Nixon urges death penalty for federal crimes and life without parole
President Nixon called for restoring the death penalty for certain federal offenses and imposing life imprisonment without parole for twice convicted drug felons. He criticized judges and probation officers as soft on crime while arguing for tougher penalties to restore law and order.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
America
Congress
Richard G. Kleindienst
Supreme Court
County to receive multi million bond distribution
Monongalia County could obtain 4.32 million dollars from a legislative funding formula with no priorities set by the county board of education for the 4.3 million dollar allocation. Preston County would receive a portion of the distribution.
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Monongalia County
Taylor County
UPI
Senate
William Brotherton
D-Kanawha
Robert Nelson
D-Cabell
Daniel Taylor
Peace unit meets on POW hold
An international peace watching unit met in a Sunday session to discuss Viet Cong delays in releasing captured Saigon troops. The subcommission said 137 Americans may be released next Wednesday but needs approval from four JMC delegations chiefs. The group also agreed to form observation teams for troop withdrawals.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Cong
Joint Military Commission
U.S
Phuong Nam
JMC
Wounded Knee Battle Ends but Indictment Looms for Militant Ouster
UPI reports federal authorities lifted armored roadblocks around Wounded Knee S D after militants seized the town. A federal grand jury will hear evidence starting Monday for indictments of many occupying AIM members led by Russell Means.
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Wounded Knee
S. D
UPI
Hamlet
Justice Department
Russell Means
American Indian Movement
AIM
U.S. Cavalry
Means
Washington
Ralph Erickson
Interior Department
Pine Ridge
Bureau of Indian Affairs Police
FBI
Grand Jury
Erickson
Donna Rose to Wed in Army Hospital Ceremony
POW Joseph Rose III a 26 year old Army CWO helicopter pilot from Morgantown will marry his high school sweetheart Donna Steel in a Monday ceremony at Valley Forge Army hospital. They became engaged before his 1968 helicopter crash.
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Morgantown
Army
Joseph Rose III
Army Hospital
Valley Forge
Donna Steel
Dominion Post
John Blosser
Pow Rose
Tornadoes Kill Four in Texas Amid Severe Storms
Tornadoes and heavy rain swept central Texas on Saturday, striking eight cities and injuring at least 141 people. Four fatalities reported with extensive damage to homes, farms, and businesses, including an estimated 2.5 million dollars in Hubbard.
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Heart of
Texas
Hubbard
Waco
Burnet
Texas Hills
Bill Vardeman
Glenda
Bailey Duncan
Randy Sudduth
Sudduth
ICCS accused of blocking probe into missile sites
Canadian Ambassador Michel Gauvin charged the ICCS with failing to investigate alleged Communist SAM2 missile sites in Khe Sanh Valley and said two of four member countries blocked the inquiry. Indonesia reportedly supported Canada, with Hungary and Poland cited as the likely holdouts.
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Saigon
UPI
Michel Gauvin
International Commission For Control and Supervision
ICCS
Gauvin
Hungary
Poland
Indonesia
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
GIs Return From Vietnam Face Plain Travis Welcome
The returning GIs walk off the plane at Travis AFB with little fanfare and no crowd reaction. They endure long processing, meals, and paperwork before heading to Oakland for a hospital stay, while POWs receive far different receptions and offers.
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Travis Afb
Calif
UPI
United States
Vietnam
Tom Knight
Lancaster
S.C
Knight
Air Force
Red Cross
Army Personnel Center
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
Army
National Guard of Reserves
Herb Kirchner
Pacific
Birmingham Hotel Shootout Leaves Two Dead
Police say a middle aged gunman fired in a Redmont Hotel bar over a Korea like argument about Communism and swastikas. He killed two men in the street and wounded three officers before being mortally wounded in a lobby firefight.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Korea
M.D. Guillion
Redmont
Guillion
Donald Todd
Todd
C.C. Robey
Sterling Heights
Mich
University Hospital
H. I. Kirk Jr
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Mildred Flesher
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Clarksburg
Flesher
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Ona Kelly
Duc Pho
Lam Ky
Donna
Bureau of Indian Affairs
National Council of Churches
U. S. Cavalry
Oglala Sioux Tribal Council
Dick Wilson
Wilson
Oglala Sioux
United Press International
Canada
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