Strategy Against North Outlined by Adm Moorer
In a Pentagon interview Adm. Thomas Moorer outlined a possible ground thrust across Laos to cut North Vietnamese supply lines if a major spring offensive targets Cambodia or South Vietnam. He stressed he was not advocating expansion but noted interdiction could be effective. He cited North Vietnam moving supplies through Laos and Cambodia, monsoon disruptions, and American strikes as limiting factors while warning future actions depend on North Vietnam’s choice of targets.
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Nixon Aides Review Two-Year Presidency Acknowledges Congressional Hurdles
Four White House officials, speaking in background briefings, praised Nixon policies as successful at home and abroad but faulted Congress for foot-dragging and obstructionism. They cited delays on revenue sharing, appropriations, and welfare reforms, predicting hearings in 1971 as governors press for aid.
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Golda Demands Soviet Annulment in Hijacking Case
Premier Golda Meir called on the Soviet Union to cancel the death sentences and prison terms given to ten Jews and one Gentile involved in a Leningrad plane hijacking. She framed it as a justice demand, not pity, as protests spread worldwide and Belgium urged Moscow to commute the executions.
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Dutchman Joined Viet Cong Guerrilla Carrier Diary Reveals
A Dutchman Johannes C. G. Duynisveld 26 of Voorschoten Holland died Dec 18 in Cambodia after traveling with Viet Cong forces since mid September. Diary found on his body says he became a guerrilla fighter November and received a machine pistol from Viet Cong officers. He left Phnom Penh Sept 15 on a mission to locate missing Western correspondents.
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Nixon signs $382 million family planning act expansion
President Nixon signed a three year, 382 million expansion of family planning services creating a federal office to coordinate population control. Funds go to public and private nonprofit groups for birth control information but not abortion. The program must be voluntary and not a prerequisite for other aid. Nixon called bipartisan support strong and aims to extend services to all who want them within five years. The Health Secretary will allocate grants by local need and capacity.
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Nixon Entertainment Totals At White House Milestones
White House figures show over 53 000 entertained in first two years of Nixon presidency and 8 000 at 26 Sunday services in East Room since 1969. Holiday season visits exceed 5 000. Nixon traveled 185 000 miles visiting 35 states and 17 foreign countries with hundreds of contacts across government, press, labor, minorities, campus groups, business leaders, and Congress.
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The Mini versus Midi Knee Controversy Rages On
In today’s chuckle column the dispute over knee height in fashion and social norms continues to prompt jokes and witty takes. The piece weighs the playful tension between knee and midi lengths with light social commentary.
Brain rage studied by Boston researchers at Mass General
A Boston police officer who experienced disabling violent rages after a motorcycle crash illustrates a broader study by Massachusetts General Hospital researchers into the biology of violence. The team, focusing on brain origins and neural pathways, treats episodic violence with anticonvulsants and aims to map triggers in the brain stem and surrounding areas.
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