Red Carpet Returns For More U S POWs At Travis
At Travis Air Force Base California a crowd of about 500 welcomed 60 returning U S prisoners of war from three planes via Clark Air Base Philippines as 20 POWs landed per flight. Navy Lt Cmdr Everett Alvarez Jr aboard the second plane noted as the first American shot down in North Vietnam, and civilians among the returnees included five or six. The contingents bring to 123 the total returning to U S soil since Tuesday amid additional planned releases in Hanoi.
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Clark Air Base
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Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez Jr
North Vietnam
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Hanoi
Travis
Air Force
Travis Terminal
William Shanks
Land A. Nates N.Y
Rodriguez
James D. Stockdale
Abingdon
Ill
California
Administration Plan Would Dismantle OEO Before Rescue
The Nixon administration outlines a congressional strategy to dissolve the Office of Economic Opportunity before Congress acts. The plan urges avoiding a constitutional clash, pushing funding cuts through key appropriations committees, and delaying overall department budget action to isolate OEO and its programs.
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Washington
Nixon
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North Vietnam to release 20 U.S. POWs in Hanoi Sunday
The Pentagon announced that North Vietnam will free 20 U.S. prisoners of war in Hanoi on Sunday. Of the 20, 16 are Air Force personnel and 4 are Navy men, with the release occurring earlier than anticipated.
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Hanoi
Pentagon
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Navy
Canada Restricts Oil Exports to United States
Ottawa announces a sudden curtailment of crude oil shipments to the United States amid fears of a coming Canadian oil shortage next month. The move follows prior U S shortages that hastened Canadian export flows.
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Ottawa
United States
Canada
Third arrest in rifle slayings near Jamestown
State Police said Aarron L. Hale, 22, of Detroit was arrested in Detroit and charged as a fugitive from justice. A warrant in New York charges Hale with murder in the deaths of Robert W. Hallett, 49, his wife Grace, 39, and their daughter Ann, 8.
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N.Y
Robert Killfeather
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Aarron L. Hale
Detroit
Michigan City
Killfeather
New York
Hale
Robert W. Hallett
Grace
Ann
North Vietnam seeks friendly ties with United States
Xuan Thuy, Hanoi's delegation chief at the Paris peace talks, told Rome's Messaggero that North Vietnam desires friendly relations with the United States and is in no hurry to unify the two Vietnams, saying reunification is not an immediate problem.
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Hanoi
Paris
North Vietnam
United States
Xuan Thuy
Messaggero
Set Up Road Blocks Near Vermont After Bank Holdup
Vermont state police set up road blocks in the northern part of the state following a morning bank holdup in North Hatley Quebec that critically wounded a Quebec constable. Three men escaped with about $1,000 and were believed headed toward the border.
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Vermont
Quebec
Bank of Commerce
North Hatley
P.Q
Pioneer 10 Cleared Asteroid Belt for Jupiter Flight
Washington AP reports that Pioneer 10 has safely cleared the Asteroid Belt en route to Jupiter. NASA scientists say the belt is no barrier to future outer-planet missions as the craft exited the belt Thursday after entering July 15 following a March 2 launch and expects a Jupiter encounter on December 3.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Wally Cox dies of heart attack in Hollywood
Hollywood AP Wally Cox known as schoolteacher Mr Peepers on early American TV died of a heart attack at his home. An autopsy listed coronary occlusion as the cause. Cox, 48, had retired from the series after 1955 with no videotaped recordings of its 110 episodes.
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Wally Cox
Mr. Peepers
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Calley Murder Conviction Upheld by Army Court
Army Court of Military Review today upheld Lt. William L. Calley Jr.’s murder conviction in the My Lai massacre and approved a sentence of 20 years at hard labor. The court found Calley personally participated in and ordered subordinates to execute unarmed villagers in My Lai, Republic of Vietnam, on March 16, 1968, after his unit entered the hamlet expecting combat that did not materialize.
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My Lai
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Kissinger Chou En Lai Talks In Peking Thursday Evening
UPI wirephoto captures Henry Kissinger with Premier Chou En Lai during talks in Peking. Calley case details follow: Lt. William L. Calley originally given life for premeditated murder of at least 22 Vietnamese and assault on a child. A 1971 Army reduction to 20 years stands as he awaits appeal at Ft. Benning. Nixon may review case as commander in chief. Court of Military Review arguments were heard last December.
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Faith in God and Exercise Helped POWs Survive
A Associated Press report details how returning U S prisoners of war from Vietnam credit faith, discipline, and mind and body exercises for their survival. Navy Capt James Stockdale and others describe routines, classes, and morale tactics that kept spirits high amid confinement.
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Associated Press
Gan
Virginia Bay
Navy
James A. Mulligan
Virginia Beach
Hussein Forces Fail Plot To Seize Jordan Capital
Beirout based An Nahar reports security forces loyal to King Hussein broke a planned assault by Black September to seize Amman while Hussein vacationed in Florida. The plot aimed to take over key sites including the prime minister’s office and seize the TV radio network, hostage cabinet members, and free Jordanian prisoners. At least 16 arrests occurred before the plan’s execution and a wider manhunt continues.
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Jordan
Beirut
Amman
United States
An Nahar
Black September
Raw
Ahmed Lozi
Husseini
Court to review probe panel files in police corruption case
New York AP report says Judge Arnold Fraiman ordered the Knapp Commission to produce evidence of a possible corrupt relationship between 20th Precinct police and the Red Carpet Lounge on West 85th Street. The action concerns the trial of former black militant H Rap Brown and three co defendants over an alleged hold up.
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H. Rap Brown
West Side
Manhattan
Brown
State Supreme Court
Arnold Fraiman
Knapp Commission
20Th Precinct
West 85Th Street
Arsenal of weapons found in Brooklyn bank robbery suspect's home
Police seized an extensive arms cache in Brooklyn linked to a bank robbery suspect. The find includes submachine guns, rifles, a bazooka, ammunition, a bulletproof vest, and BLA and Black Panthers literature. Authorities expanded the search for suspects connected to anti police assaults in Queens and Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
New York
Patrick V. Murphy
Queens
Los Gatos
Calif
Raul Est
Mera
Carlos Mendez
Edwin
Elvin Torres
David Vann
Murphy
Black Liberation Army
Brownsville
Oscar Washington
Bronx
Black Panthers
Experts puzzled by eight Soviet ICBM tests from same base
U S experts note eight Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile firings from Kamchatka Svobodnyy within about two weeks. The launches began in late January and traveled short ranges, suggesting checks on SS-11 reliability after a December failure. Satellites monitor Russian tests, with no public notices for border tests.
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U. S
Kamchiatka Svobodnyy
Peninsula
Pacific
U.S
U S CH-47 Shot Down in Vietnam Peace Mission
A Chinook helicopter on a peacekeeping mission was shot down north of Saigon injuring five Americans. The incident marks the first U.S. aircraft downed since the cease-fire began. North Vietnamese officials said 20 POWs would be released soon. News notes cease-fire violations and anti-Communist demonstrations in Phu Cuong as observers prepare for release observations.
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U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
An Loc
Joint Military Commission
Peacekeening
Commission
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Bui Tin
Tin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Phu Cuong
BKD
Son of Former Mayor Wagner Enters Politics
Robert F. Wagner Jr. eldest son of a three term New York City mayor announces his bid for Democratic nomination to be city councilman at large from Manhattan. He says he will not rely on his family name but will campaign on his own. His father calls it Bob’s party and expresses pride.
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Robert F. Wagner Jr
U.S
Wagner
Manhattan
Robert F. Wagner
State Assembly
Bob
Norman Oliver
Socialist Workers Party
Vito Battista
Brooklyn
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