Torture Common In POW Camps Revealed By Survivors
Prisoners of war freed from Hanoi and Viet Cong camps recount brutal torture, starvation, and control tactics. Key figures include Navy Capt. Jeremiah Denton and Col. Robinson Risner. statements detail beatings, solitary confinement, maggot wounds, and continued resistance efforts. President Nixon and aides acknowledge meetings with liberated officers.
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Associated Press
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Virginia Beach
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Oklahoma City
Okla
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Denton
Air Force
Joseph Milligan
Annandale
N.J
Milligan
Final U.S. combat troops leave Vietnam from Travis
Six jet transports brought the last 1,120 American troops back to Travis Air Force Base as the United States ends its longest war. Most veterans walked past cameras, few paused for interviews, while a lone ritual red carpet remained for POWs.
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Associated Press
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Vietnam
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Charleston
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Viet Cong Steels Against Hue and Saigon Fronts
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese artillery bombarded a ranger base near Saigon with more than 1300 shells and pressed a ground assault. In Hue area fighting and cease fire violations were reported as Saigon tallies show heavy casualties and ongoing bombardment. A joint peacekeeping delegation heads home as U.S. and South Vietnamese leaders prepare for talks in California.
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Associated Press
Saigon
Hue
Tong Je Chan
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Tongle Chan
Joint Unitary Peacekeeping Commission
Daily Press Endorses Bond Issue for City Growth
Editorial endorses general obligation bond to fund parks, water storage, and sewage treatment plans in Silver City. Argues bond supports progress, revitalization, and continued community growth, urging voters to approve on election day. The piece cites past benefits of similar measures and emphasizes logical choice over stagnation.
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Sover City
Daily Press
Silver City
FBI reports first drop in serious crime in seven years
The 1972 Uniform Crime Reports show a 3 percent overall decline in serious crimes, with murders up 4 percent and aggravated assault up 6 percent. Forcible rape rose 1 percent while property crimes fell 3 percent, and auto theft dropped as well.
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Connally remains undecided on party switch
Former Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally spoke at the University of Kansas saying a party switch is not imminent. He criticized foreign trade competition and postwar U.S. economic policy, urged changes to antitrust rules for overseas competition, and warned environmental concerns should not hinder growth.
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America
United States
U.S
Truman Favorite Replaces Jackson Statue in Independence
In Independence Missouri fans rally to honor Harry S. Truman as the new life size statue of the former president replaces the existing Jackson statue before the Jackson County courthouse. The change follows Truman's uncontested popularity in his hometown and the former president's death on December 26.
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