Realistic Truce Pact Sought in Paris Talks
From Saigon and Hanoi sources a draft Paris accord outlines a 24 hour ceasefire after signing and timetables for postwar steps. It seeks Article 20 implementation, a Cambodian Laotian focus, prisoner release within 45 days, and joint military supervision with the United States.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
United States
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Council of National Reconciliation and Concord
South Vietnam
Weeparty Joint Miletary Commission
International Come
Laos
Cambodia
United
Tarpely
Tetas
Fran
Six Job Corps Centers to Shut
The government plans to close six Job Corps centers and reduce operations at others in fiscal 1974. Secretary Peter Brennan said remaining centers will face a 10 percent funding cut to trim total Job Corps spending from 184 million to 148 million dollars starting July, with the six facilities enrolling 177 students in total.
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Washington
Theovernment
Secretary of Labor
Peter Brennan
Thunderstorms Batter Houston Area Amid Severe Floods
Severe thunderstorms drenched the Houston Galveston area after a record deluge, flooding Baytown streets. A tornado damaged the Pleasure Island Yacht Club roof on Galveston Bay as hail fell. Baytown and Pasadena faced major flooding while dozens of families evacuated and hospitals relocated patients.
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Houston
Baytown
Pleasure Island Yacht Club
Galveston Bay
Houston Interscontinental
Bob Cloud
Harris County Flood Control District
Pasadena
Channelview
Baystown
la Porte
Kenewood
Greens Bayou
Harris County Sheriff's Office
Marine Division
Trentwood
Pinewood Memorial Hospital
Deluge Floods Baytown Streets
Baytown Texas faced severe flooding after 10.07 inches of rain fell between 1 am and 3 pm on Monday, with 6 inches more between 6 and 9 pm. Water blocked main roads, telephone lines failed, and the new police station lost service as civil defense moved operations to City Hall. Evacuations were conducted by trucks and officials estimated fewer than 100 homes flooded.
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Baytown
Tex
Houston
Pow Hee
Civil Defense
San Antonio Suffers Power Blackout After Storms
San Antonio experienced a major blackout as thunderstorms downed lines and trees, leaving about 4 000 customers without electricity at peak. The Public Service Board said outages varied from 30 minutes to several hours while crews repaired lines under emergency conditions.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mide Win Vidtay Spangler Suis
Public Service Board
Coastal States Gas Corp
Watergate Testimony Advances After Court Ruling
The Watergate committee resumed hearings with Maurice H. Stans under pressure over secret campaign contributions and possible disclosure law violations. Testimony by John W. Dean and Jeb Stuart Magruder followed a court ruling granting use immunity, while other witnesses detailed alleged fundraising and payoffs connected to the Nixon campaign.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Materice
H. Stans
Nixon
John W. Mitchell
Edmund 5
Muskie
U.S
John J. Simica
White House
John W. Dean
Jeb Stuart Magruder
Stans
New York
Senate Watergate Committee
Sam J. Ervin
Dn.c
Robert Vesco
Mitchell
Robert W. Barker
Barker
3Tans
John N. Mitchell
Magruder
Magrixier
Dean
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Palm
John J. Sierica
John W. Dean II
Sirica
Special Praternate
Archibald Cox
Senate
Herebert L. Porter
Watergate
Frederick LaRue
Robert Mare Dian
H. R. Haldesman
Gordon Strachan
Haldeman
Charles Colson
Porter
Herbert L. Porter
Committee
Watergate Grand Jury
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Spiro T. Agnew
St. Louis
Lansing, Mich
Agnew
Senate Committee
Cox
Sam J. Ervin Jr
de N.C
Nbc-Tv
John Dean
Atty
Harold Titus
Charles Shaffter
H.R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrilcheman
Newsweek Magazine
Finance Committee
New York City
Robert L. Vesco
Hugh Sloan
Foremer
Sloan
G. Gordon Liddy
Nixon Finance Committee
Stang
Liddy
Moody
Herbert Kalmbach
General Accounting Office
Kalmbach
Ehrlichman
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Watergate Committee
Ronald L. Ziegler
Waterstate
Ziegler
Skylab Crewmen Test Earth Resources Over US
Skylab astronauts conducted an earth resources pass over the north central and Eastern seaboard states. They prepared to fire up an electric furnace and an electron beam for metals processing tests. Experts foresee materials tests spawning a space manufacturing industry with orbiting factories producing high quality electronic devices and other precision products.
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Space Center
Houston
Skylab
Northcentral
Eastern Seaboard
Kissinger Talks Pause as Vietnam Peace Talks Extend
Henry Kissinger and Hanoi's Le Duc Tho meet in Paris for four hours without finalizing a new accord on reinforcing the Vietnam peace agreement. They plan to resume negotiations at noon Wednesday. Kissinger's Washington arrival plane remained at Orly Airport awaiting a later trip. South Vietnam's Nguyen Van Thieu delegation refused to comment amid Washington hopes for quick settlements.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Thames
Vietnam
Kissinger
Washington
Orly
Nixon–funded water and sewer lines at Western White House
Federal records show nearly ten thousand dollars paid for water and sewer lines at Nixon's seaside estate in San Clemente. The six inch water line served fire protection and a pool Nixon built in 1969, while a larger sewer line accommodated federal staff. The Secret Service requested the expansions as part of presidential security upgrades.
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Washington
Nixon
California
General Services Administration
White House
San Clemente
Spanishestyle
GSA
Terry Angelo
Secret Service
Angelo
Baptists Cite Watergate Ills at 116th Convention
Portland AP reports Southern Baptist Convention president Owen Cooper links Watergate to need for Christian ethics, condemning permissive society and home ill in remarks to start the 116th annual convention. New York NFL denies NYT drug trafficking report involving four stars. no names given and no specific information released.
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Ore
Southern Baptist Cone
Owen Cooper
Yaco City
Miss
Cooper
Messenggers
Theo
New York
Nasetional Football League
NFL
New York Times
Del Rio News-Herald Masthead and Policy Note
Publication details and internal policy draft show the Del Rio News-Herald listing circulation, staff roles, and warnings about corrections. The text also contains subscription rates, editor names, and a copy error note. The piece reads as a printer's boilerplate and housekeeping notice rather than a news item.
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Del
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Houston Area
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Newsday
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Austin
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Travis County Sheriff's Department
Richard Cope
Evelyn Marie Demmerling
Danny Cope
Iowa Park
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