Panel Will Probe Military Spying On Henry Kissinger
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to probe alleged high level military spying on Henry Kissinger uncovered during the White House plumbers leak investigation. Kissinger and Adm. Thomas Moorer were invited to testify next week in a closed session.
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Prices rise as January food costs bolster year figures
USDA data show overall prices are 21 percent higher than January a year earlier with meat making up about 32 percent of typical household food spending and cereal products accounting for 15 percent. Wheat prices climb since mid 1972 amid a large harvest while livestock price gains push expectations toward an August price peak. Separate briefing notes report White House lawyers meeting with Judge Sirica to discuss Watergate evidence but keeping details sealed.
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Terrorists Seize Five Hostages After Setting Fire To Oil Storage
Four men attacked a Shell oil storage tank near Singapore, set tanks ablaze, and seized the ferry Lam with five crew. They demanded safe conduct to an Arab country and a plane to transfer them with the hostage group. The government agreed as hostages were unharmed.
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Mass Defection of Polish Vessel Passengers Reported
Eighty-one passengers defected from the Polish ocean liner Stefan Batory during calls in Denmark Norway and West Germany, with 64 not reboarding in Hamburg. At least 20 sought asylum in West Germany and another 15 defected in Oslo and Copenhagen. The ship carried 400 passengers and 200 crew, returning to Gdynia. Authorities said refugees cited economic and political conditions. asylum likely in West Germany or elsewhere.
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Energy crisis dominates oil talks and defense warnings
An oil executive blamed lack of unity among oil companies for price hikes harming the Western economy. Henry Kissinger and James Schlesinger commented on embargo effects while U S defense leaders warned of reduced readiness without more fuel, and truckers protested high prices causing regional shutdowns. Labor chief Brennan urged advance layoff notices to soften the impact. Senator Jackson signaled willingness to drop excess profits in exchange for price controls.
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Soldiers Paid To Terrorize Refugees In South Vietnam
In Long Khanh Province refugees report soldiers paid by local authorities and landowners attacked them to clear settlement sites favored by land speculators. A Buddhist official described a land grabbing raid after which an elderly refugee woman was killed and others wounded. The government ordered an inquiry and compensation for the victim, while pledging refugee safety.
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Truckers strike widens with shut downs and clashes
Drivers walked off roads at midnight across the Southwest and Northeast amid scattered protests. Ohio and Pennsylvania saw the strongest stoppages with smaller actions in West Virginia Indiana North Carolina New Jersey and Connecticut. A Los Angeles truck terminal closed and police escorted some cargo movements. Violent incidents were reported including a fatal truck windshield strike near Allentown Pa. as the crisis threatened coal and steel production and drew White House involvement and FBI readiness to intervene.
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10 mile, 180 million highway urged for Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia faces traffic gridlock and a $180 million 10 mile highway push. Opponents favor mass transit and energy crisis relief as House bills move toward expansion of State Capitol facilities and no fault auto insurance. Del. Frank M. Slayfort sponsors the medical payments threshold bill with set off from court settlements.
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Crash near Samoa injures Pan Am crew, survivors aid
A Pan Am flight crashed about 1,000 yards from the runway near Samoa amid a tropical disturbance. Ten crew and passengers were injured, with three hours later all surviving passengers admitted to hospital. Relatives reported aircraft details as rescuers fought back flames amid winds and rain squalls.
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Bonn Bank Bandit Seizes Bank in Hilden for Ransom and Hostages
A masked gunman took over a Hilden bank for six hours driving off with ransom and two hostages in a police escorted car. He freed two women, released the bank manager and a worker, then demanded $535000. Police negotiations involved Yugoslav diplomats and workers as authorities surrounded the scene.
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