Pacific Stars and Stripes 1973
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PACIFIC STARS AND STRIPES 1973

Jan 29, 1973 (Monday)

IT'S ALL OVER, Thieu Sends Thanks to America, (Page 1) Tan Son Nhut
Peace Brings End to Draft 5 Mos. Early, (Page 1) Washington
Truce Hour Arrives, Attacks Raging, (Page 1) Saigon
Lots of TLC for POWs-But Forget the Hot Dogs, (Page 2) Clark Air Base
Lists Exchanged, Word Goes Out To POW Families, (Page 2) Washington
McCain To Meet Son in U.S., (Page 2) Washington
LBJ’s Hospital Suite to House POWs, (Page 2) San Antonio
U.S. Greets Cease-Fire With Prayers of Thanks, (Page 4) Saigon
POW Welcome Readied, Travis: Where ‘the World’ Begins, (Page 6) Travis AFB
Viet Peace: Everybody Isn’t Glad, (Page 6) Saigon
Missing Won’t Be Forgotten; Search Teams to Stay On, (Page 6) Saigon
ICCS To Start Viet Vigil, (Page 6) Saigon
Gens. Named For 2nd Star, (Page 6) Washington
Say Hanoi Claims Victory Over U.S. in Vietnam War, (Page 7) Vientiane, Cambodia
Cambodia Braces For Battle Surge, (Page 7) Phnom Penh


February 23, 1973 (Friday)

U.S. Asks Release of 140 More, (Page 1) Saigon
Returnee and Wife Agree to Breakup, (Page 5) Lorain, Ohio
Divorce Suit Waited for Flier, (Page 5) Olathe, Kansas
Minesweeping Ship, Helo Teams Due in Haiphong, (Page 6) Washington
Saigon Cites More Violations, (Page 6) Saigon
F111 Bursts Into Flames, (Page 6) Bangkok, Thailand
Burma Frees 3 Yanks, 5 Thais, (Page 6) Rangoon, Burma
Lon Nol Cancels 'Sick Leave' to U.S., (Page 6) Phnom Penh
Weather Service To Get New CO, (Page 6) Washington
Laotians Fight to The End, (Page 6) Vientiane, Laos
May Free R.P. POWs, (Page 6) Manila, R.P.
Post-Peace Battles Up Homeless, (Page 7) Saigon
Label Comb Hazardous, (Page 7) Toko, Japan
Study Urged on Need for R.P., Korea Bases, (Page 7) Washington
Manor Takes Post At Clark, (Page 7) Clark AB, R.P.
China-U.S. Rapprochement Was Key to Peace-Green, (Page 7) Washington
Landmark Shot, B52 Gunner Gets Silver Star for "Hit', (Page 7) Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Hearing Set for Sergeants, (Page 9) Los Angeles, California
Early Days Of Raids Recalled, (Page 23) USS Ranger At Sea


March 09, 1973 (Friday)

U.S. Intervention Hinted, Viet POW Dispute Settled, (Page 1) Saigon
56 More Heading Home From Clark, (Page 1) Clark AB, R.P.
Reveals POW Rift, No U.S. Victory, Returnee Pilot Says, (Page 5) Sacramento, California
Limit POW-Story-Sale Deals, (Page 6) Washington
'I'm The Perfect Wife', Girls Try to Capture Returnee, (Page 5) Andrews AFB, Maryland
The POW Experience:  2 Pilots Differ in Outlook, (Page 6) Clark AFB, R.P.
B52s in Action Over Cambodia, (Page 6) Honolulu, Hawaii
'Happiness Is a Returning POW' - They're Back in U.S.A., (Page 6) Washington
Lon Nol Set To Negotiate, (Page 6) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Army Calls It Quits In Viet, (Page 6) Saigon
Saigon Ousts UPI Mgr., (Page 6) Saigon
1 Mine-Clearing Sweep Completed, (Page 6) Washington
Army to Curb Early Outs, (Page 6) Washington
Dug Own Shelter, Returnee:  Hanoi Raids a Booster, (Page 7) Clark AFB, R.P.
Pols Apart On ICCS, (Page 7) Saigon
2 Thai Returnees Meet Press, (Page 7) Bangkok, Thailand
Freedom Flights Bring Swift Reunions, (Page 7) New York
Viet Vets Win Moorer Kudos, (Page 6) Manila, R.P.
POW:  I'd Serve 7 1/2 More, Most Returnees Plan a GI Career, (Page 23) UPI
Returnees Looking Forward To the Little Things - Love, Life, (Page 23) UPI
Happy Returnees Go on a BX Spree, (Page 23) Clark AB, R.P.
Gals Say 'I'm Best' To Bachelor Returnee, (Page 7) Clark AB, R.P.


March 10, 1973 (Saturday)

11 Army Golden Knights Die As Plane Crashes in N.C., (Page 1) UPI
June 27 Is '1st Up For Draft', (Page 3) Washington
Period of Self-Examination, Returnee:  Time Not Wasted, (Page 3) Portsmouth, Virginia
55 More Return to the America They Love, (Page 6) UPI
Warm Clark Farewell, Returnees Heaped With Flowers, Praise, (Page 6) Clark AB, R.P.
Reds Grab Part of Rice Road, (Page 6) Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2 Viets to Talk Politics Near Paris, (Page 6) Paris, France
Air America C123 Missing, (Page 6) Vientiane, Laos
Pal Calls Stratton A Hero, (Page 7) Clark AB, R.P.
Destiation Unknown, Red Troops Reported on Ho Trail, (Page 7) Washington
Repatriations Exceed 50%, (Page 7) Clark AB, R.P.
Dollar Is Strong - in Hanoi, (Page 7) Clark AB, R.P.
U.S. Mine Sweeping Progresses, (Page 7) Washington
9 Suspects Swear R.P. Allegiance, (Page 7) Manila, R.P.
The Story Seeps Out_POWs Brutally Tortured, (Page 7) Clark AB, R.P.
Statistics Show Officers Have Edge, Who Gets the Medals in a Combat Zone?, (Page 11) Washington Post
From Whole Docks to Clipboards, U.S. War Machine Rumbles Home, (Page 23) Saigon


                                                                                                                                                                   
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