Senate Democrats Back War Fund Cuts Victory Sparks Debate
Senate Democrats approved a plan to halt Vietnam War funding 36 to 11 with conditions for safe troop withdrawal, return of prisoners, and accounting for missing in action. The House faced a clash over a related peace talks hearing as Rep Frelinghuysen accused the committee chair of poor planning.
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$15 000 Plus Taken In Florence Robbery
Two masked white men aged 25 to 30 robbed State National Bank East in Florence at 1 46 p m. They escaped in a Decatur garage stolen car with an estimated 15 000 to 20 000 dollars. No security guard was on duty and two women tellers plus a secretary were present. Ralph Miles of the Birmingham FBI led the inquiry.
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16th B52 Downed Over Saigon Air War Update
The U S command reports another B52 heavy bomber and an F111 fighter bomber lost in North Vietnam. Two crewmen from the F111 were missing after the Dec 22 crash. The Hanoi Haiphong air blitz raises American losses to 109 killed missing or captured in two weeks.
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Peace talks resume clash over October draft in Paris
In Paris the Vietnam peace talks reopen with a dispute between Hanoi and Saigon over Kissinger and Tho draft. Hanoi urges U S sign promptly while Saigon calls the draft a disguised North Vietnamese victory. In New York a Madrid bound TWA jet with 223 aboard diverted to Denver after a bomb threat.
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le Duc Tho
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North Vietnam
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Trans World Airlines
Doctor Polimeni May Have Been Entombed Alive in Mendoza
Police investigate after coffin of Dr. Vincent Polimeni who died of a heart attack on December 27 was found on the mausoleum floor the night before. The zinc shield glass window was broken and scratches were noted on the body.
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Argentina
Vincent Polimeni
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Nazis order military training for German children in 1936
On this date in 1936 the Nazi regime ordered military training for German children. The piece notes a Tennessee Valley locale promotion and nearby classified listings with weather forecasts and contact lines.
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Scions Prepared To Back Up War Words
Congress debates ending the Vietnam war and halting funding if no settlement. Democrats press to legislate peace by cutting Vietnam appropriations, with past Senate actions and House votes showing mixed success. The 93rd Congress opens amid election-year tensions.
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Alabama Supreme Court Adopts Modern Civil Rules
The Alabama Supreme Court approved a new modern set of civil procedure rules to speed up justice, ending a 20 year modernization effort for circuit courts and appellate cases. Chief Justice Heflin said they take effect in July and will be taught via a statewide education program including 25 AETN broadcasts.
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Howell Heflin
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Newton B. Powell
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