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Newspaper

Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1973

Page

9

Bracelet wearer hopes for POW return of missing Marine

Reagan, wearing a silver bracelet engraved with Marine Captain Stephen Hanson, spoke at Del Campo High School about his son Tod asking if his father would come home. Hanson, from Santa Feina, disappeared after his plane was shot down over Laos in June 1987, with his wife hoping for a possible prisoner of war status.

Sacramento Guy Reagan Stephen Hanson Sante Fina Laos Mento Hanson Tod Capitol Southeast Asia Tugger

Reagan plan would drop tax for under 6000 earners

Sacramento report on Reagan tax cut reform mentions a one time 100 percent income tax reduction for individuals earning under 6000 a year. Assemblyman William Bagley argues the amendment costs 10.8 million and benefits about half a million taxpayers.

Sacramento UPS Ronald Reagan Reagan Bagley Assembly Revenue Aid Taxation Committee Ove'rt Baeley

Second U S peace fatality in Viet Nam reported

The U S Command announced the second American peace time fatality in Vietnam. Spec 5 James L Scroggins of Mulberry Grove died in Okinawa after severe burns from a Chinook helicopter shot down near An Loc on February 16. Four others were wounded or treated and the pilot remained at Saigon Army hospital. Disputes among peace keeping forces delayed the investigation.

Saigon Peacekeeping Joint Military Commission Commission United States WS. Army Hospital Scroggins

Officer Shot After Being Runned Down by Suspect

An undercover narcotics officer Lynn Leeds 46 tumbled onto the hood of Benny Albert Garcia 38 as he tried to flee a traffic stop Thursday night. Leeds shot Garcia in the mouth then he crashed through a fence to a pole. Garcia was captured and treated in hospital. A passenger Darlene Smith 29 was treated for glass injuries from the windshield.

Huntington Park UPT Lynn Leeds Benny Albert Garcia Garcia Leeds Los Angeles County USC Medical Center Darlene Smith

Nixon in plea for vet jobs

President Nixon urged Americans to help returning Vietnam veterans find employment. Speaking to Jobs for Veterans officials, he noted job offers are flowing to POWs but emphasized that two and a half million veterans from Vietnam also need jobs.

Washington Nixon Vietnam Oval Office East

Ailing POW Returns Home for Belated Reunion

Air Force Capt Joseph Crecca once a prisoner of war was en route to the United States from Clark Air Force Base Philippines after malaria. The Bloomfield New Jersey native, 32, thanked President Nixon as he departed aboard a Starlifter ambulance plane bound for March Air Base Riverside.

Clark Air Force Base Philippines Upi Air Force Joseph Crecca North Vietnam United States Creec Bloomfield N.J Nixon Créda March Base Riverside

If war over why did son die by T. Lee Hughes Mulberry Grove

Leland Scroggins learned his 25 year old son Army Spec 3 James Scroggins died from injuries after a Chinook helicopter was shot down north of Saigon during Vietnam hostilities after a cease fire. He was on his second tour, had just missed homecoming, and left behind Aurelia and two daughters. Residents raised funds to send his wife and mother to Okinawa hospital where he was treated.

T. Lee Hughes Mulberry Grove Leland Scroggins Army James Scroggins Saigon Vietnam Scroggins Aurelia Theresa Tracy Ili Nois Lown James Okinawa

Princess Anne joins Sudan goodwill visit in awkward start

Princess Anne begins a two day goodwill tour in Sudan with a rough reception. Her arrival from Ethiopia was marked by a misdirected flag ceremony and she is welcomed by the British ambassador and Sudanese foreign minister Mansour Baal.

Khartoum Anne Sudan Ethiopia Mansour Baal

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