Paris and London Reach Talks to Admit Britain to the Common Market
President Pompidou and Prime Minister Heath announced progress toward British entry in the European Community after 12 hours of talks over two days. They signaled a possible accord by June addressing Britain’s contributions to the Common Agricultural Fund, access for New Zealand products, and sterling reserve roles.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Western
Europe
Britain
Elysee Palace
Charles de Gaulle
Heath
London
House of Commons
Pompidou
Commons
Common Agricultural Fund
New Zealand
France
Britain and France Seek Gradual End to Sterling Reserve Role
The report describes Britain and France negotiating over Britain's monetary role within a future European Community. Britain would increase its Agricultural Fund contribution during a five year transition, and both sides aim to end Sterling's reserve role gradually. Heath told Pompidou Britain would protect sterling holders and avoid destabilizing the international monetary system.
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Britain
Agricultural Fund
Sterling
Heath
Pompidou
Authorities Confirm Tip On Robbery Target
Huntsville police Lt. Carl Young said informants warned Mr and Mrs Nolan Roper five weeks earlier jewels furs and other items at their mansion could be robbed. Surveillance paused due to garbage strike reducing manpower. Chief Gene Sweenton noted a loss figure of $1.
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Lee Sentell
Huntsville
Carl Young
Decatur Daily
Nolan Roper
Florence
Gene Sweenton
Burr Treason Trial in Richmond Acquitted
In Today’s Daily On This Date in 1807 former Vice President Aaron Burr faced treason charges in Richmond Virginia. He was acquitted the following August. Weather info notes fair through Sunday with highs around 85 and lows near 48.
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Aaron Burr
Richmond
Stalin's Daughter Delivers Daughter in California
Svetlana Alliluyeva Peters gives birth to a seven pound nine ounce girl named Olga in San Rafael California. The mother, 45, and baby are thriving and to be released soon. Olga is father William Wesley Peters chief architect of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.
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San Rafael
Calif
Joseph Stalin
Svetlana Alliluyeva Peters
Russia
Olga
William Wesley Peters
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Svetlana
America
Three Men Burned In Coke Plant Incinerator Blast
An explosion at a Decatur Coca Cola bottling plant injures Billy Hass Willard Free and Barney Snow. All three received facial burns and were treated then released from Decatur General Hospital. Incinerator damage confined to the metal unit outside the plant rear.
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Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Truman Kennamer
Billy Hass
Decatur
Willard Free
Hartselle
Barney Snow
Danville
AAA Southend Ambulance
Decatur General Hospital
Hass
Decatur General
Berkeley man burns subpoena tied to Capitol bombing inquiry
Burns subpoena Stuart Alpert, 31, of Berkeley, Calif., burned a subpoena in New Haven, Conn. He said it relates to an inquiry into the March 1 bombing of the U S Capitol and a plot to bomb New York City banks, according to the U S attorney's office in New York.
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Stuart Alpert
Berkeley
Calif
U. S. Capitol
U. S. Attorney’s Office
New
York City
New York City
New Haven
Conn
30 GIs Killed In Rocket Attack
Thirty American soldiers died and 50 wounded in three rocket and mortar strikes in the northern South Vietnam war zone. Maj. Charles Johnson said most casualties hit Charlie 2 base near the DMZ while a 60 round mortar barrage hit paratroopers near Hue. The toll is the heaviest in 17 months for U S units.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Charles Johnson
Charlie 2
Demilitarized Zone
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Johnson
101St Airborne Division
da Nang
Maj
Resor Gives Up Post As Secretary Of Army
Stanley R. Resor resigned as Secretary of the Army after six years in the job. President Nixon accepted the resignation with regret. Melvin R. Laird praised Resor for hard work and innovations, while Ziegler avoided naming a successor.
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Resor
Army
Dana Adams Schmidt
New York Times News Service
Washington
Stanley R. Resor
Johnson
Nixon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Congress
Grally
Laird
Vietnam
White House
Ronald J. Ziegler
Witness Kowatch Renews Dismissive Testimony In Higdon Case
Edward J. Kowatch, president of Universal Consultants, repudiated parts of his prior statements in the Higdon general court martial. He said he was told not to testify and did not closely review statements. Higdon, 41, is charged with graft and larceny tied to the NCO Open Mess System in Long Binh Vietnam during 1967-68. Kowatch claimed corruption was rampant in Vietnam and cited kickbacks for contracts. He could not recall saying three checks for 5 000 dollars each and questioned signing a statement as his own.
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Redstone Arsenal
Edward J. Kowatch
Kowatch
Universal Consultants
Service Club
Mst
William Higdon
Higdon
East Point
NCO
Long Binh
Vietnam
Edward Hooper
Hopper
Millionaires Not Hillfolk In Pikeville
Pikeville Kentucky, a coal town of 4700, boasts more than 50 millionaires and 25 doctors, with a Cadillac dealership, a $7 million hospital, three banks with over $100 million in deposits, and doctors earning up to 50 000 in their first year, challenging the hillbilly stereotype.
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Pikeville
Appalachia
Kentucky
United States
Henry D. Stratter
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Billy Smith
GO Power
Dial
Athens
Tennessee Valley
Stalin
Peters
Wisconsin
California
Scottsdale. Ariz
Randy Troup
Frigidaire Sales & Service
Robinson Furniture Co
2Nd Ave
Downtown
Burns
Robert Tuckman
Associated Press
Mary Ann
South Vietnam Command
Laos
Bolovens
Pakse
Thailand
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