Saigon seeks to regain islands seized by China
Saigon launches a diplomatic push after Chinese forces overrun three Paracel outposts in a two hour weekend battle. Foreign Minister Vuong Van Bac convenes ambassadors and files UN protests. Vietnam reports 11 soldiers killed, 35 wounded, 232 missing, and 82 sailors lost with a patrol boat sunk. China and Vietnam previously claimed provocation amid rising oil interests and long disputed Paracel ownership.
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Paracels
China
Vietnam
Saigon Command
Truckers plan fuel price protest near White House today
Washington dispatch notes President Nixon holding energy talks while a caravan of about 500 long haul truckers plans to parade past the White House to protest rising fuel costs and congressional inaction. Separate protests include 300 truckers picketing roads in Ohio Pennsylvania and West Virginia and a two week shutdown planned by the National Council of Independent Truckers. Nixon to be briefed with Kissinger on the Mideast disengagement. energy and IRS officials to discuss monitoring oil industry reserves and production.
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UPI
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Energy
Internal Revenue Service
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Doswell
Here
Jay Lofton
United Truckers of America
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Interstate Commerce Commission
National Council of Independent Truckers
Energy and Internal Revenue Service
Jogging power harness could charge small devices
Dr. David Last of the University of Wales says a pedestrian power harness converts jogger motion into electricity via a moving magnet and coil. He envisions power for a flashlight a small radio or heated socks. In Houston energy chief William E. Simon vows mandatory fuel inventory checks and audits nationwide. Concurrently Nixon urges voluntary conservation possibly delaying gas rationing next spring and seeks windfall profits tax and review of oil company tax breaks. Senator Henry M. Jackson's subcommittee will hold hearings with seven large oil firms.
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UPI
David Last
University of Wales
Last
National Association of Home Builders
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Sen
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Hostage survives as police arrest bandit in Houston standoff
Dianne Lewis, 28, a grocery store employee and mother, endured 10 hours as a gunman held her and others captive on a Woodbranch road. Police, led by Lt. Doss, forced a tense standoff ending with the bandit surrendering and a co-suspect jailed on aggravated robbery and kidnapping charges.
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UPI
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Woodbranch
Virgil Stone
Stone
Lt. Doss
Robert S. Arnold
Frieda Lummus
W.C. Doss
Arnold
Wesley Earl Evans
Amtrak sees mixed progress amid rail service trials
A Portland report on Amtrak under scrutiny reveals optimism about passenger growth and staff learning curves, countered by critique of late trains and poor roadbeds. Northern agents note padded schedules and the Coast Starlight’s delays, while some veterans urge roadbed rebuilds and subsidies to boost reliability.
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Robert C. Miller
Portland
Ore
UPI
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Southern Pacific
Fred Peltzer
Dunsmuir
Calif
S.P
Sion
Henderson
Bronson
Oakland
San Luis Obispo
Davis
Foam smothers Mississippi River inferno at Port Pilottown
Foam from six states finally quenched the blaze aboard the oil tanker Key Trader after three days, reopening the Mississippi River to traffic. Five people were killed, eight injured, and 11 unaccounted for, including the Buane’s second engineer’s wife and child. Survivors and rescuers describe harrowing swims through burning water as river traffic waited. The Buane collided with the Key Trader, carrying 152,000 barrels of home heating oil, triggering a mile-long fire at the river mouth.
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UPI
Mississippi River
Key Trader
Buane
Coast Guard
Dave Cipra
Mississippi
Pentagon seeks record 92.6 billion for Fiscal 1975 budget
The Pentagon plans a 92.6 billion dollar request for Fiscal 1975, a figure higher than any prior public estimate and well above last year's. The proposal faces legislative scrutiny in Congress with possible White House revision before January 28. Debate centers on defense spending, volunteer army costs, and election-year politics.
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UPI
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Congress
Nixon
White House
Congressional
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Senate
White House blocks data that could exonerate Nixon
UPI reports Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott says he has information that would clear President Nixon of Watergate, but the White House will not release it. Scott also urges full disclosure and an FBI probe into the missing 18 minutes of a crucial tape.
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Nixon
Scott
Washington
UPI
Senate
GOP
Hugh Scott
CBS
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FBI
U.S
John J. Sirica
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Congress
A Slice of 70s Film Magic at Local Theaters
A reader notes American Graffiti evokes mid-century memories and avoids graphic violence. Cinema II highlights Walking Tall as a top box office draw, while Executive Action stirs debate as Kennedy conspiracy fiction. Charley Varrick features Matthau as a charming getaway driver in a crime tale marked PG.
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Cinema II
Mark Lane
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Burt Lancaster
Robert Ryan
Will Geer
Walter Matthau
Charley Varrick
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