POW Release Site Remains Under Fire
An Loc near Saigon continues to endure artillery exchanges as 27 U.S. prisoners are slated for release Monday under the cease fire. Communist and South Vietnamese forces clash around the Quan Loi rubber plantation, with helicopter observers from the ICCS arriving to inspect the exchange site.
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Ansoc
Vietnam
U.S
An Loc
Saigon
Quan Loi
International Commission For Control and Supervision
9Th Division
Cambodia
Nguyen van Thieu
Tar Heel GOP Launches Fund Drive and Membership Push
North Carolina Republicans aim to raise 200000 and gain 15 to 20 percent more statewide registration by converting Democrats. State Chairman Frank Rouse notes daily mail contributions and outlines a new communications center, radio cars, and a 7000 dollar TV camera to boost visibility and operations.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
GOP
Frank Rouse
Rouse
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Hilton Inn
National
Washington
Nixon
Statehouse
Cotton Sale To China May Be Announced Soon
Washington AP sources say the Nixon administration may reveal an eighty million dollar U.S. cotton sale to China as part of broader trade overtures. Trade spokesmen cite China buying at least 40000 bales and potential for more as Kissinger visits Peking next week spurs talk of expanded trade.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Nixon
U.S
China
Peking
Department
Henry Kissinger
U.s.-China
White House
Congressman cites economy moves vet benefits jeopardized
The Nixon administration proposes to cut disability payments for Vietnam era veterans, including a leg-amputee from $6740 to $1272 annually. Rep. Dorn seeks to block the plan, arguing it would save about $160 million annually and reduce benefits for 2.3 million disabled soldiers.
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Washington
House Veterans’ Committee
Veterans Administration
House Veterans Affairs Committee
W. J. Bryan Dorn
D-S.c
Dorn
Nixon
Office of Management and Budget
Census Bureau
American Legion
Congress
Kissinger Opens Talks in Hanoi Amid Prisoner Exchange Plans
Henry Kissinger arrived in Hanoi to begin four days of postwar negotiations while in Saigon officials prepared the first Vietnam peace agreement prisoner repatriation. About 142 Americans and 3,000 Vietnamese prisoners are slated for release Monday, with further exchanges at Quan Loi Pleiku and Dong Ha. Demonstrations in Hue and injuries to several delegates marked tense conditions around the talks.
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Saigon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
U.S
Kissinger
Giam Lama
Nixon
United States
North Vietnam
Laos
Vietnam
Cambodia
Radio
North
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Quan Loi
An Loc
Pleiku
Central Highlands
Dong Ha
Joint Military Commission
Foreign Ministry
Hue
Sampans
Military Commission
Ho Chi Minh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Hoffa Plans Bid to Lift Ban and Regain Local 299 Post
Former Teamsters chief James R. Hoffa says he will seek to lift a White House ban on union office. If approved, he aims to return as Local 299 president in Detroit, though nationwide leadership after may hinge on federal clearance.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Detroit
Nixon
Teamster
St. Valentine’s Day
U.S. Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
White House
National Teamsters
Bankers Confer On Money Crisis In Basel
World currency crisis dominates talks among government leaders and central bankers in Basel. Japan withholds FX market for fear of dollar flood as Europe markets close for weekend. Brandt's government spends about 1.8 billion marks to support the dollar, but the rate falls to 3.1480 marks below the 3.15 floor set at the Smithsonian conference.
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Bonn
Germany
U.S
Japan
Europe
Basel
Switzerland
Britain
Treasury
Anthony Barber
Lon
Don
Paris
Willy Brandt
West Germany
Nixon
Brandt
Smithsonian
Washington
Alaska Pipeline Blocked by High Court Right of Way Ruling
Alaska leaders react to a U.S. appeals court ruling that the 46 foot right of way for the Alyeska Arctic Oil Pipeline violates the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920. The decision bars a 789 mile link from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez pending law change. The ruling affects Alyeska, Interior Department, and environmental groups including the Wilderness Society and Friends of the Earth.
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Robert D. Ohman
Associated Press
Anchorage
Alaska
William A. Egan
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Interior Department
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Alyeska
Prudhoe Bay
Arctic Slope
Congress
Oil Company
Valdez
Gulf of Alaska
U.S
the Wilderness Society
Environmental Defense Fund Inc
Friends of the Earth
Washington
U.S District Court
George Hart
Egan
Ted Stevens
Mike Gravel
Uruguay President Borbabara bows to army demands in crisis
President Bordaberry relieves defense minister Antonio Francese after military commanders threaten to act against alleged corruption and political influence. Navy loyalty prevents full clash as generals demand active military role in fighting crime and economic policy.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Juan M. Bordaberry
Antonio Francese
Bordaberry
Francese
Interior Department
Cesar Martinez
Jose Perez Caldas
Air Force
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Richard H. Pyle
Tar Heel Gop
House Committee
Oliver Meadows
Meadows
John Greeley
Alaska Pipeline
Arctic
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