Peace Talks Snag Seen By Viet Cong
Paris AP dispatch says South Vietnam orders its full negotiating team to Paris including Vice President Ky to join talks. Viet Cong foresees procedural snags delaying four way discussions while U.S. Vance says talks aim to start next week with possible flexible formats. Xuan Thuy accuses U.S. aggression as North Vietnam pushes for clear agenda.
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Paris
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
North
Pham van Ba
Viet Cong Information Bureau
Diem
United States proposes blast monitor network at UN
In a General Assembly briefing William C. Foster urged an international seismic network to study underground nuclear tests. The aim is to improve detection tech and aid future arms control while noting the proposal does not settle broader total ban talks. He called for worldwide participation in collecting and evaluating seismic data.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
William C. Foster
U.S
General Assembly
Foster
Nation builds domes and cold inaugurations noted
A critical column lampoons a trend toward grand domed stadiums for football and chilly presidential inaugurations, arguing it reflects a changing national value system and misplaced priorities.
Nixon Won't Send Observer to Paris Talks
President-elect Richard M. Nixon said he will not send an interim observer to the Paris Vietnam peace talks before his inauguration. Harriman and deputy Cyrus Vance expect replacements in Paris after January 20, with Murph y continuing as Nixon’s foreign policy observer in Washington.
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New York
Richard M. Nixon
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Paris
Vietnam
Harriman
Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Ziegler
Robert D.) Murphy
Washington, D.C
Los Angeles
Cyrus R. Vance
State Department
Robert D. Murphy
Henry A. Kissinger
Pierre
Tiator
First Day Collections Lag for Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund
Bluefield community Christmas Tree fund opened with 107.50 from Thursday. With a $6,000 goal by December 24 for a party serving 1,500 underprivileged youngsters, progress stands at 1,174.50 total to date. Contributions urged to Daily Telegraph box or newspaper office.
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Bluefield
Community Christmas Tree
C-O Daily Telegraph
Veteran miner criticizes mine safety during Mountaineer No 9 probe
Walter Slovekosky a 25 year coal veteran testifies at a preliminary inquiry into the Mountaineer Coal No 9 disaster in Mannington West Virginia. He says dusting procedures were insufficient and section bosses cannot oversee safety fully due to conveyor duties. Union safety director Lewis Evans questions him as investigators from the UMW union West Virginia Department of Mines the US Bureau of Mines and the company participate in the probe.
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Walter Slovekosky
Monon
Gah
Mountaineer Coal Co
Mannington
Lewis Evans
United Mine Workers Union
Slovekosky
West Virginia Department of Mines
U.S. Bureau of Mines
The
Coal Company
No. 9
Two Girls Accused in Brutal Child Murders in Newcastle
Norma Bell and Mary Bell, ages 13 and 11, stood accused of killing Martin Brown, 4, and Brian Howe, 3, allegedly for pleasure and excitement. Prosecutor Rudolph Lyons described the case as possibly without precedent as the trial opened before Justice Sir Ralph Cusack and a jury.
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Rudolph Lyons
Ralph Cusack
Norma Joyce Bell
Mary Flora Bell
Brian Edward Howe
Martin George Brown
Lyons
Martin Brown
Princeton editors publish Who the Girls Are coed profiles
Princeton University editors release a 112 page book profiling 1,500 coeds at eight women’s colleges Bryn Mawr Goucher Mount Holyoke Skidmore Smith Sweet Briar Vassar and Wellesley priced at 2 dollars. The volume aims to end blind dates and notes marijuana use on campuses drawing comment from project leader Peter G Brown and editor John Stossel.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Cupid
Bryn Mawr
Goucher
Mount Holyoke
Skidmore
Smith
Sweet Briar
Vassar
Wellesley College
John Stossel
Buster
Stossel
Wilmette
Ill
Hart Electric Sold to Joy Manufacturing Co
Joy Manufacturing Co of Pittsburgh will acquire Hart Electric Co of Bluefield in a deal to be completed this month. The estate of the late Hart president James Eaton is selling for 43,000 Joy shares valued above 35.00 per share, estimating a sale price over 1.5 million. Hart employs about 150 workers mainly in rebuilding electric motors and generators and Joy plans to keep Bluefield operations and all staff. H T Elmore is vice president and general manager, Bronston Clay is secretary treasurer.
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Joy Manufacturing Co
Pittsburgh
Hart Electric Co
Bluefield
Paul Hudgins
James Eaton
Hart Electric
Joy
Hart
Hudgins
H. T. Elmore
Bronston Clay
Governors Clash On Welfare Plan
Governor Nelson Rockefeller urged the federal government to assume all welfare costs, citing disparities like $50.83 monthly in New York versus $7.90 in Mississippi in 1966. Governor Ronald Reagan quickly opposed the plan as too sweeping and likely unfair. Rockefeller also proposed nationwide welfare eligibility standards tied to regional cost of living, with possible added federal aid for some states.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
California
Ronald Reagan
Rockefeller
Republican Governors Association
Washington
Mississippi
Reagan
GOP
Ray Bliss
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Hardway Eyes Easing Rules After BSC Bombing
Bluefield State College President Wendell G. Hardway said restrictions may lift soon if operations stay peaceful after the November 22 blast that caused about 80 000 in damage to the Health and Physical Education Building. The campus reopened under tight security and evening activities remain limited. hearings are set for five accused at Princeton on charges including conspiracy and explosives possession with bonds totaling 175 000.
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Bluefield State College
Wendell G. Hardway
Hardway
Student Union
BSC
J. E. Belcher
Princeton
Mercer County
War shifts to northern zone in Vietnam battle
U S Marines clash with enemy in three skirmishes killing 88 foes while suffering one dead and three wounded. In the DMZ five .50 caliber gun sites were spotted near Con Thien as Marine bombers and the New Jersey opened fire, destroying 12 bunkers and 65 meters of trench in stiff fighting near Da Nang and Con Thien.
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Saigon
U.S
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
America
North Vietnam
South
Dmz
Con Thien
New Jersey
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W. Averell
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Bland St
Susan Gail Rodgin
Henry Rodgin
Warren E. Brooks
Susie Austin
G. L. Dalton
B. Sykes
R. B. Williamson
Alice Ann
Harry Kammer
Dan McMullin
Fairmont, W.va
Newcastle
England
Russell Foster
Fairmont
Peter G. Brown
Erie, Pa
Hart Electric Firm
Rocky
Atlanta Gas Light
Atlanta
da Nang
Marine
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