POWs recount torture by Reds in Vietnam war
Tucsonians and other prisoners of war describe brutal treatment by North Vietnamese captors. Accounts include cigarette burns, beatings, prolonged isolation, and forced endurance of inhumane conditions. Several officers report long solitary confinement and mental strain amid attempts to extract bombing targets or retaliatory cruelty.
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Navy
Eugene B. McDaniel
Kinston
N.C
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Everett Alvarez
Santa Clara
Calif
North Vietnam
Air Forge
Norman S
Gaddis
Knoxville
Tenn
Air Force
Samuel R Johnson
Plano
Tex
TWA pays ahead plan cuts coast to coast fares
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a pay in advance plan for Trans World Airlines offering nonrefundable deposits of 20 dollars for each one way booking with 25 to 49 percent discounts. The scheme covers Los Angeles to San Francisco and Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington routes with winter midweek fares around 80.50 and weekend summer fares up to 119.50.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
Trans World Airlines
California
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Nixon orders meat price ceiling amid inflation fight
President Nixon announced a ceiling on beef pork and lamb prices as part of steps to curb inflation. Treasury Secretary Shultz stressed raw farm prices remain free, while Bart Butz framed the move as a temporary measure and urged continued production. Industry sources questioned long term effects, and Nixon tied budget battles to wartime and Vietnam conclusions.
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Cost of Living Council
Treasury
George Shultz
Shultz
Bart L. Butz
Butz
Congress
Vietnam
America
Reorganization measures advance in Arizona Senate
Gov. Williams seeks to create a Department of Transportation and a Department of Revenue by merging agencies. The plan includes a mass transit division and faces strong Democratic opposition. Proponents say it reduces fragmentation. critics warn of centralized power under the governor. The measures, amended to require governor appointment with Senate approval, await third reading before House consideration.
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Phoanix Bure
Phoenix
Jack Williams
State Senate
Department of Transportation
Department of Revenue
Transportation Department
Sen
John Scott Ulm
Tucson
Harold Giss
D-Yuma
Revenue Department
Giss
Arizona
Washington
Senate considers perjury risk in ITT Chile hearings
Witnesses in the ITT Chile hearings face perjury risk after Sen. Frank Church said some witnesses may have lied under oath. He did not identify specific liars. The draft also notes Senate action to compensate violent crime victims with up to 50000 dollars. Volatile Tunisia floods prompt 6th Fleet rescue efforts in the region. Viet Cong claim 10000 to 20000 US advisers remain in South Vietnam after withdrawals.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
ITT
Salvador Allende
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Arizona meat price ceiling eyed by state producers
State producers and sellers in Arizona welcomed Nixon's retail price ceiling as a tool to lower meat costs though they warned it could also cap feed and input prices. Figures from Paradise Valley, Marana, and Tucson warned ceilings must not freeze costs on grain, tractors, gasoline, and seeds. Local feeders reported beef prices at 43 cents per live pound with a slight week decline.
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Arizona
Nixon
ER. Parker
Paradise Valley
Associated Grocers
Marana
Ed Attway
Vern Busby
Vern Bushy Meat Co
Tucson
Wade Lacy
Arizona Cattle Feeders’ Association
Lacy
Tucs on Daily Citizen Subscription Rates
The Tucson Daily Citizen outlines its subscription options with rates for home delivery, mail, and second copies. It lists per week and yearly prices, weekly charges by Cedar at 40 cents, and monthly/annual mail rates, noting prepaid terms and address in Tucson Arizona.
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Tucson Daily Citizen
Associated Press
Associated’ Press
Focal
AP News
United Press International
Tucsons
Credar
ArterRouly
Advancty Stara Df
Arizona
Tucson
Amedha
Citizen Publishing Company
North
Stone Avenue
Arizeng
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