U.S. and South Vietnam Mass Troops Near Laos Border
Senate panel seeks details on a rumored operation near the Laotian border as Nixon meets with top advisers. The press and officials cite massed South Vietnamese troops and a U.S. screening force ready to cross if needed, while denials of a crossing persist.
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Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Laos
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Kissinger
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington Post
Rogers
Indochina
Gis
South Vietnam
Fulbright
Laird
Laotian Panhandle
Cambodia
Saigon
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Apollo 14 seals Antares readiness for Friday lunar landing
Apollo 14 astronauts confirmed Antares ready for a precision descent to the lunar highlands on Friday after more than two hours of checks. Commander Shepard praised the craft as immaculate while Mitchell filmed cockpit details and the two linked the lunar module to the command ship Kitty Hawk during the outbound journey.
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Houston
Lunar Highlands
Alan B. Shepard
Mission Control Center
Shepard
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Rosa
Kitty Hawk
Antares
Mitchell
Moon
Mission Control
Appalachian governors debate fate of ARC program at White Sulphur Springs
West Virginia Governor Arch Moore and colleagues from Kentucky Ohio Virginia and Georgia join leaders at White Sulphur Springs for talks on renewing federal antipoverty aid from the ARC and extending its life beyond June 30 1971. Senate hearings planned to consider four year extension while White House signals resistance to continuation.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
John F. Kennedy
New York
Mississippi
Arch Moore
Louie Nunn
Kentucky
John Gilligan
Ohio
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Nelson Rockefeller
Bob Scott
North Carolina
Gilligan
Athens
Appalachian
ARC
White House
Nixon
Commission
Graham Seeks High Level Talks in Washington
The Rev. Billy Graham visits Washington for two weeks to converse with top government officials during the presidential prayer breakfast. He declines a national rally, declines political office, and stresses independence amid friendships with presidents while addressing spiritual matters including angels and demons.
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L.A
U Thant Seeks Extended Cease Fire as Talks Progress
Secretary-General U Thant says Middle East peace talks at the United Nations show signs of progress and favor extending the cease-fire. Egypt remains cool to extension until substantial headway in talks with Gunnar V. Jarring is achieved with Israel, Jordan, and Egypt. Thant notes the talks are young and positions still need clarification but expresses cautious optimism. Egypt awaits President Sadat's National Assembly speech before reacting.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Palm Beach
Associated Press
U ‘Thant
Middle East
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
National Assembly
Munir Hafez
U Thani
Egypt
Gunnar V. Jarring
Israel
Jordan
Thant
Security Council
Nixon Named Big Brother
President Nixon received an honorary membership in Big Brothers of America on Tuesday. Irvin Westheimer the 91 year old Cincinnati businessman who founded the movement presented the award.
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Washington
Nixon
Big Brothers of America
Irvin Westheimer
Cincinnati
Athens County teachers challenge Weinfurtner dismissal move
Teachers from Alexander Federal Hocking and Trimble districts denounce the Athens County School Board decision to not renew Superintendent Robert Weinfurtner’s contract. They request a public hearing within ten days and question why the action was not on the formal agenda and why most board members were unaware.
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Athens County
County
Robert Weinfurtner
Weinfurther
Alexander
Federal Hocking
Trimble
Clyde) Pratt
Thomas
Lewis
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