Two for Pacific haul from Southampton to Sydney
Atlantic oarsman John Fairfax and his girlfriend Sylvia Cook plan a 7000 mile row across the Pacific to Sydney. They will depart from Southampton aboard the liner Chusan and expect about ten months at sea. They intend to pass the time with chess during the voyage.
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Harry Guggenheim dies at 80 in Sands Point home
New York reports the death of Harry Guggenheim sportsman industrialist former ambassador to Cuba and founder of Newsday at his Sands Point residence. He was 80.
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Harry Guggenheim
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Industrialia
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Newsday
Sands Point
Associated Press
Cernan survives helicopter crash before Apollo 14 launch
Backup Flight Commander Eugene Cernan survived a helicopter crash seven days before the Apollo 14 moon mission. The crash occurred yesterday in the Indian River area south of Patrick Air Force Base in Florida, report local AP wires.
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Poland security chief Switala resigns on health grounds
Warsaw reports Kazimierz Switala Poland's chief of security including the secret police has resigned citing health issues. Official Polish News Agency statement carried by the Associated Press notes the timing was announced yesterday.
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Snowmobile South Pole expedition postponed
A spokesman said Walt Pederson's snow mobile expedition to the South Pole has been delayed until late this year due to unfavourable Antarctic weather. The update was reported by the Associated Press.
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Walt Pederson
South Pole
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Associated Press
Three New WH0 Directors Named in Geneva Appointment
Geneva Sunday announces three new directors at the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva. The appointees are Dr Bernd Hugo Dieterich, Dr Tibor Lepes, and Dr Masuo Takabe, filling senior leadership roles.
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World Health Organisation
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Tibor Lepes
Masuo Takabe
Haiti's Duvalier names son heir to presidency for life
Port au Prince report says President Francois Duvalier will pass the lifetime post to his 19 year old son Jean Claude. In Brussels an Australian parliamentary delegation headed by Senator Sir Kenneth Anderson held informal talks with Common Market officials.
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Sierra Leone fires High Commissioner over student protests
In London, Sierra Leone dismisses High Commissioner Kanu as discontented students seize the High Commission. No reasons were given in the official statement.
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Sierra Leone
Aap Reuter
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Repatriated Viet Minh prisoners cross DMZ bridge
Thirty seven sick or disabled North Vietnamese prisoners crossed the Ben Hai River in rubber rafts near the DMZ as three others chose to stay in South Vietnam. The crossing occurred during a 15 hour truce in the eastern DMZ just days before Tet. Some discarded clothing given by the Saigon government as officers watched from a nearby artillery base.
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Kennedy politics shift after Senate whip defeat
Senator Edward Kennedy's loss in the Senate whip race seen as not a death blow to his future. Senator Muskie visiting California forecasts survive Byrd leadership and signals a potential 1972 primary path. Kennedy remains on the 17 man Democratic steering committee despite the setback as Mansfield reshapes key committee assignments.
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Protestant Riots Hit Shankill Road in Belfast
Protestant football fans sparked Northern Ireland's first riots this year in Belfast's Shankill Road. Two buildings burned and cars gutted as police and British troops faced stones bottles and bricks. After two hours the mob was dispersed though sporadic clashes continued.
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Arab leaders call for full mobilization to eject Israel
After three days of talks in Cairo the leaders of Egypt Sudan Libya and Syria urged complete Arab mobilization of energies and resources to remove Israel from 1967 lines. They warned against making the ceasefire permanent as UN peace talks stall. The stance comes as Israel and Egypt bolster military readiness ahead of the February 4 ceasefire expiry. In Tel Aviv Eban dismissed a UN backed international police force as contrary to peace noting such forces widen rifts between warring nations.
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Oil shutdown warning shifts focus to price talks
Tehran reports Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi warned ten OPEC nations would consider halting oil supplies to the West if price talks with major international oil companies fail. The meeting in Tehran on February 3 may result in a five year agreement if prices align with an international commodity index.
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Bettles Alaska B fresh low shatters 85 year record
In Bettles Alaska a temperature of 79 below zero was recorded, breaking the US low of 76 below that stood for 85 years, as reported by the Associated Press.
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Associated Press
Britain post office strike shows signs of cracking
London Sunday reports workers returning to duty as about 21,000 of 250,000 striking postal staff resume duties. Government Post Office cites signs of a return to work, while union officials call the claims rubbish.
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Highway link clears Cambodia's vital sea route
South Vietnamese and Cambodian troops linked on Cambodia's Highway 4 reaching the sea at Kompong Som after driving the North Vietnamese and Vietcong from Pich Nil Pass. Bridges were under repair south of the pass and Việt Cộng rocket and helicopter attacks killed and wounded civilians and U.S. personnel nearby.
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Saigon slum fire deemed largest since Tet offensive
A vast fire ripped through a densely populated Saigon slum along the city border with Cholon. Police said many were injured as flames reached high into the air while helicopters dropped foam. Firefighters faced water shortages with at least 25 fire trucks on scene and hydrants scarce.
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United Press International
Rebels kill general's son in Chad clash
In northern Chad a French recon team suffered heavy losses as rebels engaged near Faya Largeau. Bertrand Cortadellas, 24, son of General Edouard Cortadellas and a non commissioned officer, was killed along with another French soldier. The deaths bring French combat fatalities to 31 since the April 1969 intervention.
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Co-pilot dies after hijack attempt in Korea
A South Korean Airlines Fokker Friendship hijack ends in tragedy as the co-pilot dies from grenade injuries after leaping the cabin. The hijacker Sang-Tai Kim is killed. 16 aboard wounded, five seriously. Sokcho Port police chief and three officers are dismissed for lax checks amid the incident. The aircraft crash lands near Kansong Port following multiple explosions.
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Four My Lai soldiers cleared of charges by army
Four soldiers were dismissed from charges linked to the My Lai massacre after the army, citing justice, cleared them. Earlier, two more defendants were acquitted, with remaining defendants including Lt William Calley and Captains Medina and Kotouc still charged. other charges were dropped for Specialist Four William Doherty.
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Miami
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Omaha
Nebraska
British reporters face trial over secret Nigeria war report
Journalist Jonathan Aitken and Colonel Douglas Cairns are charged with breaching the Official Secrets Act by publishing or handling a secret Nigerian war document. Basil Wigoder, for Aitken, said the report justified claims ministers misled the public about arms and the war. The Sunday Telegraph also faces charges as it published a piece based on the document.
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French hijacker Belon jailed eight months for Rome bound flight
The 27 year old Christian Belon who hijacked a Rome bound American airliner to Beirut last year was sentenced to eight months in prison. He claimed he did it for Lebanon and had been given VIP treatment by Lebanese authorities before nine months detention. Belon returned to France last October and was arrested again in December. In Milwaukee a separate case, Garland J. Grant was charged with hijacking and air piracy of a Northwest Airlines 727 after boarding there and attempting to force a flight to Algeria.
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Poisonous halogeton blamed for Utah sheep deaths
Salt Lake City reports scientists concluded a toxic halogeton plant killed more than 1,250 sheep in western Utah. After 20 hours of autopsy, investigators cited breathing failure and nosebleeds as the fatal symptoms, noting the gray brown plant appeared in 1938 and is eaten only when extremely hungry.
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