North Vietnamese attack threatens Phuoc Binh city in Phuoc Long
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces attack Phuoc Binh, South Vietnam's last provincial capital in Phuoc Long, as government troops fight hard. Evacuation talks for 26,000 civilians fail. Phnom Penh faces Khmer Rouge pressure with 15,000 troops massing near the capital.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Phuoc Binh
Phuoc Long
Song Be
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Mekong River
Clara Delaney dies. services held in Prescott Church of Christ
Mrs Clara Alice Delaney died December 31 in a Magnolia hospital. She lived in the Sweet Home community near Blevins. Surviving are two sons Hubert Delaney of Breckenridge Texas and Travis Delaney of Dallas four daughters Winnie Bell Lowe Prescott California Myrtis Spears Yucaipa California Gertrude Lamb Delight and Vahniia Wilson Magnolia 23 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2p m Thursday at the Prescott Church of Christ with John Cannon and Gene Cleer officiating. Burial was in Sweet Home Cemetery with Herndon Funeral Home in charge.
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Hubert Delaney
Breckenridge
Tex
Travis Delaney
Dallas
Winnie Bell Lowe
Prescott
Myrtis Spears
Yucaipa
Calif
Gertrude Lamb
Delight
Vahniia Wilson
Magnolia
Prescott Church of Christ
John Cannon
Gene Cleer
Sweet Home Cemetery
Herndon Funeral Home
Missed Star paper? City subscribers call for delivery
City subscribers who miss the Star should phone 777-3431 between 6 and 6 30 p.m. Saturday before or by 9 p.m. to arrange a carrier delivery for that day.
Ehrlichman says tapes distort view of Watergate events
Convicted conspirator John Ehrlichman told NBC's Today that public tapes provide a highly warped view and that listeners hear only about a tenth of one percent. He argued hearing all tapes would give balance, and noted the tapes partly reflect his role in a Watergate investigation ordered by Nixon.
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Washington
White House
John Ehrlichman
South Lawn
Ehrlichman
Democratic National Committee
Watergate Complex
NBC
Lis
Senate Watergate Committee
Nixon
John J. Sirica
Strike Hit Memphis Utility Cuts Workforce Significantly
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division reduced staff from 2200 to 600 as electrical workers began a strike. IBEW Local 1288 picketed city utility at 6:30 a.m. after rejecting a 4.75 percent wage increase. Talks to resume with federal mediator present. settlement unlikely for several days.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Justice Douglas In Serious Condition After Stroke
Justice William O. Douglas, 76, remained in serious condition in Walter Reed Army Hospital after an apparent stroke during a Nassau vacation. He was alert and resting in intensive care, with officials noting stable vital signs. Douglas, a Roosevelt appointee since 1939, has long been a leading dissenter on constitutional guarantees of free expression.
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Washington
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
Douglas
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Conviction in Watergate case hits Nixon aides
A federal jury convicted former Attorney General John Mitchell and ex White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman of conspiracy obstruction of justice and perjury in the break-in inquiry. Former Assistant Attorney General Robert Marcian also convicted. Kenneth Parkinson acquitted on conspiracy and obstruction. Sentences set for later. appeals expected.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Atty
John N. Mitchell
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
Robert C. Marcian
Kenneth W. Parkinson
Nixon
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
John J
Sirica
Ehrlichman
Haldeman
Conway Senate race: Jones successor picks begin voting today
Voters in Senate District 21 vote to nominate a Democratic candidate to replace Guy H. Jones Sr. Jones, expelled after tax evasion convictions, is replaced by Lawson, Stephens, or Russ with Fouth running in the Republican primary. district covers Faulkner and Van Buren counties and part of Conway County.
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Conway
Ark
Guy H
Mutt’’ Jones Sr
Jones
Senate
Charles “Chuck” Fouth
Center Ridge
Faulkner and
van Buren Counties
Conway County
Commandos Raid Lebanese Village Kills Four Civilians
Israeli commandos struck Taibeh in southern Lebanon near the border, killing four villagers and wounding others. About 60 troops entered the village, with Beirut reporting a house used by terrorists was destroyed after exchanging fire. Earlier raids hit Aitaroun and Yarine, with six houses destroyed and five Arabs detained for questioning. The Lebanese government went on special alert amid reports of similiar border state actions.
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Associated Press
Lebanon
Beirut
Taibeh
Tel Aviv
Aitaroun
Yarine
Ford Ends Ski Vacation Returns to Washington
President Ford flies from Vail Colorado to Grand Junction then Air Force One to the capital to tackle a heavy agenda. He signed privacy and energy measures, vetoed a travel allowance bill, and ordered a Colby report on CIA spying amid ongoing economic and energy policy decisions. The White House plans further meetings with top advisers before week’s end.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Washington
James T. Lynn
Roy L. Ash
Office of Management and Budget
CIA
Rocky Mountain
Grand Junction
Air Force One
Vail Mountain
Ron Nessen
Central Intelligence Agency
United States
William C. Colby
Colby
Nelsen
Tampa shooting spree kills pony and dogs in subdivision
In Tampa Florida a gunman driving through a subdivision fired at pets at three homes early New Year’s Day killing Stormy a three year old Shetland pony and two dogs while crippling another German shepherd. The random attacks occurred at the Metcalf Lewis and Carleton residences with the pony Stormy prized by the Metcalf family. The culprit is still at large and a neighbor expressed outrage at the killings.
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Tampa
Fla
James Metcalf
Stormy
James Lewis
William Carleton
Armed Menominee seize estate in Wisconsin housing dispute
A group of about 40 Menominee Indians seized a 175 acre Alexian Brothers estate near Gresham Wisconsin, taking the caretaker and five others hostage until negotiations began over leasing or purchasing the property for rehabilitation use. Officials noted disputed occupancy and future school or hospital plans.
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Gresham
Wis
Alexian Brothers
Florian Eberle
Chicago
Alexian Brothers of America
VW Slashes 86 000 Jobs As Auto Slump Hits VW
VW in Wolfsburg laid off 86 000 of 111 000 domestic workers until January 10 due to a general auto industry downturn. Domestic prices set to rise 3.5 percent while foreign prices stay unchanged. The automaker posted a loss forecast after a prior 80 million profit in 1973 and ongoing headcount cuts from attrition. Former chief Rudolf Leiding resigned December 20 with no successor named.
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Wolfsburg
Germany
Volkswagen
Rudolf Leiding
Soviet Promises Higher Pay and Living Standards for 1975
Pravda outlines economic plans for 1975 promising wage increases and welfare expansion while prioritizing heavy industry over consumer goods. It cites 128 million square yards of new apartments and 113 billion rubles for capital investments, with the ruble valued at $1.37 and 1973 expenditures at 97.6 billion rubles, noting no 1974 figures.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Vasily Isayev
State Planning Committee
New Year Traffic Toll Cited At 169 Fatalities
Traffic accidents claimed 169 lives nationwide during the New Year holiday. The National Safety Council had estimated 170 to 230 deaths in the 30 hour period from 6 p.m. Tuesday to midnight Wednesday. Last year’s four day weekend toll was 560, and the Christmas holiday period a week earlier tallied 204.
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Lg&w
Associated Press
National Safety Council
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Parvin Foundation
Las Vegas
House
Mitchell
Maraian
W. H
Bill" Lawson
Vilonia
Dan Stephens
Clinton
Stanley Russ
Lanson
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Sanson
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Faulkner County
House of Representatives
Menominee Warrior Society
Order
Green Bay
Herbert Hoxie
Milwaukee
FBI
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