Three Yank POWs Headed for Peking and Moscow
A group of three American prisoners of war left Hanoi and flew to Peking then Moscow amid a Geneva Convention dispute raised by Laird. At the airport they were met by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong officials and hurried into a hotel near Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. Elias of Little Rock said he felt elated yet focused on families joining those he lived with, and refused to disclose prisoners in his cabin.
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Peking
Chien Men
Nien An Mien
Elias
Little Rock
Ark
Wang
Charles
Olga
Hanoi
Navi Vietnam
Gram
Committee of Liaison
U.S
Vietnam
Dellinger
Cora Weiss
William Sloane Coffin
Richard Falk
Irkutsk
Soviet Union
Aeroflot
Moscow
Pilots in Hanoi Press War End Messages to Families
A group of U S prisoners of war in Hanoi issued personal messages to their families via press contacts. Cmdr. Wilbur Lt Fulton Lt Hanson Lt Callaghan and others described humane treatment, awaited peace, and expressed hopes for McGovern, with family updates including a newborn daughter.
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Cmdr
Wilbur
Fulton
U.S
Newport News Leads Night Naval Strike on Thanh Hoa
US forces under heavy overcast attacked North Vietnamese coastal targets near Thanh Hoa about 80 miles south of Hanoi. The Newport News with escorts shelled a supply depot and bridges on Highway 1A while Providence and John S. McCain bombarded targets near Thanh Hoa and Vinh, without any ships being hit.
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Stroyers
Newport News
Navy
Thanh Hoa
Hanoi
Haiphong
Providence
John
McCain
Vinh
Eversole
Kissinger renews talks in Paris amid Vietnam plan
Kissinger held a renewed secret meeting in Paris as part of a settlement effort. The Viet Cong urged Nixon to accept the Sept 11 proposal for a tripartite government in Saigon excluding Thieu, and include other political forces. Both sides refused to discuss details, citing confidentiality and election concerns.
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South Vietnam
Paris
Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen van Thien
U.S
Kissinger
Hanoi
Vietnam
Uy van Sau
Washington
Hanai
North
South
Thieu
Colosseum Closed To Public Over Falling Masonry Danger
The 1900 year old Colosseum in Rome will be closed to visitors due to danger from falling masonry. A fence will enclose the 187 foot elliptical structure to keep people at a safe distance.
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Rome
Colosseum
Soviet statements urge halt to war and Middle East peace
Moscow calls for U.S. action to stop fighting in Vietnam and backs Vyacheslav Vy's peace mission in the Middle East. Gromyko condemns terrorism tied to Palestinian moves while defending Palestinian rights and criticizing Israeli actions. The USSR urges withdrawal of Israeli forces from 1967 occupied territories and upholds the UN framework for a just settlement.
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People’s Armed Forces of Liberation
Saigon
South Vietnam
Gromyko
Middle East
Soviet Union
Gunnar Vy. Jarring
U.N
Palestine
United Nations
Munich
Police killer eludes massive Lynwood dragnet
More than two hundred officers from about sixty agencies chase fugitive Clouston in Southern California after Buena Park detective Darrel D. Cate was shot in Anaheim. Clouston has held hostages, escaped multiple times, and exchanged gunfire with police as a $500000 bail is set and Anaheim coordinates the manhunt. Authorities say he likely remains in Los Angeles or Orange counties and urge tips to Secret Witness.
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California
Clouston
Buena Park
Darrel D. Cate
Anaheim
Lloyd Vetry
Fullerton
Los Angeles
Orange County
Ctduston
Chris Reeves
Bell
State insurance chief to join Nixon aide's law firm
California Insurance Commissioner Richard D. Barger plans to resign effective November 1 to become a senior partner at Newport Beach law firm led by Herbert W. Kalmbach. Kalmbach was named by Time Magazine as a top fundraiser for President Nixon in 1988. Barger has served as insurance commissioner for four years.
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Nixon
Sagramento
Richard D. Barger
Newport Beach
Reagan
Barger
Taxes rise $14.3 billion in year end June
The Commerce Department reports state and local taxes paid in the United States increased by $14.3 billion for the year ending in June. Total state and local taxes reached about $108.6 billion, with property taxes at $38 billion and personal income taxes at $12 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Commerce Department
United States
Northwest Airlines talks resume on labor department aid
Talks between Northwest Airlines and its striking pilots were set to resume in Minneapolis under the supervision of the Labor Department. The 4,6 pilots were described as striking, with discussions aimed at ending the impasse.
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Northwest Airlines
Minneapolis, Minn
UPL
U.S. Depatment of Labor
Marcos declares land reform and martial law in Philippines
President Marcos announces land reform as fundamental while martial law remains in effect. Elementary schools to reopen nationwide except where insurgency or destruction prevents classes. Officials report arrests including Benigno Aquino Jr., two governors, eight congress members, journalists, and other critics.
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Manila
Ferdinand
Marcos
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
Jose Alberto
Benigno Aquino Jr
Liberal Party
Congress
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Billings
Mont
Whchh
Yank
North Viets
Marla Vriedman
Indianapolis
Norris A. Charles
AP Witornoto
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Lynwood Dragnet
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