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...mines, Lechin seemed to be impressed by the government's determination. In a radio appeal to miners, a weary, red-eyed Lechin urged them to honor Paz's conditions for settlement-assurances of a fair trial for the two jailed union leaders if the hostages are freed. Lechin then said he was leaving for Siglo Veinte to make a personal appeal, and President Paz Estenssoro announced terms had been agreed on and that the prisoners would soon be released. Even so, said a U.S. Embassy official, "We won't be happy until we see.the hostages right here...
...number of American military personnel believed to be in Viet Cong hands. Two U.S. Special Forces men captured in the Mekong Delta five weeks ago have reportedly been forced to parade through villages with ropes tied round their necks, sometimes crawling on hands and knees. Meanwhile the Communists freed an Illinois-born engineer, Arthur Krause, 29, captured 5½ months ago; his job had been to advise the U.S. military on construction of roads and airstrips. But the Reds let him go only after Krause signed a letter, later broadcast by Radio Hanoi, criticizing the U.S. war effort in South...
...from jail or hiding (among them: top Buddhist Thich Tri Quang, who had sought asylum ten weeks ago in the U.S. embassy). At Xa Loi Pagoda, principal scene of last August's government crackdown, thousands prayed. From Poulo Condore prison island and other jails, 150 political prisoners were freed, telling bitter tales of torture...
...variety of pioneering ways, New York has tried to fight its problems. George Washington High School's three-year Demonstration Guidance Project freed teachers for intense work with slum kids, and turned many of the pupils into honors graduates and earnest collegians. The famed Higher Horizons program, a strong dose of culture and counseling, offers a measure of hope and confidence to 65,000 children in 76 schools. The city has poured extra cash and supplies into 274 schools that have a concentration of problems. It has brought in hundreds of bilingual Puerto Rican teachers to ease Puerto Rican...
There has been little thought thus far about the use of the newly-freed space in the basement and on the second floor, according to Dean von Stade. He said that it is "very unlikely" that some of the extra space might be used for the social center the HCUA proposed last spring...