Secret Swiss payoffs tied to US intelligence leaks
Washington reports show Defense Department evidence that secret Swiss bank accounts were used to cloak payments to U S military personnel who supplied intelligence to foreign powers. Testimony to a House Banking Committee warned these accounts threaten national security and may finance foreign agents or conceal payments to recruits, while the Nixon administration balked at the bill’s strict record keeping, underscoring a split on how to curb the practice.
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Defense Department
U.S
House Banking Committee
Department
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Treasury Department
Nixon Administration
Wright Patman
D-Tex
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Will Wilson
Robert M. Morgenthau
Southern District of New York
Wilson
Justice Department
State Department
Christmas ceasefire holds with scattered fighting in Vietnam
Allied forces began a 24 hour Christmas truce as a Viet Cong declared three day halt. Despite suspended air strikes, clashes occurred near the Cambodian border and in Da Nang where a time bomb killed two civilians and wounded 62. Four Americans died from a claymore mine as 60 battalion size operations were suspended across South Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Laos
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
da Nang
Weather Outlook With Snow and Clearing Skies
Travelers are warned as today brings cloudy skies and light snow. Clearing tonight ends the snowfall by early tonight with fair to partly cloudy conditions expected Thursday. Temperatures will be slightly warmer today.
Editorials and Market News Tally
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Press secretary Hinkley resigns
ST. PAUL AP The press secretary to Gov. Harold Le Vander has resigned effective Jan. 2. Robert B. Hinkley, 27, will become a fulltime University of Minnesota student beginning Jan. 5. A former Pioneer Press reporter, he aided the 1966 Senate campaign. LeVander accepted the resignation with regret and praised Hinkley for pursuing education. No successor announced.
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ST. Paul
Harold LeVander
Robert B. Hinkley
LeVander
University of Minnesota
Hinkley
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Robert Forsythe
U.S. Senate
POW list released by antiwar leaders in San Francisco
A list of 132 U S servicemen held as prisoners in North Vietnam was released by two women antiwar leaders back from Hanoi. The list names prisoners and recipients of letters about them, including Richard Eugene Bolstad of Minnesota and Leo Keith Thorsness of South Dakota with addresses.
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San Francisco
Calif
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Minnesota
Richard Eugene Bolstad
Donald J. Bolstad
South Zenith Road
Minneapolis
South Dakota
Leo Keith Thorsness
Daylee
Dawn Thorsness
Braemar, Dr
Sioux Falls
John B. Burns
Washington
Pentagon
North Vegnam
Gwen Schweitzer
Lemoore
Navy
Robert Schweitzer
1969 Congress ends with a mixed, slow record
The 61st Congress finishes its first session amid criticism for low productivity. Major actions included a $4.8 billion housing bill, the toughest coal mine safety measure, and a draft law revision, with Nixon’s tax and Social Security bill only partially addressed. Burger named Chief Justice, Haynsworth rejected. The session faced veto threats, and a costly, delayed budget process marked by partisan tensions.
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Nixon
Capitol
Warren F. Burger
United States
Clement F. Haynsworth Jr
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Capitol Hill
Health
Education and Welfare
Pedestrian dies in Minnesota traffic crash
A suburban Minneapolis man, William Hale, 39, of Bloomington, died after being struck by a car driven by Ronald Skoglund, 27, of Burnsville, while walking on Highway 13 in Dakota County near Cedar Avenue. The incident raised Minnesota highway toll to 957 for the year.
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Minneapolis
Minnesota
Highway Patrol
William Hale
Bloomington
Ronald Skoglund
Burnsville
Hale
Highway 13
Cedar Avenue
Dakota County
Santa on his way as North Pole 'Go' signal lights sky
North Pole dispatch reports Santa Claus and eight reindeer ready for flight toward the American border. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police clear air lanes with no speed limit as Santa frets over a heavy sled packed with gifts including Cluny the elf and her angel of peace. Santa promises a gift to all children, good or bad, and a special kiss to Cluny before takeoff.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Santa
Old Boy
Cander
Vixen
Santa Claus
North Pole
South Pole
Florida
Angel of Peace
Cluny
Vikings Kickoff Practice Opens Outdoor Session
Vikings place kicker Fred Cox arrives at the outdoor practice field with a bag of footballs slung over his shoulder past cleared snow. Cox is the NFL’s all time leading scoring kicker with 121 points as Minnesota begins its outdoor practice on Tuesday.
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Minnesota Viking
Fred Cox
Cox
National Football League
Vikings
Fifth Arab summit collapses signaling unity fail
The fifth Arab summit in Rabat ends without decisions after three days of talks among 14 Arab states and the Palestine movement. Egypt’s President Nasser blasts the conference as failing to shoulder responsibilities. The only reported move is a private pledge to donate at least 19 million dollars to the PLO, not part of the official outcome.
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Rabat
Morocco
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
al Ahram
Israel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
News of 131 POWs brings Christmas joy across nation
The Associated Press report details how 131 American POWs in North Vietnam prompted widespread relief as families learned loved ones were alive after long separations. Letters and cards were sent by antiwar activists who toured Hanoi, noting prisoners spoke highly of the movement and were treated better in captivity.
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Associated Press
North Vietnam
Maj
Donald Odell
Mount Clemens
Mich
Shirley Odell
Air Force
Michael T. Burns
Warsaw
Ind
San Francisco
United States
Hanoi
Byrne says he will not seek reelection in 1970
St Paul Mayor Thomas Byrne states he does not intend to run for a third term in 1970, ending speculation about a 1970 reelection bid. He had been mentioned as a potential DFL candidate for Minnesota Secretary of State.
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ST. Paul
Thomas Byrne
Byrne
DFL
Minnesota
Hughes Ordered to Pay TWA Damages in New York Case
A federal judge, Charles M. Metzner, upheld a $137,611,435 damages award against multimillionaire Howard Hughes for mismanagement of Trans World Airlines. The award, initially set by special master Herbert Brownell in 1968, remains appealable. The suit began in 1961 when TWA charged Hughes with mismanagement while he controlled the airline.
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NEW York
Howard Hughes
Trans World Airlines
U.S. Dist
Charles M. Metzner
Atty
Herbert Brownell
Metzner
TWA
Hughes
Trade goods must be OKd for China WASHINGTON AP
Congress approved a bill to have the secretary of commerce review goods requiring special permits for trade with Communist countries. The measure, passed in compromise form before adjournment, aims to ease east west trade while keeping most control with the president. The Navy also awarded RCA a 252.9 million contract to develop the Aegis missile system for fleet defense.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Congress
Navy
RCA
County Ordered to Fund Public Defender in Minnesota
St. Louis County Board was ordered by Judge James F. Murphy to fund the $66,500 budget of district public defender John Durfee. Murphy ruled the county must finance the defender’s budget despite claims of lack of funds.
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Duluth, Minn
St. Louis
John Durfee
James F. Murphy
Grand Rapids
Murphy
Durfee
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