Nixon backs UN parley plan to break Middle East deadlock
President Nixon approves a French proposal for early great-power talks at the United Nations to revive Mideast negotiations led by Gunnar Jarring. He aims for parallel Soviet involvement, while signaling responsiveness to Egyptian President Nasser and planning European visits. The White House also moves to advance a nuclear weapons restraint treaty and missile talks with Moscow.
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Czechoslovakia
28 Dead In VC Ambush Near Saigon
Viet Cong forces ambushed two South Vietnamese companies along a canal in the Mekong Delta, killing 28 soldiers and wounding 15. Casualties for Viet Cong were not released. Skirmishes near Saigon and surrounding areas involved U.S. and South Vietnamese troops, with 160 enemy killed and 42 allied deaths and 73 wounded reported.
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Mekong
U.S
Nixon Expands Urban Agenda Amid Middle East Focus
President Nixon convened the Urban Affairs Council at the White House to plan substantive city reform. George Romney of HUD outlined aims for more low income housing as estimates say 26 million new homes are needed in the coming decade.
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Agriculture Department
George Romney
Romney
United States
Hickel Vows Action On Oil
Secretary of the Interior Walter J. Hickel arrived in Santa Barbara amid an oil slick fighting effort spraying 126 000 gallons of floating oil. He pledged to do what has to be done for the general welfare while coordinating with Union Oil Co. and government agencies to cap the undersea well and protect wildlife beaches and sea life.
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California
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Hickel
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Athens Council schedules zoning hearing for February seventeenth
Athens officials announce a zoning hearing set for February seventeenth, replacing a later date. A city page notes coverage of local government and plans.
National Guard Called If Ohio Pen Guards Strike
Ohio officials warn the National Guard could be deployed at the Ohio Penitentiary if penitentiary guards strike tonight. Adj. Gen. Del Corso said 80 members of the 1st Battalion 166th Infantry are alerted for possible duty after meetings with the prison warden and highway patrol leadership.
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de' Corso
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Highway Patrol
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Cardwell
del Corso
Israeli Jets Hit Iraqi Forces In Jordan Report
The Associated Press reports Iraqi officials claim 14 Israeli jets attacked Iraqi forces in Jordan with two planes downed in flames in the Golan. Israel denied the attack and Jordan logged air incursions. A broader flare of border fire and riots followed near Gaza and Lebanon with injuries among Arab students.
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Gaza
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Nasser- Nasser
Palestine
Newsweek
Nasser
Egypt
Syria
Boris Karloff Dies at 81. Horror Icon of Frankenstein
London AP reports Boris Karloff, famed for Frankenstein and countless horror films, died Sunday near London at 81. A 58 year acting veteran, he appeared in 130 plus movies, debuted in 1910 in British Columbia, and returned to Britain in 1959 after long Hollywood years. He praised his career defining role and remained a British citizen.
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Army chiefs resist further troop cuts in Europe
In Grafenhoehr Germany General Lemnitzer and U S Army leaders push to halt reductions to European combat troops amid Carbide Ice drills. They argue airlifted reinforcements require mass support and supply personnel, noting 230000 U S troops in West Germany and the burden of mobilizing gear, transport, and storage. The Germans seek stronger forces and a new response to Soviet threats near their border.
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