Muskie to visit Moscow on European tour next week
Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine plans a two day Moscow visit January 14 to 16 as part of a Europe and Middle East swing. He will meet West German Chancellor Willy Brandt January 17 and be joined in Moscow by former ambassador W. Averell Harriman.
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Washington
UPI
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Moscow
Muskie
Willy Brandt
London
West Germany
Bonn
Tel Aviv
W. Averell Harriman
Soviet Union
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Alexei N. Kosygin
Floods devastate West Malaysia amid heavy monsoon rains
West Malaysia faces widespread flooding with nine tenths submerged as monsoon rains persist. Prime Minister Razak declares national disaster while Penang Kedah and Perlis escape the flood. Evacuations exceed 70,000 as Kuala Lumpur records rising deaths and relief flights are offered.
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Kuala Lumpur
UPI
West Malaysia
Tun Abdun Razak
Radio Malaysia
Razak
Penang
Kedah
Perlis
Singapore
Women groups attack Medeiros abortion stance in Boston
Ecumenical Task Force and Catholic Women's Caucus condemned Archbishop Humberto Medeiros for calling abortions the new barbarism. They argued his language blocks discussion and urged legalization decisions rest with each woman.
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Boston
UPI
Humberto S. Medeiros
National Organization of
Mary Daly
Boston College
Catholic Women’s Caucus
Miss Daly
Pope asks total obedience from 3199 bishops
Pope Paul VI appeals for total obedience from the world's 3,199 Roman Catholic bishops as the Vatican marks the fifth anniversary of the closing of the Second Vatican Council. The 3,500 word document warns bishops not to betray the truth and signals possible opposition from critics like Cardinal Leo Suenens, amid anticipation of the World Synod of Bishops discussion on priestly celibacy and related issues.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Vatican
Leo J. Suenens
Belgium
Papacy
World Synod of Bishops
Masked intruders fatally shoot man in Winooski home
Police inspect fingerprints after two masked youths shot 49 year old Donald Langlais Sunday night in his West Lane house while his wife Edith and friend Anita LeClair watched. He was in critical condition with wounds to his side and shoulder. About $85 was taken from Langlais before the suspects fled, possibly linking to a $10,000 downtown robbery two weeks earlier.
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Winooski
UPI
Donald Langlais
Burlington
Langlais
West Lane
Edith
Anita LeClair
Donald Savard
Savard
Strike Talks Move To Boston In Jones and Lamson Dispute
In Springfield UPI reports attempts to end the seven month strike at Jones and Lamson shift to Boston under a top federal mediator. UEW and the company meet with Gilbert Seldin after Gov. Davis urged mediation. Over 700 workers remain idled since June 9.
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Springfield
UPI
Jones and Lamson Co
Boston
United Electrical Workers Union
Gilbert Seldin
National Mediation and Conciliation Service
Gov. Davis
Jones and Lamson
Vermont Legislative Council faces drastic reorganization plan
The 16 member Legislative Council studies proposals to transform into an operational arm for the Joint Legislative Committee. If approved by a special committee, revisions go to the 1971 legislature opening Wednesday. Other changes include trimming lawmakers meal and mileage allowances to actual expenses.
Youthful Offenders escapee recaptured in Hartford
Leon Dunbar 20 of White River Junction was returned to custody by Hartford police after fleeing the Youthful Offenders Facility in St. Albans Monday. He had been serving a three to 18 month term for nighttime breaking and entering.
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Hartford
UPI
White River Junction
St. Albans
Leon Dunbar
Hartford Town Police
Dunbar
Troy
Hercules Johnson
9Th St
Renssalaer County
Lacey Coles Jr
Timothy J. Fogarty
Johnson
Rensselaer County
Pittsfield suits seek 750000 over bank blast
Berkshire Superior Court actions filed Monday name Seven North Street Realty Trust led by Frederick M. Myers Jr as plaintiff in a 750000 case plus two 25000 suits against Berkshire Gas Co over the November explosion that wrecked the Pittsfield National Bank building. The suits allege gas leakage from a vault under the sidewalk caused the blast.
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield National Bank
Berkshire Superior Court
Berkshire Gas Co
North Street Realty Trust
Frederick M. Myers Jr
Silvio O. Conte
Sirah K. Gregory
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