Agnew Reassures Taipei Regime During Formosa Visit
Vice President Spiro Agnew arrived in Taipei to reaffirm U S commitment to Nationalist China while signaling a Nixon Doctrine approach favoring steps to ease tensions with Communist China. He urged reducing military spending and warned Beijing that diplomacy will not weaken U S defense of Asia. Agnew cited trade relaxations with mainland China as a potential path to stability and pledged continued U S presence in the Pacific. He spoke of Vietnam and Thieu’s government, praising local governance and stressing that U S treaty obligations remain intact.
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Taipei
Spiro T. Agnew
Formosa
China
U.S
Vietnam
Nixon
Agnew
Asia
Republic of China
Chiang Kai-shek
Pacific
C.K. Yen
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
National Assembly
Revent
United States
Formosa Strait
Chiang
United Nations
Nguyen van Thien
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
Eugene Cernan
James Shen
Brazilian jet hijack ends stalled by dead battery in Peru
Five Brazilian revolutionaries hijacked a Cruzeiro do Sul Caravelle from Montevideo bound for Rio de Janeiro. A dead battery prevented one engine from starting after refueling in Lima, forcing a return to fuel stops via Antofagasta and Buenos Aires, with hostages including an elderly couple and two young daughters. A female hijacker brandished a pistol in the cockpit as officials recovered letters dropped to newsmen.
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Peru
Cuba
Brazil
Uruguay
Cruzeiro Do Sul
Montevideo
Rio
Buenos Aires
Antofagasta
Chile
Panama
Danes Read Less Sex Offenses After Lifting Porn Laws
In Copenhagen the police report a 31 percent drop in metropolitan sexual offenses in 1969 after Denmark lifted all pornography restrictions. Aarhus shows a 50 percent decline. Experts urge cautious interpretation pending a fuller scientific analysis, with officials noting shifting views on what counts as a sexual offense.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Aarhus
Jutland
United States Congress
Pope Paul VI Prays on New Year for World Peace
Pope Paul VI spoke in Italian on New Year’s Day urging forgiveness for arms producing giants and arms trading by rich nations, while calling for peace duty for all. He denounced revolutionary fanaticism and urged responsibility to avert catastrophe as he marked World Peace Day.
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Paul VI
Ponitiff
United State
France
Britain
Church of Jesus
Paul
St. Ignatius of Loyola
Britain Cuts Age of Majority to 18 for Voting
A New York Times summary describes Britain lowering legal age to 18, enabling three million youths to vote and make contracts, with Labor seeking to recruit younger voters. It notes limited enthusiasm among 18-year-olds, few registrations, and continued limits on jury duty and marriage dynamics.
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New York Times
London
Labor Party
Britain
Conservative Party
Lora Gardiner
Georgia
Kentucky
Bromley
The
Evening Standard
Marriage Guidance Council
Five Day Forecast Temperatures Moderate Over Weekend
The forecast shows temperatures through Wednesday averaging near the seasonal normal of 23. Temperatures will slowly rise over the weekend then fall again with snow likely Sunday. Expect a colder pattern Monday through Wednesday.
115 Acres To Be Added To Bartholomew's Cobble
Sheffield Trustees of Reservations advance $20000 to buy 115 acres west of Bartholomew's Cobble in Ashley Falls. Sellers are Mr. and Mrs. R Walter Hurlbut. Total cost 67300 with land 95 acres woodland and 20 acres upland pasture on Ashley Mountain. New tract doubles Cobble size and offers scenic views over Sheffield Plain from 1000 feet.
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Trustees of Reservations
Bartholomew's Cobble
Ashley Falls
R. Walter Hurlbut
Gordon Abbott Jr
Morgan Bulkeley
Cobbie
Ashley Mountain
Wealogue Road
Housatonic River
Sheffield Plain
Monument Mountain
Col. Ashley
John Ashley
Westfield
Garden Clubs of America
The
Adams, St
Milton
Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Great Barrington
Mission House
Nixon Vows All-Out Fight On Pollution
President Nixon pledged a determined drive against pollution as he signed legislation creating a three member Council on Environmental Quality. He warned that without immediate action urban areas will be unfit to live in by 1980 and urged national protective measures while noting plans for a stronger White House environmental staff and a decisive decade ahead.
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New York Times
LAN
Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Council On Environmental Quality
California
White House
Charles G. Rebozo
Orange County
Jook
New York
Philadelphia
Environmental Council
Council of Economic Advisers
Congress
DeCavalcante Denies Charges in Federal Court
Simone Sam the Plumber DeCavalcante pleaded innocent in Newark federal court to interstate gambling charges. The reputed New Jersey mafia boss heads a Cosa Nostra family and was among 55 indicted as the US attorney cited a 520 million gambling ring centering in New Jersey and Troy NY.
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Simone “Sam the
DeCavalesate
DeCavalcante
Cosa Nostra
New Jersey
Troy
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