Kissinger Heads to Paris as Vietnam Accord Nears
Peace efforts accelerate as Henry Kissinger flies to Paris to join allied and Communist officials in finalizing a cease-fire accord. White House says he will help complete the text while officials expect a signing this week with a cease-fire set for Sunday January 28 and prisoner exchanges to follow.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Andrews Air Force Base
Nixon
White House
Kissinger
High Command
Vietnam
Tran van Lam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Sai
Suit Charges Erie Clerk Employee With Embezzlement
Testimony in Erie court shows city clerk Melvin Strickland recounting a cruel remark about Mrs Helen Craven. The defense outlines Mrs Craven's reputation as witnesses describe her conduct toward coworkers and her finances amid a $25,000 embezzlement case.
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Erie
Melvin Strickland
Helen Craven
Irene Wilcox
Strickland
Craven
Phyllis Han
Harold Heaton
Martin Torrence
Supreme Court Rules on First Trimester Abortion
The Supreme Court barred states from restricting a woman and her doctor in the first three months of pregnancy in a 7-2 decision striking down Texas and Georgia laws. Justice Blackmun said the right to privacy covers a woman's choice, with dissenters White and Rehnquist. The ruling allows state regulation after the first trimester and up to late pregnancy, and upholds doctor and hospital limits.
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Washington
Supreme Court
States
Texas
Harry A. Blackmun
New York
Northern Ireland
Blackmun
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
White
Rehnquist
Georgia
Intercepted Letter Dear Cha Reveals Private Exchange
A fragmentary note titled Intercepted Letter Dear Cha describes a personal exchange with implied domestic intrigue. The brief text hints at confusion over an assumed stranger and references a second bed, leaving the broader story unclear.
Brooklyn siege ends after gunmen surrender at store
Four gunmen allied with a vow to die for paradise surrendered after nine hostages escaped during a 47 hour siege at John and Al's Sports in Williamsburg Brooklyn. One patrolman was killed and two others wounded in the initial gunfire before the standoff ended.
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New York
Brooklyn
John & Al’s Sports, Inc
Williamsburg
Sec
Drug Raiders Hit 6 Towns
Atty Gen Vern Miller led raids in six Kansas cities late Saturday night and Sunday morning, arresting at least 28 on drug charges. Hutchinson Newton Wichita McPherson Peabody Kingman saw most arrests for selling LSD and marijuana with 23 pounds seized from a camper truck. Hostages were held in a separate incident ending after negotiations.
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Associated Press
Vern Miller
Kansas Cities
Hutchinson
Newton
Wichita
McPherson
Peabody and
Kingman
Miller
Kansas Bureau of
Bob Adams
Roads Break Up Under Wet Snow In Chanute
Wet weather and temperature swings have caused major damage to Chanute streets, with water seeping into sand beds and bricks popping from road surfaces. Duff reports most streets cracking, closures on 3rd near Murray Hill, Katy near Elmwood Cemetery, and several blocks on 8th 9th 17th 18th and 19th. Local crews rush to fill holes with rock and asphalt as a cold front brings diminishing snow and chilly night lows.
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John Duff
Duff
Chanute
Murray Hill School
Katy
Elmwood Cemetery
Malcolm
Ashby
Chestnut
Central
Evergreen
Cherry
Deadline on Bills Today in Kansas Legislature Busy Week
The Kansas Legislature enters its busy third week with 253 bills in play from school finance to bingo and liquor by the drink. Leaders set a 5 p.m. deadline for drafting requests, and no extension is planned. House debates include a no fault auto insurance measure and a teacher retirement bill with votes expected next Tuesday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
House
Fletcher Bell
Robert Docking
Docking
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Transportation and Utilities Committee
Senate
Furnaces blamed for three weekend fires in Chanute
Fire Chief John Erickson reports three Chanute fires from the weekend were caused by faulty floor furnaces. Homes of Carl Winn, Ray Horne, and Wesley Boecker suffered minor floor damage as groundwater seeped into furnace wells. He urges watertight wells and pumping out any water to prevent gas buildup and possible explosions.
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Chanute
John Erickson
Carl Winn
S. Edith
Ray Horne
Wesley Boecker
Erickson
Ericson
Man Imposter Invades Home In Copenhagen Rape Case
Police near Copenhagen search for a man who sneaked into a house and slept with a woman who believed him to be her husband. The 46 year old woman only realized the deception after her husband woke to the intruder leaving. Police treat as rape though she agreed initially. The suspect could face charges under an old Danish law against tricking a woman into sex by pretending to be her husband.
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Copenhagen
Birkerved
Cabral Assassination Allegations Shake Guinea
Reports from Guinea accuse Portuguese agents of killing Amilcar Cabral leader of the rebellion in Portuguese Guinea. President Sekou Toure said Cabral, 47, was slain by paid killers outside his Conakry home and that principal killers were arrested.
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Lagos
Nigeria
Guinea
Amilcar Cabral
Cabral
Sekou Toure
Africa
Toure
Conakry
Liner Crash in Kano Nigeria Kills Many Faithful
A Jordanian passenger jet bringing 202 pilgrims from Mecca crashed in fog at Kano and burst into flames. Officials say most aboard died with death toll reported between 162 and 191. about 40 survivors and 11 recovered alive. The disaster ranks among the worst with the Moscow Aeroflot crash of 176 dead noted.
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Kano
Nigeria
Mecca
Radio Nigeria
Moscow
Major Defeat for South Vietnamese Forces Near Saigon
South Vietnamese units suffered a major defeat with two battalions overrun and relief forces ambushed northwest of Saigon. Field reports say at least 80 soldiers returned to government lines in two days, some given safe conduct passes by the Communists after surrendering their weapons.
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Saigon
Nixon resumes work focusing on Vietnam peace talks
President Nixon began the first full day of his second term appearing tired yet content after a hectic inaugural weekend. He attended a White House worship service after late ceremonies that extended to 3 a.m. and now turns to Vietnam peace negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Capitol
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
White House
Hunt Offered Plea Money in Watergate Case Time Says
Time magazine reports E Howard Hunt Jr offered money to four co defendants to plead guilty. The admissions would have blocked testimony linking the operation to higher authorities. Hunt denies the story through his lawyer.
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Washington
Time Magazine
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Hunt
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