Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 10

10 Northwest Arkansas TIMES, Jan. 29, FAVITTKVILLK, ARKANSAS By Vietnam Cease Fire Mystery Of Missing Newsmen May Be Solved By RICHARD PVLB SAIGON (AP) A cease-fire across Indochina may bring the solution to one of the' deeper mysteries of the war the fate of a score of newsmen who vanished, -while covering the fighting. Concerning 39 others, there is no mystery. They are dead, the victims of a mean war where a front seldom existed and the end could come in an aerial ball of flame or, just as easily, with the next: step in a rice paddy or theinext.kilometer on a Cambodian highway. The toll seems high; but perhaps is not, considering that 1,500 or more newsmen came from all over the world in the past decade to look at the Indochina war, some staying only a few weeks and some for years.

count of wounded among them has long since been lost, but it is in the hundreds. The chief Interest in this casualty list now centers on the missing 19 in Cambodia since hostilities spread there in the spring of 1970 and one who disappeared in South Vietnam last year during the battle of Quang Tri. Despite numerous private Investigations and repeated appeals to the Communist side for information concerning the Journalists, it is not known il any are alive: and some are regarded as almost certainly dead. KETURN SEEN The Vietnam peace accord provides for the return of al foreign civilian, as well as military, prisoners and for a mutual effort to account for al of the missing and dead and the latter case, to recover bodies. Hanoi always has denied any knowledge of the missini newsmen, possibly because ti acknowledge their deaths capture would be to admit the presence of its forces Cambodia and South Vietnam The North Vietnamese call it a problem for the local guerillas.

There has been no result from a variety of approaches tha Included an official appeal IT Thant. then secretary-genera of the United Nations; a U.S General Assembly resolution expressing "grave concern' about the newsmen's fate, am petition by more than 1,000 'riinch journalists asking exiled Jambodian chief of state Prince Norodom Sihanouk to free those captivity. The missing Include five Americans, the one in Vietnam four others in Cambodia, 'he others are seven Japanese, our Frenchmen, a German, a Swiss, an Austrian- and an Australian. Most vanished in the chaotic jarly days of war in Cambodia after Sihanouk was overthrown March 1970 and the Com munist-led forces abandoned heir tacit understanding with he Cambodians and seized arge areas of the country. BEST KNOWN The best known of those who vanished were Welles Hangen a veteran NBC correspondent on special assignment; Sean flynn, of the late actor Errol Flynn, on freelance photo assignment for Time-Life; Dana Stone, a field-wise combat Photographer filming the war for CBS, and Gilles Caron, a French photographer workini for the Gamma Agency of Paris.

The disappearance of these men and the others has been surrounded by a variety rumors, including reports fo: conclusivi are dead In some cases, interviews wit! farmers and other witnesse indicate the newsmen survive capture, and there are report from defectors and others some having been seen aliv later. The list of journalists killei in Indochina i 1 Americans, seven French, fou Japanese, three British, thrc Singaporeans, three Australians two Vietnamese, a Canadian, a Indian and an Argentine. The first to die was naturalized American of Dutc birth, Peter R. Van Thie, freelancer murdered by the Vie Cong in the Mekong Delta i 1965. Four others died that sam year, the year of the hi American buildup; but the to hit its yearly peak in 1968, whe nine were killed.

George Syverlsena and Geral Miller, American corresponden and producer respectively fo CBS, were killed in a highwa ambush in Cambodia with the! which there is no proof that they ndian cameraman. Hangen anished in the same incident, did his soundman and two Iher CBS technicians. Syvertsen was the first and nly television reporter to be illed in the Indochina war -n some ways an amazing a i i considering the emands of the video medium or exposure to danger. The last journalist to dlsap- rear in the war was Alex himkin, a Newsweek staffer who' got caught, in an enemy- eld area of Quang Tri on July 2, 1972. He is presumed, but ot known, to be (lead.

The last known killed a Excessive Song Exploitation Hit By McLean HOLLYWOOD (AP) Songwriter-performer Don McLean, whose "American Pie" recording the list of Grammy Award nominees, says excessive exploitation has killed much of the creativity in popular music. one of the things 1 tried to say in 'American Pie," says McLean. "The spoilers are taking over everywhere. In the song, I just saM gbodby to the America I.dug.' His goodby, the object of con troversy because of the many interpretations applied to. the lyrics, has sold 3.5 million singles and 1.5 million albums in this country.

The Grammy balloting put the hit up for best album single record, song and male William H. 'ames Gill, J. Cattell, alias a British Marine leserler working as a freelance ihotographer whose body was bund a month after he vanished during fighting near Quang Tri asl June. do. like said.

Lime people This simply tains life known. my The winners will be an- ed March 3 in Nashville, 27. describes him- is a pro with an amateur de, and says he's wary of lown, slick professionalism ise of what he has seen it 3ts of today's music isn't music," McLean said in an view. "To me it sounds Tin Pan Alley its a trend folk music is in." the 1 was trying to what we're-'into now." he "It is a very mediocre with few enlightened and little genius. The are taking over and that spontaniety." year, McLean has re- another LP.

It's called "Don McLean" and con- a cut called i is getting much air play. Dreldel is small top, ongwriter says it tells the of what happened to hi; when "Pie" became well n. reidel is about Ihe speed ol life, fragmented for Fight To Continue HONG KONG (AP) Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, North Vietnam's defense said today the Communist revolution must continue throughout Vietnam although a cease-fire a been signed. Giap.

the victor over, the French at Dien Bien Phu, said the continuing revolution is one of the major duties Facing "the (Communist) compatriots of the entire country" now that "victory had been won" against the United States. speech appeared to be a declaration that North Vietnam is continuing to try for the communization of all of Vietnam. It was delivered at a "victory" rally in Hanoi and broadcast over Radio Hanoi. awhile," he said; "I was twirling and whirling in a whirlpool of experience. "I'm telling people to down." 34-Slory Building Planned In Slate LITTLE ROCK (AP) The state's tallest building a 34- story office building an attached five-story parking deck and an undergound shopping Probe Continues PINE BLUFF, Ark.

(AP) Pine Bluff authorities were to continue their investigation today into the shooting death of Mrs. James Fakouri Batzos. 60, of Pine Bluff. Officers said Mrs. Batzos, a widow, was found shot to death on the back porch of her horm early Sunday.

Authorities saic Mrs. Batzos had been shot once with a small-caliber weapon. Police said Mrs. Batzos' purse, which apparently contained receipts from a restaurant and liquor store she owned, was missing. complex is to be fa Rock.

Plans for the building were announced Saturday by James East, president of Jack Col- icr Easl Co. a Little Rock mortgage banking and development firm. The company, will undertake the project jointly with the First Southern Service Corp. of Pine Bluff and Frates Properties. Inc.

of Tulsa, Okla. The building, which will coy. er a square block bounded by Markbam, Center, Jxmis ana and Second streets, will cost an estimated $20 million. "HEROIN HOTLINE" (BOO) 368.5363 rttl-fnt To Report Information on Herein To Federal Youth Refuses To Half, Shot By Policeman LITTLE ROCK (AP) Eli jah Barbee, 19, of Little Rock, wanted by Little Rock police on warrants charging him with maiming, assault with intent to rape and assault with intent to kill, was shot to death Saturday by a policeman after ignoring commands to halt. E.

L. Crist assistant chief of police, said Barbee, a Negro, was spotted by Detective Bobby Adams walking along a Little Rock street Saturday morning. Crist said Adams radioed for assistance and drove past Barbee. Crist said that when Adams returned, Barbee was gone. Crist said that about an hour later Adams reported seeing Barbee walking along the same street.

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