President asks Congress for arms curbs approval
President Nixon urged Congress to approve by September 1 a Moscow treaty limiting defensive strategic missiles and a five year executive agreement to curb offensive missiles to pave October talks on broader arms limits. He spoke in an unprecedented White House briefing with Kissinger and invited 122 lawmakers.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Moscow
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
House
United States
Kissinger
Luis Echeverria Alvarez
Mexico
Peking
Capitol Hill
World's Largest Bicycle Parade highlights Miss Minnesota Pageant
The first day of competition featured antique bicycles with over 1000 attendees. Prizes went to Mickie Braaten and Cece Stratton for longest bike and Raughn Oakland for most unusual bike. costume winners include Wade Cassidy and Tom Nielsen. Gerald Weim mann family won largest family. Ervine Prien was oldest at 72. Lynda Downing traveled farthest. four bicycles were awarded to Miss St. Cloud Dorthea Plantenberg Brenda Ruken Barry Andree and Robby Jacobson.
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Minnesota
Mickie Braaten
10Th St. NW
Cece Stratton
6Th St. SE
Gary Jones
22Nd Ave
Raughn
Oakland
Brownsdale
Wade Cassidy
Austin Rt. 2
Tom Nielsen
Gerard School
Christan Skieven
4Th Ave
Gerald Weimmann
13Th St. NE
Ervine Prien
2Nd Ave
Lynda
Austin man sought in equipment theft case in four states
Authorities pursue a 33 year old Austin man linked to the recovery of four farm machines and a truck valued at 43 400. Recovered items include a 5 000 International 705 tractor 15 000 International 966 tractor 1 300 Massey Ferguson plow 2 100 International plow and a 20 000 1972 Ford diesel dump truck. The case involves the FBI Minnesota Crime Bureau and sheriffs from Mower Dodge and Northwood Iowa as well as Worth and Winnebago in Iowa.
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Mower County Sheriff's Dept
Austin
Rochester Bureau
FBI
Minnesota Crime Bureau
Sheriff's Departments
Mower and
Dodge
Minnesota
Worth
Winnebago
Iowa
Helegson Brothers International
Lake Mills
Northwood
Austin Area Vocational School
Elmhurst
Austin Vocational School
Lahass Corp
Eagan
Hastings
Minn
Helegson Bros
Northwood Police Dept
Dodge County
Northwood Sheriif
U S suspends bombing raids near Hanoi during Podgorny visit
The United States temporarily halted bombing near Hanoi as a goodwill gesture amid Soviet leader Podgorny’s visit. U S warplanes operated over southern North Vietnam, with informants suggesting the Hanoi halt may last only while Podgorny stays in the capital.
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Saigon
United States
Hanoi
Soviet Union
U.S
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Moscow
North Vietnam
Podgorny
Wanted: Used appliances for lake cabin housekeeping
Advertisement for used appliances in the Herald want-ads. Listings include a GИДАЙRE refrigerator with top freezer for 20 dollars, Frigidaire automatic washer for 40, and a gas stove for 5, with contact by phone. Ad ran one day before cancellation. Herald has over 13,000 subscribers.
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Herald
Gidaire
Alaska pipeline union formed to plan Arctic gas links
Sohio and 15 other U S and Canadian firms unify to form the Gas Arctic Northwest Project Study Group. Members include Humble Oil, Atlantic Richfield, Trans-Canada Pipe Lines, Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line, Natural Gas Pipeline, Alberta Gas Trunk Line, Canadian National Railway, and more as they map a cross border Alaska Arctic pipeline to U S and Canadian markets.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Standard Oil Co. of Ohio
Sohio
U. S
Alaska
Canadian Arctic
Earl W. Unruh
Canada
MacKenzie River Valley
Humble Oil Co
Atlantic Richfield Corp
Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Ltd
Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line Co
Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Alberta Gas Trunk Line Co. Ltd
Canadian National Railway Co
Cathay Pacific Jetliner Crashes in South Vietnam Highlands
A Cathay Pacific jetliner carrying 82 aboard crashed in the central highlands of South Vietnam, apparently breaking up in flight. Initial reports from U.S. helicopters said no survivors yet. authorities found no other missing planes. The Bangkok to Hong Kong flight originated in Singapore, with the crash about 200 miles northeast of Saigon near Cheo Reo.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Asia
New Delhi
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Singapore
Pleiku
Cheo Reo
Highlands
Cathay Pacific
DDT restriction marks environmental victory in U S
EPA bans virtually all DDT uses in the United States marking a milestone for environmentalists. The ruling limits imports and prompts court challenges as advocates urge safer alternatives and farmer education amid ongoing global DDT distribution.
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Tion
United States
Kissinger Heads to China Amid Vietnam Peace Speculation
Henry Kissinger, Nixon's super envoy, travels to Beijing for concrete talks on normalizing relations and possible Vietnam settlement discussions. The trip, Kissinger's fourth to China, occurs as Podgorny journeys to Hanoi and officials deny linking the visits to broader war policy.
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Nikolai V. Podgorny
Hanoi
Kissinger
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Peking
Podgorney
Nixon
People’s Republic of China
United States
Americans Die in New Delhi Jetliner Crash
Sixteen Americans were among 84 killed when a Japanese jetliner crashed while landing in New Delhi. Six survived, including three women and three girls. one woman later died. Survivors were not American. Names listed for the American victims include A Curtis, E Curtis, E Weatherly, G Marquardt, E Namel, and others. The Canadian Wayne Hubble, 37, was among the dead.
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New Delhi
Japan Air Lines
A. Curtis
E. Curtis
E. Weatherly
G. Marquardt
E. Namel
F. Weisha
Canadian Trade Commission
Hong Kong
Wayne Hubble
U S jets destroy bridges depots in North Vietnam
U S jets smashed 14 bridges in North Vietnam and struck fuel depots, warehouses, supply trucks, railroad cars and radar vans in over 230 strikes, the U S Command said. A Navy A7 Corsair was shot down at night and is missing. B52s began a second week of saturation raids around Dong Hoi, dropping 500 tons on three sides of the city. In South Vietnam An Loc saw light fighting while North Vietnamese gunners increased fire on the city, with about 600 shells reported in the 24 hours ending dusk Wednesday. South Vietnamese forces are said to be lifting the siege by reopening Highway 13. In Pleiku-Kon Tum area, 63 North Vietnamese were killed and 3 government troops killed with 12 wounded.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Dong Hoi
Hue
South Vietnam
An Loc
Associated Press
Richard Blystone
Highway 13
Nixon meets Mexican president for two day state visit
President Nixon hosts Luis Echeverria of Mexico for a two day state visit beginning with an elaborate White House welcome and full military honors.
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Washington
Nixon
Mexico
Luis Echeverria
Echeverria
White House
Integrating Detroit Suburbs in Desegregation Plan
In a ruling expanding desegregation efforts, U.S. District Judge Stephen J. Roth ordered 53 nearly all white suburbs to be included with Detroit’s desegregation plan after previously ruling against Detroit-only strategies. The move broadens the scope of the regional effort and intensifies its political and social impact.
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Detroit
U.S
Stephen J. Roth
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Montana
Mower County
Alaska Pipeline Union
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Environmental Defense Fund
Long Island
N.Y
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