Two Women Return From Hanoi With List Of Prisoners
Two women who led antiwar groups returned from North Vietnam with claims of 132 POWs. The Pentagon confirmed four new names on a list. letters were said to be sent to families, some for the first time in years. Names of pilots and other prisoners were presented with drawings, while officials noted 419 POWs and 942 missing in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh’s 1969 death shadowedDiplomatic talks on prisoners.
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Hanoi
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Washington
Pentagon
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Berkeley
Calif
West Coast
Committee of Responsibility
Cora Weiss
New York
Women Strike For Peace
Mark Gartley
Greenville
Paul Bardon Brown
Newton
Mess
William J. Mayhew
New Manchester
W. Va
Gerald Coffee
Sanford
Fla
Navy
David Jay Carey
Jeannette
Albert Edwards Runyan
Somler
S.C
Vietna Women's Union
Ethel Taylor
Philadelphia
Lst
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Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
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Ho Chi Minh
United States
Inflation Outlook For 1970 Affects Jobs And Prices
Economists predict inflation will ease but not end in 1970 with rates around 4 percent or slightly above. Unemployment is expected to rise to 6 percent or more, hitting the marginally employed and poor hardest while the middle class faces slower gains and continued price pressures throughout the year.
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Rene
Martin Gainsbrugh
National Industrial Conference Board
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Freund
Se Olsen
JeusThe Wharton School of Finance and Commerce
A. Gainsbrugh
Olsen
Samurlson
Congress Ends Session Amid Praise and Criticism
The House and White House signaling a four day Christmas break after Nixon signed the executive order for federal employees. Leaders Mansfield Ford and Albert framed the year as long and productive while opposing viewpoints warned of a do little Congress. Magnuson urged a reassessment of priorities amid calls for health and education funding and crime control measures. About 60 House members attended the final session with Rep. Charlotte Reid among the women present in a black pants suit.
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Oklahoma
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Mansfield
Congress
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R.mich
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Department of Labor
Senate
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U.S
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Charlotte T. Reid
R-Ul
Arab rulers clash over Palestine aid at summit
Yasser Arafat attends an Arab summit at equal status with chiefs of state. He may secure at least 19 million dollars in support for guerrilla operations from some nations outside the summit framework. Several delegates boycott the final meeting, with leaders from Syria, Iraq, and the Yemen Republic absent or leaving briefly.
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Yasser Arafat
Kamal Nasser
Arafat
Hassan
Charles Helou
Lebanon
Helou
King Hassan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Syria
Iraq
Yemen
Muammar Mohamed Kadafi
Libya
Revolutionary Council
Dodd Says DOJ Found No Basis For Tax Charges
Sen Thomas J Dodd asserts the Justice Department has concluded no basis exists for prosecuting him on income tax evasion. He notes two years of investigations and repeats plans to run for a third Senate term in 1976 as he and attorney Edward Bennett Williams release a Mitchell letter. The case concerns 1961 65 tax years and potential civil liabilities, with IRS guidance pending.
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Washington
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Senate
Connecticut
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Edward Bennett Wiliams
Atty
John N. Mitchell
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Mitchell
Internal Revenue Service
Justice Departent
Soviets In Effect Reject U S Middle East Peace Plan
The Soviet Union rejected the U S peace plan for an Israeli Egyptian settlement. Soviet Ambassador Dobrynin delivered Moscow’s reply to Secretary Rogers. Washington said the reply was not a constructive response and would receive careful study. The plan proposed Israeli Sinai withdrawal and demilitarization with possible U N administration for Gaza, and talks between Israel and Egypt.
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Anatoly ¥. Dobrynin
William P. Rogers
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
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Gaza
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Sharm-El- Shiek
Strait of Tiran
Suez Canal
Moscow
Israel
McDonnell Douglas Wins Contract For New Plane
The Air Force chose McDonnell Douglas of St. Louis to develop and produce the F15 fighter at an estimated program cost of 7.7 billion dollars. McDonnell Douglas defeated Fairchild Hiller and North American Rockwell, with first flight expected in 1972 and operational status in the mid 1970s. The deal involves 4,000 subcontractors across 42 states, initial testing planes at a targeted price of 1.146 billion, and a first wing totaling 107 airframes.
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St. Louis
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Los Angeles
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Robert C. Seamans Jr
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Melvin R. Laird
Navy
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Nixon declares four day Christmas weekend for federal workers
President Nixon ordered Friday a federal holiday for all government employees, excusing Dec 26 from duties except for national security or essential services. He said he will travel to his San Clemente home on Friday and stay through January 3 or later.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
U S Proposes Israel Land Trade For Security
Rogers defends U S Middle East plan under U N Security Council, envisioning Israel ceding lands from the June 1967 war in exchange for stronger frontier security. He says peace effort is essential, rejects appeasement label used by Israel’s cabinet. SALT talks show progress but no guaranteed weapons cuts at Vienna talks.
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Vienna
Vietnamese troops spotted near An Hoa amid Da Nang area fights
Three movements of North Vietnamese troops near An Hoa 16 to 27 miles southwest of Da Nang produced 32 enemy deaths in three incidents. An ambush near An Hoa killed seven more enemy, while a Marine force surprised a group of 40 along a northeast trail, touching off a brief 15 minute firefight with light casualties. President Thieu sent a Christmas message to U.S. fighting men.
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Hundreds Of Convicts Get Christmas Leave From Prisons
Hundreds of inmates nationwide receive holiday leave, parole or discharge as corrections departments and governors enact Christmas mercy. Notable releases include Massachusets Brink's robbery participants after nearly 15 years, and Florida inmates allowed home for the season. Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Arkansas, Indiana, California, Connecticut, Missouri, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other states report varying programs ensuring inmates can spend Christmas with families.
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Associated Press
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America
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Florida
David Bachman
Division of Adult Corrections
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Department of Corrections
Harrison
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Mississippi
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C. Murray Henderson
Louisiana State
Lester” Maddox
Georgia
Maddox
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David Car
North Carolina
Bob Scott
Arkansas
Winthrop Rockefeller
Indiana
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San Quentin
Connecticut
Ellis C. MacDougall
Missouri State Penitentiary
Eastern State Correctional Institution
Graterford
Joseph Briery
Pennsylvania
Western State Penitentiary
Brierly
New Jersey
Richard J.hughes
Brooklyn, W.Y
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Michael Riola
Leesburg
Mark DeMedici
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Brooklyn
Orphanage Progress Amid War Tensions
The Da Nang orphanage, run by Afontagnara tribes, receives help from Lepers and US military in setting up by prefab building. Children live in tents as funds from Allentown rise to buy land and farming tools, with Christmas dinners planned by American volunteers. Over 18,000 candles were given for donations in a surrounding parade.
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da Nang
Dr. Harverson
Allentown
Bank Bill Faces Banks and Agencies in Hemispheric Review
Rep Wright Patman enlisted Nixon administration officials to draft a tighter domestic bank record bill. Hearings opened December 4 with Justice official support, while Treasury and State agencies, meeting with major banks, opposed the measure. Treasury officials aided by Rossides helped write the bill, despite bank opposition.
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Justice Department
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New York
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Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
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IRS
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Vatican holds mysterious painting loaned by Lanfranco Carnevali
Lanfranco Carnevali cannot explain how the painting reached the Vatican. He lent it to a friend, whom he did not name, and has sought an explanation. Msgr. Vallaine said he would not remove the work, noting artists may draw inspiration from a subject. The artist argued the word Alba referred to Dawn, while his father learned the idea from a photograph.
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Alba
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Famiglia Cristiana
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Parole Overhaul Aims To Tighten Federal Release Process
Justice Department unveils a major parole system reorganization to curb outright releases. Aimed at 20,506 federal inmates and 10,300 parolees, the plan creates a deliberative board with transcripts, hearing examiners, and fuller background checks.
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Justice Department
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John N. Mitchell
George J. Reed
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Parole Board
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