Rhodes pleased with Nixon meeting in Columbus
Governor James A. Rhodes said his Washington visit will improve Ohio federal communications after talks with President Nixon and cabinet members. Nixon voiced concern over employment and housing while backing vocational education and adult training funded 50 25 25 by federal state and local sources. The Ohio delegation also met with Agnew Laird Romney Finch and Volpe to discuss transportation research center role and attracting builders to low income areas.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Washington
Nixon
Rhodes
Spiro T. Agnew
Defense
Melvin Laird
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Robert Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
Transportation
John A. Volpe
White House
Statehouse
Agnew
Ture
Ohio State University
Transportation Research Center
Romney
Laird
Defense Department
Cleveland State University
Tet Security Tightened as Saigon Braces for Tet
Saigon and Da Nang tighten security with checkpoint sweeps along major highways and a wide Ma rble Mountain cordon near Da Nang. U S and South Vietnamese forces report low ground activity as Viet Cong proclaims a Feb 15 to Feb 22 Tet truce while Thieu signals possible in principle acceptance though dates not set.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
Marble Mountain
9Th Infantry Division
Britain moves toward Common Market with six nation talks
Britain gains a tentative path to join Western Europe as five of six Common Market members vow to consult on world issues. Jean de Lipkowski of France says France will answer in three months amid De Gaulle’s repeated veto of Britain’s entry.
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Luxemborg
Britain
Western
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
Jean de Lipkowski
de Gaulle
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxemberg
Student Swallows 210 Goldfish in St Marys University Exhibition
San Antonio Texas 19 year old Charles Winfield a sophomore at St Marys University swallowed 210 live goldfish over 100 minutes while about 200 students and faculty watched. The record act occurred as a peaceful solo display amid campus activity week.
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San Antonio
Tex
Texas
Charles Winfield
Winfield
St. Mary’s University
Preventive Detention Studied
Congress weighs bills to deny bail for suspects charged while free on bond. Eleven proposals this session aim to give the President power to hold accused criminals without bail until trial, part of a broader crime fight.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Public protests influence Sentinel antimissile project pause
Widening public protests against the Sentinel antimissile system appear to have prompted the Nixon administration to suspend work and review the project. The protests in about six metropolitan areas have driven a surge of letters to congressmen and senators.
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Washington
Athens Council to name human rights commission members
Athens City Council will appoint members to the new human rights commission and study amendments to the recently approved ordinance as part of its agenda.
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Athens Council
Human Rights Commission
Deadlock Apparent In Paris In Vietnam Talks
Paris AP reports peace talks drift toward a sterile stalemate with no progress after a six hour session. Chief U S negotiator Henry Cabot Lodge cautioned against false optimism and urged concrete de escalation steps including restoring the demilitarized zone.
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Paris
Vietnam
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Demilitarized Zone
Cover for Spy Ship Claims by Pueblo Oceanographer
Donnie R. Tuck, senior oceanographer aboard the USS Pueblo, testifies that hydrographic sampling was a main part of his assignment and served as a cover for the ship’s surveillance role. He and fellow civilian Harry Iredale III spent 11 months as prisoners in North Korea.
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Coronado Calif
Pueblo
Donnie R. Tuck
Lloyd Bucher
Friar Tuck
Bucher
Tuck
Harry Iredale III
Navy
Civil Service
Defense Department
Witness Links Shaw To Oswald In Shaw Conspiracy Trial
Corrie C. Collins testified he saw Clay Shaw with Lee Harvey Oswald and David Ferrie in Clinton Louisiana in 1963. Prosecutor Jim Garrison said the case would show multiple shooters and conspirators tied to President Kennedy’s assassination. Defense lawyer Irvin Dymond defended Shaw’s innocence and denial of any contact with Oswald or Ferrie.
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New Orleans
Clay L. Shaw
Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Corrie C. Collins
Baton Rouge
Collins
Oswald
Ferrie
Clinton
Clay Shaw
Dist Atty
Jim Garrison
Warren
Dymond
Heavy Seas Delay Efforts To Plug Undersea Well
Heavy seas hindered efforts to seal an undersea crude leak off California as oil spread toward Los Angeles. A 11 day old spill threatened Ventura and Santa Barbara harbors with 15 foot swells stopping a 300 man crew from pumping mineral mud into the 325 foot deep fissure. Union Oil crews had pumped 3000 barrels of mud previously with no success.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
California
William Kerrigan
Ventura
Marine
Los Angeles
Union Ofl Co
Union Oil
Federal
Mobile home sale ad proves quick result in Ath ens
Mrs. Mary Andrews of 103 Mulligan Rd Ath ens placed an Action Ad to sell her 8 by 36 mobile home. The sale occurred within a week, reflecting Messenger Want Ads success. Oil spill near beaches prompts large cleanup and offshore drilling concerns. President Nixon signals possible action and Hickel to issue safety survey. Reagan advocates tougher offshore regulations to match California rules.
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Mary Andrews
Mulligan Rd
Athens
Messenger
Nixon
Washington
Charles M. Teague
R-Calif
Teague
Los Angeles Times
Walter J. Hickel
Sacramento
Calif
Ronald Reagan
U.S
California
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Post Office Department
Rita Moroney
Department
Civilian
Ketoe
Uss
North Korea
Norbert Klepac
Ronald Berens
Steven Robin
Oswald, Ferrie
John F
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Criminal District Court
Kennedy
Warren Commission
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