Hickel Faces Scrutiny Over Naming Ex-Lobbyist Watt
Interior Secretary Hickel faces Capitol Hill criticism after naming ex-lobbyist James Watt to a high level post. Watt, linked to the Chamber of Commerce and seen as an oil specialist, may serve as deputy undersecretary without Senate confirmation. Critics cite past opposition to federal water pollution rules and strip-mining reclamation when Watt advised industry.
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Washington (Ap
Hickel
Capitol Hill
James Watt
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Interior Department
Watt
Chamber of Commerce
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Oil Daily
Interior
Senate
William Proxmire
Dwis
House Public Works Committee
Udall
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
Department of Interior
90Th Congress
Searchers Find Body Of Youth On Cougar Mountain
The body of 16 year old Dale Greenback was found Sunday on snow covered Cougar Mountain east of Seattle with his dog Goldie beside him. He apparently died of exposure after becoming lost on the snow drifted six feet high. The dog survived and stayed with him during the ordeal four miles from where he parted from a hiking companion and about 1,500 feet from a farmhouse. The farmhouse owner heard a noise Saturday but found nothing when investigating.
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Seattle
Dale Greenback
Goldie
Young Greenback
Cougar Mountain
Here
Rockets Cache Found Near Saigon Uprooting Viet Cong Stockpiles
U.S. and South Vietnamese forces uncovered a massive stockpile in War Zone C north of Saigon including 50 240 mm rockets and 500 122 mm and 107 mm rockets. The cache housed launchers, antiaircraft guns, mortars, rifles, and supplies, enough to equip two full North Vietnamese regiments, aiding defense ahead of Lunar New Year. The find followed weeks of marine sweeps that killed at least 20 enemy fighters and netted a key engineering officer.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong
Jet with 127 Hijacked to Cuba from Miami
A San Juan to Miami jetliner carrying 127 people was hijacked to Cuba after the pilot radioed an alert statement. Details on the hijacking and current situation were not immediately available.
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Cuba
Miami
San Juan
Letter Exchange Hints at Cambodian U S Diplomatic Ties
Cambodian foreign minister says Nixon and Prince Sihanouk have exchanged letters about restoring diplomatic relations. Cambodia would resume ties only if the U S recognizes Cambodia's borders and territorial integrity. Sihanouk accuses U S and South Vietnamese forces of border violations and village attacks.
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Jakarta
Cambodia
Moniday
Nixon
Prince Sihanouk
Norodom Phurissara
Sihanouk
Prince Phurissara
U.S
Negroes urged to teach their part in history in schools
In Cedar Rapids a NAACP regional director Julius Williams of Kansas City urged that Negro contributions be taught in schools while Des Moines NAACP leader Robert Wright criticized separate Negro history courses. They urged continued push for desegregation, and urged appointing Negroes to boards. Wright installed the local branch officers led by Dr Russell Collins.
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National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Cedar Rapids
Julius Williams
Kansas City
Robert ‘Wright
Des Moines
State Conference of Branches
Robert Finch
Wright
Ray
Williams
Black Hawk County
Grand Jury
Waterloo
Iowa
Russell Collins
Brookland Drive
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