Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 22, 1992, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september a7 pilots left in Laos after committee told pos not returned a officials associated press Schlesinger airmen left alive Washington two of Richard Nixon defence chiefs told a congressional committee yesterday that the government believed american airmen were left alive in Laos and not returned at the end of the Vietnam testimony by Meivin Laird acid James each of whom served As Nixon defence Secretary two decades supported conclusions by leaders of the Senate investigating committee that not All Ameri cans came Home at the end of the i think its quite extraordinary when two former secretaries of de Fence both give evidence document ing that they had or they believed that people were alive and not accounted for in opera Tion said senator John Kerry chairman of a select committee on prisoners of Laird and Schlesinger appeared As the committee began the first con Gressional questioning of the highest ranking officials of the Nixon administration about their efforts to win re lease of pos As they negotiated an end to the War in Southeast Henry Nixon National Security adviser and state Secretary who conducted the negotiations with the North was to be questioned Laird and Schlesinger both testified that downed airmen were contacted on the ground in Laos by forces in numbers greater than were Ever accounted during the peace negotiations with North officials were Given a list of Only 10 prisoners in it is evident that the laotians gave no True accounting of the americans who had been taken in Schlesinger asked directly if the United states left men Schlesinger said As of i can come to no other Conlu does not mean that there Are any alive Schlesinger speculated that some May have been Kerry said others May have been killed in combat on the ground or died of exposure in the Laird testified that the Pentagon had solid such As eyewitness reports or direct radio on about 20 airmen who survived downings in Laird said he notified Nixon of these estimates in late Only 10 were released the next Laird did not say How Many prison ers he believed were never accounted documents released by senator Bob Smith Vic chairman of the indicate that As Many As 350 personnel were missing or captured in buy a Brand of thinking that believes warranties should protect the people who drive the not the people who make this thinking has a name the Nissan satisfaction buy the thinking behind the company that lets you have All of the above from Nissan built for the human race o youve bought the now drive the the new Nissan Altima tvs up for Altima be As of 1992 Price does not include or applicable dealer May sell for Altima axe for product literature Call 18003870122 8 am to 7 pm ;