Yard said 20 theories exist. emergency powers allow detention up to 72 hours without charge. Police, including 360 local officers, hunted suspects amid tensions between black residents and the British-dominated government.
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