Longest-held U S POW listed in Viet Cong release
The Viet Cong published a list of 32 prisoners in South Vietnam including 27 U S service members and five civilians. Maj Floyd Thompson, held since 1964, is the longest, with 3,277 days as a prisoner. The list also mentions Maj Theodore William Gosta and others, with details on capture dates and home towns.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
U.S
Washington
Maj
Theodore Willam Gosta
Sheridan
Wyo
Gosta
Floyd Thompson
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
Thompson
Navy
Cmdr
Everett Alvarez
North Vietnam
Philip Manhard
State Department
Manhard
Hue
McLean
Ronald L. Ridgeway
Khe Sanh
Ridgeway
United States
Mildred A. Ridgeway
Houston
Tex
Michael Patrick Branch
Highland
Radio
Floyd Kushner
Danville
Alfonso Riate
Bell Gardens
Calif
Pentagon
Pvt
Mrederick Lewis Elbert
Returning POW Brande From Long Beach Final Homecoming
Former MIA Brande returns to Long Beach after five years missing, sending letters that never reached him. Born in Salt Lake City and raised in Long Beach, he joined the Army after high school, is divorced and has four sons. Family describes mixed feelings about a public celebration. mother expresses cautious gratitude as others recall the ordeal.
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Keesee
Bira Aur
Sangram Poomketkaew
Thailand
Ubon
Bangkok
Laos
Vietnam
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Kepsee
Manila
Jordan
Handi
I. 0. Riley
Amarillo
Tex
Allison
National Guard
Riley
Kessee
Ft. Huashuca
Aris
Salt Lake City
Long Beach
Brande
Jordan High School
Shirley Voergusay
Myrna Munhouser
Alexandria
Virginia
Rae
Tijuana street washout devastates paving efforts after rains
Mayor Bolanos says nearly all of Tijuana's paved streets ruined by a week of heavy rain. Over 1 inch fell, creating cratered roads and feet of water at intersections. Some 500 residents evacuated from the river bottom area as floodwaters breached hillsides. The $16 billion resurfacing project is delayed indefinitely. Officials blame thin asphalt and poor roadbed preparation from years earlier.
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Tijuana UB
Tijuana
Maren Antonio Bolanos Cacho
Subpoenas Sought for Testimony of Nixon Aides
Subpoenas were issued to compel seven Nixon aides to testify as part of congressional inquiries. President Nixon indicated he would refuse testimony from current or former personal staff, invoking executive privilege. Meanwhile, Bayh released an affidavit from Judith Hoback, a former aide to the Committee to Re-elect the President, describing FBI interview confidences and briefings linked to the Watergate probe, with Dean’s involvement disputed.
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Nixon
White House
Birch Bayh
D Ind
Judith Hoback
West Palm Beach
I la
FBI
Kenneth Parkinson
Dean
Campaign Committee
Bayh
Gray
Consumer seeks partial refund over repossessed motorhome deal
A Long Beach reader claims duressless signing on a motorhome contract left him liable despite a void clause. He seeks reimbursement after learning the dealer sold the vehicle for a profit and accepted a $500 refund offer via ACTION LINE mediator.
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K.B
Long Beach
Hit
Motorhom Vertion
Beach City Dodge
Silverman
Action Link
Hudson's Bay Co. Still In Business and Evaluating Stock
A company spokesman notes Hudson's Bay Co. remains active with a large Canadian department store chain and will celebrate its 36th anniversary May 3. Madson's Bay House offers stock certificate evaluation via photostatic copy. The firm evolved from fur trading to retail merchandising after 1870, now likened to J. C. Penney in scope.
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Hudson's Bay Co
R.C.A
Long Beach
Hudson’s Bay C O
Canada
Madson‘s Bay House
Main St
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Governor and Company of Adventurers of
England
Hudson's Bay
Britannica
Hudson Bay
America
St. Lawrence River
J. C. Penney
Sienl
Tie sale for old railroad ties in Los Angeles area
Surplus railroad ties are sold by Mozingo in Los Angeles for landscaping and terracing. A four to four foot long tie costs about four shillings, with 12 foot ties available at a higher price. The firm dismantles railroad spurs and sells to homeowners for borders retaining walls and hillsides.
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P.B
Los Angeles
Alameda St
Jim Mozinga
Isroad Fies
Mozingo Skelington
Standard
Compliments to Long Beach Park Department on marina landscaping
A retiree praises the Long Beach Park Department superintendent and staff for five years of daily marina walks and notes improved maintenance of landscaped avenues at the Long Beach Marina, extending appreciation to the department for their work.
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Long Beach Marina
Marina
Long Beach Park
Long Beech
Wounded Knee siege shapes tough murder bill debate
Debate over a harsh murder bill unfolds amid Wounded Knee tensions. The proposal would auto impose death for certain first degree killings including killings of law officers, with attackers linked to occupations and prior criminal history. Negotiations continue as Indian leaders press treaty demands and federal actions loom. About a dozen more arrests bring total seized to 86 as officials consider sedition charges against AIM leaders.
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Deukmejian
Reagan
Alty
Evelle Younger
Justice Department
U S and Europe reach quick accord on world money crisis
Brussels reports an unexpectedly swift agreement between the United States and the European Common Market on a short term solution to the world money crisis. The dollar strengthened in unofficial European trading a second day with gains in West Germany Switzerland and Belgium while remaining steady in London. Details awaited from finance ministers meeting in Paris on Friday.
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Brussels
UPI
United States
West Germany
Switzerland
Belgium
London
Paris
Fire Fatal to 2 Destroys City Center Hotel
In Kirkland Washington a blaze at the two story City Center Hotel killed at least two people and gutted the building while damaging six ground floor businesses. Firemen arrived to heavy smoke the roof collapse followed injuring two firefighters amid the chaos in the downtown business district.
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Kirkland, Wash
UPI
City Center
Seattle
Truck Hits Train In Fog Kills One Injures Dozens
In Hortense Georgia an all coach passenger train traveling to Florida with 318 aboard collided with a lumber truck in dense fog and derailed. The truck driver was killed and more than 20 passengers and crew were injured though most injuries were not serious. One 65 year old passenger from Greensboro Pennsylvania was hospitalized with chest injuries.
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Hortense
Florida
Viola Nelson
Greensboro
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Jesup
Seaboard Coast Line Itailroad
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