Released POWs Look To Home
In Hanoi three American pilots freed after detention in North Vietnam discuss plans to return home. Air Force Maj. Edward Elias, Navy Lt. Norris Charles, and Lt. Markham Gartley share hopeful notes on departure dates, family reunions, and concerns about the war. Charles, a McGovern supporter, urges ending the war for all prisoners to come home, while Elias and Gartley avoid political statements, citing potential duress.
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Hanoi
Air Force
Edward Elias
Navy
Norris Charles
Markham Gartley
Cora Weiss
North Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Charles
Olga
Minnie Lee Gartley
Mark
Gartley
Pearl Harbor
Elias
Committee of Liaison
United States
McGovern
Senate approves crime bill with victim compensation plan
The Senate backed a package attached to an omnibus crime bill, approving a $15 million plan to compensate crime victims and assisting “good Samaritans.” It also tightens federal penalties for killing police or firefighters and funds group life insurance for public safety officers. The measure advances to a House Senate conference to resolve differences.
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Washington
Senate
Senate House
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
House
Congress
Good Samaritans
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
Roman L. Hruska
Rneb
Tarzan’s lion and tiger join Miami family life
Miami actor Steve Hawkes keeps 400-pound Sampson the lion and 200-pound Delilah the Bengal tiger as pets. They shared a bedroom with Hawkes and his wife and son, with Sampson sleeping on a bunk bed. Hawkes credits Sampson with saving his life during a 1970 on set fire incident. The pets have damaged two cars while living as family members.
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Miami
Tarzan
Sampson
Delilah
Steve Hawkes
Hawkes
Fran
Steve
Dade County
Young Steve
Tarzan and the Rainbow
Priests Appeal To IRA Violence Ends urged by Catholic clergy
In Belfast and Londonderry priests appealed for the Irish Republican Army to halt its bombing campaign in Northern Ireland as three more people died, including a bar owner near Crossmaglen and a 63-year-old hotel victim. Police reported sniper fire and further bomb blasts as British troops clashed with gunmen amid ongoing sectarian violence.
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Belfast
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
Imperial
Londonderry
Money and markets drive change across firms and towns
The piece notes money’s power to reshape institutions and markets, from 24 hour banks and supermarkets to discounting by A and P and Safeway, and recalls Leasco’s bank dealings. It highlights Avon Referral Service aiding anxious locals and bankers separating people from money in strategy shifts.
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New York
Arlington
Huntington
Cleveland, Ohio
Avon
Avon Referral Service
Jack D. Riegelsburger
Lorain County
Chemical Bank
Leasco
Chemical
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Chogre
Neetans
Rentadnal Mann
IRA
Lurgan
Crossmaglen
Dundalk
Irish Republic
Ulster
Business Mirror
Leasco Corp
Aluminum
Weyerhaeuser Lumber
Sherwin-Williams Paints
Ottawa Lumber
Bob McCrea
Jim McCrea
S. Main
Apogee Onaery A
Cana Riverside’ Tires
Wu Trenes
F.E.T
Whitewells
U.S
Paar
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