U S Says 106 Americans to be Freed in Hanoi Amid Threats
The U S delegation reports North Vietnam will release 106 Americans in Hanoi on Sunday with two Thai nationals held. Viet Cong threaten to block 30 more Americans from South Vietnam and withhold dates, signaling stall in prisoner exchanges. The two sides gave no progress at the Joint Military Commission talks.
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U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Joint Military Commission
United States
Gia Lam
Viet Pact Wins World Approval at Signing in Paris
Twelve governments of East and West backed the Vietnam peace settlement in a five power ceremony in Paris. The nine point declaration binds outsiders to quit Indochina meddling and creates a system to handle violations with possible reconvening of a 12 power conference. United States officials see Soviet and Chinese backing as a restraint on Hanoi.
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Michael Goldsmith
Associated Press
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Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Indochina
Canada
South Vietnam
Britain
Rogers
Andrei Gromyko
Nguyen Duy Trinh
Nguyen Thi Binh
France
China
Soviet Union
Provisional Revolutionary Government
International Cease
Hanoi
Negotiations End Abruptly After Wounded Knee Fire Bombing
Senators at Wounded Knee reported tense dawn hours after militants released 11 hostages. A firebomb damaged the home of AIM official Aaron Desersas in Pine Ridge, injuring his wife and prompting appeals to meet with Justice officials to end the armed standoff.
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AIM
Wounded Knee
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South Dakota
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Department of Justice
Hostages Include Americans In Khartoum Crisis
In Khartoum the Sudanese government agreed to fly Arab guerrillas and hostages to the United States but refused to take two Sudanese cabinet ministers. The hostages include U.S. ambassador Cleo Noel Jr and Curtis Moore as the deadline passed. The attackers demand Sirhan Sirhan's release and prisoners in Jordan, with no clear outcome.
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Middle East
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Khartoum
U.S
Sudan
Black September Organization
Jordan
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Robert F. Kennedy
California
Mansour Khaled
Omar Haj Nousa
Cleo A. Noel Jr
Curtis G. Moore
Moore
Adley el Nasser
Guy Eid
Belgium
Eid
George
Brussels
U.S. State Department
Dollar Slump Prompts Global Market Pause
Global currency trading halted as the dollar plunged anew. Leaders including Prime Minister Edward Heath and Chancellor Willy Brandt discussed steps while waiting for Common Market consultations. In Cape Charles a furnace explosion killed two children, Kenneth Townsend and Burt Townsend, in a early morning fire.
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U.S
Edward Heath
Britain
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Bonn
Cape Charles
T. B. Hardman
Northampton County
Kenneth Townsend
Burt
Paul Townsend
Nixon Says Aid to North Vietnam Essential for Peace
President Nixon told a news conference that aid to North Vietnam is essential so Hanoi will have a stake in peace. He announced a April 23 meeting with South Vietnamese President Thieu at San Clemente and warned there will be no second dollar devaluation despite market attacks.
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Hanoi
North Vietnam
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South Vietnam
U.S
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Congress
No Demo Candidates Yet for House Seats
In Winchester the five men named as potential Democratic candidates for the two 17th District House seats say they have not decided. Several express early caution while H.K. Benham III and Samuel Whitacre decline candidacy, and Lewis Costello is out of town for comment. A second major item reports the U S birth rate fell to a historic low of 2.03 children per family in 1972, with 1971-72 declines continuing, according to HEW and the National Center for Health Statistics.
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Winchester
Democratic Committee
William Shendon
House of Delegates
Lewis M. Costello
Senate
Washington
Health, Education and Welfare Department
National Center For Health Statistics
Cunningham Asks For Reassignment
W. K. Cunningham, head of Virginia Division of Corrections, asked Gov. Linwood Holton to reassign him to another state government position. He said court duties and litigation hinder his ability to lead the state prisons system amid criticism of the corrections program. He expects a decision in coming days.
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W. K. Cunningham
Virginia Division of Corrections
Linwood Holton
Cunningham
Holton
W. L. Lukhard
Department of Welfare and Institutions
Rain threats end dry spell in Mississippi Valley area
Richmond AP reports rain in the Mississippi Valley could lift existing dryness, marking a shift from parched conditions earlier in the week. The notice includes a consumer ad for Penney's offering 25 percent off queen size support pantyhose, Reg. 5 now 3.66.
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Mississippi Valley
Penney’s
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Bunny) Benham III
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