Virginia Assembly Nears End With Key Reforms
The Virginia General Assembly bypassed near midnight adjournment to near compromise on court reform via district courts and elected by full General Assembly. Blue laws were revised with an emergency clause after debate, allowing Sunday food sales and delaying effect to March 19 to aid merchants.
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Virginia General Assembly
House
Senate
General Assembly
Virginia
Linwood Holton
Roanoke
Thomas R. McNamara
Norfolk
Israel shifts blame partial for airliner downing
Israel for the first time accepts part of the blame for the Libyan airliner crash in the Sinai Desert and proposes a hot line with Egypt to prevent a repeat. Cairo rejects the idea, insisting on respect for international law. Dayan and Elazar defend actions saying blame rests with the aircraft, crew, and Cairo tower. Meir faces Cabinet tensions over consultation. Page 2-A.
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Tel Aviv
Sinai Desert
Egypt
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Ezzeddin Rifaat
Cairo
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
David Elazar
Golda Meir
Elazar
POWs Say Nixon Pressure Ended Antiwar Movement
Air Force veterans freed from North Vietnam credit President Nixon pressure with ending the antiwar movement and potentially shortening the war. Maj. Jon Reynolds and Maj. Norman McDaniel, speaking at first news conferences since release, defend free speech yet argue protests lengthened the conflict. Col. Robinson Risner, at Sheppard Air Force Base, says he supports the president and honors the freedoms he fought for.
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Jon AS “Reynolds
Philadelphia
Jon
Norman A. McDaniel
Greens
Boro
N.c
Reynolds
McDaniel
Robinson Risner
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Tex
Risner
Oklahoma City
North Vietnam
Philippines
Denton Returns Home From Vietnam POW Ordeal In Virginia Beach
Navy Captain Jeremiah A. Denton Jr. returned to Virginia Beach to a welcoming home with flags and a large “Welcome” banner painted by his children. He spoke at a news conference about luxury and prosperity, warning against material excess and urging resilience in prosperity while noting his nine years away as a POW.
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Virginia Beach
Navy
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Denton
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
America
Returnees Seethe Over POWs Seen Cooperating With Enemies
Washington AP reports some returned POWs harbor resentment toward others who they believe cooperated with North Vietnamese to gain favorable treatment during the Tet offensive. Service sources describe a calm surface masking anger among former prisoners.
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Washington
Former POWs May Press Charges Against Comrades
Some freed American POWs consider criminal charges against certain former comrades after all POWs return home. Pentagon seeks forgiveness and unity. Charges would hinge on undisclosed alleged misconduct, including possible information sharing with North Vietnam and other actions. About nine men are involved by early reports.
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U.S
Pentagon
Creator Of Weary Willie Hates Crowds Says Clown
Sarasota Florida AP reports Emmett Kelly creator of Weary Willie the famed sad sack clown shuns the spotlight in private life at 74. He says I hate crowds and won’t even go to Disney World. In retirement he reads papers tends orange trees and avoids visitors. When the curtain rises Willie returns to life.
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Sarasota, Fla. (Ap
Emmett Kelly
Disney World
Gulf Coast
Kelly
Statesmen Open Vietnam Peace Talks In Paris
East and West delegations gathered in Paris to guarantee peace as 13 nations begin talks at the Hotel Majestic. Henry Kissinger and various diplomats reportedly secured understandings, with William Rogers stressing the aim of endorsing January 27 accords and ending the Indochina war. Gromyko signaled Moscow will back North Vietnam and the Viet Cong amid diverse views on the peace process and Vietnamese self determination.
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Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
North Vietnam
China
Russia
Majestic
U.S
William P. Rogers
Indochina
Wen
Andrei A. Gromyko
Soviet Union
Moscow
Nixon Says Too Much Aid Goes To Those Supposed To Help Needy
President Nixon in a radio address criticizes federal spending that benefits social workers more than the needy. He urges reforms to curb waste and paternalism and outlines plans to overhaul education, manpower training, and other social programs. Senate Leader Mansfield agrees aid is misallocated but opposes dismantling the Office of Economic Opportunity and warns against broad revenue sharing.
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Nixon
America
State of the Union
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Congress
Mansfield
Office of Economic Opportunity
Camp David
Maryland
Intensity Of Fighting Dims In Vietnam Third Day
Across South Vietnam the fighting intensity eased for the third day while ceasefire violations topped 100. In Tri Ton Mekong Delta shells hit a schoolyard and a renovation site for the International Commission. Ten Vietnamese including six children and two teachers were killed and four wounded. Later a shell hit the district operations center, killing two South Vietnamese soldiers and wounding six. Col J G Whitted, U S delegate, was in the building but unhurt. Tri Ton is a designated subregional site for peace commissions. neither has moved. The Saigon command reported 121 ceasefire violations in 24 hours.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Tri Ton
Mekong Delta
Four Party Joint Military Commission
Fouration International Commission of Control and Supervision
Ers
District Tactical Operations
J.G. Whitted
U.S
Joint Military Commission
Can Tho
Vietnam
Standby Draft Lottery Set For March Eighth
Washington AP reports the first standby draft lottery for about two million men turning 19 will be held March 8. Although no one may be drafted, the act requires a lottery for an active standby system, with registration surrounding 18th birthdays and possible future calls. Selective Service head Pepitone expected to announce details next week.
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Pentagon
Selective Service
Byron V. Pepitong
Pepitone
Selective Service Act
Imports Have Erased Million U.S. Jobs In Six Years
AFL-CIO says foreign imports wiped out over a million American jobs in six years and threaten Made in U.S.A. labels from baseball mitts to base metals. The report cites 95 percent of baseball mills as imports and warns of declines in steel shoes and shirts, urging a White House and Congress program to reverse the trade position ahead of Nixon’s private White House visit.
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U. S
Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
Fla
U.S.A
United States
Labor Federation
U.S
White House
Congress
Nixon
Labor Council
Weather readings from atop the Register Building
Virginia and North Carolina forecasts show mostly sunny Sunday with highs in the upper 40s to 50s, then partly cloudy Sunday night. Low 30s, Monday cloudy with highs near 60 in places. Downtown log records calm wind, temperatures from 32 to 43, and no measurable precipitation.
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