Israel to reenter Middle East talks after cabinet vote
Israel's cabinet voted to return to indirect talks with Egypt and Jordan at the United Nations envoy Gil P. Jarring. The step followed an Israeli raid into southern Lebanon in retaliation for guerrilla activity and casualties on both sides. Prime Minister Golda Meir announced the decision after a 51 hour session.
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Middle East
United Nations
Gunnar V. Jarring
Lebanon
Outier
Egypt
Jordan
Golda Meir
Laird forecasts draft calls drop with a volunteer army aim
Secretary Melvin Laird said draft calls will fall next year and mid-1973 to a zero draft with a 2 million to 2.4 million volunteer force if Congress approves higher pay housing and education benefits. He tied this to Nixon administration efforts for a lasting peace and noted reform of civilian spying would be handled by the Justice Department.
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Basque group convicted in Spain death sentences
Six Basque separatists in their 20s were sentenced to die before a firing squad after a military court found them guilty of murder in a terrorist campaign for Basque independence. Three received double death sentences. others faced prison terms. The case, linked to ETA, sparked protests and accusations of harsh justice across Spain. An acquittal was recorded for Maria Arruti. A related report notes a fatal gas explosion in Macon, Missouri injuring multiple residents.
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Gregorio Peces-Barba
ETA
Francisco Franco
Dorronsoro
Maria Aranzazu Arruti
Senate backs Hearnes tax bill after halting filibuster
Missouri Senate ended a filibuster by Sen Earl Blackwell and approved an income tax bill backed by Gov Warren Hearnes. The measure passed 21 to 10 with an emergency clause failing 21 to 10, while two key votes were absent. A conference with the House is expected to restore the emergency clause.
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Columbia
Jasper M. Brancato
Kansas City
Jefferson City
A. Clifford Jones
St. Louis County
Jones
John E. Downs
St. Joseph
Robert Young
St. Louis
Welfare reforms defeated in Senate vote
The Senate voted 49 to 21 to strip trade quota and welfare reform provisions from a bill boosting Social Security and welfare benefits. This move likely ends Nixon's Family Assistance Plan for now, as key riders on quotas and medical benefits were dropped and the measure sent back to committee.
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Thomas F. Eagleton
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Russell B. Long
D-La
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Laporte slaying suspects captured in Quebec raid
Police found three FLQ suspects Paul Rose, Jacques Rose, and Francis Simard hiding in a tunnel beneath a St. Duc farmhouse after a light flickered at 5 a.m. Monday. They had eluded capture since mid October tied to the Laporte kidnapping and murder, linked with the Cross case. A fourth man was seized but unnamed.
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Quebec
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Jacques
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Look Inside Look Inside Weather Map Overpass Tragedy
The paper teases a weather map feature tied to a tragic overpass incident. Mentions a ky eer Ann Landers and Macon explosion with references to pages 4 5 9 12 13. Notes cold winter ahead and Soviet spies. Includes comics on page 07 and Daily Record tiers on Mbpe 16.
Vietnam milestones mark decade of U S involvement
Saigon reflects on ten years since the National Liberation Front emerged as the Viet Cong political arm and the end of a decade of direct American involvement in Saigon's efforts to quell the rebellion amid North Vietnamese pressure.
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Milestones in Vietnam War shaping U S role through era
The piece traces U S involvement from late World War II through the 1960s, noting Kennedy's 1961 buildup with 100 jungle fighters and 11 American deaths that year. It cites more than 44,000 American casualties overall and the shift in combat roles as Saigon strengthens while withdrawal accelerates toward mid-1972.
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