Army drops claim over Vietnam veteran rifle debt
Rep Henry C Schadeberg said public protest and donations prompted the Army to return all money and abandon the $70.21 claim against Ernest J Wagner of Racine for losing his M14 rifle in Vietnam. Col Reid said further collection is deemed impractical and the case closed. Wagner served five months since a year in Vietnam with the 25th Infantry Combat Regiment.
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Henry C. Schadeberg
R-Wis
Schadeberg
Army
Ernest J. Wagner
Racine
Wis
Col
Raymond '. Reid
Office of Legislative Liaison
Wagner
Vietnam
25Th Infantry
Truman Planned Florida Visit in March to Key West
Former President Harry Truman and First Lady will visit Key West from March 16 to 31 staying with John and Mrs Spottswood, a longtime Florida friend. Attending are daughter Margaret, Clifton Daniel of the New York Times, and their four sons. Truman, 83, last visited Key West in 1944. he has rarely traveled far from Independence, Missouri.
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Harry Truman
Key West
Fla
John Spottswood
Spottswood
Florida
Trumans
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
New York Times
Truman
Naval Base
Little White House
Independence
Army Plans Vietnam Assignment for Davenport Grandmother
The Army will send 54 year old Davenport grandmother Mrs William Harvey to Vietnam to assist logistics. A computer systems analyst with over 25 years in government service she expects a four to six month tour and may be joined by her husband, a former World War I chaplain. The report also notes Yul Brynner’s car crash in France and Dick Gregory’s 40 day protest fast against U S involvement in Vietnam.
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Army
Davenport
Iowa
Vietnam
William 5. Harvey
Harvey
Vietnap
Dick Gregory
U.S
White House
Gregory
Stage Star Doretta Morrow Dies at 41 in London
Doretta Morrow American singing actress known for leading NY roles in The King and I and Kismet died of cancer at Middlesex Hospital London at age 41. She was married to Albert Hardman and mother to Elena. Her career included The Red Mill 1946, The King and I 1948, Kismet 1953, and film Because You're Mine with Mario Lanza.
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Doretta Morrow
New York
London
Middlesex Hospital
Miss Morrow
Albert Hardman
Elena
46Th Street Theater
Red Mill
United States
Fanny
Mario Lanza
Britain
Brooklynt
Strickman Filter Rights Return To Columbia University
Robert Strickman announces the return of rights to his cigarette filter to Columbia University following a long dispute. Imperial Tobacco of Canada will license the filter for use in cigarettes likely to hit the market by June. Strickman plans to place most funds from the deal into a medical research foundation named for his mother, Mallie Sarver, with Columbia's College of Physicians and Surgeons receiving support.
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New York
Robert Strickman
Columbia University
Strickman
William Sultt
Imperial Tobacco of Canada
British American Tobacco
Stickman
Willy Columbia
Suitt
Columbia
Medical
Mallie Sarver
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Coast Guard watched Cuban freighter ram lifeboat
A Cuban freighter rammed a lifeboat carrying three asylum seekers off Virginia as Coast Guard crews waited for orders. Captain Caviness said intervention would have sparked an international incident and that one lifeboat survivor and a witness reported a possible death. The freighter’s crew reportedly seized control and robbed crew members before a Coast Guard inquiry was urged.
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Portsmouth
UPI
Coast Guard
United States
Point Brown
Paul W. Caviness
Virginia
Caviness
Canada
Ricardo Puri
Puri
Paul Rogers
D-Ta
House
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
2500 Back Home After Gas Scare
Police and emergency crews cleared a propane gas leak after a tank truck collision with a freight train near Hagerstown. About 2500 residents returned home as three public schools remained closed. the truck was moved to a vacant field to remove the danger with no injuries reported.
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Hagerstown
Western Maryland Railway
Oklahoma and Pittsburgh Teachers Vote Walkouts Amid Pay Disputes
About one third of Florida teachers joined a multi state wave of strikes while Albuquerque and nearby N M educators prepared to return to 8000 students after a week out. Oklahoma 27000 and Pittsburgh 1000 teachers faced imminent walkouts as Gov Kirk and Dewey Bartlett vetoed fiscal bills.
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Ove Iird
Florida
Albuquerque
N.M
Oklahoma
Pittsburgh
Claude R. Kirk Jr
Johnson
Cape Kennedy
Belen
Nlm
David F. Cargo
Dewey Bartlett
Bartlett
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Washington Portrait Recovered From City Church
A Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, insured for 125000, was recovered at a Buffalo church after an anonymous tip to an New York insurance investigator. The 20 by 30 inch oil painting, once stolen from the Clarkfort Institute, was found behind a church pew undamaged.
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Buffalo
N.Y. UB
Gilbert Stuart
George Washingtton
New York City
Clarkfort Institute of ‘Technology
Potsdam
Terrell
Warren
Episcopal Church of the Ascension
James Mellors
Mellors
Stuart
Washington
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Weo’s Inn New Wwsis
Trumans Plan
Yul Brynner
Cagnes- Sur-Mer
France
Frankie Lymon
Lymon
Manhattan
the Heights Educational Foundation
Hamburg
Germany
Hauns-Werke
Vern Jones
Wavy-Tv
Norfolk
Sue
Associated Press
Mexico City
UPR
BullocKs Lakewood Center
Debra Dene Barnes
Mar
Laguna Tea Room
ASVP
Clark Ave
Lakewood
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