Congress and State hold cease fire in Vietnam hearing
In a calm Senate Foreign Relations hearing, Secretary of State Rogers and chairman Fulbright described a rare civility and a de facto cease-fire in Vietnam policy talk. Only Sen. McGovern opposed the reconstruction proposal, while Rogers pledged full cooperation and future aid plans.
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Washington
UPI
Clifford P. Casa
A.J
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress
Vietnam
Department of State
J. Willan Fulbright
William P. Rogers
Rogers
Fulbright
Unof
Sen
George McGovern
D-S.d
North Vietnam
U S bombers press to halt Khmer Rouge drive near Phnom Penh
UPI reports heavy fighting as Khmer Rouge push within 13 miles of Phnom Penh. Cambodian command cites 200 government troops killed or captured while U S jets raid 16 miles southeast along Highway 1 and forces retake road sections toward Saigon. Field dispatches note helicopter reinforcement and intensified rocket and mortar bombardment with uncertain casualty figures. The United States earlier resisted air support but agreed after Cambodians called the situation desperate.
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Southeast Asia
Laos
South Vietnam
Highway 2
Phnom Penh
Highway 1
Saigon
Khmer Rouge
United States
U.S
Haiphong Harbor freighters begin to slip free
UPI reports that aided by Navy minefield maps, more than a third of Communist bloc freighters trapped since May in Haiphong Harbor have escaped to sea over the past two weeks. Ten ships left, including two Cuban, four Somali, two Chinese, and two Hong Kong registry vessels. no loaded ships have entered the harbor. Mine clearing plans remain uncertain as talks with North Vietnam continue.
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Washington
UPI
Navy
Haiphong Harbor
Pentagon
Defense Department
Haiphong
Tonkin Gulf
Somalia
China
Hong Kong
Soviet Union
Cami Pha
Sprces
U.S
Russia and U S sign three fishing pacts
The United States and the Soviet Union signed three Pacific coast fishing agreements amended and extended for two years to limit Soviet catch quotas off the U S coast in return for greater port access in Seattle Portland and Honolulu. A fourth Atlantic pact was delayed but preliminary talks extended the current accord and a bilateral conciliatory board was agreed. Ambassador McKernan called the progress substantial and optimistic.
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Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
U.S. Pacific
Seattle
Portland
Honolulu
Atlantic Ocean
Donald L. McKernan
Secretary of State For Fisheries and Wildlife
Department of State
Optimhis
McKernan
Petain's Body Recovered. Mastermind Arrested in Theft
Paris police recovered the coffin of Marshal Philippe Petain and arrested Hubert Massel, 95, who said he masterminded the theft. The body was found in a Paris suburb and returned to the isle of Yeu, where Petain died in exile after World War II. Massel claimed leadership of a commandos style group in a conservative bid.
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UPI
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Petain
Isle of
Yeu
France
Verdun
Hubert Massel
Avaie
Arc de Triomphe
Tam
Marshal Petain
Masso
Georges Pompidou
Les Invalides
Elso
Napoleon
Donaumont
Massa
Petal
National Assembly
Charles de Gaulle
Atlantic
Japan's pivotal role in Asia and power balance
UPI analysis argues Japan, as Asia’s leading industrial nation, shapes future regional politics. It notes Japan’s ties with the United States China and the Soviet Union, the oil and energy stakes in Siberia, and the wary balance over potential Soviet expansion and a Sino Soviet alliance.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Hugsian
Henry A. Kissinger
Peking
Japan
Asia
Mae
U.S
United States
Ins
Soviet Union
Siberia
China
South Asia
Siburian
Tyumen
Sea of Okhotsk
Yakutsk
Middle East
Sea of Japan
Democratic leaders question Nixon economic forecasts
In Congress, Speaker Carl Albert and House Leader O’Neill harshly criticized President Nixon’s optimistic economic outlook as a frantic effort to salvage policy. They warned food prices will rise and warned that farm policy shifts could raise costs, citing a January price surge and concerns for consumers.
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UPI
Congress
Nixon
Carl Albert
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Albert
Albert Id O'Neill
Massachusetts
Louisiana
Hale Boggs
O'Neill
James Cook
Penn Fruit Co
Philadelphia
Cook
Terry ends 39 year career battling the big pirates
Chicago based news note marks Terry Lee ending a 39 year run as a fearless fighter pilot figure in the Terry and the Pirates strip. Milton Caniff creator laments ending the long running series and recalls early years and cast such as the Dragon Lady and Chopstick Joe.
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UPI
Terry Lee
Americana
Old
China
Terry
United States
Chicago Tribune
New York News
Terry and the Pirates
Dragon Lady
Chopstick Joe
Big Stoop
Fyfie Drummond
Snapper Brassard
Milton Caniff
Palm Springs
Calif
Caniff
Terryth
Cinema listings and local film showings this week
Williamstown shows Fat City and Easy Rider at College Cinema tonight with two films looping as listed. Cinema I runs matinees daily at 1 and 4 and evenings at 7 and 9 while Cinema II offers 1 30 and 3 30 matinees and 7 30 and 9 30 showings.
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Steve McQueen
All McGraw
Cinema II
Easy Rider
Williamstown
George Wallace leaves hospital after successful operation
Governor George C. Wallace returned to Montgomery from University Hospital after a month of observation following a January 28 prostate gland surgery he described as a complete success. He spoke in a wheelchair and noted minor post operative bleeding while asserting gun control would not solve crime, emphasizing due process of the law.
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Ala
UPI
George C. Wallace
Birmingham
University Hospital
Wallace
Sen
John Stennis
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