Nixon seeks two new Safeguard sites in Missouri and Wyoming
Washington AP The Nixon administration plans to ask Congress to approve two additional Safeguard ABM defense sites at Whiteman AFB Missouri and Warren AFB Wyoming to protect the U S strategic deterrent with Minuteman ICBMs Expansion could precede broader ABM expansion including potential city defense while noting uncertainty about effectiveness and Soviet buildup Pentagon officials stress radar improvements and possible expansion to eight continental sites including Washington DC Alaska and Hawaii as part of a deterrent strategy
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Sabotage Suspected In Crash Of Plane
Zurich reports indicate Swiss officials suspect sabotage in the crash of an airliner bound for Israel. The Cabinet meets in extraordinary session as Britain and France halt Middle East flights. Victims include five Americans and 13 Israelis among 47. A flight data recorder was recovered and a pistol found at the scene. The Unified Command talks in Amman about links to hijackings. Austrian Airlines jet damaged in Frankfurt. Bonn police link two foreign men to explosive packages.
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Israel Faces Possible Action Over Swissair Crash
Israel's cabinet met nine hours to discuss the Zurich Swissair crash blamed on sabotage. Prime Minister Golda Meir planned a Knesset address as ministers weighed punitive action versus restraint to avoid harming overseas sympathy. Forty seven died including 13 Israelis. Arab terrorist groups drew sharp editorials calling for strong international measures.
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World Sales Tax Plan to Aid Poor Nations Proposed
United Nations officials consider a world solidarity tax to fund aid for poorer countries. A 0.5 percent tax on cars, private planes, boats, TV sets, washing machines, and dishwashers would be collected by each nation. The plan, prepared by Jan Tinbergen’s development committee, urges governments to pledge collection during the 1971 80 decade and channel funds to international development groups. The committee notes majority support but voices some doubts.
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Red China Criticizes Soviet Union Over Czech, Africa Crusade
Tokyo AP dispatch reports Beijing's New China News Agency charging the Soviet Union with backing a subservient regime in Czechoslovakia and colluding with the United States to strangle African independence. The agency claims Moscow staged a farce of changing leaders in Czechoslovakia and soutiens neocolonial expansion in Africa, including arms for Nigeria to fuel conflict.
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B52s Bomb North Viet Depots In Laos and Vietnam
American B52s hit North Vietnamese storage depots in eastern Laos to slow a possible South Vietnamese offensive. In Vietnam three Americans were killed and 22 wounded in four enemy attacks across Saigon to Da Nang, marking a day when American losses outpaced the enemy. Additional reports cite 18 Americans killed and 50 wounded on Saturday, with 22 North Vietnamese troops killed on a resupply mission near the A Shau Valley. Government soldiers intercepted 22 NVA along the northern coast near the Demilitarized Zone. Police and investigators report two soldiers questioned in the shooting death of a 15 year old Vietnamese boy near Hue.
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Nixon and Pompidou to Meet in Washington on Tuesday
President Nixon and French leader Georges Pompidou are set to hold their first meeting Tuesday to advance Franco American reconciliation. White House aides expect a cordial session, avoiding sensitive subjects, though Middle East tensions and France’s sale of Mirage jets to Libya loom large as critics in Congress threaten a boycott and New York skips an official welcome.
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U S pilot killed near Plain of Jars
U S helicopter pilot J C Maerkl of Fort Worth Texas was killed by sniper fire while delivering supplies to Meo forces at Xieng Khouang air field in Laos. The crash ended U S involvement as North Vietnamese forces claimed the Plain of Jars.
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Aim To Hamper Desegregation In Doubt WASHINGTON
The AP reports that 16 years after the 1954 Supreme Court desegregation ruling, the House and Senate debated amendments to curb federal enforcement. Stennis and Ervin proposed changes to limit federal power, aiming to slow or halt desegregation efforts, while questions remained about actual impact and enactment.
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