Hanoi Delivers New POW List 1988, During the Tet Offensive SAIGON (AP) - North Pared with 23,516 on Jan
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State Candidates See Tax Reform Vital SEE STORY PAGE M The Weather THEMLY FINAL . Becoming partly sunny and mild today. Clear tonight, low in 40s. Tomorrow partly -.as- EDITION cloudy, mild. 21 PAGES Monmoutli County's Outstanding Home Newspaper VOL 95 NO. 176 RED BANK, N.J. MONDAY, MARCH 12,1973 TEN CENTS HtllltllllIltllUHHWNNn99M uiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Hanoi Delivers New POW List 1988, during the Tet offensive SAIGON (AP) - North pared with 23,516 on Jan. 28. The United States also sus- in Hue. Vietnam today delivered a list Foreign allied troops, prima- pended troop withdrawals on Feb. 28 when the Communists of 108 American prisoners it rily South Koreans, have McCain was shot down in will release in Hanoi on dropped from 35,509 to 5,607. delayed release of American prisoners for five days in a North Vietnam on Oct. 26, Wednesday; meanwhile, the "We've withdrawn our 1967. United States again sus- troops at a steady flow, and dispute over other provisions - pended the withdrawal of we haven't been getting a of the cease-fire agreement. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese- American troops to insure the steady flow of prisoners," the Thompson, 39. was captured American Joint Military Com- Communists release all 287 spokesman added. nearly nine years ago on mission sent to the Inter- American they still hold. The Communists have re- March 26,1964, just below the national Commission of Con- leased 299 Americans in three demilitarized zone while he trol and Supervision a request The Viet Cong promised a today for an on-site in- list tomorrow of approximate- groups, on Feb. 12, Feb. 18 was an adviser to South Viet- and March 4-5. This is a little namese forces. vestigation of Communist ly 30 prisoners of war cap- charges that South Vietnam- tured in South Vietnam who more than half the 585 Ameri- Manhard, 52, a career diplo- can prisoners they admitted mat with the State Depart- ese forces have been attack- will be released in Hanoi on ing Due Pho. Thursday. holding. ment, was captured Jan. 31, The U.S. delegation radioed the list from the North Viet- namese to Washington for notification of the prisoners' families. The list was to be made public by the Defense China Releases Rigiitor Stall Photo Department later today. VIGIL FOR SOVIET JEWRY — Discussing an Allit began at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, at Congregation Bui Tin, the chief" North Night Vigil for Soviet Jewry held Saturday and B'nai Israel, Rumson# and that approximately 40 Vietnamese spokesman in Sak yesterday are, left to right, Misha Neuberger, a persons were left when it ended at 8 a.m. yes- gon,' said all those to be re- former Soviet prisoner; Mrs. Anna Balaban, Fair terday. Mr. Neuberger displayed paintings and leased on Wednesday were Haven; Susan Kramer, program chairman and posters by Boris Penson, an artist imprisoned in airmen shot down in late 1967 Ex-CIA Agent Rep. James J. Howard, D-N.J. Miss Kramer said Russia. Petitions were circulated for his release. and 1968. He said they includ- that approximately 250 persons joined vigil when Rep. Howard addressed the gathering. ed Lt. Cmdr. John S. McCain CLARK AIR BASE, Philip- 3rd, son of the former com- pines (AP) — John T. Down- mander of U.S. forces in the ey, the last American prisoner Pacific. of the Korean War, was freed from China today and flew Those to be released on home to see his seriously ill Thursday are expected to in- Scotland Yard Joins Probe mother in Connecticut. clude Maj. Floyd Thompson, the POW who has been held Peking let the CIA oper- longest, and Philip Manhard, ative go after an appeal from the highest-ranking civilian President Nixon that he be Of Slay ings in Bermuda POW. allowed to join his 75-year-old mother, Mary Downey of New Those turnovers will con- Britain. His release had been HAMILTON, Bermuda Gov. Sir Richard Sharpies, which occurred after a small Sir Edward Richards, the stitute the third phase of the expected as a result of the vis- <AP) - More Scotland Yard 57,. and Capt. Hugh Sayers, 25, dinner party while the men government leader in the is- POW release, leaving one its to Peking by Nixon and detectives were due in Ber- were shot shortly before mid- were walking Sharpies' pet land's legislature, told a news group of about 156 to be freed Henry A. Kissinger but not muda today to join the in- night Saturday. Their bodies great Dane, Horsa. The dog conference he could not say if by March 28, two months af- until later this year. vestigation of the murder of were found outside the front was also killed. the murders were politically ter the Jan. 28 start of the the island's British governor door of Government House, There were no security motivated. cease-fire. March 28 also is The other two Americans and his aide-de-camp. Police the governor's residence. measures in effect at the time Two Scotland Yard men the deadline for the withdraw- known to be held in China, Air said they were questioning a Police said they did not for the 15 acre park that sur- who had investigated the mur- al of all American and other Force Maj. Philip E. Smith number of persons but had know how many gunmen were rounds the residence about a der of Bermuda's police com- foreign allied forces. and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert J. made no arrests, involved in the slayings, mile from Hamilton. Only the missioner last fall returned to To Make Sure Flynn, are scheduled to be freed on Thursday. Downey usual unarmed guard was on the island yesterday. Detec- A U.S. spokesman said told a Red Cross man in Hong duty at the mansion. tive Chief Superintendent Bill troop withdrawals were sus- Kong that he had been in the A state of emergency was Wright and Inspector Basil pended to "make damn sure same cell block with them, declared immediately, giving Hadrell had returned to Brit- we get all of the prisoners." but Downey gave him no in- police the power to keep sus- ain two weeks ago, and there He said he foresaw no prob- formation on their condition. pects from leaving the island. has been no word of the re- lem and noted that both North Both were shot down on mis- It appeared to have virtually, sults of their investigation Vietnam and the Viet Cong sions in Vietnam when they no effect on the thousands of into the killing of Commission- have said they will comply strayed over China. tourists jamming hotels. er George Duckett and the with the agreement. But "we Nearly all sporting events wounding of his 17-year-old want to make absolutely cer- Downey, who has spent AP Wlrtp»!Bt» daughter. They were shot dur- nearly 21 of his 42 years in FREED BY RED CHINA - At Clark Air Base, were cancelled yesterday; but tain." he added. Philippines, John Downey, followed by his broth- other activities were normal, ing the evening outside their The spokesman said U.S. Chinese prisons, looked pale home six months to the day but smiled continuously when er William, leave-plane which brought John from though many persons ex- troop strength in Vietnam Hong Kong after his release by Communist China pressed grief or shock over before the killing of the gover- now totals 6,935 men, com- he arrived at Clark Air Base the killings. nor. from Hong Kong. He told at Hong Kong today they walk to waiting plane to newsmen he was "fine." take them to United States. At Clark he found his broth- er William, a New York at- William Downey said a doc- Downey's mother, who vis- torney, who arrived several tor had examined his brother ited him a number of times in 6 Nations Plan Joint hours earlier. on the flight from Hong Kong Peking, suffered a stroke last "i just want to say how and "he checks out fine on a Wednesday. She regained con- grateful I am for being re- preliminary examination, He sciousness Sunday, but a leased," Downey told news- certainly feels and looks spokesman,at New Britain Float Against Dollar men. "And I appreciate the good." General Hospital said her con- Chinese government letting Thdtwo brothers took off in dition still was critical. and demand. No longer will BRUSSELS (AP) - Six of when the exchange markets me go at this time, and Presi- a special C141 medical evac- the central banks have to buy 1 the Common Market nations reopen. dent Nixon for his efforts on uation transport at 1:42 a.m. Downey was captured in. huge quantities of dollars agreed early today to a joint, Four other nations with my behalf, and Dr. Kissinger. EST for Elmendorf Air Base 1952 when his plane went from speculators and the partial float against the dol- strong currency — Switzer- I'm very pleased to be out; in Alaska. From there, they down on a flight from Seoul to money managers to keep the lar, maintaining a schedule of land, Sweden, Norway and and at the same time, I'm were to fly to either Hartford, Tokyo while on a mission for dollar from sinking below a exchange rates among each Austria — reportedly were very anxious to get home and Conn., or Westover Air Base the Central Intelligence fixed level. However, West other but ending obligatory considering joining the float see my mother."" in Massachusetts. Agency. purchases of the dollar to sup- even though they are not Germany's finance minister, Helmut Schmidt, said a cen- AP Wlrtpftolo port it.