Rites honor Oshkosh servicemen killed in Vietnam
Representatives of all Oshkosh veterans groups to hold a commemorative service at the Legion Clubhouse at 8 p.m. Wednesday, honoring local Vietnam War dead. The service will include opening prayer by Rev. Harold Beern tsen and memorial by Rev. Stephen Rankin. List of fallen locals spans 1964 to 1972 with names and service branches, plus civilian nurse Gloria Redlin who died in Kon Tum in 1970.
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Oshkosh Cook-Fuller Post
The
American Legion
Legion
Harold Beerntsen
St. Josaph
Catholic Church of
Winnebago County
Vietnam
Gloria Redlin
Oshkosh
Lutheran World Relief
Kon Tum
Disputes Delay Peace Observers In Vietnam
Disputes delay dispatch of cease fire observers into South Vietnam provinces as the four nation commission fails to deploy seven regional teams. South Vietnam reports over 250 new truce violations by North Vietnam and Viet Cong since Monday noon, a 30 percent drop from prior period. Vice President Agnew arrives in Saigon for talks with Thieu reaffirming U S support and denying North Vietnamese troop presence. U S forces continue bombing Laos and Cambodia on request of their governments.
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Honolulu
U.S. Pacific Command
Laos
Cambodia
Spiro T. Agnew
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
U.S
Agnew
Thieu
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Joint Military Commission
United States
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Tan Son Nhut
Ellsworth Bunker
Canada
Indonesia
Hungary
Poland
ICCS
Wacon
Johnson
Acre
Ladybird Johnson
Niven
Red Dye No 2 Under Fire In Health and FDA Scrutiny
Consumer Reports urged banning Red Dye No 2 until full studies are completed amid claims it harms reproduction. The Health Research Group petitioned the FDA to stop certifying the dye, citing animal tests showing increased fetal deaths and reduced milk production. The dye, widely used in foods and cosmetics, faces a slow FDA review with no decision yet.
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Washington
UPI
Consumer Reports Magazine
Food and Drug Administration
Health Research Group of Washington
FDA
Health Research Group
Sidney Wolfe
Sprague Gardner
Indiana University
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Passersby foil extortion drop in Jackson kidnapping case
Charles Arendale, bank chairman, twice left $200000 for his kidnapped wife on a highway near Jackson, Tenn. A passerby and a maintenance worker both picked up the money before the extortionist could reach it. Mrs. Arendale escaped unharmed, while authorities investigated the bizarre ransom bid and pursued the suspect. The FBI joined the search for the abductor driving a green 1971 Pontiac.
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Charles Arendale
Jane
The
Jackson (Tenn
Jackson, Tenn
UPI
Arendale
Harvey Marcum
Marcum
Jackson
Plane crash in Cyprus kills 38 aboard Egyptian airliner
A Soviet built Egyptian airliner with 38 aboard crashed into a northern Cyprus mountain. All aboard died including 15 Britons, eight Americans, two Swedes, two Egyptians, a French national, a Canadian, an Irishman and a Jordanian. Crew deaths not specified. No cause released. Debris scattered as rescue teams secured scene. no survivors.
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UPI
Cyprus
Egyptair Airlines
Cairo
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Egypt
Welwyn Garden
London
Columnist predicts military will topple Thieu's regime
UPI columnist Jack Anderson told Florida State University students in Tallahassee that Pentagon secret estimates foresee an end to the Vietnam cease-fire and a military coup within a year that would topple President Thieu. He claimed the Joint Chiefs anticipate a Communist takeover, with North Vietnam likely to win if those estimates are correct.
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Fla
UPI
Jack Anderson
Pentagon
Vietnam
Thieu
Anderson
Florida State University
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Join Chiefs of Staff
South Vietnam
United States
Thier
Wade
Argentine narcotics kingpin Ricard jailed for 20 years
Augste Joseph Ricard described as the biggest narcotics trafficker hit by the United States was sentenced to 20 years in prison and fined 20000. The 63 year old, once a French fugitive, led an international heroin ring moving large quantities via France and South America. The judge compared the potential mortality to Vietnam war casualties and noted the operation could supply about 49 1100 addicts yearly.
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New York
United States
Auguste Joseph Ricard
U.S
Waller Philips
France
South America
Ricard
Dist
John Cannella
Ricord
LBJ Died Knowing Vietnam Ceasefire Reached
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson died knowing that a ceasefire agreement had been reached for South Vietnam. The AP report from Austin notes his awareness of the truce development before his death.
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Austin, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
South Vietnam
Magic meadow linked to Grand Canyon tale and ceasefire notes
A so called magic meadow, a hydroponic chamber designed to grow grass quickly, was dropped into Havasapai Indian village at the Grand Canyon. The story also recounts Lyndon B. Johnson’s illness and passing, with Mrs. Johnson describing Nixon’s support and the ceasefire developments in Southeast Asia. She notes Johnson followed negotiations closely and expressed gratification over peace, while acknowledging he did not know the ceasefire details.
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Ariz
Upl
Havasapai Indian
Cchamber
T Ride
Southeast Asia
Ings
Neon
Johnson
Horace Busby
Tom Johnson
Busby
Aids
Lyndon
Weather outlook: warmer with mix of sun and snow
A mixed weather forecast notes warmer but mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow. Expect low temperatures in the high teens and lighter winds. Details on page.
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Gene Howard
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