Nixon says end of Vietnam war hinges on POW release
President Nixon told CBS that all U S forces could be out of South Vietnam by the November election if all American prisoners of war are released by the Communists by then. He warned a continued residual force and possible renewed bombing if POWs remain.
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Bhutto frees Mujib Rahman amid Pakistan move on East Pakistan
Pakistan President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto announced the unconditional release of Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from house arrest, signaling a move toward autonomy for East Pakistan now Bangladesh. The decision follows war and political pressure, with Rahman to potentially assume leadership of the new state.
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Mujibur Rahman
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Aghan Mohammad Yahya Khan
Bhutto
Yahya Khan
Rawalpindi
Pakistan Radio
Karachi
India
U.S
Time
St Joseph College Moves to Buy 33 Acre Monument Inn
St Joseph College of Old Bennington today took possession of the 33 acre Monument Inn property marking a major campus expansion for the institution. Local officials and college leaders described the acquisition as a milestone for future enrollment growth and community presence.
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Fairview Street
Long Island
Edward Roth
Evacuations After Gasoline Spill In Midland
About 2,000 people were evacuated from their homes in Midland Michigan after an estimated 4,000 gallons of gasoline were pumped into a sewer by mistake. Authorities coordinated evacuations Sunday night and into today as cleanup began and investigations continued.
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Dallas Mowery
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Mowery
Midland
Tittabawassee River
Dow Chemical Co
Red Cross
Witten panel starts review of new Vermont budget
The Vermont House Appropriations Committee opens a study of the $131 million general fund for the new fiscal year with Chairman Marshall Witten presiding. Commissioners from Finance Purchasing Budget and Management Taxes and State Buildings will testify on proposed spending and the 5 percent merit pay plan for 4,000 state workers.
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James Jeffords
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Appropriations Committee
Human Services Agency
Senate Appropriations Committee
Edward Janeway
Windham County
Inside Columnist Gerry Raftery shelves snowshovel humor
Inside features on Page 4 note Gerry Raftery quitting the snowshovel motif and winter seeming better from indoors. James Reston analyzes Muskie bid while Tom Braden critiques McCarthy stance in same section. Page 4 coverage continues with candidate profiles and literary pieces.
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James Reston
Muskie
Tom Braden
Sen. McCarthy
J. William O’brien
Dowsing
Arlington
World mourns Chevalier death in Paris vigil
Maurice Chevalier, 83, dies after 20 days in hospital from kidney ailment. Close friends Felix Paquet and Francois Vals guard the body at Marnes-La-Coquette as funeral set for Wednesday in the village cemetery. President Pompidou leads national mourning as studios broadcast tributes to the famed entertainer known as Maurice de Paris.
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UPI
Maurice Chevalier
White House
Marnes-La-Coquette
Chevalier
Felix Paquet
Francois Vals
Georges Pompidou
Woman in Tehachapis Seeks Help After Snowbound Ordeal
Georgina Culver recounts four days trapped with her husband Stanley in a snowbound Tehachapi Mountains trailer. After exhausting rescue attempts, including signaling from the roof, no one stopped to assist. Deputies later recovered Stanley Culver’s body as Georgina finally reached a restaurant and alerted friends.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Georgina Culver
Tehachapi Mountains
Stanley
Vermont Yankee plant amid power crisis and 1971 state shifts
Vernon Vermont power plant project Vermont Yankee faces licensing struggles as 1971 closes. The year highlights include Governor Davis Administrative reshuffles, Windsor prison controversy, and Vermont's first youth voting and drinking rights. U.S. Sen Prouty dies prompting a special election and Stafford moves toward a Senate seat. Mallory leads GOP primary as Mallory braces for a four way race.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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Addison County
AEC
Brattleboro
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Green Mountain Power Corps
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
Robert T. Stafford
U.S
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Stafford
Randolph T. Major Jr
Westminster
Mallory
Senate
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John Simonds
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Pompidou
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Maurice de Paris
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Deane C. Davis
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Abbey Pond
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