Downey Freed After Korea Prisoner Release By Nixon Request
John T. Downey, the last American held from the Korean War, was freed by China and flew to Clark Air Base Philippines. He will visit his seriously ill mother Mary Downey in New Britain Connecticut while praising President Nixon and Henry Kissinger for the effort. Downey, 42, spent nearly 21 years in Chinese prisons and said he was fine as he arrived.
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Robert Liu
Associated Press
Clark Air Base
Philippines
John T. Downey
China
Connecticut
Peking
CIA
Nixon
Mary Downey
New Britain
Henry A. Kissinger
Smith
Flynn
Vietnam
Downey
Hong Kong
Newsmen
Clark
William
New York
President Nixon
Dr. Kissinger
William Downey
Hsinhua
Red Cross
Eugene D. Guy
Lo Wu
Guy
John Thomas Downey
Lown Bridge
Conn
Downey Freed From China Arrives in Hong Kong For Evacuation
Downey, released after confessing to his crime, leaves Hong Kong by special Red Cross transport at 1:42 a.m. EST heading to Elmendorf AFB Alaska with officials noting he is fit. A Red Cross team escorts him. flowers arrive from Connecticut as he travels toward the Philippines.
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Hong Kong
Elmendorf Air Base
Alaska
Hartford
UAW seeks delay on Gray FBI director vote over Watergate bugging
The United Auto Workers asked the Senate Judiciary Committee to withhold approval of L Patrick Gray III as FBI chief until facts emerge on the Watergate Democratic Headquarters bugging. UAW general counsel Stephen I Schlosberg questioned Gray past government service including a March speech criticizing organized labor.
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Washington
United Auto Workers
Senate Judiciary Committee
L. Patrick Gray III
FBI
Watergate Complex
Stephen I. Schlosberg
Gray
Organized Labor
Schlossberg
UAW
POW releases and halted withdrawals in Vietnam conflict update
North Vietnam will release 108 American prisoners in Hanoi on Wednesday while the U S suspends troop withdrawals to ensure all prisoners are freed. The Viet Cong will release about 30 more POWs in Hanoi on Thursday. The cease fire phase timeline extends to March 28 with 156 more to be freed. The U S reports 6935 troops in Vietnam and 5607 foreign allies remain. The Joint Military Commission requests an on site probe of Duc Pho clashes. Roswell area forecast: mostly fair skies with possible showers overnight.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
Bui Tin
Cmdr
John S. McCain III
U.S
Pacific
Maj
Floyd Thompson
Philip Manhard
Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Duc Pho
da Nang
Final plat filed for Buena Vida subdivision west of Roswell
Chaves County records show a final plat for Buena Vida with 4629 lots mostly single family and commercial use. Phase two adds 265 lots and preliminary work will start in 30 to 60 days. Plans require HUD filing. permanent road monuments exist and development includes equestrian facilities and a clubhouse.
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Buena Vida
Roswell
Chaves County
Chaves
Jim Snow
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Washington, D.C
New Mexico Equal Rights Bill Lets 18 Year Olds Marry
Gov Bruce King signed an equal rights measure allowing both sexes to marry at 18. The law, effective mid May, reduces the previous 21 year old male requirement for parental consent to marry to align with females under 18.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Bruce King
Dexter farmer Faustino Abila killed by train crash
Faustino Abila a 51 year old Dexter farmer died when his pickup failed to yield to a Santa Fe Railway freight potash train at State Road 199 crossing in Dexter. The collision pushed the vehicle a half mile along the tracks before the train stopped. Abila had lived in Chaves County since birth and worked on the Marvin Brumblett place. Funeral services were pending. Investigating officers were Capt. Floyd Miles and Patrolman James Sedillo of the New Mexico State Police from Roswell.
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Secor Mon
Faustino Abila
Dexter
Santa Fe Railway
Abila
Chaves County
Marvin Bramblett
Dexter Street
Wortman
D. B. Hatch
Clovis
Santa Fe
Marvin Brumblett
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
Floyd Miles
James Sedillo
New Mexico
Dismissal Sought in Title I Names Case by Roswell District
Roswell Independent School District lawyers ask the 10th U S Circuit Court to dismiss a Title I suit over releasing parents names. The motion notes four former PAC members no longer involved and with no Title I children, seeking a court record entry by March 15 and a Denver decision later this month.
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Roswell Independent
10Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Robert K. Maxwell
Title Parents Advisory Council
Melendez
Patsie Morales
Elisa Shanks
PAC
Circuit Court
Denver
Colo
Maxwell
U.S. District Court
Howard Bratton
Department of Health, Education and Welfare Division
Richard Fairley
Roger L. Luginbill
Senate OKs highway bill cuts work by state crews
The Senate approved 36 to 0 a bill allowing the State Highway Commission to undertake highway work with its own forces for projects not exceeding 100000 dollars. The measure, a Finance Committee substitute for Sen. William Sego, faces an uncertain fate as adjournment nears. A separate debate over reapportioning the Senate to 45 members included Roswell Rep. Colin McMillan proposing two Chaves County seats.
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Fred Buckles
Santa FE
Senate
State Highway Department
House Appropriations
Senate Finance Committee
William Sego
Sego
Albuquerque
State Highway Commission
Sgeo
Highway Department
House
House Privileges and Elections Committee
Colin McMillan
McMillan
Chaves County
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Freedom Walk
New Britain General Hospital
James E. Bowling
St. Louis
Bowling
Fecteau
Jan Nyes
Nyes
Border
Roswell Daily Record
Defense Department
Defense Depart
Ment
Dexter Farmer
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