Floating Superports Proposed For Huge Oil Tankers
A Federal Maritime Administration study recommends offshore floating ports off Delaware and Louisiana to unload deep draft supertankers carrying oil from abroad. The plan, supported by Louisiana officials, aims to meet rising imports from 3 million to 15 million barrels daily by 1985, while Delaware officials warn of spills and risks to Rehoboth Beach.
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Federal Maritime Administration
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Council On Environmental Quality
Soros
New Orleans
Puget Sound
Pacific Northwest
Fight Over Site For Seabed Conference at U N
The United Nations General Assembly debates a venue for the second law of the sea conference amid disputes between Chile and South American claimants Ecuador and Peru. Chile urges Santiago while Peru and Ecuador push for the conference in Santiago. Vienna and Geneva are also in contention.
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N.Y. Gates
Geneva
New York
U.N. General Assembly
Santiago
Vienna
U.N
Chile
Ecuador
Peru
U.S
Kurt Waldheim
Romney Quits HUD in Nixon Era Shakeup
Secretary George Romney will leave the Department of Housing and Urban Development after a successor is confirmed. He outlined plans for a citizen coalition to address life-and-death issues and released his resignation letter at a news conference with the White House response.
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Washington
George Romney
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Congress
Romney
Nixon
White House
Parole Board Visits Lt. Calley at Fort Benning
A three officer clemency panel met Lt. William L. Calley Jr. at Fort Benning to interview him about parole in his 20 year sentence for the My Lai civilian killings. The hearing was private with no lawyers or press present.
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William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
John Wiley
Ft. Benning
George W. Latimer
Salt Lake City
Latimer
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Army
Harvey C. Johnson
James E. Brawner
Ray V. Smith
Tte
Clemency Board
U.S. Court of Military Review
Court of Military Review
Mystery Sub Disappears From Sognefjord
The Defense Command reports the mystery object trapped in the Sognefjord for two weeks, likely a foreign submarine, has apparently left Norwegian waters. Visual and technical observations confirm a foreign sub was in the fjord but its nationality remains undetermined.
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Oslo
Defense Command
Sognefjord
Senators Get More Than $42 500 A Year In Privileges
Washington AP The Congressional Handbook details emoluments for U.S. senators including free ice speech-writing services and Library of Congress aids. Senators receive $45 000 group life insurance, staff allowances vary by state population, and large office suites are assigned by seniority with extensive parking and stationery benefits.
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National Gallery of Art
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Joint Committee On Congressional Operations
House
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New York
Pennsylvania
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Texas
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Ohio
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Inside The Journal Cartoon Floor and Classifieds
A readable page fragment lists sections such as cartoons classifieds and puzzles with items like Dear Abby and editorial notes. Obituaries sports theaters and a Cocoanut Grove fire recall are referenced along with a help urged for sick doctors and a plot line about freeing an IRA chief.
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Cocoanut Grove
Holiday Death Toll: 638
The nationwide 4 day Thanksgiving death toll reached 638 with weather-impacted travel across the nation. Snow and winds disrupted routes from the Great Lakes to New England while AP tallies cover 6 pm Wednesday to midnight Sunday per zone.
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Massachusetts
Maine
Associated Press
National Safety Council
South Viet Nam seeks direct talks role in Paris peace
South Vietnam positions itself to negotiate directly in Paris with North Vietnam. Hoang Duc Nha to head South Vietnamese negotiating team if talks resume December 4. U S President Nixon and Henry Kissinger meet amid tension over ceasefire terms as Paris talks restart.
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South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
Tin Song
Hoang Duc Nha
Nguyen van Thieu
Nha
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Hanoi
le Due Tho
National Council of Reconciliation and Concord
Camp David
Mary and Mountain
New York City
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United States
Tokyo Today
Vietnam News Agency
Nhan Dan
Heavy fighting continues near DMZ amid US air strikes
Heavy clashes persist below the DMZ as U S B52 bombers pound North Vietnam. South Vietnamese forces face heavy shelling near Quang Tri with 18 dead and 77 wounded, while 32 North Vietnamese are reported killed.
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Demilitarized Zone
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Quang Tri
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Plain of Jars
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Sup
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