Homecoming of POWs Sparks Joy at multiple bases
Army S Sgt Felix Neco Quinones and Air Force Capt Edward Brudno reunite with families after years as prisoners of war. Quinones bride Helen Lombay kisses him on Bush Field Augusta as they prepare for marriage. Brudno greets relatives at Westover with plans for hamburgers, while Martha Davies recalls her son John Davies’s capture and shares a family photo album.
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L. Ashley Higgins
Associated Press
Air Force
Lonourney
Helen Lombay
Bush Field
Augusta
Army S
Felix Neco Quinones
Quinones
Rio Piedras
Puerto Rico
Edward Brudno
Quincy
Mass
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee
Martha Davies
Reading
Philippines
Whale
United States
John C. Davies
Death of Mafia figure Frank Costello at 82
Frank Costello a reputed mafia czar died at Doctor's Hospital New York City Sunday after years of throat cancer. Born Castiglia in Italy he rose to dominate gambling interests nationwide.
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Frank Costello
Doctor's Hospital
New York City
Costello
Italy
Castiglia
Kissinger briefed Japan after talks with Hanoi Peking
Henry Kissinger met with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ohira in Tokyo after two key visits to Hanoi and Peking. He also held a long session with Chou En lai in Peking and discussed Vietnam reconstruction, US China Japan relations, and monetary matters amid Taiwan withdrawal rumors.
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Henry A. Kissinger
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Hanoi
Peking
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Mao Tse-tung
Nixon
Kakuei Tanaka
Masayoshi Ohira
Ohira
Ziegler
Kissinger
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Mao
Herbert Klein
United States
China
U.S
Florida
White House
Chou Enlai
Chou
Taiwan
Tanaka
Cease-fire deemed unsatisfactory despite ICCS plan
The ICCS chairman said the Paris accord cease-fire is unsatisfactory as both sides fail to abide by terms. Despite this, ICCS teams will deploy across Vietnam by February 26 to monitor and help stop renewed shooting, with inspections already occurring but hindered by ongoing fighting.
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International
Vietnam
Paris
Micahel Gauvin
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Gauvin
Joint Military Commission
ICCS
Demilitarized Zone
Mobile Commission
Canada
Poland
Hungary
Indonesia
Joint
United States
North
South Vietnam
POW son pictured after being bumped from freedom flight
Mrs. Suzanne Wideman of Lakewood Ohio holds a photograph of her son Navy Lt Robert E Wideman who was bumped off a Hanoi to Clark Field freedom flight by Navy Lt James W Bailey of Carthage Mississippi Bailey was replaced to be brought home due to an illness in his family American officials requested Bailey be flown home now
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Suzanne Wideman
Lakewood
Ohio
Navy
Robert E. Wideman
Hanoi
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
James W. Bailey
Carthage
Miss
Bailey
Mathis blasts Bock's report on buffer planting plan
Western Development Corp. representative Stanley H. Mathis denounces Roswell building inspector Victor Bock's critique of buffer provisions for Alco Discount Store at Plains Park Center. He cites planting of 75 Russian Olive shrubs planned for fall or winter and accuses the inspector of incompetence while detailing past communications with city officials.
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Western Development Corp
Stanley H. Mathis
Alco Discount Store
Plains Park Center
Hobbs Street
Mathis
Victor Bock
Roswell
William F. Brainerd
Bock
Alco
New Mexico State University
Acne and Zoning Commission
Stuart D. Shaner
Hoyt E. McMinn
Soviet Jet Crash Kills 77 at Prague Airport
A three-jet Soviet airliner crashed during landing at Prague airport killing 77 of the 99 aboard. Western sources report 22 survivors, including 14 passengers and 8 crew. CTK confirmed a crash during landing with some survivors. The incident follows a separate Soviet aviation disaster last October.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
CTK
Petain grave theft shocks France and neighbors
In La Roche sur Yon the body of Marshal Philippe Petain was stolen from its Ile d Yeu grave Sunday night. The incident was confirmed by official sources as investigations begin.
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LA Roche Sur Yon
France
Philippe Petain
Ile d’Yeu
Nixon meets AFL-CIO leaders behind closed doors in Miami
President Nixon spoke for 45 minutes with AFL CIO Executive Council members and Meany in Miami Beach about mutual interests. He praised labor for backing defense and peace efforts and discussed an open door policy and support for his trade bill.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Nixon
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Aflcio Executive Council
Organized Labor
White House
Meany
Peter J. Brennan
New York
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