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POWs The Communists say they’ll release 142 more prisoners of war — all but four of them American — in just over 48 hours in Hanoi. — Page 1.PEACE PLAN — World powers at the international conference on Vietnam agree on a nine point plan to ensure lasting peace. — Page 2.J% Natirn f“Taiay2WOUNDED KNEE — Sens. George McGovern and James Abourezk of South Dakota due today at the besieged hamlet of Wounded Knee to confer with American Indian Movement AIM leaders.—Page 1.WELFARE — President Nixon today abandoned at least temporarily his searrh for major reform of the nation's welfare system. — Page 2.LOGGING — The Senate passes a bill opposed by conservationist to control the logging industry. — Page 1.SENATE — Republicans cballege the election of a Democrat to the Senate. — Page 24.YOUNGER - Younger says he is lean ng toward running for governor despite rumor.;. - Page 24.ELL5BERG — An admiral says Pentagon Papers info-mation was “utterly useless to enemy planners. — Page 24.from the seas within five miles of the Humboldt Bay jetties to the entrances of m.lt;jor North Coast streams, to a small acreage of land in McKinleyville known as the Murray Dunes are recommended for inclusion in lisi of areas which may be desigated areas of special biological significance (ASBS). — Page 1.BODY Initial examination indicates that a pretty young woman whose body was found near Etlersburg Wednesday died of malnutrition and exposure. — Page 1.TESTIFIES - A woman who had her left eye shot out last July by her husband takes the stand as a prosecution witness. — Page 2.MURDER TRIAL - The bullet ven-tilaged skull of Eurekan Edward King is .hnu-n ♦ « iho tnrv in the murder trial offhe ®tmesfe»0tanhartThe Newspaper for Northwestern CaliforniaSen. McGovern To Confer At Besieged Wounded Kneetreatment of Indians and that Abourezk launch an inquiry into “all Sioux reservations in South Dakota.McGovern, the 1972 Demo cratic presidential candidate, and Abourezk. South Dakota’s freshman senator, landed at Ellsworth Air Force Base from Washington and then headed for a helicopter to fly to the Wounded Knee area.Erickson said that if federal officials were unable to arrange a meeting with members of the American Indian Movement (AIM). they (the senators) certainly will be included.However, he said, he advised against them going directly to the small. Roman Catholic church at Wounded Knee for their own personal safety.” He said concern for the 11 hostages was the primary matter.Our prime goal is to obtain the release of the 11 hostages. he said. We are concerned that some are aged, in their Bn*, and there is one gir! 12 years old. One of the older persons has a heart condition.We are attempting to arrange their release before we go on to consideration of any of their demands.The AIM members are the same group which occupied the Bureau of Indian Affairi in Washington several months ago and caused considerable damage to furnishings and papers before they departed.A spokesman for McGovern said the senator had been in contact with Indian leaders during the night and received word that two of the hostages would be released immediately upon the arrival of the senators. The hostages were held by 300 militant Indians in the church on the Pine Ridge reservation.The militants stor.ned the Wounded Kree Trading Post 14 miles from here late Tuesday night, taking artifacts, arms, ammunition and hostages, including the Clive Gildersleve family which operated the post.'Either negotiate with us for meaningful reasons, positive results, or you're going to nave to kill us. and here at Wounded Knee is where it’s going to have to happen. American Indian Movement leader Ru sell Means said Wednesday night in a telephone interview with CBS News.Release Due 142 PrisonersWounded Knee Creek Banks Spilled BloodWOUNDED KNEE. S D. (UPI) - It was here along the banks of Wounded Knee Creek that the American Indiana clashed for the last time with the U.S. Calvary.It was also here late Tuesday night that between 200 and 300 Indians stormed the Wounded Knee Trading Post, took 11 hostages, arms, ammunition and artifacts in what they ray will be the last show down.Eighty three years ago it was different. No one yet is sure how many died in the snowy winter weather that Dec. 29thday. when guns of the U-S- 7th Calvary—Gen. George strong Custer’s old commanq opened fire on an encampm^ of 10* Sioux warrior? and women and children.The historical marker 106 died. History books put tne figure at between 2oo and 3oo But no one is sure.Events leading up to the massacre of 1890 apparently began during the *utnr^er months when the Messiah craze spread through the Sioux reservation. spiritila| leaders told their followers th^if they performed the ghost dance and wore ghost shorts they would be impervious to the white man’s bullets, the soldiers and settlers would be helpless and the days of the wild buffalo herds would return.During the fall months tension mounted, and on Dec. 15 Chief Sitting Bull, the legendary conqueror of Custer and a ghost dancer, was killed by an Indian policeman on the nearby Standing Rock Reserva-tio.Several of Sitting Builswarriors bolted the reservation and joined a band led by Chief Big Foot. Big Foot led the Indians across the Black Hills and the Rad Lands toward Pine Ridge.But on Dec. 28 he surren dered without a struggle and was brought here.What happened after that is not certain. A gun went off in the camp. The calvary opened fire and troops moved in. The Indians, virtually helpless, were driven down the creek.Big Foot was among the many deaths recorded.SAIGON (UPI) — The Communists announced tonight they planned to release 142 more prisoners of war in Hanoi within the next 48 hours. Because of the lateness of the announcement, the actual lease probably will take plat** Sunday (Saturday night EST). a spokesman said.Lt. Col. Bui Tin. spokesman for the North Vietnamesedelegation, said all but six were Americans. They include 106Americans held in Hanoi,mostly fliers, and 26 U.S. soldiers, four U.S. civilians, two Thais. two West German civilians and two Filipinos held by the Viet Cong.The last crown freed bv thedelivered the list, so that w0Uld make the release at ni8ht, which would be very inconvenient. He said the rele*^ therefore probably would l4ke place Sunday morning.The Communist pledge biofc^ a two-day deadlock that threi)( ened to scuttle the Vietnam cease-fire agreement. The Unit, cd States had halted its withdrawal from Vietnam 4nd pulled out the minesweeper sent in to clear mines from the harbor at Haiphong.The Communists said -l»ey had halted prisonei release to protest cease fire violations an{j the fact that their members the Vietnam truce team had been endangered by attacks hyINDIA'S leader Russell Means talks to government officials at Wounded Knee, S. D. (UPI Telephoto)By DAVID SMOTHERSPINE RIDGE, S i). (UPI) Senators George McGovern and James Abourezk went to the hamlet of Wounded Knee today, but a federal official warned them against going to a church occupied by 300 Indians who were holding 11 hostages, for their own personal safety.Ralph Erfekaaa, a ipeclal assistant to the U.S. attorney general, who arrived here today from Washington, held the first official news conference on the incident atWounded Knee where Indiins exchanged gunfire Wednesday with federal marshals and shot at autos and low flying aircraft.Our goal is to have a nonviolent settlement. We have set no deadline. Erickson said, adding the Indians’ demands would be discussed only after the hostages were released.The Indians have demanded that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hold hearings on Indian treaties, that the Senate make a full scale investigation of governmentone Canadian civilian. Remaining are 407 U.S. military. 16 U.S. civilians and seven foreign civilians. No war prisoners have been released in Laos although at least seven have been reported in Communist Pathet Lao hands of several hundred missing n action there.A U.S. source said American officials had not been given a list of prisoners as of 11 p.m.Tin said the two West Germans would be the first released. He said one of thorn is Monika Schwinn, a nurse captured four years ago. Tneother likely is Bernhard Diehl, who was captured with Miss Schwinn on April 27. 1969All of the Viet Cong prisoners will be released in Hanoi along with those heid b.v the North Vietnamese. Tin told UPI.In principle, we are to release prisoners within 48 hours after we deliver the list. Tin said. But it was 8 or 9 o’clock tonight before we delivered the list, so tnat would make the release at night, which would be very incon venient. he said the actual repatriation would probably take place Sunday morning (Saturday night EST).A MARKER of the 1890 massacre tells the story again at Wounded Knee, S. D. (UPI Telephoto)
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