Helicopter Downed in Saigon Area Amid CeaseFire Tensions
A CH47 Chinook on a peacekeeping mission was shot down near An Loc, 60 miles north of Saigon, injuring five crew members. The helicopter did not bear peacekeeping markings and was on loan to a civilian firm. North Vietnamese officials indicated the next 20 POWs would be released soon, with observers heading to Hanoi to monitor the cease-fire.
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Saigon
U.S
America
Hanoi
Vietnam
An Loc
U. S
Joint Military Commission
Tin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Mand
Phu Cuong
North Vietnam to free 20 more POWs this weekend
Three more planes with freed American prisoners arrive in California for a red carpet welcome at Travis Air Force Base. The 60 men on today’s flight join 123 returnees since Tuesday as U S officials plan hospital care and reunions.
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Travis Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
California
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Hanoi
United States
Travis
Air Force
Navy
William Shankel
Army
Ferdi
Washington
North Vietnam
U. S
Pentagon
North
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Jerry W. Friedheim
Clark Air Base
Clark
Reunion of POW Maj. Jeffrey comes as 8 year old Billy greets him
At Sheppard Air Force Base Texas Air Force Maj. Robert Jeffrey of Dallas returns to his family after 116 Americans were freed from captivity. He salutes his son Billy as Capt. Charles Jackson awaits his own reunion with wife Susan. Jackson had been a prisoner since June last year. Jeffrey praised the nation and the service while the crowd watched a poignant display of family joy.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Texas
Billy Jeffrey
Air Force
Robert Jeffrey
Dallas
Sheppard Air Force Base
Jeffrey
Charles Jackson
Billy
North Vietnam
Los Angeles
United States
Joy
Bill
Tve
Brandy
Jackson
Charleston
W. Va
Susan
Littleton, Cole
Sheppard
Nail named in mistreatment charge by Pecos teacher
A complaint charges Reeves County Sheriff A B Nail with mistreatment stemming from an interrogation of Laurencio Pena a Pecos High School teacher. Pena says he was verbally and physically assaulted during questioning about a school bomb threat on Feb 8. He resigned that night and moved to Crystal City to resume teaching. FBI El Paso confirms investigation. Nail unavailable for comment.
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Reeves County
A. B. Nail
FBI
Laurencio Pena
Pecos
Pena
Nail
Crystal City
Tex
Donald T. Sullivan
el Paso
Prisoners of War Maintain Fitness and Faith in Camps
Returning American POWs credit physical drills and mental classes for staying alert in Vietnamese camps. They carved tools, pursued hobbies, and leaned on faith, loyalty, and discipline to endure. Notables like Navy Captains Mulligan and Denton described exercise, education, and morale rituals that helped sustain hope.
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Navy
James A. Mulligan
Virginia Beach
Philippines
Air Force
Robinson Risner
Oklahoma City
Okla
Jeremiah Denton
Hanoi
California
Mark A. Smith
Hawthorne
Calif
Smith
Army Sgt Ken Wallingford Freed From Vietnam Cage
Ken Wallingford, 24, was released from captivity in South Vietnam after his base camp near An Loc fell. He lived in a wooden cage at Brooke Army Medical Center while processing and recuperating from shrapnel wounds, awaiting peace efforts and his chance to escape.
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San Antonio
Tex
Army
Ken Wallingford
George Wallingford
Oklahoma City
Vietnam
Wallingford
Brooke Army Medical Center
Austin, Tex
Impris
South Vietnam
An Loc
Sgt
Nixon
Ken
Winter storm watch issued for Big Bend as rain and snow threat rises
Increasing cloudiness ushers a forecast of rain and snow across South and Southwest Texas. The Big Bend area faces a winter storm watch tonight and Saturday with potential snow accumulations of one to three inches. Forecasters note clouds moving north from the Rio Grande Valley and widespread rain across the region, with a warming trend later in the outlook.
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Pecos River Valley
Pecos
Associated Press
The
Weather Service
Big Bend
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Palacios
San Antonio
del Rio
Amarillo
Lubbock
Tyler
Wichita Falls
Mercury
Brownsville
Childress
Texarkana
Abilene
Dallas
Fort Worth
Longview
Marfa
Mineral Wells
Waco
Lufkin
Midland
Houston
Great Lakes
Ohio
New York
Indiana
Break-in frees dogs from city pound pens
Inspecting officer Ben Montanez reports a Thursday night break in by sawing the lock with a hacksaw. The dog pound pens were opened and all but three dogs disappeared.
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Ben Montanez
Brown to Speak at Grandfalls Royalty Banquet
Grandfalls Royalty Chamber of Commerce hosts its 5th annual banquet on Tuesday February 20 at 730 p m in the school cafeteria. Claude W Brown president of the West Texas Chamber will be the guest speaker and the Outstanding Citizen Award and new directors will be announced. Tickets are 250 and available at the door or by writing or calling 547 2482. Entertainment by the Grandfalls Stage Band directed by J D Stocks.
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Grandfalls Royalty Chamber of Commerce
Claude W. Brown
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Claude Brown
West Texas
Grandfalls Stage Band
J.D. Stocks
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