Korean Leader Declares National Emergency Amid Invasion Fears
President Chung Hee Park proclaimed a national emergency in a bid to bolster national security amid fears of North Korean attack and UN forces withdrawal. The measure, termed administrative, signals potential limits on civil rights and tighter policy control while US aid debates unfold.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
Republic
North Korea
Park
United Nations
China
United States
U.S
Israel Opens Door to Indirect Talks on Middle East Peace
Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban told the U.N. General Assembly that Israel remains open to indirect negotiations with Egypt to pursue a peace agreement. He said Israel will not commit to troop withdrawals before talks, despite backing nine African heads of state proposal.
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Alec Collett
United Nations
N.Y
Israel
Middle East
Abba Eban
U.N. General Assembly
Egypt
Eban
Military and Diplomatic Tensions Rise Over India Pakistan War
United States backs Somalia’s call for UN General Assembly consideration of a cease fire amid Soviet veto support. India claims isolation of East Pakistan as Bangla Desh rebels gain recognition. Pakistan tensions escalate with diplomatic break. U.S. aid cuts loom and Supreme Court confirmations move forward as Cambodia reports heavy fighting near Phnom Penh.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Somalia
General Assembly
U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Council
East Pakistan
India
West Pakistan
New Delhi
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
State Department
House
Nixon
America
U.N
Hit and Run Victim Dies in West Virginia Incident
Zack Williams, 53, of Jenkin Jones, died at Stevens Clinic Welch after being struck Sunday on Secondary Rt. 81 near Jenkin Jones by a car driven by Macie Lorraine Fields, 46, of Anawalt. Fields faced charges of leaving the scene and no operator license with further charges pending as investigators pursue details. Troopers Roby Pope and Deputy Ronnie Matias continue the inquiry.
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Zack Williams
Jenkin Jones
Stevens Clinic
Welch
Williams
Macie Lorraine Fields
Rt. 81
Fields
Fields Auto
Anawalt
Roby Pope
McDowell County
Ronnie Matias
High Court to Hear Stripping Case in WV
West Virginia Supreme Court granted a Feb 1 hearing on whether to require the State Reclamation Commission to issue strip mine regulations under the revised law. The court refused to review underground mining permits in the Monongahela National Forest amid separate appeals involving Linan Smokeless Coal and Shaver's Fork pollution concerns.
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Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
Monongahela National Forest
Gerald Sizemore
St. Albans
Rufus Brooks
Braeholm
Logan County
Reclamation Commission
Supreme Court
Sizemore
Moore
High Court
State Water Resources Division
Shaver
Linan
State Water Resources Board
Henry
Kanawha County
Water Resources Board
Fred H. Caplan
John E. Carrigan
Monogalia County
Canyon Public Service District
Boone
Raleigh
Monongalia
Tasa Coal Co
Coal Company
Canyon
Public Service District
TASA
Clifford Bratcher
Bratcher
Boone County
State
India claims East Pakistan isolation as war widens
India says it has isolated East Pakistan amid Pakistani retreats and recognition of Bangla Desh rebels as East Pakistan's government. Pakistan denies and reports capturing Mandiala as air raids continue. UN cease-fire bids fail after Soviet veto. both sides claim air losses.
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Associated Press
East Pakistan
India
West Pakistan
New Delhi
Bombay
Rawalpindi
Mandiala
Chamburian
Jammu
Poonch
Kashmir
Pakistan
Aid Cuts Proposed for India and Pakistan by House Panel
The House Appropriations Committee voted to suspend 648 million in aid to India and Pakistan until hostilities cease. The measure, part of a 2.48 billion foreign aid bill, also cuts United Nations contributions by 100 million.
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Washington
House
India
Pakistan
State Department
U.S
House Appropriations Committee
America
United Nation
U.N
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Allen J. Ellen
House Committee
U N Security Council Shifts Cease Fire Effort to General Assembly
The U N Security Council voted 11 to 0 with four abstentions to send the India Pakistan cease fire appeal to the veto free General Assembly. Somalia invoked the Uniting for Peace mechanism to convene an emergency session if needed. U S Ambassador George Bush welcomed the move as a way to press for broad UN action.
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United Nations
N.y.ap
U.N. Security Council
General Assembly
Soviet Union
France
Britain
Poland
15 Nation Council
Assembly
Council
Congo
Middle East
Somalia
United States
U.S
George Bush
Stock Market Slips After Early Lead On Wall Street
On the New York Stock Exchange a broad market pullback turns a sharp early lead into a loss as a record number of issues are traded, highlighting heavy activity on page 14 of the edition.
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New York Stock Exchange
Bluefield Christmas Tree Fund Reaches 31 Percent
Contributions totaled 152 dollars on Monday, bringing the Bluefield Community Christmas Tree fund to 1902 dollars, 31 percent of the 6000 dollar goal ahead of the December 24 party for about 1500 underprivileged children.
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Bluefield
Community Christmas Tree Association
C-O
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
W. Va
Bland St
Anthony Venggen
Clarence W. Tiffany
Geraldine Moore
Santa Claus
Dan P. McMullen
Mrs. C. C. Johnson
Carl W. Baldauf
Herman Kirchner
Douglas J. Katz
E Robert Arcaro
Todal
Nixon Trudeau hold economy summit ahead of 1970s tours
President Nixon and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau met for two hours at the White House to discuss economic and international issues including East West relations and the India Pakistan war. Aimed at preps for Nixon’s Peking and Moscow trips, aides gave few specifics. Trudeau planned to return to Ottawa Tuesday while talks focused on U.S. Canadian trade and the 10 percent import surcharge.
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Lewis Gulick
Washington
Nixon
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
White House
Trudeau
Peking
Moscow
Ronald L. Ziegler
U.S
Ottawa
Canada
Ziegler
America
Powell Confirmed as Supreme Court Justice in Senate Vote
Powell Jr., a Richmond lawyer, won Senate confirmation to succeed the late Hugo Black. The 89 to 1 vote included a lone dissent by Sen. Fred Harris who called Powell an elitist lacking compassion for the little people. Nixon’s third nominee, Powell is the first Southerner on the court. Rehnquist's nomination for the second vacancy remains to be voted on.
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Washington
Senate
Lewis F. Powell Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Powell
Richmond
Hugo L. Black
Nixon
William H. Rehnquist
Supreme Court
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Harris
John M. Harlan
Rehnquist
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Indian Defense Ministry
Punjab
U.N. Arm
Nixon, Trudeau Center
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Kosygin
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Edward Heath
Willy Brandt
Japan
Eisaku Sato
George Washington
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