Nixon Pledges U S To Play Crucial Role In Peace Bid
President Nixon, returning from an overseas trip, said the United States would play a key part in pursuing peace through negotiations. Haig reported optimism in Arab and European capitals, with plans to attend NATO talks in Brussels and Moscow summit meetings. Nixon stressed continued support for Portugal’s new government and outlined aims to strengthen Arab relations and long term peace efforts while warning against unnecessary conflict.
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Nixon
U.S
Haig
Azores
Haigs
Ronald L
Ziegler
Florida
Brussels
Moscow
Zieg“fer
Egypt
Syria
Israel
United States
Lajes Air Force Base
Portugal
Washington
Antonio Spinola
Middle East
Europe
Soviet Union
NATO
Spinola
Nixon Trip Highlights Leaks Debate and Cairo Accord
At the White House presidential speech writer Buchanan charged leaks are a systematic campaign to ruin the President and associates. St. Clair warned leaks of secret evidence bias public perception while Mansfield lamented delays in impeachment inquiry. Nixon’s trip totaled seven million in crowds, with a Cairo accord signaling improved U.S. ties to Arab states though key Azores base talks linger.
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White House
Patrick Buchanan
Buchanan
Nixon
James D. St. Clair
St. Clair
Rodino
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Impeach Shufts
Committee
Portugal
United States
Azores
Ronald L. Ziegler
Middle East
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
U.S
Tornadoes Hit Ankeny Area Causing School Damage
Storm officials report six funnel clouds northeast of Ankeny as twisters struck after 10 p.m. Dozens of fattened buildings damaged, schools and shopping areas hardest hit with $3 million in school losses. Deaths include Mr and Mrs Wallace White. Emergency crews set up center, cleared debris, and sought volunteers. State trooper John Abeltins recounted narrowly escaping a car, wind and live wires during the storm.
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State Highway Patrol
National Guard
Ankeny
C.3. Weigel
Wallace White
John Abeltins
NATO Keeps United Front Under Ottawa Declaration
NATO members agreed to deeper consultation on global matters, while stressing the Western alliance must remain indivisible and ready to deter any hostile action. The declaration endorses continued U.S. troop presence in Europe and calls for a proper burden sharing among allies.
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Helmut Schmidt
Nixon
Kissinger
NATO
NATO Mmembers
U.S
Europe
United States
Weather From Beaches To Mountains
Coastal area forecast partly cloudy through Friday with highs in the upper 80s to around 90 and lows near 70. Rain chances 20 percent increasing to 36 percent at times. winds light to 10 mph, veering southeast to south. Mountains expect clear to partly cloudy conditions with Thursday and Friday highs in the upper 80s, lows in the mid 60s, and 20 percent rain likely Thursday into Thursday night.
Petersen recalls White House inaction during Watergate probes
Petersen testifies that early in the Watergate inquiry he doubted White House responsiveness and urged firmer leadership. He faults aides for possible involvement and notes the administration’s pattern of delaying indictments and lying to prosecutors while Ervin questions why only seven defendants stood trial initially.
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Petersen
White House
Philip Hart
D-Mich
Nixon
John DB. Ehrlichman
H. R. Haldeman
Ervin
Justice Department
Wheat prices and farmer holdout shape 1974 markets
Wheat futures rose to 6.76 a bushel mid February as farmers in Texas Oklahoma and Kansas faced varied outcomes. Holdouts expected higher returns while reduced yields and rising fertilizer costs increased risks for growers across the Plains.
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Russia
Herren
Houston
Texas
Oklahoma
Frank Fanning
Mid-Continent
Kansas
Fanning
Agriculture Department
Ostrander
U.S
Chicago
Gerald Frazier
Union Equity Wheat Exchange
Enid
Okla
Frazier
Soviets Draft New Constitution Aims and Old Bolsheviks
Soviet reports note a Committee to Draft a new constitution with veteran figures like 79 year old Mikoyan and 64 year old Furtseva. meanwhile postwar stalwarts Molotov Malenkov and Kaganovich are described as retired and ignored. The Supreme Soviet's role remains to approve party decisions amid Pravda claiming near universal turnout.
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Politburo
Furtseva
Moscow
Supreme Soviet
Nikolai Firyubin
United Nations
Firyubin
Jacob Malik
Malik
Russia
Stalin
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Mikoyan
Vyacheslav Molotov
Georgi M. Malenkov
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Pravda
House approves slower timetable for postage rate hikes
The House passed a pair of bills to lengthen the schedule for postage rate increases on newspapers magazines books records and nonprofit mailings. The measure approved 277 to 129 advances to the president after Senate approval with an amendment by Rep Bill edited for clarity.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Bill
Levy ruling on parole and Vietnam dissent noted
The court denied parole under the Narcotics Act of 1956 while Drug Abuse Act prisoners remain eligible. It also faced a bail request from William L. Calley Jr. over his My Lai conviction review. Levy, ex Army Dermatological Service chief at Ft. Jackson, was accused of racist remarks and withholding training from Special Forces aid men. Justice Rehnquist upheld the discipline rationale. Justice Stewart dissented, calling general articles catch-alls. Levy’s bail followed a three year sentence. he expects possible further delay.
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Wiliam L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Levy
Army Dermatological Service
Ft. Jackson
D.C
Special Forces
Vietnam
Stewart
William J. Brennan
William O. Douglas
Thurgood Marshall
Douglas
Robert Berry
Army
Levy Woudd
New York
Supreme Court
Charles Morgan Jr
Washington
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Rehnquist
Earl of Essex
Brennan
Athlete's Foot Relief Ad Promises Quick Healing
A drugstore ad touts quick relief for athlete's foot with T4-L a quick drying treatment. It claims itch relief within minutes and healing skin replacement in 3 to 5 days with healthy skin returning. If not satisfied in one hour, return to Hoy Drug Store.
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Hoy Drug Store
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