Nixon to announce plans after holiday Mars mission debate
Washington AP President Nixon is poised to outline space goals after Christmas including a man on Mars by the 1980s and a large space station with reusable ferries. The plan could cost over 10 billion with funding shifts and possible cutbacks to moon missions to protect Kennedy Space Center operations. NASA has drafted shuttle and station concepts but has not issued hardware orders as the Nixon administration studies the direction.
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Weather update signals mixed skies and storms across region
Weather notes partly cloudy conditions in the west with snow at higher elevations. Temperatures range 33 Asheville, 30 Wilmington, 54 Fayetteville as northwest winds 16 to 20 mph. Heavy storms driven by three systems sweep the nation with snow in New England and rain along the coasts. advisories warn of gusts up to 60 mph and widespread cold.
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Congress Faces Adjournment Amid Tax Bill and Veto Talk
Congress nears adjournment with the tax bill approved by the House and a $19.7 billion Labor Education and health appropriation awaiting action. Nixon’s veto threat looms over the package while Mansfield signals caution, and civil rights implications surround the Philadelphia Plan debate as lawmakers clash over the power of the purse.
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Appropriations Committee
GOP
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Michigan
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Air Vietnam jet crash injures several. Americans aboard feared
Stewardess Nguyen Thi Ngoc reports a jammed main door but passengers escaped through an emergency exit and windows. Several Americans were reportedly aboard, with two Green Berets admitted to a U.S. field hospital. The crash followed two prior four engine airliner losses this year near Da Nang, with many injuries and fatalities.
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Saigon
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Green Beret Command
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U.S. Air Force
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Manson Pleads For Right To Defend Himself In Murder Case
In Los Angeles Charles Manson, 35, asked to represent himself in the Tate and LaBianca killings case. Judge Keene paused ruling, naming an attorney to advise him. Separate appearances showed Linda Kasabian, Leslie Van Houten, Susan Atkins, Charles Watson, and Patricia Krenwinkel in various postures of plea and trial dates.
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Charles M. Manson
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Susan Atkins
Charles Watson
McKinney
Tex
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Miss Tate
Leno LaBianca
Miss van Houlen
Tax plan promises gains for retirees and taxpayers
The proposal highlights a 15 percent Social Security boost raising average retiree payments from about 110 to 116 dollars and couples from 170 to 195. Personal exemptions rise from 690 to 750 with broader relief for low incomes while higher earners face new minimum tax and extended surtax through June.
Virginia Supreme Court case delays hearings over lawyer legislator acts
The hearing was postponed under a state statute allowing lawyer-legislators to exempt themselves from courtroom appearances around the General Assembly. Howell and Sacks obtained a court order to pause the Monday session, later challenged as invalid. The dispute centers on whether the commission acted within its authority to set telephone rates or violated an injunction, with calls for contempt of the injunction and renewed effort to bring the three commissioners before court.
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Sacks
Morris B. Gutterman
Norfolk
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond
Hastings Court
Robert E. Brown
Virginia
C&p
Supreme Court of Appeals
Phantom jets crash at base injure sailors, fires destroy hangar
Riddell said the crash pressure was dangerously low and declined to discuss if he could have prevented the disaster. Four F4 Phantom jets in the hangar were destroyed, another damaged, and a sixth burned on its nose. total damage around 25 million dollars. Sailors describe the deafening roar and evacuation. Riddell ejected at 1000 feet and was treated and released. Navy crews rushed to treat the injured as helicopters ferried wounded to San Diego. The Norfolk trio plan to seek relief from higher court to halt increased telephone charges until Virginians can be heard.
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Morgenthau resigns amid Senate pressure on appointment
Attorney Morgenthau announces resignation as the Morgen thau case delays. Javits and Goodell respond, praising Morgen thau and Seymour as a strong lawyer and urging restraint. Morgenthau criticizes partisan views of law enforcement and accuses Washington of clinging to old politics.
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Washington
White House
Mideast Row Deepens as Arab States Reject U S Plan
Arab leaders across Rabat and Cairo rejected the U S peace proposals for a Jordan Israel settlement, calling them surrender and liquidation attempts. Arafat ally Kemal Nasser doubted U S Israeli split, and Al Ahram argued the plan aimed to divert Arab leaders. Morgenthau’s 1961-64 Cairo influence noted.
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Morocco
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Israel
Middle East
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Cairo
al Ahram
Jordan
Arab Summit Keeps Door Open for Political Settlement
Arab leaders at Rabat after two days of private talks signaled a preference for a political settlement with Israel over full scale war. While Libya and Sudan favored broader war options, Egypt Jordan Syria and Iraq urged restraint. The Palestinian cause received broad backing with increased arms and financing likely, aiming to sustain Yasser Arafat’s movement while negotiations continue. Moroccos Boumedienne pushed Palestinians to lead the effort, opposed to a political settlement. Saudi Arabia offered to fund the guerrilla effort if it ends subsidizing Egypt and Jordan, a plan opposed by others. Lebanon and Jordan welcomed a cautious tone as talks proceed through Tuesday.
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Suez Canal
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Morocco
Algeria
Tunisia
Mordccan
Houari Boumedienne
Boumedienne
France
Tel’ “Aviv
Boimedienne
Thei Ants
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Lebanon
Israel Jordan peace talks shift roiling regional stance
Tensions rose as Israel pressurized for direct Arab talks while U S led efforts faced skepticism. Rumors of a rift between Jerusalem and Washington circulated after Rogers policy remarks amid new Israel Jordan proposals. Israel announced no withdrawal from captured lands without face to face talks. Meanwhile top Israeli commanders were shuffled with Elazar and Gur taking key posts as fighting continued in Jordan and Syria fronts. Air strikes hit guerrilla positions near Beit Shean after rockets targeted Israeli settlements in the Beisan Valley.
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Middle East
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Elazar
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Jordan
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Beit Shean
Bernadette Devlin Rioting Charges Defended In Court
Prosecutor Brian Hutton alleged Devlin urged bogsiders to riot and threw rocks while encouraging rioters to attack police. Sir Dingle, a top British lawyer and brother of Britain’s UN ambassador, argued she did not encourage aggression but urged resistance.
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Britain
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Lord Caradon
Servicemen Spread Christmas Cheer Across Global Posts
Santa port Squadron at Don Muang gave a Christmas party for 48 girls at 3 reformator, giving them toys and clothing and tak ing them to the zoo. Other units from Korea to Germany staged toy drives and parties for orphans and needy children, with 200000 toys collected by the 4th Tank Battalion in San Diego County. In Japan, Operation Happy Face at Wakuni provided gifts and meals for 600 orphans, while projects in Alaska Wyoming and California sent toys, clothing and entertainment to missions and hospitals. The across-the-board effort is framed as sharing what soldiers have with others, bringing joy to children and lifting spirits during the holidays.
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Seoul
Camp Kaiser
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Honshu
Navy
Alaskan Air Command
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Yukon River
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Wyoming
Saint Joseph’s
Torrington
Mamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Sonoma State Hospital
Hanscom Air Force Base
Bedford
Mass
Talks Continue on Strategic Arms Negotiations
The closing sessions reveal mutual satisfaction with the businesslike tone and progress in talks. The Kremlin opposed Vienna due to Austria's anti Soviet sentiment after the Czech invasion, while the United States resisted Helsinki for embassy inadequacy. The Vienna Helsinki plan offered a way out as both sides aim to limit strategic arsenals in long negotiations that may take months or years.
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Austria
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Finland
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Geneva
Semenov
Vietnam Uses Refitting Phase Amid Infiltration Rise
The article notes a refitting phase in preparation for the next action period in Vietnam. Sources report increased enemy troop infiltration from the north, signaling seasonal buildup but not necessarily a full offensive. US command reports two helicopters shot down, eight dead and five wounded, raising total US aircraft losses since Jan 1, 1961 to 6,230. Troop strength in South Vietnam reached 472,309, up 300 from the prior week, below Nixon’s ceilings of 444,000 then 434,000 to be reached by April 15.
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