Nixon and Brandt Start Summit Talks in Florida
President Nixon and West German Chancellor Willy Brandt open a Key Biscayne summit amid cordial U S German ties and eased global tensions. They plan exchanges on East West relations and Western alliance roles with limited outcomes and no major agreements.
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Nixon
Brandt
Kenneth J
Key Biscayne
Fla
Willy Brandt
William P. Rogers
Walter Scheel
Western Alliance
Army warns against toy gun play in Northern Ireland
The British Army distributed leaflets to warn parents in Northern Ireland that toy guns used by children in streets could provoke soldiers to shoot. Officers cited Ambush games, identification challenges in dusk, and the risk of mistaken real-fire responses, urging guardians to stop children from using toy firearms.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Jim Kellie
Robert Long
Death toll projected for New Year traffic weekend
The National Safety Council estimates 400 to 500 people will die in traffic accidents during the 78 hour New Year holiday period from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday. The prior weekend’s Christmas toll was 614, with an earlier forecast of 520 to 620.
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Chicago
The
National Safety Council
Court order sought to remove antiwar barricade
Sixteen antiwar veterans opened the Statue of Liberty to the public after a federal judge barred further occupation. Government lawyers sought a court order to force removal of the barricades, while vets rejected a compromise to reopen the monument to sightseers with them on Liberty Island. The protests, organized by VVAW, aimed to press Nixon for a withdrawal date from Southeast Asia and echoed in Philadelphia and at Travis Air Force Base.
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New York
National Monument
Liberty Island
Lawrence W. Pierce
Vietnam
Statue of Liberty
U.S
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Travis Air Force Base
California
VVAW
Efort
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Valley Forge
Leading indicators show slight November gain
The Commerce Department reports the index of leading economic indicators rose by two tenths of one percent in November after a 1.1 percent October jump signaling continued but modest economic improvement. The report highlights a trend toward improving activity despite ongoing uncertainties.
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Washington
Commerce Department
German bank robbers flee into forest after heist
Police close in on three Cologne bandits who freed hostages unharmed and fled on foot into Kirkeler forest near the French border. They abandoned a panel truck and two hostages with loot of about 97000 dollars. Suspects include Kurt Vizenik and three others, with Roch arrested in Cologne attempting contact.
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Saarbruecken
Germany
Cologne
Kirkeler Forest
Fernch Frontier
Kurt Vizenik
Roger Roch
Marseilles
Vizenik
Lindsay enters race for Democratic nomination in Florida primary
Former New York Mayor John V. Lindsay, once a Republican, announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination with plans to focus on the Florida primary on March 14. He blasted the Nixon administration as favoring corporate giants and foreign dictators, choosing Miami for its diversity to test his platform before heading to Wisconsin for the April 4 primary.
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Miami
Fla
John V. Lindsay
New York
Florida
Lindsay
Nixon
White House
Washington
Wisconsin
Peace talks pause as U S and North Vietnam cancel session
The United States and North Vietnam canceled the next Paris peace talks session citing heavy air attacks and perceived violations of the 1968 understanding. Hanoi pledged to resume the talks on a date to be set by liaison officers. Viet Cong blamed Nixon for expanding the war and warned the talks could be gravely affected.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Leason
Nguyen Thanh le
Ly van Sau
Nixon
U.S
Laird
Washington
Hanoi
Johnson
Laos
Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
William J. Porter
Porter
IRS to enforce price freeze posting in big stores next week
IRS agents will check retailers for posting freeze period price ceilings during a 90 day wage price freeze. Big chains with sales over 100000 must display ceilings on up to 40 items per department or all food products. smaller shops have similar rules for high volume goods. Consumers must ask management for the exact ceiling when seeking the current price cap.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
The
Price Commission
Nine deaths linked to Minnesota snow storm aftermath
The Hennepin County Medical Examiners office reports nine deaths in the Minneapolis area after the winter storm. All collapsed while clearing snow. three remain unidentified. Identified victims include Je r oy Wells 68 from Morris, Thomas McCauley 59 of Edina, Karl Hokanson 40 of Minneapolis, Lawrence Hagen 77 of St Louis Park, Bruno Yetzer 66 of Richfield, and Robert Pederson 69 of Minneapolis. Hagen Yetzer and Pederson used snowblowers.
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Minneapolis
Karl Hokanson
Lawrence P. Hagen
St. Louis Park
Bruno H. Yetzer
Richfield
Robert L. Pederson
Hagen
Yetzer
Pederson
Seminar on humor at AAAS meeting in Philadelphia
Dr. Werner Mendel discusses why people laugh linking jokes to anxiety and hidden emotions. He notes humor’s role in defusing tension and signaling social beliefs, citing the Boston Strangler joke and a Vietnam related quip about Indians.
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Philadelphia
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Werner Mendel
Mendel
University of Southern California
Boston
Law professors and press urged to share fair trial duty
Washington state Supreme Court Justice Robert C. Finley told a panel at the Association of American Law Schools meeting that journalism and law professors must share responsibility for fair trials and a free press. He noted improved accuracy in court reporting but urged more in-depth understanding and better communication between media and lawyers. A study group was formed to explore law and journalism education links and the impact of pretrial publicity on verdicts.
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Chicago
Washington State
Supreme Court
America
Robert C. Finley
Association of American Law Schools
Finley
Associated Press Managing Editors
Freedom of Information Committee
American Newspaper Publishers Association
The
Association For Education In Journalism
Sigma Delta Chi
Istic Society
APME
Hu Blank
Wenatchee World
Wenatchee
Wash
Newton Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Northwestern University
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Red Cross
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