Army faces probe over POW letter kept two years
Michigan Congressman seeks investigation into Pentagon action after Sgt. John C. Sexton Jr. sent a letter from a Vietnamese hospital asserting he was alive. Parents, who view the file in Washington, question why the letter was withheld while Pentagon confirms general contents were shared. Former POW John Sexton arrives in Denver for reunion with his family.
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Lucien N. Nedzi
House Armed Services Committee
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Warren
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Vietnam
Army
John Sexton
Saigon
John Sexton Jr
National Liberation Front
Washington
John
Supreme Court Again Refuses Vietnam War Ruling
The Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the Vietnam War, voting 5 to 2 to skip the issue in the term’s first session. The ruling leaves intact a 2nd Circuit decision that congress approved the war via the Tonkin Gulf resolution and related actions.
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Liam J. Brennan Jr
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Justice Department
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Vietnam
Tonkin
Labor weighs its stand on Phase 2s controls
Labor groups including AFL-CIO Teamsters and UAW meet to decide participation in the Pay Board under Nixon Phase 2 wage controls. They focus on the Cost of Living Council veto power and post-freeze enforcement as Congress debates legality and guardrails.
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Washington
Nixon
America
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Cost of Living Council
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John B. Connally
Pay
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Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
United Auto Workers
Leonard Woodcock
Congress
Ralph Nader
Viet Vets Seize Grs In Da Nang Crash For Ransom
Twelve U S Army truck drivers were kidnapped south of Da Nang by Vietnamese veterans, allowed to leave after a ransom of 200 000 piasters plus 170 cases of salad oil and 150 cases of soybean mixture. No U S personnel were hurt.
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Weather Outlook Mild and Sunny with Cools and Drizzle
Mild sunny conditions continue today with highs in the upper 50s to low 60s. Tomorrow remains mild with mid 60s highs and mostly clear skies. Tonight turns not quite as cool with lows in the 40s and near zero to twenty percent rain chances. Westerly winds 8 to 15 mph today, light and variable tonight. Sunsets at 6 52 p m and sunrise 7 37 a m tomorrow.
North Ridgeville names Lucia resigns as school chief
North Ridgeville the new superintendent George Lucia resigned at the end of his first board meeting. He cited two weeks of concern and personal reasons, saying he could not unite the situation and chose to leave before his contract began. Fellow board members noted ongoing controversies and called for censure of a member over improper conduct.
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North Ridgeville
George Lucia
Don Swartz
Lucia
Jeanne Shultzaberger
Dale Pepin
Tam
Vietnam servicemen sign petition to end the war
A group of American troops in Vietnam gather signatures for a petition to Congress calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Southeast Asia. Vietnam Veterans Against the War report several hundred signers with plans to forward the petitions to New York before Christmas recess.
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U.S. Navy
Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
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