East German spy swap ends Alan Van Norman’s nine month ordeal
Windom Minnesota veteran Alan Van Norman recounts nine months in an East German prison marked by eight hour interrogations five days a week. He was exchanged for Soviet spy Robert Thompson in a high profile swap arranged with East German attorney Wolfgang Vogel. He recalls tests, attempts to hide details, his faith sustaining him, and his plans to resume biology and theology studies at Concordia College.
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Alan van Norman
van Norman
Robert Thompson
Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary
Pennsylvania
Wolfgang Vogel
England
Dr. Juergen Grafe
East Germany
Grafes
Concordia College
Moorhead, Minn
Green Berets still active at Fort Bragg despite wartime memories
At Fort Bragg North Carolina the U S Army Special Forces known as Green Berets remain active. The article notes a downsizing from 15000 to about 3600 active troops with most based at Bragg and smaller groups in Panama West Germany and Fort Devens. Commanders emphasize peaceful training roles behind the lines and civilian unit organization rather than killers.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
Army
7Th Special Forces Group
Southeast Asia
John Wayne
U.S. Army Special Forces
Green Berets
John Kennedy
Vietnam
Clinton Metzger
Galen W. Radke
John F. Kennedy Training Center
Radke
Panama
West Germany
Fort Devens
Mass
Special Forces
Elephants cause tragedy at Rock Forest circus show
In Rock Forest Quebec an elephant trampled trainer Eloise Berchtold to death during a Gatini Circus performance. A second elephant fled into nearby woods, was recaptured after a 16 hour stand off with police and circus workers. Morgan Berry, the animal importer from Woodland Washington, led the revival back to the grounds. The 6,000 pound elephant walked over the trainer as she slipped and fell.
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Rock Forest
Quebec
Mon
Rock Foest Police
Python Attacks Farmer in Sulawesi Swallowing Incident
A 20-foot python attacked a farmer near his home in central Sulawesi. After villagers killed the snake and opened its stomach, the man was found dead without outward injuries, according to Sinar Harapan. The assault occurred at night and locals recovered the body the following day.
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Sinar Harapan
Sulawesi
Iran oilman warns dollar drop could curb oil sales
At an OPEC meeting in Taif Saudi Arabia Iran's chief oil negotiator Mohammed Yeganeh urged the United States to bolster the sagging dollar or oil exporters may curb revenues. He said OPEC nations could act if dollar erosion continues, though no immediate moves were announced as the session adjourned.
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Iran
OPEC
America
Mohammed Yeganeh
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting
U.S
Americans to sail to Cuba for Varadero and Hemingway events
Several hundred U S tourists will visit Cuba in two flotillas from the Florida Keys at week’s end. 300 to 350 boaters including yacht club members and sport fishermen will be welcomed by Cuban officials with Coast Guard escort. The two trips feature Varadero Beach resort activities and the Ernest Hemingway International Fishing tournament near Havana.
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Florida Keys
U.S. Coast Guard
Varadero Beach
Havana
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