Veterans seize Statue of Liberty to demand Nixon Vietnam pullout
Sixteen antiwar veterans occupy the Statue of Liberty pedestal in New York Harbor vowing to stay until a withdrawal date is set. In California 18 enlisted men who recently returned from Vietnam protest drug treatment policies by seizing a ward floor. Both actions are part of nationwide veteran protests during Christmas season.
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Statue of Liberty
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Travis Air Force Base
California
Vietnam
New York Harbor
Angela Davis speaks before trial on murder charges
Angela Davis says acquittal would be a victory for the people not the courts, and if convicted she foresees jurors as accomplices to a state conspiracy. She links Aug 7 1970 Marin County shootout to long standing prison-system forces and discusses her stance from two prison cells.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Angela Davis
Marin County Civic Center
UCLA
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Ruchell (Magee
James McClain
William Christmas
Santa Cara County
IRS Rules Require Base Price Display Before 1972 Deadline
The IRS announced Price Commission rules mandating retailers to prominently display base prices by January 2 1972. Base price equals the wage freeze price, typically the 50 days ending August 14 1971. Retailers over and under 100000 dollars in annual sales must post base prices on top selling items and all food products not exempt.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Price Commission
IRS
Safe Holiday Traffic Returns Quiet for 4th Division
The Highway Patrol investigated seven traffic accidents across 17 counties in the 4th division during the Christmas holiday period from 6 p m Friday to midnight last night. No traffic fatalities occurred. Troopers made three drinking while intoxicated arrests, issued 51 moving hazard warnings, 37 motorist assists, 74 moving violation arrests, and nine other arrests.
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Accidental Gun Wound In Chanute Sends Man to Hospital
Chanute resident Foy Thompson O Neal 27 was shot in the elbow during target practice by his brother Mike O Neal of Holyoke Colorado. The bullet traveled to his chest after the pistol discharged while reloading. He was treated at Mosaic Memorial Hospital and released this morning according to family.
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W. Oak
O'Neal
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Mike O'Neal
Holyoke
Colo
O’neal
Mystery Youth Disappears In McPherson Kansas
Police search for a teenaged youth who disappeared from the home of Mrs. Sam Schneider after arriving Dec. 12. He carried a Social Security card reading Everett Eugene Davis and cannot communicate, prompting identity checks by government agencies.
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Sam Schneider
Everett Eugene Davis
Federal Aid to Education Faces Economic Funding Debates
Washington AP report outlines likely Congress debates on bigger federal education aid and financing. Health Secretary Richardson cites revenue plans including a value added tax and tax credits for parochial schools. Democrats push bills to boost K-12 funding amid tax equity rulings in California and Texas.
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Congress
Elliot L. Richardson
House
Richardson
California Supreme Court
Texas
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha
Intercepted letter appears to describe household chores and routine tasks, with phrases noting washing dishes and general domestic work as implied cleaning efforts. The text presents a personal, fragmentary glimpse into daily life.
Intensified Air War Centers on Two Passes in Southeast Asia
The analysis notes the escalation of U S air strikes on the Barthelemy and Mu Gia passes linking North Vietnam to Laos and Cambodia, as Hanoi teams respond with intensified antiaircraft defenses and MIG jets. Washington plans large protective reaction strikes as a warning to North Vietnam.
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Associated Press
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South Vietnam
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Mu Gia
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Plain of Jars
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Sam Hamilton leaves $300000 fortune to mission and college
San Francisco AP Sam Hamilton a shy former dishwasher and stock exchange janitor left a $300000 estate. He bequeathed $150000 to Life Line Mission in San Francisco and $110000 to Messiah College in Grantham Pennsylvania, both run by the Brethren in Christ Church. He also left $1000 to about a dozen friends.
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Sam Hamilton
Stock Exchange
Life Line Mission
Messiah College
Grantham
Brethren In Christ Church
Paul Hill
Hamilton
Pacific Coast Stock Exchange
Hill
Wall Crossers Through Berlin Divide Over Christmas Weekend
Police report 13 517 West Germans crossed the wall to East Berlin during the Christmas weekend. Suburban transit counts were not available but estimated in the thousands. Officials noted fewer crossings than in previous years due to shorter holiday travel time.
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Berlin
Wall
East Berlin
Hotel Fire Kills 157 in Seoul Christmas Blaze
An American among 157 killed in a Seoul hotel fire is identified as George W. Goodwin a civilian employee at Osan Air Force Base. Many victims were burned beyond recognition and full identifications remain incomplete. Goodwin is the only U.S. victim named.
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Seoul
U.S
George W. Goodwin
Osan Air Force Base
Goodwin
Lindsay campaigns in Florida Wisconsin with $800000 to $1 million purse
Mayor John V Lindsay plans a campaign fund of eight hundred thousand to one million dollars to back his anticipated Florida and Wisconsin Democratic presidential contests. City Hall sources say major donors will finance the effort including J Irwin Miller of Cummins Engine Co. in Columbus Indiana. Nixon meets Brandt in Florida for the fourth summit talks as Rogers joins from the United States side.
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John V. Lindsay
Florida
Wisconsin
J. Irwin Miller
Cummins Engine Co
Columbus
Ind
Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Willy Brandt
William P. Rogers
Bonn
Walter Scheel
General Rosy O'Donnell Dies at 65 in Washington Area
Emmett Rosy O'Donnell the World War II general who led the first major bombing raid over Japan died Sunday at his suburban Washington home aged 65. He retired from the Air Force in 1964 and later served as president of the USO.
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Emmett “Rosy” O’donnell
Japan
Air Force
O'Donnell
United Service Organizations
USO
Bank Robbery in Cologne Seizes Police Hostages
In Cologne opposite the cathedral three gunmen robbed a bank and drove off with two police officers as hostages. Spectators watched as police and onlookers reacted to the noon drama. The robbers fled with about 60 000 dollars in West German marks after seizing three branch employees following a patrol arrival.
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Cologne
Germany
Nixon says China trip aimed at opening communications
Time magazine names President Nixon Man of the Year and quotes him that the China visit is to open communication while the Sino Soviet summit will be basically a substantive meeting. He adds that success will depend on what follows the meetings, not the communiques.
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