Remembered as all American boy Texan tied to Vietnam massacre
Sylvester Texas residents recall Capt James W Lanning, an Army officer linked to a Vietnam massacre inquiry, as an all American boy and standout student and athlete. Neighbors say he grew up in Fisher County and remained well regarded despite the probe.
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Pilots freed from Hanoi return to Denmark amid pleas
Three American airmen Lt Norris Charles Lt JG Mark Gartley and Maj Edward Elias greeted by Danish officials after leaving Hanoi via Peking and Moscow. They urged Americans to press for broader prisoner releases and end the war, while sharing relief at homecoming and concerns for comrades left behind in North Vietnam.
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Yale University
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Astrodome offers $500,000 to Frazier for Foreman bout
Houston AP officials await word from heavyweight champ Joe Frazier after Astrodome Enterprises offered $500,000 plus 40 percent of proceeds to fight No. 2 challenger George Foreman in November or December. Foreman has agreed. Ali is rated ahead of him. O Connell said dates and terms are negotiable.
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U S Jets Hit Hanoi Area Depot In North Vietnam Raid
U S jets from three bases in Thailand bombed a 70 building military storage complex 84 miles northwest of Hanoi. The strike used laser guided 2000 pound devices and 500 pound fragmentation devices as part of a larger coordinated campaign across North Vietnam. In Saigon a hazardous device injured one civilian and four others, with no Korean casualties.
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Israel Philharmonic in Houston with strong security at Jones Hall
The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra performed in Jones Hall as uniformed and plainclothes officers guarded the venue. Music editor Carl Cunningham praised the ensemble's dark tonal shading and conductor Zubin Mehta's leadership, while noting mixed impressions of Tal's Symphony No. 2. Mehta's Mahler First Symphony drew especially glowing responses. security arrangements were described as presidential-scale.
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Toasts to free world on POWs home flight
In Copenhagen three ex prisoners of war Mark Gartley Edward Elias and Norris Charles toast the free world aboard a Soviet Aeroflot jet en route from Moscow to Copenhagen after four years apart in captivity. They had been released in Hanoi 12 days earlier and face political questions on return.
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