Nixon Plans on Keeping Agnew for 1972 Ticket
President Nixon signaled a re election bid with Spiro Agnew as running mate during an hour long interview. He said he would decide by Jan 14 and emphasized continuing troop withdrawals from Vietnam with a residual force to free POWs. He outlined a peace and prosperity platform focusing on inflation relief, unemployment reduction, and firm stance in the Middle East. Also announced tax guidance booklets to be sold at post offices.
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Arkansas Governor Hints Tax Plans For Roads In Arkansas
Arkansas Governor Dale Bumpers discussed financing road improvements on a Little Rock TV program. He named methods including a gasoline tax hike and a highway bond issue, noting public opinion favors taxes for roads but opposes fuel tax increases. He downplayed toll roads and hinted at a four year term for governor.
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Inauguration Day for Liberia's Tolbert Begins Amid Ceremonies
President-elect William Tolbert, grandson of a former slave, is inaugurated in Monrovia as Pat Nixon leads the U S delegation. A radiant ceremony features oaths, an inaugural address, a three hour parade and ball, with Billy Graham among attendees.
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Silky Wool Threatens Vicuna Survival in Andes
AP report from Lima notes vicuna wool as the silk of the wild animal, with only about 15,000 remaining across four countries. Poachers kill and poison to obtain wool. raw wool fetches $25 per pound and cloth up to $300 a yard in Europe, defying laws against killing.
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Simple Burial for Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier, who died after a kidney ailment, will be buried in a private ceremony near Paris alongside his mother. He requested no public viewing and no visitors, a wish honored as mourners were turned away from his home. President Pompidou praised him as a symbol of France, gay and warm, with a lasting popular tenderness.
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Public figures discuss Great Lakes protection and domestic spending
William D. Ruckelshaus of the EPA pledges timely action to preserve the Great Lakes amid ongoing battles. Sen. Stuart Symington urges prioritizing domestic needs over military spending, highlighting a call for policy shifts and budget focus.
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