Nixon praises those who made peace with honor
At Mayport Naval Station Nixon and Pat Nixon saluted those who made possible Vietnam peace with honor. He cited Navy POWs and families including a Saratoga widow and her husband, and praised courage as Denton returned home. The president then traveled to Key Biscayne with Julie and David Eisenhower to inspect ships and visit relatives.
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Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
Pat
Mayport Naval Station
Jacksonville
Saratoga
Mayport
Vietnam
Frederick Wright
Demilitarized Zone
Nixons
Julie
J.g
David Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Albany
Former B52 Pilot Denounces Harsh Discharge
Former Air Force Captain Michael J. Heck says his less than honorable discharge for refusing B52 missions over North Vietnam was unduly harsh. He criticizes Nixon’s peace with honor, cites support from POW families, and recounts a rough farewell at Barksdale AFB including a base decal removal from his car.
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New York
Air Force
Michael J. Heck
North Vietnam
Nixon
Heck
Vietnam
Barksdale Air Force Base
Shreveport
U.S. Ordered to Force Schools to Intergrate
Federal judge John H. Pratt orders the Nixon administration to begin desegregation in hundreds of schools across 17 border and Southern states within 60 days. The ruling targets HEW and aims to enforce the 1964 Civil Rights Act, potentially cutting federal funds in noncompliant districts while allowing continued payments during proceedings.
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Washington
Departments of Education
Nixon
U.S. District Court
John H. Pratt
Pratt
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Supreme Court
HEW
National Association For the Ad
Vancement of Colored People’s Legal Defense Fund
Justice Department
Louisiana
Mississippi
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Florida
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Maryland
Virginia
Cease-fire near end sees 15000 Vietnamese casualties in three weeks
In the first three weeks of the cease-fire, about 15,000 Vietnamese casualties were reported as the United States and the four-party Joint Military Commission urged an end to hostilities. The appeal called for full compliance with the cease-fire, but key Article 4 demands were omitted. The battle lines remain tense with ongoing air and ground operations amid disputed police arrests and stalled Viet Cong observer deployment.
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Saigon
United States
North
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
Joint Military Commission
Paris
Bui Tin
Nguyen van Thieu
Mauck Determined to Find Strother's Killer
Sheriff investigator Carroll Mauck continues pursuing leads in the 5 month old murder of George Strother in Frederick County. Strother was found Sept 2 near the Shenandoah Apple Co-Operative plant with signs of assault and a missing cap. A $500 reward remains unclaimed as Mauck vows to solve the case.
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Mauck
Strother
Frederick County
George Strother
Richard Cather
Shenandoah
Cather
Cather Farm
Douglass O. Hill
Sheriff’s Department
Carroll Mauck
Bond set at 50000 for two DC brothers in bank robbery
Two Washington DC brothers Albert W. Coachman and Zetha Coachman were charged in the Valentine Day Bank of Clarke County robbery. Each faces a 50000 bond as a preliminary hearing date was not yet set. Victim cash in the $5250 holdup remains unrecovered.
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Washington D.C
Boyce
Bank of
Clarke County
U.S
Washington
F.B.I
William Thomas
Albert W. Coachman
Zetha Coachman
Thomas
A.W. Coachman
Georgia
Bitter cold grips town with subzero readings
The coldest winter chill yet is forecast for tonight with temperatures from zero to 10 below. Sunday looks sunny and warmer at a 30 degree high. A brisk northwest wind yesterday pushed a noon high to 24 as shoppers hurried indoors for warmth. Skier notices windblown flurries to the south and a frost riming faces and beards.
Kidnapped Canadian Banker’s Daughter Seized in Bahamas
Police and scores of Bahamians hunted for Andrea Spencer four, after masked gunmen abducted her from the New Glasgow home of Robert and Joan Spencer of Nova Scotia. The two suspects fled in the family car amid demands for 250000, with guards and neighbors aiding the search across air and sea.
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Lucaya
Grand Bahama Island
Robert and
Joan Spencer
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia
Spencer
Andrea
Joan
Royal Bank of Canada
Freeport
Grafton Ifill
Bob
Spencers
Ruins define An Loc as capital war scars endure
An Loc, Vietnam, bears scorched streets and shattered buildings after a five month siege. Only about 300 residents remain, with refugees elsewhere and a few traders in ruins. Tanks lie abandoned, a mass grave marks hospital shelling, and priests risk mass at a ruined church.
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AN Loc
Vietnam
Budapest
U.S
Binh Long
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Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
Virginia Beach
Clark Air Base
Philippines
America
Mayport Naval Air Station
Key
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Chula Vista, Calif
Cambodia
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
Laos
P.E. Morris, JR
Scores
Quang Tri
Mathew Brady
Gettysburg
Ranger Headquarters
Nguyen Thanh Chuan
Chuan
AutoPark
Millards
George Washington
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