Britain Moves Closer to Joining Western Europe
Associated Press reports Britain edged toward WEU and Common Market ties despite De Gaulle's veto as five of six members pledged to consult on world issues before decisions. Britain invited ambassadors from all six nations to discuss Middle East policy with the United States, the Soviet Union, and France. President Nixon and Johnson favor Western European unity, eyeing broader influence and potential economic benefits with the Continent. The WEU meeting also reviewed Common Market and EFTA situations as talks continued.
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Geoffroy de Courcel
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Oil drilling halted in Santa Barbara Channel by Interior head
Secretary of the Interior Walter Hickel ordered an immediate halt to all oil drilling and production in the Santa Barbara Channel amid a massive undersea leak. The 800 square mile slick spreads toward Los Angeles as beaches go black and warnings rise.
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Secretary of the Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Santa Barbara Channel
California
Los Angeles
Nixon Hints He May Talk With Russians
President Nixon signaled willingness to hold a summit with Soviet leaders if lower level talks show progress on political and military issues. Aides say outcome hinges on preliminary discussions, with exploratory talks planned after his March 3 return from a European tour. The Soviets favor talks on strategic arms limits but have not confirmed parallel political talks.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Middle East
Jacqueline Onassis Returns to Greece From Switzerland
Jacqueline Onassis arrived in Athens after a brief Swiss visit with her sister Princess Lee Radziwill. The return marks her travel back to Greece, resuming duties and residence in Europe.
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Batangan Peninsula Cordon Operation Declared Major Success
The Batangan Peninsula cordon operation began January 13 with land sea and helicopter assault by 4,000 U.S. Marines and Vietnamese forces, tightening to 1,500 enemy holdouts. U.S. casualties rose to 41 dead and 186 wounded, with 200 enemy killed as peasants were moved for interrogation and Viet Cong workers identified. South Vietnamese security tightened around Saigon and Da Nang as Tet cease-fire talks circulated and Thieu signaled openness to a Tet truce.
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U.S
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Paris Talks Deadlock Persists in Vietnam Peace Talks
Paris AP. Vietnam peace talks face a sterile deadlock likely to endure for months as Henry Cabot Lodge warns against false optimism after a fruitless six hour third session. Lodge urges de escalation steps including demilitarized zone restoration while Hanoi and the NLF demand link to a political settlement. Delegates trade charges in a dialog of deaf mutes as no progress is reported and a new meeting is set for next Thursday. Tran Buu Kiem and Ly Van Sao harden their conditions for a settlement.
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U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Lodge
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
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Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
NLF
Tran Buu Kiem
Ly van Sao
LeVander Backs New City Zoo
Gov. Har old LeVander endorsed legislative proposals for a metropolitan zoo in the seven county area but did not commit to tax plans. Bills by Sen. Kenneth Wolfe and Rep. Joseph O Neill call for a half mill property levy and a statewide one cent cigarette tax to fund creation and operation of a zoological garden run by the Metropolitan Council.
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Harold LeVander
Kenneth Wolfe
St. Louis Park
Joseph O'Neill
Metropolitan Council
LeVander
Flu Declining As Hong Kong Flu Shifts Europe
The World Health Organization reports the Hong Kong flu is subsiding globally but moving slowly through northern and eastern Europe. The outbreak's pace is easing in most regions as authorities monitor remaining cases.
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Geneva
Europe
World Health Organization
Consumer Credit Code Seen Costly and Confusing
ST PAUL AP Portions of a proposed consumer credit code would be costly and confusing if put into law a Senate committee heard. Credit Bureau manager Russel Robinson Austin said creditors would usually go to court before garnishment raising loan costs and creditor administrative costs. Sen Baldy Hansen Austin banker offered a 16 page substitute bill aligned with Truth in Lending Act. Robinson president Minnesota Association of Collectors noted counseling for debtors aiding about 70 families with 280000 in debts and nine of ten rehabilitated. he urged a 21 day waiting period after a complaint to allow out of court settlements without wage garnishment.
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Richfield
Hansen
Robinson
Minnesota Association of Collectors
Credit Bureau
Snowdrifts Blocked Minnesota Rails Worries Prompt Aid
Southern Minnesota towns faced emergency shortages as snowdrifts up to 20 feet blocked lines of the Chicago and North Western Railroad. Propane gas coal and other supplies were moved by the Minnesota Public Service Commission with help from railroad officials. Crews used rotaries and wedge plows to clear tracks while trucked shipments reached Spring Valley Stewartville and Redwood Falls. By Thursday lines were opening westward though some gaps remained between Lake Benton and Tyler.
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Associated Press
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Chicago and North Western Railroad
Minnesota Public Service Commission
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Leo Ambrose
PSC
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Fillmore County
Ambrose
Robert Brennan
Chicago and North Western
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Rochester
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Redwood Falls
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ICC Appeals Supreme Court To Uphold Rail Merger
The ICC urged the Supreme Court to affirm the merger of Great Northern Northern Pacific and Burlington Railroads despite Justice Department objections. The plan would create a vast 26,500 mile network, linking from Canadian border to Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes to Pacific, and strengthen Milwaukee and Northwestern Railroads with better shipper service.
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Sweden Grants 10 Aliens Asylum
The Swedish Aliens Commission approved asylum for ten U S deserters for humanitarian reasons. Since deserter flow began 217 contacted authorities, 175 granted asylum, 19 rejected, 10 under investigation. Names include Terry Macdowell 19 Bloomington Ill and others from California New York Indiana Maryland Iowa Kenya and Nairobi born Frankie Turner and Roanoke? (text captured).
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Ind
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Indianapolis
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Silver Springs
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Iowa
Negro Says He Also Saw Clay L Shaw
An African American witness testified he saw Clay L Shaw in a large black car with Lee Harvey Oswald as Oswald tried to register to vote in Clinton Louisiana. William Dunn Sr. of Clinton followed as a corroborating witness for Corrie C Collins of Baton Rouge who said Shaw Oswald and Ferrie were together in the car.
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Clinton
William Dunn Sr
Shaw
Oswald
David W. Ferrie
Ferrie
John F. Kennedy
Jim Garrison
Dunn
Corrie C. Collins
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GM Claims FTC Warranty Study Is Deficient
General Motors challenged an FTC staff report on automobile warranties as factually deficient and biased toward misrepresentation. GM vice president Howard E. Crawford called the study misleading and said the company’s formal 116 page statement refutes its conclusions ahead of an FTC hearing.
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Washington
General Motors Today
Federal Trade Commission
Howard E. Crawford
Bhutto vows hunger strike to lift emergency in Pakistan
Former Foreign Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto declares he will hunger strike to death unless President Ayub Khan lifts the state of emergency in Pakistan. Bhutto drops his release petition as Ayub pledges to end emergency soon. court to rule Monday on his plea.
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Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Bhutto
Defense of Pakistan
Dacca
Ayub Khan
S. M. Zafar
Zafar
U.S. Peru Ties Appear Rocky
Relations between the United States and Peru show signs of strain over the military government expropriation of the U.S. owned International Petroleum Company. The dispute opens a tense period as both nations reassess cooperation and economic interests amid the political upheaval in Peru.
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Peru
United States
International Petroleum Co
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