Harris Campaign Seeks Momentum From Liberal Endorsements
In Massachusetts and New York liberal group conventions Harris claimed two moral victories but no endorsements. He led CPPax voters with 38.7 percent in Worcester and trailed Bayh in New York, while Udall and Church also showed strength. Endorsements loom as Iowa caucuses approach.
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D-Ariz
Harris
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Massachusetts
New York
Frank Church
Didaho
Kissinger to Visit Moscow Amid Arms Talks Resolve
Secretary of State Kissinger likely heads to Moscow this December after meetings in Brussels London and Paris. Sources say Moscow signaled willingness to compromise on backfire bomber and cruise missiles while excluding Backfire from strategic weapons lists. He plans to travel December 19 if talks in Europe progress, with prior briefings in Tokyo. The second phase of SALT talks is near 90 percent complete as both sides show movement toward narrowing gaps.
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Israeli Troops Quell Arab Youth Protests in West Bank
In Jerusalem about 1,000 Arab youths protested Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. Israeli troops fired into the air to disperse them after they barricaded the Casbah with burning oil drums and threw rocks from rooftops amid one of the era’s worst unrest spikes.
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Foreign Ministry
Casbah
Candidate weeding falters in liberal sorting drive
The liberal sorting process failing to endorse a single candidate after two key regional conventions in New York and Massachusetts. Four candidates claimed weekend victories but no front runner emerged as candidates prepare for Iowa caucuses in January. Senator Birch Bayh led with a near 60 percent showing.
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Mass
UPI
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D-Okla
Citizens For Political Action
Massachusetts
New Democratic Coalition
New York
Harris
Sen
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
NDC
Bayh
Massachuetts
Iowa
North Viets to return remains of three American airmen
U S congressmen and a North Vietnamese official say Hanoi will send back the remains of three American airmen as a gesture of friendship. Viet Cong officials claim no other Americans are held. The move sparks doubt from MIA families and some lawmakers about a broader accounting and future cooperation.
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API
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Hanoi
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MIA
Vietnam
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Indochina
United States
Navy
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Los Alamitos
Calif
Crosley James Fitton
Universal City
Tex
Ronald Dwight Perry
Gallatin
Tenn
Sung
Nguyen Thanh
Paul McCloskey
Rcalif
McCloskey
Saigon
Rep
Gillespie Montgomery
D-Miss
National League of Families of American
South Asia
United Airlines seeks talks with striking IAM
United Airlines hopes to resume negotiations with its IAM strike, as 16,700 mechanics and ground staff walk out after a weekend breakdown in talks. The airline operates 1,400 flights daily and has arranged to move visiting NFL teams, including the Denver Broncos, to game sites.
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Denver Broncos
Oakland
Calif
W.J. Usery Jr
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
National Mediation Board
United
National
Coelacanth Reveals Live Births After Ancient Mystery
Seattle scientists report the coelacanth, long thought extinct, was found to bear live young. A five foot three inch specimen preserved at the American Museum of Natural History contained 12 inch embryos, challenging prior belief that the ancient fish laid eggs. Dr. George W. Brown of the University of Washington led the UW efforts in coelacanth research and global distribution.
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UPS
American Museum of Natural History
Science Magazine
Society For the Prevention
George W. Brown
University of Washington
Super scooper to replace horse diapers in Charleston
In Charleston, a deal between the city and horse carriage owners ends diaper enforcement if streets stay clean. A two way radio and motorcycle cleanup crew remove manure within 10 minutes, prompting drivers to avoid diapers. Court date set for David Fuller on December 29 if the ordinance remains in effect.
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S.C
UPI
Patrick McGinnis
Charles Parker
David Fuller
Fuller
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