Nixon Faces Fever in Economy and Congress
The incoming president Richard Nixon faces inflation risks and a hostile Congress. Downgraded by liberal and conservative lawmakers alike, he must decide on tax cuts or spending to fight a potential 1969 recession while balancing a surtax deadline and budget pressures.
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Clark Denies Changes in Walker Report on Violence
Atty. Gen. Ramsey Clark called a Chicago Tribune claim that the Justice Department rewrote the Walker task force report pure fabrication. He said changes were only deletions from the summary and no word was altered. Rep. Al Quie named Vernon C. Loen as administrative assistant effective Jan 2, replacing R. T. Bergquist after 38 years.
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Egypt says plot against Nasser proved a hoax
Cairo reports that an alleged army coup conspiracy against President Gamal Abdel Nasser was fabricated by Israel to cause unrest. The semi official Al Ahram and Al Gomhuria cited foreign leaks and use of obituaries to name conspirators while warning of broader espionage on Egyptian naval secrets.
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Two New Road Deaths Push Minnesota Toll to 950
The Associated Press reports Minnesota’s traffic death toll reached 950 with Louis Dakota, 69, of White Earth killed along Highway 224 near Ogema as Nakota of Lyle area died after a towed tractor toppled and trapped him. The Highway Patrol is investigating the incidents.
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Talks on Vietnam Peace Setback Delays Loom
The United States and North Vietnam reached agreement on six to seven procedural points but delay looms for expanded peace talks. A dispute over table shape signals four party involvement with the Viet Cong, while Ky in Saigon stresses moderation and equality at the conference.
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Viet Cong Shell Bases and Towns in Heavy Attack
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese gunners shelled 37 allied bases and South Vietnamese towns in the heaviest attack since the halt in North Vietnam bombing. Spokesmen reported 300 to 400 mortar and rocket rounds, with 27 South Vietnamese killed and 104 wounded in the shellings and related terrorism.
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15 500 Troops Four Squadrons Join Exercises
Pentagon announced that 15 500 troops and four squadrons will join January and February maneuvers in West Germany. Army and Air Force units were withdrawn last summer to reduce the balance of payments, with airlift back to Europe moved up to bolster NATO readiness amid Soviet actions in Central Europe.
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Agnew Vows No Letup in Controversy as VP Seeks State Flexibility
Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew told a Palm Springs gathering that he will remain controversial as vice president. He urged Nixon to favor block grants to give states more spending leeway and proposed a federal legislative state executive committee to influence federal aid programs.
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Nixon’s talent scout once graded potatoes for cabinet picks
Dr. Glenn A. Olds, a former Springfield College president and chief Nixon talent scout, evaluated 1,500 applicants for possible secretary of state and other top posts. He favors angular, creative thinkers over conventional "round package" candidates and uses cross referenced folders to aid Nixon’s selections.
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Staley Wins 14th Term as NFC Leader in Landslide
Oren Lee Staley president of the National Farmers Organization swept his opposition Thursday, gaining a 4,899 to 687 victory over Don Myers for a 14th term. Staley, from Real, Missouri, led the militant farm group with a decisive win. Separately in Lagos, Nigerians detained an American priest trying to cross from the Cameroons, with U.S. authorities awaiting further details on Rev. Daniel Edward Callinan of Hopkins, Minnesota.
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Minnesota Vietnam War deaths rise to 638
Minnesota’s Vietnam War toll rose to 638 as of last Monday, the state Office of Veterans Affairs said. The previous total was 633 as of Nov. 26, with calculations dating back to April 1962.
Rabbinical student mails draft card protest
In Cincinnati, 22 year old Jeffery Harper a rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College mailed his draft card to the local Selective Service Board protesting U S military presence and the draft system He withdraws from the draft citing religious service context In Minneapolis North Central Airlines reports 12666 passengers Sunday surpassing 1948 year total by 1268 and in New York financier Louis FE Wolfson is sentenced to 18 months in prison and fined 32000 for conspiracy related to a stock deal.
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Czech Liberal Press Chief Replaced Amid Criticism
Prague replaces press and information committee head Deputy Premier Petr Colotka with Jaroslav Havelka amid criticism of media control. Dubcek urges publishers to support party policy as Moscow pressures loom over censorship and the Reporter ban.
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Four-vehicle crew suffers propane blast at Yutan pipeline site
A repair crew of four vehicles brought to a propane leak site in Yutan Nebraska erupted in a fumes explosion on Thursday evening. Three died and three were hospitalized. Cause of the leak remains undetermined. AP Wire photo.
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