Vietnam flier held as prisoner in North Vietnam letter claim
A Navy ensign presumed killed in February 1967 in Vietnam has allegedly written to his mother confirming captivity in North Vietnam. The letter, said to be in his handwriting, was sent by the Liaison With Families of Servicemen Detained in North Vietnam to Mrs. Willleya Thoroton of Porterville California. The son, Ens Gary Thornton aged 23, was reported killed when his plane exploded after enemy fire.
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Greek composer blasts US role in Greek junta
Theodorakis, freed from a Greek jail two weeks ago, accuses the United States of backing the Greek military regime and blocking popular overthrow. In a BBC interview from Paris, he cites Papadopolous and Fattakos as sole leaders and denies Onassis links to his release.
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Mikis Theodorakis
United States
Greece
George
Papadopolous
Stylianos
Fattakos
Theodorakis
British Broadcasting Corp
Paris
Junta
Aristotle Onassis
John F. Kennedy
Onassis
Zorba
Chancellor's Son Gets Prison Term for Drug Offenses
Curtis Sitterson 18 and Ticky Holloway 16, both from Chapel Hill, received up to four years each in Hillsborough for possession and sale of illegal narcotics. The sentences followed a Feb 17 roundup in three counties that charged 14 people with various drug violations.
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Curtis, Sitterson
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Ticky Holloway
Hillsborough
N.C
Senator Battles Reagan Nominee
Senator Alfred Alquist vows to oppose Clay N. Mitchell's confirmation to the State Board of Education citing a dismal Orange County performance record. The Rules Committee endorsed confirmation 4-4 after a lengthy hearing, amid questions over qualifications and editorial coverage, plus a debate over Hiroshima.
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Senate
Mitchell
South Laguna
Orange County School Board
Alquist
D-San Jose
Reagan
Senate Rules Committee
Orange County Board of Education
State Board of Education
Assembly OKs 4 dollar boost for non Social Security elderly
Sacramento lawmakers passed a bill by the Assembly on a 61 to 5 vote to provide a $4 monthly increase to about 40,000 elderly recipients not covered by social security, with an estimated annual cost of $5 million. The measure would reach roughly 200,000 eligible seniors, pending Senate action.
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Marvin Lewis
William Taylor
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Senate
John E. Burton
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Plot to Kill L A Judge Foiled by Undercover Police
Los Angeles investigators say extremists plotted to assassinate Superior Court Judge Alfred Gitelson who ordered school integration. The plot was foiled as undercover officers infiltrated the group and were chosen as would-be assassins. Police seized weapons, including foreign machine guns and a grenade launcher, and charged Robert Schurman and four others with related crimes.
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Superior Court
Alfred Gitelson
Edward M. Davis
Gitelson
Davis
Robert Schurman
Schurman
Marco Hanson
George Ross Clemens
Darrell James Tatman
Bill Mercy
California bill seeks death penalty for serious bombings
SACRAMENTO The Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee approved a measure by Assemblyman W Craig Biddle to allow the death penalty for bombs causing serious injury or death. The bill would criminalize illegal possession of bombs and set lengthy prison terms for exploding a bomb or wounding others. An accompanying bill by Assemblyman Robert Crown would make illegal possession of any explosive a felony.
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UPS
Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee
Robert W. Crown
D-Alameda
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