Connally Defends Nixon Deficit Budget Proposals
Secretary of the Treasury Connally defended President Nixon’s deficit budget proposals in Richmond urging a return to Puritan discipline to keep U S leadership. He praised Nixon for wage price freeze devaluing the dollar and proposing a budget with extensive red ink. Connally warned there was no choice but to cut federal spending or raise taxes.
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Conally Defends Limited Government in Speech to Chamber
Former Texas governor Connally urged trimming federal spending and rejected broad tax increases during a Greater Richmond Chamber address. He attacked federal overreach and urged local control, signaling a shift toward fiscal restraint amid wartime and domestic debates.
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Strike continues as Taft-Hartley clamps down on docks
Strike by New York and West Coast dockworkers stretches from October to late November under TaftHartley injunction. Hearings seek cabinet input on strike effects, with AFL-CIO and major unions likely to testify. Officials estimate daily cargo losses at California Oregon and Washington ports at millions while wheat sales to Japan shrink.
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Fire Claims Nine Lives in Nursing Home Fire
A fatal fire at an intermediate care nursing home killed Pearl White, Sally Jones, Eula Ogletree, Mary Edmonson, Frances Smith, Mattie Vansickel, Mintie Davis, Anna Graham, and Artie Owens. Grant McGuire, 29, assisted, while police and firefighters found victims in their beds. The blaze began in the basement, with cries heard as rescuers arrived. the Ohio Health Department noted subsidies for welfare patients.
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Indochina January Bombing Near Dong Hoi by Phantom
A January air strike near Dong Hoi, 45 miles north of the DMZ, involved an Air Force F4 Phantom targeting an enemy surface-to-air radar site after indications it and a reconnaissance aircraft were tracked by radar. It marked the ninth protective reaction strike since Saturday as ground fighting raged in the Mekong Delta with several Viet Cong attacks.
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Pay Board advances wage cases and wage unit approvals
The Pay Board reported progress on over 1,000 wage lease backlog items and wage case approvals. It approved 16 of 146 advanced wage cases and rejected five, with 62 more falling within board guidelines. Large units requiring advance clearance averaged 54.9% per worker, while productivity rose in the fourth quarter with output per man hour up 4.9% paired with more hours worked.
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World reaction to Nixon Vietnam plan and regional responses
Viet Cong criticized Nixon speech as electoral propaganda and urged immediate U.S. troop and armament withdrawal from South Vietnam. Cambodia welcomed proposals with Laos and Cambodia guarantees. Thailand and South Korea backed the plan, while Australia and Thieu allies voiced cautious support. Thieu signaled openness to re signing and allowing Communist participation in elections.
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Young Marine recruit drowns at Parris Island
Pvt. William Archie Goodlae of Skowhegan Maine, 11, drowned in a tidal creek at Parris Island while absent without leave. He disappeared about 4 am and was found about 11:15 am as MPs formed a rescue chain. a Navy doctor pronounced him dead at the scene.
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Nixon proposals meet mixed international reactions
Kissinger said the U.S. position remains unchanged while Paris denouncements echoed. Senate critics call for a clear withdrawal date, with Humphrey urging linkage to elections. Javits blasts Nixon as a political trap, Kennedy favors a single withdrawal date plan. Thien An Quang leaders weigh private talks, Cong Luan lauds peace sacrifice, and Britain backs the proposals as constructive for Indochina talks.
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Mediation Cited for Decline in Civil Disorders
WALTHAM Mass AP civil disorders lessened in 1971 as negotiation aided by third parties reduced violence. John P Spiegel director of the Lemberg Center at Brandeis says figures are hard to pin down but notes a sizable overall drop and that negotiating rather than fighting aided the trend.
Civil unrest informalization rises amid mediating groups
Spiegel notes third parties such as ombudsmen, negotiators and citizen groups are increasingly active to defuse civil strife before it escalates, though their success depends on staying out of publicity. The Lemberg Center, founded in 1965, studies violent behavior and crowd dynamics amid regional tensions and civil rights debates.
Hijacker Seizes Plane Demanding Money Over New York Area
A hijacker on an EH277 turboprop demanded money and threatened to parachute with a stewardess. The pilot said the man appeared competent, edgier at times, and insisted on receiving the cash before landing. The plane remained on a runway near Westchester while officials debated how to proceed. Coast Guard stood by with possible tracking from Washington as authorities recounted the incident and noted it followed a pattern set by a prior Thanksgiving hijack.
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Bombings draw condemnations across officials and groups
An array of leaders condemned a wave of bombings. Mayor Lindsay ordered a full search for culprits while police vowed to pursue attackers. International figures including Charles Bray of the State Department and David Blumberg of Bnai Brith called the violence reprehensible and a dangerous assault on humanitarian aims. A blast at the Hurok office caused fatalities and smoke as responders noted a damaged window and a collapsed scene on Sixth Avenue.
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Prague statement backs European security talks in 1972
The Warsaw Pact endorsed Helsinki talks toward an all European security conference proposed by Finland. Seven pact nations signed the Prague Castle declaration, urging prompt start of talks and outlining force reductions. Separately, a 33 story building fire caused dense smoke and shattered windows as residents cried for help.
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