Indochina policy labeled a failure by State Department official
Washington senior State Department official Robert McCloskey declared the United States Indochina policy a failure as Vietnam faced a Communist takeover. He said policy failures stemmed from long-running approaches, while noting the U.S. fulfilled commitments to South Vietnam and could have provided more arms aid.
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Indochina
Robert J. McCloskey
Congressional Relations
Ford
Henry A. Kissinger
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McCloskey
South Vietnam
Kissinger
California
Ronald Reagan
America
Richard M
NBC
Meet the Press
U.S. Indochina
Lawmaker Pushes Hearings on Gun Bills Stifled in Ohio
Cleveland area Rep. Harry J. Lehman seeks hearings on gun control despite opposition from House Reference Committee chaired by Rep. James L. Baumann. Lehman proposes hearings next week on penalties and potential bans or registration of hand guns, while supporters spar over delaying tactics amid budget issues. The stalled measures include a proposal to ban ammunition sales to civilians, with similar campaigns seen in Illinois and other states.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland Area
House
Harry J. Lehman
Shaker Heights
James L. Baumann
Baumann
Lehman
House Judiciary Committee
Reference Committee
Illinois
Viet Cong Rejects Truce and Misses Offer in Saigon
Viet Cong spurned President Minh’s cease fire bid as Saigon reported renewed attacks. North Vietnamese artillery hit Bien Hoa thirty miles north east of the city while rumors swirled about air base bombings and possible internal opposition to Saigon. No ground assault on Saigon was confirmed.
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Duong van Minh
Viet Cong
Tan Son Nhut
Bien Hoa
Joint Military Commission
Minh
White House study forecasts big farm subsidy bills under one year bill
An Agriculture Department analysis for the White House predicts wheat and corn prices will fall through 1977, triggering substantial federal subsidies under the one year farm bill. It estimates wheat payments could top 1.1 billion in 1976 and 1.4 billion in 1977, with corn totaling 2.9 to 3.3 billion across those years.
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White House
Ford
Agriculture Department
Congress
Associated Press
Department
Air Fare Changes Under CAB Ruling Takes Effect
The Civil Aeronautics Board adjustments raise coach fares on short domestic flights and cut fares on long trips while first class fares rise on most routes. The changes apply only within the 48 contiguous states and use a new per mile formula with a terminal fee, shifting costs based on distance.
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Civil Aeronutics Board
Contiguous States
Hawaii
Alaska
CAB
House to Vote on Aid Final Approval Expected
Washington officials said South Vietnamese pilots dropped bombs causing a temporary suspension of evacuation flights from Tan Son Nhut near Saigon. The airlift was closed and 954 Americans remained in Saigon with 128 evacuated in 24 hours, while 6 000 Vietnamese were rescued. Congress plans final action on a 327 million dollar humanitarian aid bill and limited authority for U S evacuation of South Vietnamese and Americans. The Senate approved the bill 46 to 17 and a separate Cambodia aid measure is under review.
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USS
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Saigon
Tan Sao Nhut
State Department
Congress
House
Ford
U.S
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Cambodia
Court orders retrial in Ohio abortion aid case
The 6th U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court ruling requiring Ohio to fund elective abortions for welfare recipients. The appellate panel sent the case back for retrial and reconsideration of the funding issue.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
6Th
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Black Lung Aid OKd by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court cleared the way for payment of benefits to black lung sufferers and survivors while the government appeals a lower court ruling. A Kentucky federal court had ruled part of the law unconstitutional on November 20.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Three Catholics Killed in Darts Club Attack in Belfast
In Belfast on Sunday night a darts club shooting left three middle aged Roman Catholic men dead and a fourth wounded. Police say Protestant gunmen forced entry and fired into the room. They noted Catholics predominated in the club, though a few Protestants were members.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Gunmen Seize Israeli Consulate in Johannesburg
Six gunmen armed with machine guns seized the Israeli consulate in downtown Johannesburg. They took five women hostages and fired on the streets, wounding at least 32 people. Police say the hostages include four whites and one black held on the fifth floor.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Weather Forecast Showers Likely Tonight and Tuesday
Showers and thundershowers develop tonight with a chance of heavy rain. Cloudy Tuesday with showers likely. Lows tonight in the lower 50s. Highs Tuesday around 70. Details, Page 8
Edelin Back in Court for Slaying Conviction Appeal
Dr. Kenneth C. Edelin returns to Suffolk Superior Court in Boston to seek an overturned verdict for the 1973 abortion death case. A motion under a rare statute asks the judge to declare the jury verdict innocent. success would advance the appeal to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
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Kenneth C. Edelin
Boston City Hospital
Suffolk Superior Court
James P. McGuire
McGuire
Edelin
State Supreme Court
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