Jews Appeal For Lives Of Pait In Soviet Case
In Washington American Jewish leaders urged the Kremlin to spare the two Jews sentenced to death in Leningrad. A 400-strong emergency conference pressed diplomats and the White House to seek clemency and protest Soviet repression of Russian Jews. A Senate resolution backed presidential action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
Leningrad
Kremlin
Soviet Union
U. S
Senate
U.S
White House
Nixon
Bertram Podell
Dn.y
Congress
Moscow
Jews For Urban Justice
Anti Rabies Serum Shows Promise In Tests
Berkeley researchers report a human derived anti rabies serum offers safe temporary protection to bridge the delay before Pasteur vaccine acts. The serum, designed to reduce serum sickness risks, uses donor blood with immunizing factors and complements the traditional vaccine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley, Calif
Loofbourow
Cabasso
Second Death In Atlanta Gl Cleared
Two men reportedly kidnapped by a motorcycle gang during a war with Atlanta hippies were found in a rural area south of Atlanta one dead and the other seriously injured. Three men were being questioned in connection with the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Here
My Lai
Barney McSherry
Arizona
Robert T.souvas
Scott
Gwynn
Cook
Chuckle Essay on midi skirt prompts caution
A high school boy's essay prompts reflection on appreciating womanhood beyond appearances. The author notes the need to see deeper than stems, urging thoughtful perception rather than surface judgments. Copyright notice appears at the end.
Stock Protection Measure Signed
Washington AP reports President Nixon signed a broad measure to protect brokerage customers. The act insures up to 50,000 per account against losses from broker failures, matching protections available to bank and savings depositors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Fear Blast in Mine Traps 38 Miners Underground
HYDEN Kentucky AP An explosion in a coal mine possibly trapped 38 men underground Wednesday afternoon the Kentucky mines and minerals department reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyden
Kentucky Mines and Minerals Department
Congress Fights Deadline Over Cambodia Troops Standoff
Washington action stalls on SST funding as Congress clears a $66.6 billion defense procurement bill and endorses a Cambodia troop ban while Social Security, food stamps, and foreign aid show gaps. Mills warns adjournment by February with retroactive benefits. SST funding looms as filibuster risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U.S
Cambodia
Penn Central Railroad
Senate
House
Congress
Wilbur Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Nixon Urged to Get More Sunshine Exercise
Nixon, after hospital tests on Wednesday, received a glowing health report from his physician Brig. Gen. Walter Tkach who urged more sunshine and exercise away from Washington. Nixon dismissed calls to vacation, saying his health is good and he has no excuse to leave his Florida and California homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Florida
California
Air Force
Walter Tkach
Tkach
Safeguard Unit Nets First Test Intercept
Washington AP reports the Sprint missile achieved its first successful intercept test against an ICBM warhead. Launched from Kwajalein Dec 23, it came within kill range of a California launched nose cone. Spartan and Sprint form a two part defense, with Sprint aiming at warheads penetrating the Spartan shield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Safeguard
Pentagon
Kwajalein
Pacific
California
Spartan
U. S
Congress
Nixon
Arkansas Governor Frees 15 Death Row Inmates
Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller commuted to life all fifteen death row inmates in Arkansas saying he opposes the death penalty and hopes to hasten its elimination as a tool of justice. The action drew sharp criticism from state officials as Dale Bumpers noted it reflected Rockefeller's personal philosophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Dale Bumpers
G. W
Buddy” Turner
Pine Bluff
Olen Hendrix
Prescott
Robert Sarver
U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Nixon Bowl Tickets To PW Wife
Columbus Dispatch reports President Nixon gave his Rose Bowl tickets to Mary Lurie an Ohio woman whose flyer husband Air Force Major Allan Lurie has been a prisoner of war in North Vietnam since June 1966. Lurie's wife Mary from Van Wert Ohio stayed with daughters in Apple Valley California. tickets came with a gracious letter and OSU President Novice Fawcett arranged them. Nixon may attend the Ohio State Stanford game as a football fan and host to the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Columbus Dispatch
Nixon
Ohio
North
Vietnam
Mary Lurie
Dispatch
California
van Wert
Apple Valley
Calif
OSU
Novice Fawcett
Successor to F II Crashes
The F-14 swing wing fighter, successor to the navy F-111, crashed on its second flight while attempting to land at Grumman airfield near the Long Island Expressway. Test pilots William Miller and Robert Smythe ejected and parachuted to safety as the aircraft was wiped out on the runway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverhead
N. Y
UPI
Navy
Grumman Corp
William Miller
Robert Smythe
Grumman Airfield
Long Island Expressway
U S Ends Vietnam Waterway Activity
U S closes last coastal and inland waterway operations in Vietnam by turning over 125 patrol boats to South Vietnam. Rear Adm. Tran Van Chon accepts 125 of about 650 boats from Vice Admiral Jerome King at Saigon docks, expanding South Vietnam’s naval fleet to 1,500 vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Tran van Chon
Jerome King
Navy
Franco commutes six Basque death sentences in clemency move
Generalissimo Francisco Franco commuted the death sentences of six Basque nationalists convicted of murder and banditry to the next highest sentence, 72 years, amid pressure from European nations and the Vatican. Balkan reaction abroad and protests at home followed, with strikes in the north and vigils in Barcelona as clemency appeals poured in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Burgos
UPI
Ministry of Information
Vatican
Council of the Realm
Tomas Garcia Rebull
France
Barcelona
Frankfurt
Germany
Paris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Russia
University of California At
John Wesley Roberts
Butts County
Wendell Cook
Donald Scott
Bruce Gwynn
Tampa
Fla
T’souvas
Ft. McPherson
Southeast Asia
By Fred S. Hoffman
U.S. Navy
Mekong
U.S. Seventh Fleet
Coast Guard
Today's Index
Marion Pema
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!