143 POWs Return Home to Clark Air Base
A total of 143 prisoners of war returned to Clark Air Base Philippines aboard U S hospital planes after release from North and South Vietnam captivity. Navy Captain Jeremiah A Denton Jr led the first group in gray dress as thousands greeted the welcome home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
North
South Vietnam
U.S
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
God Bless America
Hanoi
U.S. Air Force
Saigon
Clark
Loc Ninh
Laos
United States
Hanoi Hilton
America
Nixon
Air Force
Robert B. Purcell
Louisville
Brian Dunston Woods
Lemoore
Calif
North Vietnamese POWs freed as they leave Bien Hoa camp
North Vietnamese prisoners leave their Bien Hoa compound with crutches and bandages, refusing baggage or souvenirs. American adviser notes their hard core resolve as trucks ferry 200 prisoners to C130s for release at Phu Bai near Hue in a quiet, somber procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh A
Mulligan
Bien Hoa
Vietnam
Hanoi
Phu Bai
Hue
Quang Tri
Boeing 737 arrival set for Roswell testing on wet runways
A Boeing 737 jet and about 35 Seattle company representatives are due at Roswell Industrial Air Center around noon for wet runway testing. Mayor Brainerd said facilities are adaptable and the city arranged testing area and fuel charges with Boeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Roswell
William F. Brainerd
Air Center
Boeing
Warren Wilson
Clydesdales Arrive in Roswell for Three Day Visit
The Champion Clydesdales of Anheuser-Busch arrive at 12 30 p m today at the New Mexico Military Institute stables for a three day stay. They pull the wagon exhibit trophies and ribbons and stop at Broadmoor Shopping Center Wednesday noon to 4 p m and Del Norte Shopping Center Thursday 1 to 9 p m. The visit supports their return trip from Pasadena after the 19th Rose Parade appearance.
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Anheuser-Busch
Roswell
New Mexico Military Institute
St. Louis
Pasadena
Calif
City of St. Louis
Herring Distributing Co
Broadmoor
del Norte
NMMI
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Denton Returns From Vietnam POW Camp Amid Emotions
Navy Captain Jeremiah Denton, held as a prisoner of war for nearly eight years, lands at Clark Air Base with a joyful reunion. His wife Jane expresses pride while their six children, aged 11 to 25, watch, and Denton thanks the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Johnson
Associated Press
Virginia Beach
North Vietnam
Denton
America
Dentons
Jeremiah Denton III
Vietnam
Clark Air Base
Navy
William Tschudy
Bill
Nixon urges quiet respect for returning POWs
President Nixon calls for the nation to welcome Vietnam era POWs with quiet respect for their ordeal and privacy as the first group returns home. He stressed the need to avoid exploitation and to let families reunite before any public appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
White House
Veterans Administration
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Palisades United Methodist Church
Capistrano Beach
Clark Field
Philippines
Secretary of Defense
Prisoners of war reach kin by calls from Philippines
Thirty seven of one hundred forty two American POWs brought to the Philippines had made telephone calls to their next of kin by 1:00 a.m. Tuesday, per Operation Homecoming officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Air Base
Philippines
Roswell City Council to discuss police HQ move and zoning issues
The Roswell City Council meets at 7 30 p m Tuesday to consider moving the police headquarters from 519 EE Second St to the old municipal airport building on West College Avenue. The agenda includes rezoning protest area definitions, airport and highway contracts, and bids for Cahoon Park bathhouse, tennis courts, and Yucca school modifications.
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Roswell
Second St
West College Avenue
City Hall
William F. Brainerd
Roswell City
Mexico
William L. Shaner
Sunset
Poe Streets
Cahoon Park
Yucca
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Spows
Peter Arnett
Everett Alvarez
William Moore Jr
Joint Military Commission
Bien Hoa Air Base
Clydesdales
Roswell and Vicinity
New Mexico
Environmental Improvement Agency
Rio Arriba
Insurance Department
Academy
Berlin
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Blanche V. White
Chaves County
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