Turnpike Drivers Praise New Speed Limit But Few Obey It
On the New Jersey Turnpike drivers greeted the 50 mph limit with mixed compliance. State police report general slowdown and steady enforcement while truckers cite fuel costs and gear limits as factors. Several drivers comment on speed changes and potential travel delays as toll road traffic steadies at lower speeds.
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Nixon schedule details Watergate talks with senators
President Nixon outlined planned meetings with six southern senators and an independent to discuss Watergate, said there are no missing tapes and provided a chronology of actions on tape recordings. He announced he would release full reels of June 1969 and April 1973 tapes for court review.
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Christmas lights in cities cut back to ease energy use
Downtown stores in Cleveland and Boise area plan shorter lighting hours for holidays. Fresno and Philadelphia suppliers urge dimming but say savings are modest. Idaho cities drop Christmas lighting contests while coal exemptions unlikely to ease overall energy shortage.
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Middle East truce talks move toward resumption in Cairo
On day two of UN mediated talks Yarv and Gamaay plan to meet after a one day break. Israel's Red Sea actions and blockade conditions loom large as Golda Meir circles a six point territorial plan for possible peace talks in Geneva with Kissinger due in China.
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Elderly Boston Couple Foster 120 Illegitimate Babies
Boston couple Walter and Florence Desmond have cared for 120 newborn illegitimate babies through a Catholic Charitable Bureau foster program over 26 years. They describe the babies’ colors as unimportant and emphasize providing love and happiness, despite meager funds and no car or TV.
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Black Gang Burns White Husband Of Black Woman
A gang abducted a white man Brian Barfield and his black wife Jeraldine in Fort Lauderdale. Barfield was doused with inflammable fluid and set afire, suffering third degree burns. Jeraldine was uninjured. Police say the attack appeared racially motivated as the couple drove home when a car forced them to stop.
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Senate greenlights right of way permit for Hat North Slope pipeline
Senate action on a right of way permit for an 80 mile Hat North Slope oil pipeline to the Valdez port is expected Tuesday. Five House subcommittees approved a coal surface mining regulation bill. it moves to the Interior Committee with no action before January 27. Senate panels pursued daylight saving time and energy crisis measures. Nixon administration urged quick approval of a bill to suspend clean air standards for power plants and factories to ease the energy crunch. Russell Train said such suspensions could be needed. The bill, from Sen. Muskie, would permit temporary pause in all health and safety standards. A separate crime report describes a racial attack in which a Barfield couple were abducted, tied, doused with liquid, and set ablaze before being released. the wife aided her husband to a hospital in serious condition. A prior Boston attack and a Miami death tied to similar violence followed a televised film.
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Probation Oversight Lapses Release Gilreath From Hospital
Gireath Gilreath, held in Fairfax County Jail, was released from the Psychiatric Institute of Washington DC due to a state probation office oversight. Probation officer Paul Folliard said he approved the August hospital release for work in Ohio but did not have him readmitted when he returned in September.
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Kissinger to brief S Korea on U.S. Taiwan pull back
The report notes Kissinger will outline Washington’s gradual troop withdrawal plan to South Korean leaders after stops in Tokyo and Peking. McCloskey offered no comment when asked about Taiwan forces. Kyodo cites diplomatic sources in Peking about the policy’s reach across Asia.
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POWs continue from page one with reports of landings and parachute drops. Many remain hospitalized or convalescing after injuries. Military surgeons repair fractures and other damage. Returns to duty vary by service: Air Force 200 of 825, Navy 40 of 1400, Army 29 of 77, Marines 2 of 26. A few have been discharged or retired. Two POWs died by suicide months earlier, raising concern over long‑term risks for Vietnam era veterans.
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Princess Anne Embraces Old Fashioned Image
Princess Anne says she is an old fashioned girl and plans to obey her fiancé Captain Mark Phillips, amid royal wedding preparations and interviews describing their relationship. The couple discuss how dating felt, the vow of obedience, and upcoming Westminster Abbey ceremony.
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