POW Capt. Donald recalls Hanoi Hilton years and hawkish shift
Moravia New York AP report captures Air Force Capt. Myron L. Donald visiting his parents with wife and son. He says five years as a prisoner in North Vietnam made him more hawkish, recalls mistreatment, and notes protests affected the war. He would like victory if action remained commitments, and hopes to someday return to see Vietnam’s scenery.
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Oregon quintuplets' parents celebrate birthday and birth
Karen, age 28, says she feels birthdayish and motherly as five newborn children four boys and one girl are reported in stable condition by hospital officials. The Thursday event is documented by UPI telephoto coverage.
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Karen
UPI
Nixon Inspects Flooded Mississippi Valley From Air
President Nixon surveys flooded areas along the Mississippi River valley as losses exceed 200 million dollars and about 70 000 people are displaced. Ten fatalities reported across Mississippi Illinois and Missouri with the crest possible at 43 5 feet. Federal aid declares major disaster for Illinois aiding housing unemployment loans debris clearance and repairs to infrastructure.
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Associated Press
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Washington
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John C. Stennis
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U.S. Corps of Army Engineers
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Rainy Weather Grips Eastern U S and Midwest
A wintery chill covers the eastern third of the nation with rain in the rain belts and cool highs inland. Savannah soaked with over two inches. showers reach Ohio Kentucky and Tennessee. polar air lowers Dakota temps into the 20s while Texas Panhandle stays in the 30s. Missouri river levees protected near St Louis as crest approaches. Missouri recedes after cresting upstream. temperatures range from 24 at Grand Forks to 78 at Blythe and Key West.
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Quake Damage Modest in Hilo Hawaii
An earthquake measuring 6.0 struck about ten miles north of Hilo causing moderate damage to structures and injuring eight people. No deaths were reported. The quake lasted 15 minutes beginning at 10 26 a m with epicenter about 25 miles deep according to Bob Shanks of the state civil defense office.
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Bob Shanks
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Honolulu
U.S. Geological Survey
Volcanoes National Park
Prince Charles to be Promoted to Acting Lieutenant
London AP Prince Charles heir to the throne will be promoted to acting lieutenant in the Royal Navy on May 1 from sub lieutenant. At 24 his navy pay rises from 5250 to 6625 dollars though he donates his pay to navy charities. He will complete 18 months on duty on May 1 while serving as assistant navigation officer on the survey ship Fox in the West Indies.
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Prince Charles
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West Indies
Golda Meir to Run Again Says Paper
TEL AVV AP Israeli Premier Golda Meir will run again in October, Haaretz reports. Meir, 74, has long hinted at retirement, but Labor leaders fear a broadly acceptable successor cannot be found.
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Haaretz
Ex Nixon Aide Magruder resignation adds to Watergate
Washington AP report details Jeb Magruder quitting the Commerce Department as a high level Watergate link. It notes Gray's destruction of Hunt documents after Dean Ehrlichman letter, with Dean denying requests. Magruder had been an accuser and accused, leaving without notice amid probe momentum.
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Wash. Couple Parents Of Quintuplets
Karen Anderson 28 of Brush Prairie Wash welcomed quintuplets at Portland's Bess Kaiser Hospital. Three boys and two girls born two minutes apart at 2 48 pm weighed under three pounds each. All are breathing independently but in incubators. The couple already has two adopted sons. Anderson had labored 12 hours after fertility drug treatment last year.
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Ore
Karen Anderson
Brush Prairie
Wash
Bess Kaiser Hospital
Eagle Metals, Inc
Anderson
North Viet Nam denies Kissinger Tho meeting report
The North Vietnamese Embassy rejected U S talk of a Kissinger and Le Duc Tho meeting to discuss enforcing the cease fire in Paris. Hanoi said any such meeting had been announced unilaterally by the United States as Sullivan and Thach began talks on implementing the cease-fire three months after the Paris accord.
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U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
United States
William Sullivan
Nguyen Co Thach
Hanoi
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Ese
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Sullivan
Thach
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le Due Tho
Kissinger
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Pentagon Papers Trial Memo Reveals Burglary of Ellsberg Records
In Los Angeles AP bulletin the judge disclosed a secret memo stating Watergate figures E Howard Hunt and Gordon Liddy burglarized the files of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist and seized Ellsberg's psychiatric records.
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Watergate
E. Howard Hunt
Gordon Liddy
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Negotiator Returns With Wounded Knee Pact
The government’s chief negotiator at Wounded Knee travels to Washington after announcing an agreement that gives Oglala Sioux tribal members greater input into federal actions on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
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S.D
Washington, D.C
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Oglala Sioux Ribal
Pine Ridge Reservation
Time Bomb Blasts Army Barracks in Armagh
A time bomb hidden in a car exploded at a British army barracks in Armagh injuring several people and destroying five cars. Officials suspect the Irish Republican Army but had no immediate comment from the IRA or the British army.
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Armagh
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Power Failure Halts Trains At Grand Central Terminal
A power failure during peak rush hour halted all Penn Central service at Grand Central Terminal for about 40 minutes. Passengers used emergency exits near 110th and 98th streets, while others walked along tracks to 125th and 138th streets.
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Penn Central Railroad
Grand Central Terminal
110Th
98Th Streets
125Th
138Th Streets
Ellington to receive honorary doctorate at Clark College
Clark College will honor Duke Ellington with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters as his 74th birthday concert by the college band is held in his honor. In Moscow, two Politburo members were fired and three men promoted to the Kremlin’s top body, including Grechko and Gromyko, according to Tass.
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Clark College
Duke Ellington
Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Drei A. Grechko
Andrei A. Gromyko
Kremlin
Tass
Senate to Vote on Drug Bill in Albany
Gov Rockefeller backs a revised anti drug abuse program expected to pass the Senate this evening but signals trouble in the Assembly as lawmakers face the contentious measure. The urgency and party lines shape the likely outcome for the controversial bill.
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Albany, N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cadet Guilty in Cheating Scandal at West Point
West Point officials said one more cadet was found guilty of violating the honor code, bringing to 15 the number implicated in cheating during physics exams. An academy spokesman provided the update.
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N.Y
West Point Military Academy
Num
Ber
Academy
Daylight Saving Time To Begin This Sunday
Most of the nation will lose an hour this weekend as Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at 2 a.m. Sunday. Clocks are set ahead one hour, with Hawaii and Arizona as holdouts. Indiana and Michigan counties on the state border show varied start rules.
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Arizona
Indiana
Michigan
Holiday for Millions in Japan Strike
Millions of Japanese workers gained a holiday as a three day transport strike began the annual spring labor offensive. More than three million joined the dawn walkout for 72 hours, led by railway workers and joined by harbor staff, telegraph and telephone operators, post office staff, hospital crews, teachers, and government workers. Private railways settled with a $55.47 monthly wage increase.
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Cambodia Rebels Urge Unrest Ousting Lon Nol
Phnom Penh faces artillery reach as Khmer Rouge and Cambodian Reds call for civil unrest and protests to topple President Lon Nol. Rebels claim government leaders panic while 5,000 enemy troops loom near the Mekong east bank and 30 miles of territory are controlled nearby.
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Cambodia
Lon Nol
Khmer Rouge
Mekong
Blame Scandal For Inability To Fill Jobs
Watergate’s effects ripple through government as officials cite it for delays in filling about 50 top federal posts. An AP survey finds paperwork bottlenecks and worker sagging under Nixon’s second term reorganization and lame duck status. White House spokesmen deny the scandal slows governance.
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White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
FBI Reports Mattydale Bank Holdup Solved
FBI says John W. Hysell Jr., 41, with no fixed address, was arrested in Las Vegas on charges for robbing three banks including the First Trust & Deposit Co. in Mattydale on Feb 7, taking nearly $22,000. He allegedly also robbed banks in Las Vegas and Canton, Ohio. Clare S. Wilson, once of Mattydale, was charged in the Canton case.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Las Vegas
Nev
Mattydale
John W. Hysell Jr
First Trust & Deposit Co
Hysell
Canton
Ohio
Clare S. Wilson
Irene Ryan dies at 70 famed as Granny on Beverly Hillbillies
Irene Ryan, 70, veteran actress known as Granny on The Beverly Hillbillies, died after a stroke in Santa Monica. The Broadway veteran and founder of a theater arts scholarship fund had been part of Pippin on stage, earning a Tony nod for No Time At All. Funeral services are planned for next Tuesday.
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Irene Ryan
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Calif
Ryan
Beverly Hillbillies
John F. Kennedy Center For Performing Arts
Washington
Tim Ryan
Tim and
Irene
Beverly Hills
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