NATO Proposes Mutual Troop Reductions in Europe
BRUSSELS AP That United States and all NATO allies except France invited the Soviet Union and East Bloc states to talks on mutual and balanced military force reductions. Western ministers discussed site choices for talks in Reuters reported Bern Lausanne or Geneva. The plan centers on pulling back Soviet and American troops, with Soviet forces in East Germany Poland and others totaling about 710000 and US troops in Western Europe around 300000.
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Brussals
United States
France
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Walter Scheel
West Germany
Switzerland
Bern
Lursanne
Geneva
Europe
Russia
Sheir Hrgt
Congress
Indo-China
NATO
Silet
Heath Aims for Ulster Peace Talks
Prime Minister Heath arrived in Northern Ireland on Thursday to press a new round of peace talks. A Catholic shopkeeper was shot and a bombing damaged Armagh as violence pushed the death toll to 630 in three years. Heath met religious and labor leaders in Belfast and prepared a government plan to replace direct rule, with security measures in force and talks to proceed under Whitelaw.
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Belfast
Edward Eath
Northern Ireland
London
Armagh
George Doherty
Heath
Shelly Hall
Ulster
Busic
All Ireland
Eth Heath
Stormont Castle
Irish Republican Army
William
Craig
Comte
William Whitelaw
Britain
Goverment
Japanese Freighter Aiding Stricken Coast Guard Ship
In Alaska’s Aleutians the Japanese freighter Koyo Maru No. 3 tied up with the stricken coast guard cutter Jarvis after a nine hour ordeal amid mountainous seas. The Koyo Maru No. 3 was first to reach 20 miles south of Akutan island, aiding a 878 foot jet powered cutter crews reported in no immediate danger of sinking though flooding in the engine room had been controlled. Spokesmen said the Jarvis remained sprigish but stable as 170 men crew faced 25 knot winds and 12 foot seas. Additional Japanese, Russian, and Greek ships continued responding to the incident.
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Juneau, Alaska
Coast Guard
Alaska
Aleutian Shal
Coaso Guard
Haljy
Akujan Island
Jarvis
Russia
Culler
Frederick C. Wooley
Probe Launched After Death in Johnson Jail
Johnson County Sheriff Maynard Schnelder announced a full scale investigation into the apparent suicide of John Earl Carter, 49, in a Johnson jail cell after an intoxication arrest. He said hourly checks failed to prevent the death and described jail policy requiring periodic cell checks.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Maynard Schnelder
Schneider
Ulu
John Earl Carter
Cotter
Two City
Southweas
Town
Fragmented Travel Tip Note From Local Paper
A garbled OCR fragment shows a travel instruction or list with obscure names and phrases. No clear event or date stands out. The readable part hints at directions and a water or soak reference, suggesting a travel or mishap item with limited context.
Two Blacks Die in College Strife at Southern University
Baton Rouge Louisiana AP report says two black students were killed during a brief occupation of Southern University’s administration building. Governor Edwards called in the National Guard as state police and sheriff deputies used tear gas to disperse the protesters before noon.
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Baton Rouge
Southern
University
Edwin Edwards
National Guard
U.S. Bombers Hit North Vietnam Transport Network
U S military sources report heavy air raids on North Vietnam with 68 trucks destroyed or damaged, one tank and two artillery guns knocked out. Involving more than 270 air strikes below the 20th parallel, the operation aimed to disrupt march supply lines as U S pilots said many trucks were fully loaded with ammunition and hit by explosive strikes.
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U.S
Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
United States
Four GIs Die In Combat In Vietnam Last Week
Four Americans died in action in Vietnam last week, one from nonhostile causes. Four were wounded and four missing, with five more Americans dead and 22 injured reclassified as combat casualties after a reporting update. A carrier crash near Oct. 24 led to these changes. overall totals show American deaths, wounds, and nonhostile losses rising. The South Vietnamese command reported its lowest weekly casualties in five weeks and the smallest enemy count since the North Vietnamese offensive began. Allied tallies list American and enemy deaths and missing across war casualty reports as of the period.
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Saigon
Vietnam
U.S. Command
Jas
Jearrier Midway
North Vietnam
Nay
U S Aims to Cut U N Budget Share at U N
The United States plans to introduce a General Assembly resolution to cut its U N budget assessment by nearly 20 percent. Senator Gala Meher of Wyoming will present the measure, setting a 25 percent ceiling on any single member’s contribution.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
United Nations General Assembly
World Organization
Gala Meher
Wyoming
Assembly
U.S. Congress
U.N
United Nations
U.S
Soviet Union
Bush
U S Officials Open to Direct Talks on Hijack Crisis With Cuba
U S officials voiced willingness to negotiate directly with Cuba on hijacking problems. Secretary Rogers planned talks with the Swiss ambassador to relay America’s readiness for steps toward broader discussions while stressing limited aims. Cuban broadcast signals sparked cautious forecasts for possible new negotiations, though Havana’s exact stance remained unclear.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Saba
Rogers
Cuba
Department
Charles W. Bray
Bray
Atti
Counels
Affer von Through
Havana
Tom Bravani
Talks in Paris Near New Round of Vietnam Peace Talks
North Vietnam rejects changes to the draft ceasefire agreed by Kissinger and Xuan Thuy. Saigon presses for withdrawal of all North Vietnamese troops from South Vietnam, while U S negotiator Porter says progress toward a fair settlement remains essential. Page 3 continues.
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Paris
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
United States
Saigon
South Vietnam
Nguyen Xuan Phong
U. S
William Porter
Phong
North
Kissinger
Thu
Indians End Occupation of Museum in Nebraska Park
About 50 AIM activists, led by Bob Yellowbird, left the former post commander’s quarters at Fork Robinson state park after a negotiation with state officials. They protested a land transfer affecting 316 acres once used as a beef research station. Two men face court on misdemeanor charges for breaking in.
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Nebraska Park
Jerry Kromberg
Kromberg
Bob Yellowbird
Chadron
LeRoy Caandes
Mliance
Yellowbird
Catlios
Acttivish American Indian Movement
AIM
Northwest
U.S
Nebraska
Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
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