Porter Threatens Boycott of Paris Peace Talks
U S negotiator William J. Porter warned he may boycott next Thursday's Paris peace talks over an anti-American peace congress planned in Versailles. Ambassador Arthur K. Watson had previously protested the meeting to France. Porter pressed that Hanoi and Viet Cong be restrained before talks proceed.
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Coffee meetings fuel Nixon backers in New Hampshire
In Manchester, NH UPI reports campaign organizers use casual coffee gatherings at homes like Albert and Mrs LaComb to mobilize Nixon supporters and gauge voter sentiment. Ambassador Hill leads a Q&A style session testing the wind for the president’s NH primary bid.
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Marijuana component seen as possible heart medicine
University of Pittsburgh pharmacologist Dr. M I Oskoui reports preliminary tests using tetrahydro cannabis THC on cats and rabbits show significant protection against heart irregularities after induced disturbances. The study notes behavioral side effects and the researcher notes a $52 160 NIH grant fueling work.
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Hughes book probe turns to Zurich bank accounts
UPI reports U.S. prosecutors tracking Clifford Irving and his Swiss-linked wife Edith as Zurich authorities issue fraud warrants. Attorneys Morville and Tigue fly to Zurich to pursue evidence of a $650,000 cash flow tied to the alleged Howard Hughes autobiography. Suspect witness Richard Suskind had limited remarks after meetings in New York.
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FDA urged to ban preservatives amid cancer risk fears
Washington (UPI) The FDA proposed banning diethyl pyrocarbonate DEPC used as a fermentation inhibitor in still wines and some soft drinks. An associate of Ralph Nader urged the Agriculture Department to curb sodium nitrite and sodium nitrate in curing meats and baby foods to prevent botulism and add red color. The agency cited studies linking DEPC to urethane but said risk at current use is unproven and proposed the ban as a precaution. A 60 day comment period will allow continued DEPC use.
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Congress gives Nixon power to end dock strike
Congress approved a bill giving President Nixon authority to end the West Coast dock strike if needed. The measure, 79-3 in the Senate and 214-139 in the House, would force workers back and use an arbitration panel for settlement. Nixon may sign only if the tentative agreement fails. he has 10 days to act after receipt. He heads to Peking in seven days, with West Coast talks potentially ending the strike by Monday.
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Loveless opposes penalties for cooperating polluters
Vermont Development Secretary Roland Loveless argues against adding fees for industries working to abate pollution under the Clean Water Act. He says fees should activate only if an industry misses its abatement schedule, noting $5 million spent by 134 firms to curb water pollution and urging exemption for municipalities from the pay to pollute law.
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Brooke write in campaign pushed in New Hampshire
Backers of Senator Edward Brooke plan a news conference in Bedford to announce a write in bid for vice president led by Manchester attorney John A Graf. Brooke says he is not a candidate and will seek reelection in Massachusetts while Endicott Peabody runs as the Democratic vice presidential candidate.
Vermont prosecutor calls overhaul of drunk driving law
Chittenden County State's Attorney Patrick Leahy urged Senate and House judiciary chairs to remove substantial loopholes in Vermont's 1970 drunk driving law and to tighten the implied consent test refusal penalties to shield law abiding highway users.
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Montesi gets 15 years for manslaughter in Latham stabbing
A 23 year old Vietnam veteran John Patrick Montesi was sentenced in Albany County Court to 15 years for first degree manslaughter in the stabbing death of Pamela A. Riganati 22 last August in her Latham apartment. He pleaded to the lesser charge due to extreme emotional disturbance and was told he could be eligible for parole in five years. Catholic education officials condemned Fleischman Commission call to end state aid to parochial schools citing prejudice against Catholics amid a 13 to 5 vote approving the recommendation based on declining Catholic enrollment and legal limits on aid.
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Berkshire court to hear Koscot Interplanetary trial date
Supreme Judicial Court Justice Edward F. Hennessey orders Koscot Interplanetary Inc. of Pittsfield to stand trial February 23 on illegal lottery charges. He maintains a temporary injunction from January 28 allowing cosmetics sales by firm distributors amid investor complaints.
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