Nixon to send Kissinger to Hanoi on postwar aid
President Nixon said he will send Henry Kissinger to Hanoi next week to discuss postwar financial aid for North Vietnam. He also signaled plans to meet this spring with South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and expressed confidence that the Paris accord can bring enduring peace in Indochina.
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Washington
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Sinally
Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Indochina
Kissinger
Vietnam
White House
Executive Mansion
Thieu
San Clemente
Calif
Richardson predicts Vietnam cease fire to stabilize soon
Secretary of Defense Elliott Richardson on his second day in the job said the shaky cease-fire in Vietnam is moving toward a stable situation by next week with hostilities decreasing daily. He also signaled budget reviews and potential base closures, and noted spending plans for the new fiscal year.
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Washington
Elliot. L. Richardson
Vietnam
Richardson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Defense Department
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
Powerful Enemy Forces Launch Fresh Attacks
In Saigon, North Vietnamese forces renewed assaults along the DMZ violating the cease-fire. Nixon to meet Thieu and Kissinger to map postwar relations as Agnew concludes talks. Agnew's seven nation tour moves on from Phnom Penh to Thailand and beyond.
Stennis in serious condition after Washington shooting
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi remained in very serious condition at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after being shot in the chest and thigh during a robbery outside his Washington home. A medical spokesman said he is conscious and responsive, with no heart brain spine or nervous system damage reported, but the prognosis remains guarded amid extensive wounds, surgeries, transfusions, antibiotics, and respirator support.
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Washington
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Stennis
Maj
Frank Garland
Garland
John Hampton Stennis
Mississippi
Anderson's Associate Three Indians Charged
The FBI arrested Les Whitten an associate of columnist Jack Anderson and three Indians on a charge of receiving and possessing government property. Adams Sioux lawyer faced with return of three BIA documents. Whitten released on own recognizance. Pigeon and Cerri summoned to grand jury. Anita Collins jailed briefly on same charges. No formal charges for Pigeon or Cerri.
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FBI
Les Whitten
Jack Anderson
Anderson
Whitten
Hank Adams
Adams
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Daniel Pigeon
Whittenberg
Wis
Allison Cerri
Silver Spring
U.S
BIA
Departing GIs Joke About Close Calls And What They Miss
SAIGON AP Spec 4 Arthur Prince of Oklahoma City jokes about the things he and fellow GIs will miss or not miss in Vietnam as they prepare to depart. In Camp Alpha, he and John Lane of Lakeland, Florida, reflect on homeward plans and memories from 13 months in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
Arthur Prince
South Vietnam
Prince
Oklahoma City
Okla
Vietnam
John Lane
Lakeland
Fla
Innis Page 2 A Home Across the Camp Pool
Across the street at the camp pool two soldiers are named Spec. 4 John Wengren of Los Angeles and Spec. 4 David. The brief item notes their presence at the facility and hints at a community update or report from the page.
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Camp Pool
John Wengren
Los Angeles
David
Two Prisoners Learn They Became Fathers After Cease Fire
Air Force Captains John Alpers Jr. and Brian Ratlaff, soon to be freed from POW camps, will learn their wives Sharon Alpers and Diana Ratlaff gave birth within four days of a cease-fire. Sharon delivered John H. Alpers III in Wayne County Memorial Hospital and Diana had Christina Ratlaff at Seymour Johnson AFB Hospital near Goldsboro. Both babies and mothers are reported in good condition. The men were missing in action after being shot down in Vietnam.
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John H. Alpers Ff
Wayne County Memorial Hospital
Diana Rataloff
Christna
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
Galdsboro
Tailand
Rat
Laff
Alpers
Boulder
Colo
Vietnam
Nixon says president may impound funds to avoid higher taxes
President Nixon argued the executive has the right to impound funds if Congress overspends to prevent higher taxes. He pressed that the constitutional power to refuse spending is clear and spoke amid Senate debates and criticism from lawmakers about implications for the federal budget and tax burden.
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Nixon
Washington
Congress
Senate Judiciary
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Sind
Bill Brock
R-Tenn
Northern Ireland
Virginia General Assembly Extends Session Two Weeks
Faced with a crushing backlog the Virginia General Assembly extended its 30 day session to February 24 with a Feb 14 cutoff for each chamber to act on its bills. The Senate and House wrestled over judges and a Judicial Inquiry and Review Board appointment delaying floor actions. A judge nomination battle highlighted by Sen. Waddell and House delays left the 36th Judicial District seat vacant pending further action.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
Judicial Inquiry and Review Board
Charles L. Waddell
D-Loudoun
Courts of Justice Committee
Democratic Caucus
16Th Judicial District
William G. Plummer
Waddell
Berlie E. Tubaugh
Falls Church
William Southall Jordan
Radford
36Th Judicial Circuit
House Courts of Justice Committee
Jordan
Assassins Stay Five Bombs Wreck Belfast Stores
In Belfast, bombs wrecked two stores after the "Butchers of Belfast" killed five people in 36 hours. Provisional details say Irish Republican Army guerrillas planted the devices, with no reported casualties from the blasts. Teenage Catholic youths were killed, along with two Catholics and a Protestant UDA member shot earlier, amid sectarian violence and a failing UDA bid to halt the assassinations.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Butchers of
Irish Republican Army
Ulster Defense Association
UDA
North Carolina Bill Aims to Abolish Presidential Primary
RALEIGH AP The chair man of the House Elections Laws Committee said he wants a bill to abolish North Carolina s presidential preference primary next week and move on to other matters. Rep Ernest Messer and Sen Herman Moore discussed repeal and planned to introduce a joint measure. Messer said keeping the primary blocks moving other election changes. He plans to vote for the repeal bill.
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Raleigh
House Elections Laws Committee
North Carolina
Ernest Messer
D-Haywood
Herman Moore
Senate Elections Committee
Messer
Moore
North
Carolina
House Leader charges Holshouser regime hindering assembly work
Raleigh AP. House Majority Leader Billy Watkins accuses Gov Jim Holshouser and his administration of hindering General Assembly work by restricting access to information. He cites five cases, including a committee meeting, where officials refused to provide information citing memos from Holshouser’s office or Human Resources Secretary David Flaherty. The memos demand advance or prior approval for legislative program proposals from executive agencies.
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Raleigh
Billy Watkins
B-Granville
Jim Holshouser
General Assembly
Watkins
Halshouser
Holshouser
Office of Human Resources
David Flaherty
Virginia and North Carolina Weather Outlook
Cloudy in Virginia with rain likely developing eastward across state. Highs in upper 40s to low 50s, rain ends Friday. North Carolina shows increasing clouds and warmer Thursday with mountain showers and widespread showers Friday, highs in the upper 30s to low 60s, lows in the teens to 20s.
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Virginia
North Carolina
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Thailand
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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