De Gaulle Proposes Four Power European Directorate
President de Gaulle proposes a four nation inner council to run a European political arm of a broadened European economic association. He suggests France Britain West Germany and Italy form the core and meet to replace the current Common Market. Britain’s reply to Paris was relayed to Debre with conditions for WEU partners kept informed.
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London
UPI
de Gaulle
Wilson
France
Britain
West Germany
Italy
European Economic Association
Paris
Christopher Soames
Elysee Palace
Soames
Michel Debre
NATO
Debre
European Union
Kiesinger
WEU
Netherlands
Western Europe union assembly backs Britain in WEU talks
The Western European Union Assembly nearly unanimously supports Britain in its dispute with France over organizing closed consultations. Lawmakers urge France to adjust its participation while Gaullist deputies oppose, criticizing the London meeting on the Middle East crisis.
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Paris
Western
European Union Assembly
Britain
France
WEU Council
London
Middle East
March Visit Set for Trudeau to Washington
The White House announced that Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau will be Nixon’s first official visitor to Washington, visiting March 24 and 25 at the invitation of President Nixon.
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Washington
Trudeau
Nixon
White House
Chuckle Line on Bachelors and Frozen Juice
A joke notes that most bachelors object to frozen orange juice yet enjoy squeezing their own tomatoes. The quip reflects playful gendered humor typical of light entertainment.
Truman in Hospital Resting and Regaining Strength
Former President Harry S Truman, 84, was hospitalized after midnight with acute gastroenteritis. Doctors said he is resting comfortably, improving, and on a liquid diet, with a few days expected for recovery.
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Kansas City
UPI
Harry S Truman
Truman
Johnsons welcomed at Hoover Library in West Branch visit
Former President Lyndon Johnson and Lady Bird were greeted by about 500 people as they arrived at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library in West Branch. The visit included a library tour, a wreath at the Hoover gravesite, and Johnson signaling his intent to stand for re election as Mayo Clinic board director.
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Hoover Presidential Library
West Branch
Hoover Birthplace Cottage
Mrs. Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Herbert Hoover Presidential
Lady Bird
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Clinic Board
Hoover Birthplace
Sheriff's
Secret Service
Johnsons
Hoover
Austin
Texas
Iowa
Troop Vigil Surrounds Reagan Visit at Berkeley
National guardsmen patrolled the University of California campus as Governor Reagan attended a regents meeting. A Thursday crowd erupted in a tear gas clash, damaging property and injuring 39 people while 14 youths and a girl were arrested.
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Regents
Reagan
National Guard
Berkeley
Campus Security Bill Passes With Armed Guards on Campuses
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers approve a bill allowing campus security guards at state universities to carry firearms and hold peace officer authority. The House voted 91 to 16 after defeating Rep. Joan Lipsky’s amendment requiring written presidential approval. The measure now goes to Gov. Robert Ray for signing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Robert Ray
House
Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Lipsky
New Jersey to Leave Vietnam War Patrol in March
Military officials report the battleship New Jersey will depart in March after a six month tour off North and South Vietnam. The ship may not return to combat depending on Paris peace talks and ongoing assessments of needs in Vietnam.
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Paris
New Jersey
North Vietnam
U.S
Navy
Vietnam
Johnson
Panhandle
Pentagon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
South Vietnam
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Debate Opens on Iowa Abortion Law Liberalization
In Des Moines the state senate debates a bill to liberalize abortion law as opponents delay with amendments. Senator David Stanley leads Republicans in session until a final vote, after physicians ministers and lawyers testified. The bill allows licensed physicians to perform therapeutic abortions in accredited hospitals with written medical justification and protects hospital staff from punishment for refusing participation. An amendment to substitute clergy for one physician failed 35 to 26.
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Des Moines
Senate
Sen
David Stanley
Rmuscatine
Senate Rpublican
Senate Social Services Committee
Ernest Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Kosek
Eugene Hill
D-Newton
Hill
CAB Approves About Four Percent Airline Fare Increase
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a general fare raise of about 4 percent to take effect within two weeks. Eleven trunk airlines will raise first class by 3 dollars, other routes by 1 to 7 dollars. Coach fares rise 1 to 2 dollars, Discover America and military fares adjust as distance varies. Trans-Texas did not seek an increase. Estimated annual trunk airline revenue gains total 173.4 million dollars. local service lines about 40 million.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Discover America
Trans-Texas
CAB
Widow Marina Oswald Porter denies hearing Shaw name
In New Orleans Lee Harvey Oswald's widow testifies she never heard of Clay Shaw before his murder conspiracy case. She also says she did not hear Perry Russo or David Ferrie mentioned by Oswald and disputes Russo's claims of a Shaw plot and Oswald's alias.
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New Orleans
Lee Harvey Oswald
Clay Shaw
Oswald
John F. Kennedy
Shaw
Perry Russo
David Ferrie
Marina Oswald Porter
Edward Haggerty
Porter
Russo
Ferrie
Kennedy
Japanese Communists Protest Soviet Fishing Near Japan
The Japanese Communist Party filed a formal protest to the Soviet Union over large scale fishing by Russian fleets off central Japan. Japanese fishermen claim losses from Soviet nets near Shizuoka and China coasts, asking suspension of operations until joint conservation measures are agreed. the fleets operate beyond Japan's three mile limit.
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Tokyo
Japanese Communist Party
Soviet Union
Pacific
Japan
China
Shizuoka
Communist Party
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