North Viet Defector Reveals Brutal POW Interrogation Practices
North Vietnamese defector Dr. Dang Tan sentenced American prisoners of war to brutal interrogation and propaganda use. He said POWs were paraded in Hanoi and other cities and subjected to brainwashing, indoctrination, and intensive exploitation for strategic aims by rival ministries, violating the Geneva Convention. He cited foreign advisers aiding North Vietnam and noted POWs would not be released soon.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Dang Tan
Communist Party
North
Tan
South Vietnam
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Ministry of Public Security
Ministry of National Defense
Vietnam
Soviet Union
China
Cuba
United States
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
Attempt to Revive SST Gets House Vote Today
Washington AP report on a leadership backed bid to resume SST funding with a House vote to extend development to June 30. Key players include Rep. Boland Rep. Ford Speaker Albert and Rep. Adams, amid layoffs and Franco Anglo involvement.
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Washington
House
Edward P. Boland
Dmass
Carl Albert
Gerald R. Ford
Rail Strike Threatens on Nationwide Shutdown
The Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen, with 13,000 members, threatens a strike next week if talks fail. President C J Chamberlain says the 6 a m Monday strike would halt rail service including Amtrak and commuter trains. W J Usery Jr and Labor Department officials meet today to seek a resolution. The union seeks a 54 percent wage increase over three years retroactive to Jan 1 1970. the current average is $3.78 an hour.
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Chicago
Labor
Washington
Labor Department
Union
National Labor Relations Board
Chamberlain
Nixon
Cooler Tonight With Isolated Showers Patch
A weather brief notes cooler conditions with mostly cloudy skies and a chance of showers tonight. Lows are expected to be in the 40s, and fuller details are continued on Page 8.
Monsoon forces slow Vietnam war operations and aid routes
Hanoi intensifies rush of war materials along the Ho Chi Minh trail as monsoon season begins, while U S B 52 bombers strike Laos routes into South Vietnam. In Panama City, two U S Army investigators face kidnapping charges amid racial tensions in the Canal Zone.
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Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Panama
U.S. Army
Panamian
U.S
Canal Zone
Bernard Pryor
Philadelphia
Tobey Wagner
Brooklyn
Fit. Clayton
Ft. Davis
Pryor
Wagner
Esteban Liana
U.S. Air Force
Tacoma
Wash
Liana
Carlos T. Wattino
Jesus Rosales
Panama City
U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Division
Washington
Pentagon
CTA
Wattino
Rosales
Mu Gia
Indochina
A Shau Valley
Dollar shows spotty moves in European markets
In Frankfurt the dollar fluctuated around the 3.54 mark level, rising to 3.55 then slipping to 3.5425 as European centers reacted to West Germany and others freeing their currencies from the dollar. The trend varied by capital with Austria up 5.05 percent on its schilling and Switzerland lifting its franc 7 percent, while Belgium and Luxembourg tied to the franc.
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Germany
U.S
West Germany
Netherlands
Bonn
Austria
Switzerland
Gaston Eyskens
Luxembourg
Byskens
President Nixon Unveils Direct Fight on Cancer
President Nixon announced an unprecedented cancer attack with himself directing overall efforts and sending Congress a bill to create a presidential cancer care program within NIH. He pledged $100 million, with more if needed, and compared the effort to the moon shot.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
White House
National Institutes of Health
United States
U.S
Move to Girl Pages May Bring State Senate Problems
Madison AP report on the Wisconsin State Senate considering hiring more female pages. Senator Keppler urges equal opportunities, while sergeant at arms Nicholson foresees logistics and conduct issues in an all male chamber. The only current girl page is Patricia Doughy, 18, daughter of Rep. Doughty Luckhardt.
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Madison
Wis
State Senate
Kenneth Nicholson
Senate
Nicholson
Ernest Keppler
Sheboygan
Keppler
Capitol
House
William Nugent
Patricia Doughy
University of Wisconsin
Esther Doughty Luckhardt
Americon
Miss Doughty
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Brock Adams
Pelly
Adams
Assembly
William Quick
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