Saigon Defenders Placed on Alert as War Alarms Rise
Saigon defenses went on full alert marking the eighth anniversary of the NLF as U S B52s pounded a guerrilla buildup and river patrols doubled near the Cambodian frontier. U S combat deaths topped 30,000 with 30,057 killed and 189,269 wounded in Vietnam since 1961. South Vietnamese officials call the move preventive while U S sources note no imminent threat.
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Nixon cabinet A to Z thumbnail sketches
UPI outlines President-elect Nixon aides in a compact portrait. William Rogers, Melvin Laird, David Kennedy, John Mitchell, Robert Finch, George Romney, George Shultz, John Volpe, Walter Hickel, Maurice Stans, Winton Blount, Clifford Hardin are profiled with age, background, and key traits. Measurements emphasize political experience and party roles shaping early administration.
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Wisconsin
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Robert H. Finch
California
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Michigan
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University of Chicago
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John A. Volpe
Massachusetts
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Kansas
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Maurice Stans
Winton M. Blount
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Montgomery
Ala
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NRA Registers With Congress As Lobbyist
The NRA under FBI probe has registered with Congress as a lobbying group. Franklin L. Orth filed with both House and Senate. The move, effective Jan 1, comes after years of denying need to register due to no lobbying on Capitol Hill.
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Ethel Kennedy Delivers Her Eleventh Child by C Section
In Washington Ethel Kennedy gave birth by Caesarean section to a girl at Georgetown University Hospital. The 8 pound 4 ounce infant is Mrs Kennedy's eleventh child and fourth daughter. Both mother and baby were reported in excellent condition.
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UPIC
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Georgetown Hospital
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Hickory Hill
Virginia
Louella Hennessey
Sulzberger dies at 77 after long illness at Times
Arthur Hays Sulzberger, longtime builder of the New York Times, died in his sleep after a prolonged illness at age 77. He chaired the Times Co. board since 1957 and led the paper as publisher from 1935 to 1961, overseeing strong growth in daily and Sunday circulation. Survived by his wife Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger and four children, services planned at Temple Emanu-El. Donations to the Times Neediest Cases fund requested.
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UPI
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New York Times
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the Times
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Times Neediest Cases Fund
P.O. Box
N.Y
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Arthur Ochs Sulzberger
Andrew Heiskell
Ruth Sulzberger Golden
Chattanooga
Tenn
Richard N. Cohen
Stamford
The
Times
Manhattan
Columbia University
Goat Pregnant in School Play Teaches Persistence
Casper Wyoming reports the director of a high school production of Teahouse of the August Moon says the show will go on despite a performer in delicate condition. A goat used in the play is pregnant and due very soon highlighting last minute casting and stage challenges.
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Casper
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UPI
E L Bartlett Dies at 64 Alaska Senator Remembered
E L Bartlett former Alaska senator and one time gold miner died at 64 after arterial surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. He had been hospitalized since November 21 with heart problems following artery surgery and rhythm disturbances. Bartlett served on the Senate Appropriations and Small Business committees and championed sailors and fishermen. He began in Alaska with the News Miner in Fairbanks and held territorial posts before becoming a voteless delegate to the House.
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Bob) Bartlett
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Anchorage
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Alaskan Territory
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