Freed POWs Return as Nixon Urges Quiet Welcome
Twenty former Vietnam prisoners arrived at Travis Air Force Base and another 20 were en route from the Philippines, part of a joyous homecoming marked by tears and loyalty. Lt. Col Harlan Chapman and Navy Capt Jeremiah Denton spoke of faith, country, and endurance after years of captivity, while a restrained public greeted the returning men at the base northeast of San Francisco.
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Vietnam
California
Philippines
Stockdale
North Vietnam
Harlan P. Chapman
Fremont
Calif
Travis
San Francisco
Nixon
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton
Hawaii
US Planes Step Up Pressure In Laos
In Washington AP report Maj. Gen. Daniel James said U S warplanes now average about 380 sorties daily over Laos, up from roughly 280 last week, amid increased enemy activity and Royal Lao government requests. He noted limited Cambodian strikes and reported an EC47 loss with eight crew missing.
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Washington
U.S
Laos
Pentagon
Daniel James
James
Air Force
Rogers optimistic on Indochina aid and Laos cease fire
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said Congress will face difficulty approving postwar U S aid to North Vietnam but he expects peacetime reconstruction aid for all Indochina will be approved. He reiterated optimism for an early Laos cease fire before the Vietnam peace conference in Paris at month end.
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United States
Laos
James
Washington
William P. Rogers
Congress
U.S
North Vietnam
Indochina
Paris
Peacekeepers Miffed At Viets
At Saigon Tan Son Nhut Air Base the South Vietnamese guards disrupt peacekeeping. Polish and Hungarian delegates threaten to move troops from the commission compound to downtown Saigon over gate checks and identity demands. Canadian officers face hours-long delays. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese reps complain of confinement at a remote barracks. Two North Vietnamese officials later encounter trouble in Hue as locals attack their car with bamboo and liquid.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
International Commission For Control and Supervision
Commission
U.S
Joint Military Commission
William H. Sullivan
Pham Duong Hien
Hue
Kissinger Opens Talks In Peking
President adviser Henry Kissinger began five days of talks in Peking with Chinese leaders to push toward normalized relations. He and 17 aides were greeted by Foreign Minister Chi Peng-fei as they arrived from Hong Kong, with discussions expected on Vietnam cease fire, U S trade missions, and broader Peking Washington ties.
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Tokyo
Japan
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
United States
China
Hsinhua
Kissinger
Ting
Hong Kong
Hanoi
Vietnam
Washington
U.S
Nixon
Taiwan
Soviet Union
Moscow
Asia
Paris
Monetary Troubles Persist Across Global Markets
The dollar fell in foreign exchange markets and gold hit new peaks as doubts about global monetary stability rose after U S currency devaluation. Dealers noted slower dollar sales and no clear rush by speculators to profit from yen and other currencies. Gold prices rose with London at 72.80, Zurich 73.87, Frankfurt 73.11, and Hong Kong 75.93 per ounce amid official and free market divisions.
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London
U.S
South Africa
Zurich
Frankfurt
Hong Kong
Rehabilitation Center Opens Our Home at Ward Manor
Lincoln County's Franklin County Rehabilitation Facility converts 703 S. Poplar Ottawa University dormitory into a home for 10 clients starting Feb 1. House parents Mr. and Mrs. George Sell provide 24 hour supervision, with room etiquette, chores, and social activities, as the center expands to 17 residents. Donations urged to furnish the home through the facility.
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Linda Ostmeyer
White House
S. Poplar
Ottawa University
Ward Manor
Franklin County
George Sell
Topeka
Sell
Lawrence
el Dorado
Ottawa
Sells
Franklin County Social Welfare Board
Doyle
Kenny
Mrs. Sell
University
Rural Leaders Attack School Aid Plans in Kansas
Two rural Kansas leaders Elia Don Concannon and Dale Lyon urged defeat of the legislature's two school finance bills calling them a fraud on rural Kansas and a tax shift to urban districts. They warned the governor’s plan would devastate rural property taxes while equal education remains possible with fair taxation. Concannon and Lyon spoke at meetings in Ulysses and Iola, stressing need for real efficiency and rural funding.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Ulysses, Kan
Chamber of Commerce
Don Concannon
Hugoton
Concannon
Robert Docking
Dale Lyon
Farmers Union
Lyon
Iola
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