Kissinger Tho Hold Key Talks In Paris Cease-Fire Push
Kissinger and Tho held two sessions totaling five hours in Paris as they move toward a possible final round of secret talks. The talks, conducted behind a news blackout, used Sainte Gemme villa as the afternoon site with 10 officials present. Saigon seeks 300,000 troop withdrawals and a National Council for Reconciliation and Concord after any cease-fire.
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Legislative Nod Is Last Barrier To College Merger
The West Virginia Board of Regents plans a July merger of Bluefield State and Concord Colleges to form a single undergraduate institution with two campuses in Mercer County. Enrollment would rise from 3,074 to over 3,900 by 1980, with a new name and president to be chosen by a citizens advisory board. Some advisory members voiced reservations about distance and curricula, fearing negative impacts from the merger.
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Regents
Concord Group
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Defense spending to top 80 billion in 1974 budget
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird said the 1974 defense total will rise at least four billion above the current 76 billion, driven by manpower costs. The president accused ITT of courting civil war in Chile at the UN. Treasury urged patience on potentially smaller revenue sharing checks. Westmoreland accused of bias in Calley murder trial, seeking relief.
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Army
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My Lai
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Bluefield Official Urges Scrutiny of HUD Letter
Bluefield City Board member Allan Connolly calls for a thorough review of serious criticisms in a HUD official letter. The letter requests dismissal of a design area related to the local Public Housing Authority project in Bluefield.
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Defense Budget May Top $80 Billion Mark
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird says the 1974 defense budget will exceed 80 billion dollars, up from 76 billion, with manpower cost rises of about 3.9 billion and inflation driving rest of the increase. He expects NATO talks to stress keeping manpower and defense programs intact. Laird plans to retire next month after this NATO engagement.
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Allende accuses ITT of trying to spark civil war in Chile
U N session in New York hears Chilean president Salvador Allende accuse ITT of imperialist actions to destabilize Chile and block his 1970 election victory. He links ITT to attempted post election disruption and to Kennecott’s export revenue after Chile’s nationalization of El Teniente mine.
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Mexico
Rene Schneider
Kennecott Cop Corp
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Kennecott
Katz Takes Oath As Intermediate Judge
Former Mercer County Circuit Judge Jerome Katz was sworn in as judge of the Mercer County Intermediate Court by Justice Fred H. Caplan. Katz succeeds Howard Jarrett who moved to the circuit bench after defeating Katz in the November election. Katz, 64, a Republican with 40 years in law, plans to seek the circuit judgeship again in 1976. his Intermediate term runs to November 1974.
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Nixon taps Rumsfeld as NATO envoy in major diplomatic post
President Nixon names Donald Rumsfeld, head of the Cost of Living Council, as the new U S representative to NATO in Brussels. Rumsfeld, 40, replaces David Kennedy and gains a role Nixon calls one of the most important diplomatic posts in Europe.
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Washington
Apollo 17 Countdown Keeps Ticking Toward Night Liftoff
Astronauts Eugene Cer nan and Harrison Schmitt practiced lunar lander simulations as the countdown for Apollo 17 neared its Wednesday night liftoff. Evans on board the command ship America tested reentry procedures while union strikes were resolved ending a seven month standoff.
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Ronald E. Evans
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Christmas Tree Drive Underway at Bluefield
The 55th annual Bluefield Daily Telegraph Christmas Tree Fund has raised 71 dollars in contributions. The drive aims to reach 6,000 dollars to fund a party and toys for 1,300 underprivileged children on December 24. Donations may be sent to Community Christmas Tree Association or Bluefield Daily Telegraph Box 208, Bluefield, West Virginia.
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Bluefield
W. Va
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