Comet Kohoutek Dimmed From Skyward View Tonight
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald P. Carr William R. Pogue and Edward G. Gibson report Kohoutek has dimmed to the brightness of an ordinary star four days after promising observers a striking display. Ground observers may see it faintly if at all, with best chances for country dwellers and high altitudes.
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Kohoutek
Earth
Gerald P. Carr
William R. Pogue
Edward G. Gibson
Skylab
Dabid
Gibson
Capricorn
Ursa Major
Bob’ Everoski
Houston
Halley
U S Energy Use Drops in December
An Associated Press survey shows U S energy use fell in December due to conservation and milder weather. Electricity and heating oil use declined, with utilities noting variables like holidays and an East Coast ice storm complicating analysis.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
U.N. diplomats queue for fuel in New York
Diplomats from more than 142 U.N. missions and many consulates in New York City report fuel shortages and long lines at gas stations. Senegal's ambassador Me dcine Fall curses a police incident, Spain's ambassador proposes tax free fuel in the U.N. garage, and a Dutch diplomat notes the line as he buys only small gasoline amounts. The U.N. complex complies with city energy rules, lowering thermostats and monitoring lighting and fans.
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George Bria
Associated Press
United Nations, N.Y
United Nations
U.N
New York City
Manhattan
Senegal
Medcine Fall
New York
Fall
United States
Middle East
Spain
Don Jaime de Pintes
de Pinies
Committee On
U.S
Wissam Zahawie
East River
World Organization
Israelis Report Soldiers Wounded Near Suez Canal
An Israeli command states two of its soldiers were wounded by artillery and antitank fire near Suez City on the southern end of the canal. Fighting also flared near Ismailiya Fayid and on the canal’s east bank, delaying UN relief to the encircled Egyptian 3rd Army. Secretary Kissinger and Moshe Dayan pressed disengagement talks in Washington as Egyptian and Israeli negotiators met in Geneva for two hours on separating forces.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Suez City
Canal
Ismailiya
Fayid
U.N
Israel
Moshe Dayan
Henry A. Kissinger
Washington
Kissinger
Tel Aviv
Dayan
Geneva
Suez
Middle East
East Bank
Egypt
Nixon Denounces Subpoenas Of Tapes And Documents
President Nixon rejects Senate Watergate subpoenas for tapes and records as unconstitutional. He accuses the Ervin committee of intruding on executive power while announcing staff shakeups including James D. St Clair as special counsel and Leonard Garment reassigned. The clash signals a new court showdown over White House tapes and confidential communications.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Senate Watergate Committee
Committee
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Rufus Edmisten
Senate
Watergate Legal Defense
Ronald L. Ziegler
J. Fred Buzhardt
James D. St. Clair
Boston
Hale and Door
St. Clair
Harvard University
Nixon Law
Leonard Garment
White House
John W. Dean III
Buzhardt
Defense Department
Dean
Garment
Ervin
United States
Committees Back ECU Med School Drive
RALEIGH AP The push to expand East Carolina University medical program gained momentum as two legislative committees endorsed the proposal. The Joint House and Senate Committee on Health and the Senate Interim Committee on Education and Health backed ECU, aligning with supporters ahead of a showdown with the UNC Board of Governors. Senator Tom Strickland said the panels differ mainly in timing, noting the board is supreme only if recognized as such by the General Assembly.
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Strickland
Board of Governors
General Assembly
Dayan and Kissinger discuss Egypt stance in talks
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Dayan conferred with Secretary of State Kissinger at the State Department on likely Egyptian concessions in exchange for a substantial Israeli pullback from the Suez Canal. They reviewed disengagement principles and weapons limits while Dayan visited the Pentagon for defense talks.
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Kissinger
State Department
United States
Dayan
Barker Paralyzed in Prison Claim Faces Appeal
Bernard L Barker a Watergate figure says cold exposure in prison caused Bell's Palsy on his right face and speech was nearly impossible after a Friday release awaiting his appeal. A prison official called it a temporary side effect of a head cold and not life threatening. Barker, who pleaded guilty to burglary conspiracy and wiretapping, has served just over a year of an 18 month to five year sentence and was freed on bond to return home to Miami.
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Jeffrey Mills
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Bernard L. Barker
Barker
Watergate
Democratic Party
Bell
Eglin Air Force Base
Florida
Marion Lacy
Lacy
Saxbe Sworn In as Attorney General Emphasizes Law and Order
William B. Saxbe took the oath as the 70th attorney general, presenting himself as a law and order man. He urged justice and mercy, cited Micah, and prayed with Harold Hughes at a formal ceremony featuring predecessors Elliot Richardson and Richard Kleindienst, amid Watergate era tensions.
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Associated Press
Washington
William B. Saxrbe
Justice Department
Ohio
Big Brother
Saxbe
Elliot L. Richardson
Richard G. Kleindienst
Deputy Shot To Death In Car In Fayetteville
Deputy Joe Smith was killed by a bullet through the left temple while in his patrol car near Fayetteville. Soldier John F. Blair, hitchhiker turned suspect, was charged with murder and additional counts after allegedly firing at Smith and a truck driver, stealing the patrol car, and wrecking it three miles away. Blair was captured by Fayetteville police. a 22 caliber pistol was recovered.
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O. F. Jones
Ft. Bragg
Joe Smith
Cumberland County Sheriff's Department
Air Force
John F. Blair
Jones
U.S. 401
William Hatcher
Hall
Winston-Salem
Smith
Hercules Steel
Blair
Hatcher
Cape Fear Valley Hospital
Fayertree
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