Kissinger Linked to Key Post in Nixon Transition
New York AP reports three Nixon Kissinger meetings in five days fuel talk Kissinger may become a personal adviser on national security. Kissinger, Harvard defense studies director, is described as highly respected in foreign affairs.
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Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
Ron Ziegler
Harvard University
Harvard
McGeorge Bundy
Walt Rostow
Germany
National Security Council
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Escaped Bears Lured Back to Cages at Albuquerque Zoo
Three polar bears at the Albuquerque Zoo gained about half an hour of freedom after a keeper left their cage door unlocked. An attendant was chased but escaped through a fence crack. Zoo staff lured the bears with fish and herded them back into their enclosures.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Yanks Maul Reds as 140 Viet Cong Freed
U S air Cavalrymen mauled a North Vietnamese battalion near the Cambodian border while infantrymen in the Mekong delta decimated a Viet Cong force. In separate actions near Cai Ly and Loc Nih, U S units killed dozens of enemy soldiers. Seven Americans were killed and 16 wounded in border battles.
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Saigon
U. S
Mekong
Paris
U. S. Ninth Division
Cai Ly
Loc Nih
Cambodia
da Nang
Huynh Huong
South Vietnam
Newark Police Firemen Back Edict by Court
Police and firemen returned to duty in Newark after a Superior Court judge ordered an injunction ending the sick call strike for higher pay. City officials reported full manpower after initial resistance and a state of emergency had been declared amid rising tensions and ongoing violence in the area.
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Newark
Superior Court
James Giuliano
New Jersey
Dominick Spina
Hugh Addonizio
Richard Hughes
Santa Claus Office Axe Follows French Budget Plan
Paris AP reports the government cuts the Santa Claus office as part of President de Gaulle’s austerity drive to save the franc. The postal and telecommunications ministry said it will not reply to Christmas letters, ending the official Santa’s correspondence service.
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Paris
de Gaulle
Postal and Telecommunications Ministry
Filipino Foreign Secretary Post Goes to Romulo
Manila reports President Marcos accepted Narciso Ramos resignation and named Carlos Romulo as foreign secretary. Romulo, 69, is a renowned Filipino figure with WWII service, U.N. General Assembly president in 1949, Pulitzer Prize winner in journalism 1941, and former secretary of foreign affairs and education.
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Romulo
Washington
U.N. General Assembly
University of the Philippines
New Outbreak in Red China Reported in Guangdong
AP reports fighting has broken out between government forces and anti government factions in Guangdong province, China. The clash marks a renewed outbreak as authorities confront insurgents.
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Red
China
Song Kong
Kwangtung Province
Tito rejects Western defense aid for Yugoslavia
President Tito told a news conference Yugoslavia would defend itself against any aggression without outside help and contrasted his stance with U S policy. He warned about Soviet and U S fleets in the Mediterranean and cited anxieties over foreign naval presence.
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Yugoslavia
UPI
Tito
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Mediterranean
Russia
Soviet Troop Pullback in Czechoslovakia Reduces Presence
U S S sources say the Soviet Union has pulled all but three army divisions from Czechoslovakia, leaving between 45,000 and 50,000 troops plus support units. NATO and U S intelligence noted earlier deployments near West Germany and continued significant Soviet presence in East Germany and Poland.
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Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
U. S S
U. S
Prague
Bratislava
U.S
Europe
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
East Germany
Poland
Czechs Balk at Red Dues Protest At Steel Plant
Rude Pravo reports workers at a Prague steel plant will pay only symbolic party dues to higher bodies during a protest against central committee policy. The works committee disapproved, but the protest continues as workers pay one crown while views are sought.
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Prague
UPI
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Central Committee
U.S
Service Station Insight Sparks Chuckle
Elderly woman remarks on the skill of service station workers locating pumps to dispense gas, highlighting a light moment credited to a humorous quote. The caption notes everyday observations in a casual, witty tone.
Hope Ends for 78 Men Trapped in No 9 Mine Disaster
Consolidation Coal Co announced sealing of No 9 mine ending all hope for 78 trapped workers after a 10 day underground fire. Rescue teams found no survivors as officials warned of further explosions and the decision drew reactions from the UMW and families gathered at a church memorial.
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Mannington
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
Llewellyn
No. 9
Corcoran
Agreedmenit
U.S. Bureau of Mines
West Virginia Department of Mines
United Mine Workers Union
Evans
UMW
Ellis Boathouses Raided With Ten Facing Liquor Charges
A Linn County sheriff's raid with Cedar Rapids police at two Ellis boat harbor boathouses was a dry run. Ten juveniles charged with possession of liquor as minors appeared on scene, one arrest for intoxication and resisting an officer. No narcotics found. liquor seized.
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Linn County Sheriff's Office
Cedar Rapids
Boathouse 11
Greg Marshall
Campaign Spending Reveals McCullough’s Tough Run
Donald McCullough filed an itemized report detailing how he spent 416.45 in his unsuccessful campaign for county commissioner in Richmond Indiana. Notable charges include 3.84 for aspirin, 12.60 for 125 cups of coffee, 2.75 for repairs to torn pants, and 1.12 for ointment after a burned finger at a rally.
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Richmond
Ind
Donald McCullough
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Roy Ash
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Ziegler
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