Israeli Jets Pound Egyptian Posts South Of Suez In Retaliation
Israeli jets attacked Egyptian fortifications south of the Suez Canal for about an hour in retaliation for recent fire near the canal. The spokesman said strikes were concentrated south of the Great Bitter Lake with five Israeli soldiers wounded in the canal area. Egypt claimed saboteurs hit Israeli targets and a railway line was blown up near Gaza before repairs.
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Gaza
Gaza‘ Strip
Amman
Jordan
Yasser Arafat
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Labor Department Orders Controversial Minority Plan Into Effect
Washington AP reports the Labor Department implements a minority employment plan for federal contracts in the Philadelphia area. The plan, endorsed by Secretary of Labor George Shultz and Arthur A. Fletcher, sets hiring goals and good faith efforts rather than fixed quotas, with broader applicability to future federal projects.
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John .N. Mitchell
Philadelphia
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Montgomery
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Elmer B. Staats
Mitchell
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Shultz
Fletcher
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Nixon press conferences scarce amid questions on contact
Washington AP report notes President Nixon has not held a formal news conference for more than three months. Press secretary Ziegler says a new conference will be scheduled soon, though no basic policy explains the gap.
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Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
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Guam
Far East
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Postal Board Directors Would Set Rates Under Debate
The postal dependent board of directors would set rates and operate as a business, with unions arguing lack of right to strike leaves them at management mercy. Reports mention automatic compulsory arbitration as a possible compromise, but the administration still backs compulsory arbitration only after other avenues close. Tuesday's vote addressed going to work on Dulski's bill, not approval, keeping the committee free to adjust in coming weeks. Supporters seek a corporate plan rewrite, or an amendment of Dulski's bill section by section.
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Dulski
Corporation
Goren on Bridge by Charles H Goren
In this Chicago Tribune piece a striking dummy reversal play is analyzed. South wins six trump tricks by counting each trump separately while North’s two small trumps support South. Declarer’s line relies on a first round spade finesse and careful ruffing to squeeze nine tricks and force a trump to stand for the game.
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North
Declarer
West
Printers Scrutiny Over Works and Profits Rise
Congress watches the private work of House printers Ramage and Lankford as delays in resuming full operation loom. The Democratic and Republican shops earned tens of thousands in profit beyond their official duties, with office space and services provided by the House.
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Congress
Congressional Record
House
Republicans claim quiet talks with HEW on funds restoration
Republicans say they have been working quietly with HEW and Justice Department officials to restore funds cut for noncompliance with desegregation requirements. Georgia faces a Justice Department suit to force the State Board of Education to desegregate statewide. The remand order covers 39 districts, including 15 in Georgia and districts in Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
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Arkansas
Florida
Mississippi
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South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Hippies and Skinheads Ally Against Police Siege
In London, hippies and skinheads form a united front against police over an empty 100 room mansion and a vacant 100 year old school. Squatters warn they will resist eviction as High Court action seeks return of the school to education authorities.
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Piccadilly Street
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London Hotel Claridges Fire Damages High Floors
Fire at Claridges in London damaged parts of the sixth and eighth floors of the elite hotel, with two guests rescued by firemen and treated for shock. Firemen say the blaze began in a guest room and the seventh floor escaped damage as flames climbed from the sixth to the eighth. About 60 firefighters fought the blaze for over an hour before all guests were accounted for and allowed to return or be re accommodated.
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Claridges
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London Fire Brigade
Harrison Philps
New York City
Court Decisions Delayed To February 2 On Brunswick Stock Case
McCall of Greenville testified December 15 he suggested Brunswick stock to the millionaire judge and the purchase was completed later that month. Haynsworth admitted involvement in later facets like appeals but said he believed the case was closed after the November 10 decision.
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Prunswick Stock
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Patrol boats sink 42 Viet Cong with ambushes near Saigon
U S Navy reports 42 enemy killed in two ambushes by small patrol boats and infantry southeast of Saigon and 46 miles southwest, with no American casualties. Chief Signalman Bob A Monzingo of Fort Worth commanded the actions near the upper Saigon river. The men used night ambush tactics to halt swimmers crossing the river and opened fire when the enemy was halfway across, leaving gear and backpacks as evidence. South Vietnamese regional force units killed 27 Viet Cong at 46 miles southwest of Saigon, with one Vietnamese casualty.
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U.S
Saigon
Monzingo
Navy
Moslem Leaders Meet Amid Arab Territory Tensions
Prominent Arab rulers including Feisal of Saudi Arabia Hassan II of Morocco Hussein of Jordan Sabah Salem of Kuwait and Boumedienne of Algeria attended a conference on Moslem territory and occupation. Non Arab leaders Yahia Khan of Pakistan Abdul Rahman of Malaysia and the shah also attended. Final resolutions expected to carry moral weight across the Moslem world.
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Saudi Arabia
Hassan II
Morocco
Hussein
Jordan
Sabah Salem
Kuwait
Houari Boumedienne
Algeria
Mohamed Yahia Khan
Pakistan
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Shah
Democratic Reform Commission Splits On Proportional Representation Issue
The Democratic Reform Commission divided 8 to 8 on whether to require proportional representation for 1972 delegate selections, pausing final decision until the next meeting after party comments. debate centered on unit rule, winner-take-all primaries, and potential broader changes to state procedures.
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Reform
Commission
George S. McGovern
South Dakota
George Mitchell
Maine
Mitchell
Katherine Peden
Kentucky
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Frederick G. Dutton
John F. Kennedy
Oregon
Massachusetts
Indiana
Maryland
California
Dutton
Democratic Party
Electronic voting system urged to cut human errors in House
Rep. Joe D. Waggonner proposed an electronic system to display results instantly and reduce misrecorded votes. A clerk and a computerlike device would run roll calls, with instant printed tallies by name and state, possibly ready before the 1970 session.
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Washington
Joe D. Waggonner
D-La
House
Waggonner
Klerke
Louisiana
Melvin Price
House Ethics Committee
Beret Murder Case Sees Military Wiretap Claims
Defense attorney Rothblatt charges military officials monitored telephone calls between the accused soldiers their lawyers and families and conducted mail searches. He says such acts hinder fair communication. Witness Gen Abrams may be called as defense testimony. Army tightens publicity under a new regulation.
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Rothblatt
Rhome
Jin
SST funding split from production tested in flight plan
Sen Henry M. Jackson predicted a Senate fight over SST funds as testing and production were separated. Rep William E. Minshall warned of a tough House battle, while critics argued the SST would be noisy, inefficient, and costly and funds should instead aid urban rebuilding. Nixon noted technical problems with the SST.
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Henry M. Jackson
Dwash
Nixon
White House
Senate
William E. Minshall
Rohio
House Appropriations Committee
Housing Subsidy Plans and Open Space Grants Outline
The plan allocates 170 million dollars each for home ownership subsidies and rental subsidies for the poor, 240 million for direct housing loans for the elderly, 195 million for regular public housing subsidies, and 88 million for Open Space land beautification grants. The package emphasizes aid to low income households and urban renewal projects.
Reading for all by end of the decade urged
Allen urged a mass effort by educators legislators business and civic groups to ensure the right to read becomes a universal reality by the late 1970s. He noted $50 million in federal aid to elementary schools and urged teachers local systems to choose methods, asking delegates to report back on state level actions.
Middle East leaders rail against U S policy and Israel
Sudanese Premier Awadalla and Lebanese foreign minister Youssef Salem blasted U S policy as one sided and counterproductive, warning it could alienate Arabs and draw nuclear powers into the Middle East, while asserting Israel sabotages peace efforts and occupiers face Arab resistance.
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Egypt
Sayed
Awadalla
U.S
Middle East
Youssef Salem
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