Gloomy Giap Says War In Vietnam To Last Indefinitely
North Vietnam’s 2 million on near three-decade footing hear Defense Minister Vo Nguyen Giap outline a protracted struggle in seven December essays. He warns of ongoing grinding conflict, citing small force tactics for a big enemy and limits on action due to allied firepower.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vo Nguyen Giap
Dien Bien Phu
Giap
People's War
People's Army
Vietnam
Agnew signals US aid option for Singapore base
Vice President Spiro Agnew said the United States would be ready to assist the Commonwealth effort to keep the Singapore Naval Base after Britain leaves in 1971 if asked, but he ruled out sending U.S. ground troops to Malaysia. He noted no Malaysian request for aid and discussed broader regional roles, reaffirming US resolve in Asia.
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Singapore
Spiro T. Agnew
United States
Agnew
Kuala Lumpur
U.S
Malaysia
Britain
Australia
New Zealand
Lumpur
Asia
Yusof bin Ishak
Lee Kuan Yew
Bali
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Rescue Craft Rush To Aid Sinking Ship
A tanker carrying 41 men and 280000 gallons of jet fuel sank deeper in the Storm tossed Pacific about 250 miles west of Los Angeles. Rescue boats and helicopters sped to the scene as A C 130 aircraft circled above.
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San Francisco
Pacific
Los Angeles
Connecticut
Coast Guard
Agnew Diplomacy on Malaysian Golf Course Tour
Vice President Spiro Agnew impressed spectators in Kuala Lumpur by driving a ball at Royal Selangor Golf Course while diplomats noted his tactful handling of Asian leaders. His Asia trip promotes Nixon doctrine of internal affairs without U.S. intervention but with continued Pacific presence.
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New York Times News Service
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Agnew
Royal Selangor Golf Course
Asia
White House
Washington
Polk
President Nixon
Billy Graham
Afghanistan
Nixon
Guam
U.S
Pacific
Philippines
Nepal
Swe
Congress
Future of
India
Carol C. Laise
Katmaridu
Ageey
China
State Department
Moon Declared Lifeless by Moon Study Scientists
Houston AP reports over a dozen scientists concluded the moon is dead and likely never possessed life. At a lunar science conference closing session Dr Vance I Oyama said attempts to grow organisms from lunar soil failed across 100 environments, finding no viable life forms.
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Houston
Moon
Vance I. Oyama
Space Agency
Five Day Forecast and Moon Fossil Search Briefs
The forecast calls for five days with temperatures well below the seasonal 22 degree average and a possible snow chance on Tuesday or Wednesday. Separately, scientists led by Dr. Barghoorn, Dr. Williams Schopf, and Dr. Cyril Ponnamperuma reported lunar fossil life is unlikely. tests found no fatty acids, amino acids, sugars, or nucleic bases, though past Mars-like conditions could have differed.
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J. Williams Schopf
UCLA
Cyril Ponnamperruma
Space Agency
Yablonski Murders Compared to Kennedy Deaths
Washington AP reports the Yablonski family funeral described as a deed of infamy with Msgr. Charles Rice likening the killings to the Kennedy and King assassinations. The Labor Department launches a full UMW election probe amid calls for Senate review and a $0,000 reward for the killers. Subfreezing weather accompanied the service at Immaculate Conception Church in Pittsburgh.
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Washington, Pa
Joseph A. Yablonski
Labor Department
UMW
Immaculate Conception Church
Msgr
Charles Rice
Msgr. Rice
Kennedy Brothers
Martin Luther King Jr
Pennsylvania
Senate
Robert P. Griffin
Holy Rosary Church
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
John J. Lewis
Philip Murray
Governor Asks Law On Rents In Massachusetts
Governor Francis W. Sargent urged the Massachusetts Legislature to pass a rent control law to address the housing emergency. The plan creates local five member rent boards with three public members one landlord and one tenant representative and would expire in 1974 unless renewed. The measure exempts new housing and would set rent caps by unit size based on a board assessment of a landlord's fair return.
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Boston
Francis W. Sargent
Massachusetts
Sargent
Fresh Pay Own Way At UMass
Freshmen at the University of Massachusetts come from poorer homes and pay their own education more often than peers at other colleges. More than 38 percent receive substantial scholarships, about one third rely on family support, and a fraction come from higher income families. The survey also notes higher graduate study aspirations among UMass students.
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Amberst
Mass
University of Massachusetts
American Council On Education
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Harvard
Fife
California
William St. John
Santa Ana
Tricia
Associated Press
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Kennedy
King
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Cis
United Mine Workers
Secretary of Labor
George P. Shultz
Yablonskis
W.A
Tony’ Boyle
Umass
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