POWs Reach U S Soil On Homecoming Flights
United Press International reports 48 more liberated POWs returned Saturday as part of Operation Homecoming, with 69 more to follow Sunday. Flights from Clark Air Base to Scott, Kelly, Sheppard, and Travis bases delivered 596 POWs home since Feb. 12, with harrowing accounts from veterans including Ernest Brace who described torture and near-execution during captivity.
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Hickam
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March
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Sacramento
Managua rocked by second quake in four months
An afternoon tremor in Managua injured few, echoed December 23 destruction. The quake, felt across the city and at Las Mercedes airport, damaged structures and sent residents fleeing after 14 weeks since the previous disaster that killed thousands.
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JMC Disbanded as Accusations Continue in Vietnam
In Saigon the United States and the Vietnamese Communists reviewed JMC outcomes, each accusing the other of violating the Paris peace agreement. The four party Joint Military Commission was disbanded Thursday under treaty terms, with ongoing blame from both sides.
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Light at end of tunnel sign handed from last American
The sign was given by Col. Ralph Detherow at Tan Son Nhut as the last U S plane departed. Maj. Robbin Bryan received it for ICCS and a two party JMC now oversees prisoner returns and troop withdrawals. Woodward notes cease fire violations and slow reconciliation, with JMC teams not sent to all sites due to security limits.
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Local Woman Charged With Manslaughter
Anne Marie Lauerman of Baltimore has been charged with manslaughter in the death of her three year old son Charles Edward Lauerman. The boy was found in a Red Carpet Inn pool on Okaloosa Island and authorities say the case appears manslaughter. Lauerman is jailed in Okaloosa County with bond set at 2500 dollars after arraignment before Judge Howard Gill.
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Tornadoes Ravage Northeast Georgia Killing and Injuring Many
United Press International reports several tornadoes hit northeast Georgia on Saturday night. At least two deaths confirmed in Monroe and Athens with Conyers area listing unconfirmed fatalities. Dozens injured as mobile homes, plants, and warehouses were demolished and power lines toppled.
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Thieu Departs Saigon for Nixon Talks in California
President Nguyen Van Thieu flew from Tan Son Nhut to California for a two day meeting with President Nixon at the San Clemente White House next Monday and Tuesday. The trip begins an around the world journey seen as shaping South Vietnam’s political future. Thieu praised the U S partnership and noted it marks a new era of shared difficulties and glories.
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Nation Housewives Plan Weeks Boycott Despite Nixon Help
Housewives groups announced a multi week boycott of meat as President Nixon capped beef pork and lamb prices. Rallies and protests spread from Washington to California with labor leaders backing the action. Public sentiment shifted as shoppers skipped meals or avoided the meat counter amid high prices and planned April 18 actions.
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Reagan Politely Deals With Watergate at GOP Meeting
Reagan joked about Watergate at a Young Republican leadership conference in Washington. Murray Chotiner said no proof linked the White House to the scandal and urged full investigation. Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz defended Nixon on meat price controls amid a national meal boycott.
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Negotiators Meet at Wounded Knee Tepee for Cease-Fire Talks
Four federal negotiators and AIM representatives spent over two hours in a tepee near Wounded Knee to extend a 90 hour cease-fire. No food blockade relaxation. only certain aid allowed. AIM leaders reject the term soup kitchen and press for 1868 treaty discussions and tribal government restoration.
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