Kissinger Heads to Europe on Broad Cooperation Push
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger travels to Europe promising advance Atlantic consultation with allies. He flies to Brussels with no specific NATO proposals, plans talks with Spanish and Portuguese officials en route to Geneva for the Middle East conference, and meets Dayan and Gharbal before departure. He will travel with about 100 security agents and meet Sadat Meir and other Arab leaders on the trip.
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Barry Schweid
Associated Press
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Europe
U.S
Atlantic
Kissinger
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
State Department
Middle East
Secret Service
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Israel
Egypt to Attend Geneva Peace Conference Amid Demands
Egyptian deputy premier Abdel Kader Hatem announced Cairo will join the Geneva talks later this month. He outlined three principles: no tolerance for Israeli procrastination, demand for withdrawal from occupied Arab lands and Palestinian rights, and consideration of Palestinians’ participation as recognition of their entity and rights. He warned of vigilance against deception and kept the gun to the trigger.
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Moshe Dayan
Ashraf Abdel Latif Gharbal
United States
Dayan
Ahmed Shawki
Associated Press
CAIRO
Abdel Kader Hatem
Egypt
Hatem
Israel
South Viets Reinforce Vital Town Near Saigon
South Vietnamese forces reinforce Kien Duc in the central highlands after recapturing the town amid stubborn pockets of resistance. Col. Phung Van Quang reports heavy damage and most homes burned as 11,000 residents flee toward Gia Nghia. Nearby, Khmer Rouge raids threaten refugee camps at Kompong Speu.
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Denis D. Gray
Associated Press
Gianghia
South Vietnam
Kien Duc
Highlands
Phung van Quang
Highway 14
Gia Nghia
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Kompong Speu
Phnom Penh
SBA Loans Tied to Ex-Nixon Aide in Disadvantaged Contracts
Former Nixon aide Robert J. Brown and firms Code Services Inc and B&C Associates gain SBA eligibility for socially and economically disadvantaged contracts. Brown's Code Services ran an $863,651 Defense Department mess hall contract at El Toro Base California. SBA rejected a second proposal for Ft. Lewis Washington but later approved B&C Associates for noncompetitive bids. Brown, once a top Black official at the White House, left in February and has ties to Brown’s consulting service.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
The
Small Business Administration
White House
Brown's Code Services Inc
Santa Ana
Calif
Defense Department
SBA
el Toro Marine Base
California
Brown
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Randall Woods
Atlanta
B&c Associates
Nixon
To Brown
Congress
Woods
High Point
N.C
New York City
Truckers End Blockade After ICC Concession
About 700 drivers threatened to block the Ohio Turnpike near Toledo but held back as federal officials promised changes. The ICC will shorten rate change notice to 10 days and allow pass through of fuel cost increases. Teamsters leader Frank Fitzsimmons planned talks with President Nixon on fuel limits price gouging and speed limits. A four‑man delegation credited with securing the concession returned to work.
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Ohio Turnpike
Toledo
Teamsters Union
Frank Fitzsimmons
Nixon
Fitzsimmons
William E. Simon
New
Federal Energy Administration
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
George Stafford
J.W
Edwards
Overland Park, Kan
Second Skylab Gyro In Trouble
Mission Control reports a failing gyroscope on Skylab 3 with one gyro already dead. If a second gyro fails, the mission could be shortened by weeks depending on timing. Backup systems may keep the station aloft for about three weeks, but maneuvers would be curtailed. Astronauts Carr Pogue and Gibson oversee an 84 day mission, now in its 22nd day.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Mission Control
Orbiting Space Laboratory
Neil Hutchinson
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Hutchinson
Energy bills move in Congress on Nixon fuel plan
The House Commerce Committee approved an emergency bill giving Nixon a free hand to order gasoline rationing, while the Senate backed a $20 billion program to make the US energy self sufficient by 1985. The measure sets up an energy administration and seeks coal use, emissions rules, and temporary antitrust exemptions for fuel allocation.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
House Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
Federal Energy Administration
Senate
United States
House
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Staggers
Senate House
Ford Dismisses Nixon Liability Theory
Vice President Ford rejects that Nixon’s Watergate troubles make him a political liability. He defends the President at a news conference and says Nixon has no intention to resign or be impeached. Ford expects Nixon to publish details on finances and ITT milk fund cases this month.
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Carl P. Leubsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Gerald R. Ford
Nixon
Ford
Senate
White House
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Milk Fund
Shortages Hit Eastern N C Hard
The Southeastern region faces severe fuel shortages due to federal allocations and pipeline distances. Pamlico County stations reduce gas and diesel, threatening fishermen and new residents. multiple days closed weekly. Fishermen fear post January cuts will push many from business as tourism slows.
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North Carolina
Pamlico
W. M. Baker
B&b Oil Company
Pender County
Baker
Dick Skipper
Southport
NATO sees surge in Soviet military spending 1974 76
NATO experts predict rising Soviet weaponry outlay averaging about 3 percent yearly through 1976 with emphasis first on research and development then on procuring new weapons. They note 1973 overshoot in Western defense spending and set 1974 targets aimed at strengthening forces.
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Carl Hartman
Associated Press
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Moscow
United States
Soviet Union
Plumber Reginald Anderson Seeks Applicants
Seattle AP report notes Reginald Anderson offers plumbing services with a taped audition. Applicants must submit a 50 word why and nature of the job, marked urgent if needed. He replies by phone and prioritizes serious issues while keeping humor in his growing business.
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Seattle
Reginald
Reginald the
Reginald Anderson
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