Haiphong Depot Reconstructed and Court Swears In Justices
Pentagon sources say Haiphong fuel depot reconstruction nears completion five years after US bombing. The same report notes two new Supreme Court justices Powell and Rehnquist will be sworn in January 7 and go to work after the ceremony.
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Washington
Pentagon
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Supreme Court
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Virginia
William H. Rehnquist
Arizona
Equalization Rulings Sought in Ohio
The Board of Tax Appeals faces a ruling due today on property tax appraisals. The Ohio Supreme Court ordered the board to set statewide true value percentages for all real estate classifications, with discussions centered on a 40 percent level to maintain local government and school district support.
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Ohio
Board of Tax Appeals
Ohio Supreme Court
Welfare rolls rise in August after four months
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare reports about 14.4 million people received cash welfare payments in August, an increase of 138,000 or 1 percent. Expenditures declined overall, slightly offsetting earlier months’ drops and reversing earlier slower growth.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Henderson Jury Deliberates in My Lai Case in Maryland
In Fort Meade Maryland the Henderson court martial enters its second day of jury deliberations on willful concealment of the My Lai massacre. The trial has reached 62 days, matching Lt. William L Calley Jr's earlier court martial length for the same incident.
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FT. Meade
U. S. Army
Bank Agency Shakeup Likely Amid Commission Draft
A presidential commission draft suggests overhauling government bank supervision and allowing savings and loan associations to offer checking accounts. The AP obtained the copy. final report approval is pending with changes likely only in details, due next month.
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Savings and Loan Associations
Presidential Commission On Financial Structures
Associated Press
Group of Ten ministers meet in Washington on currency reform
Finance ministers from the Group of Ten gather at the Smithsonian Institution to discuss a new currency-exchange framework centered on the U.S. dollar devaluation proposal. Officials voice optimism that an interim system could be established by the weekend during the two day talks.
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Washington
U. S
Group of Ten
Smithsonian Institution
Unreadable Classified Snippet Hints Ambiguity
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered numbers and letters with no coherent events or names. No identifiable persons organizations or places can be determined from the readable portions.
World War Ends as India Pakistan Cease Fire Is Accepted
President Yahya Khan of Pakistan accepted India's cease-fire proposal ending 14 days of war. Pakistan halted fighting 8 p.m. to 9:30 a.m. EST as India began its western cease-fire. Indira Gandhi spoke in Parliament on friendship with Pakistan while East Pakistan officials reorganized administration in Dacca.
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Heath says Northern Ireland can unite only by popular agreement
Prime Minister Edward Heath says a united Ireland would be acceptable only if the people of Northern Ireland consent. He warns the IRA campaign is doomed and notes talks on a political settlement will begin early next year. Northern Ireland pledges unarmed civilian vigilance to aid protection, while Belfast warns volunteers must follow a British army code.
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Northern Ireland
Heath
Irish Republican Army
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Lurgan
Security Council Names Five Nominees for U N Secretary General
The United Nations Security Council set a closed meeting to select a successor to U Thant with five official nominees Max Jakobson Kurt Waldheim Felipe Herrera Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan and Gunnar Jarring. Informants surfaced additional possible candidates from Argentina Chile Ceylon and Guyana with votes possibly for non listed names. The Big Five nations hold decisive veto power and may require more than one meeting to decide.
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Max Jakobson
Finland
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Austria
U.N
Felipe Herrera
Chile
Inter-American Bank
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Gunnar Jarring
Moscow
Middle East
Argentina
Carlos Ortiz de Rozas
Gabriel Valdes
U.N. Development Pro
France
Soviet Union
United States
Jakobson
Waldheim
Herrera
Prince Sadruddin
Jarring
Ismael Byne Taylor-Kamara
Sierra Leone
House Rejects End The War Amendment In Foreign Aid Row
The House rejected an end the war amendment and cleared the way to adjourn. The Senate planned to quit until Jan 18 after approving a 2.752 billion dollar foreign aid authorization and a funding measure. William F. Ryan moved to force a new House vote to require total U S withdrawal from Indochina within six months.
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House
Congress
Senate
William F. Ryan
D-N.y
U.S
Indochina
Ryan
Mike Mansfield
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
Senate Conferees Drop Mansfield Amendment After Vote
The adjournment committee killed Ryan's motion 130 to 101 causing Senate conferees to drop demand for a yes or no vote on the Mansfield amendment. The foreign aid conference met after 13 days and Fulbright called Mansfield the closest direct vote possible. The Mansfield amendment thus passes the Senate for the third time this year but fails to become law.
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Senate
House
Ees
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Mansfield
Congress
Couple from Manchester claim world record longest marriage
Edd and Margaret Hollen of Bear Branch Kentucky in Clay County were married 82 years seven months and ten days and may hold a world record for the longest marriage. Edd is 105 and Margaret is his wife with a long shared life.
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Edd
Margaret Hollen
Bear Branch
Clay County
Margaret
Long-married Kentucky couple marks 82 years of marriage
Gray, aged 99, and her husband Edd wed in the Kentucky mountains on May 7 1889. Guinness World Records cites a prior 82 year one day union. She died June 22 1965. They have 38 grandchildren and 60 great grandchildren.
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