Pullout prospects eyed in Vietnam peace talks and beyond
The piece surveys U S troop withdrawal options as Paris negotiations with North Vietnam continue. It notes possible unilateral pullback if South Vietnam stabilizes militarily and politically, cites President Nixon remarks, and cites Westmoreland’s past forecasts of phased U S reductions and Saigon forces taking over war duties.
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U.S
Paris
United States
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North Vietnam
Saigon
William C. Westmoreland
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Oil soaked straw coats Santa Barbara beaches after offshore spill
Santa Barbara Harbor residents cleaned beaches Sunday where oil soaked straw and debris piled up from a runaway oil well 51 miles offshore. Aerial surveys found heavy slicks near Goleta Point and kelp beds as crews toiled to remove oil soaked material and seek new dump sites for contaminated debris.
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S.F
Santa Barbara
UPI
New Jersey Teachers End Strike With New Contract
Trenton teachers approved a one year contract from the Board of Education by a unanimous show of hands. Salaries will range from 6500 to 10800 with improved hospital benefits, taking effect in September. Classes were suspended for 17000 students after the Friday strike.
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Board of Education
Trenton Education Association
Youth Pushed Bicycle Leads to Fatal Train Tragedy
Sacramento youth Gary Edward Giles aged 14 was struck and killed by a Western Pacific freight train while retrieving his bicycle from a trestle in south Sacramento. Coroner deputies said he slipped while pushing the bike off the trestle.
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Sacramento
Gary Edward Giles
Western Pacific
Giles
Cannon Fire Reported Near Tuna Vessel in Ecuador Harbor
Vernon Bowman, skipper of the U S tuna boat San Juan, told radio reporters that cannon fire may have been aimed at his vessel near Salinas, Ecuador. He noted two large splashes and left the harbor after authorities delayed clearance and later barred movement while inspections continued. The State Department said it was reviewing the incident with a consul stationed in Guayaquil.
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San Diego
U.S
Salinas
Ecuador
Vernon Bowman
Bowman
San Juan
Peru
Felando
John Verissimo
USS
U.S. State Department
Eucador
Washington
State Department
Guayaquil
Martyrdom claim as priest aims to outdo Vatican
San Jose cases up at Universal Life Church founder Rev Dr Kirby J Hensley faces arrest for issuing honorary divinity degrees without accreditation. Police sergeant Ralph Brune received his degree by mail and joined about 20,000 Hensley ministers while the church promotes cheap education and broad privileges.
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UPI
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Vatican
District Attorney's
Kirby J. Hensley
Ralph Brune
Hensley
Richard Salle
Universal Life Church
Modesto
Oil Spots Found on La Jolla Shore
A thin film of diffused oil washed ashore at La Jolla according to oceanographer Dr. William van Dorn of Scripps Institute of Oceanography. He notes Santa Barbara Channel may be the source with currents and wind drifting oil along the coast. Lifeguards report tar complaints and oil seen on birds kelp and sea grass while other San Diego beaches remain clear.
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Santa Barbara
San Diego
Santa Barbara Channel
William van Dorn
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
van Dorn
Nature
California
Chinese Pirates Board Yachts Near Macao In High Seas Incident
U S consular officials report a suspected hijack near Macao as Chinese gunboats boarded the Morasum and Nordica, two yachts, with crews noting rammed hulls and warnings. Dutch photographer Ed van Kan described damage and possible intent while radio messages warned of boarding. Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club members frequent Macao trips despite the Lunar New Year holiday.
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Los Angeles
U.S
Laguna Beach
Calif
Edwin Martin
Hong Kong
Washington
Ed van Kan
Nordica
van Kan
Amsterdam
van Kang
Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
Macao
China
Settlement at Duke ends student occupation and meets 13 demands
Duke University announces a peace settlement after a campus occupation by black students. The plan includes a black adviser, a living and learning group in a dorm, an Afro-American studies department by mid April, a pre freshman summer session, and a goal to boost black enrollment to 29 percent by 1973. The Student Concerns Committee will file documentation of police harassment.
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Third World Liberation Front
Students For A Democratic Society
American Federation of Teachers Local
Robert Smith
Hayakawa
Hare
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Alan Kerckhoff
University
Page
Douglas Knight
Kerckhoff
Black Studies
Department of Afro-American Studies
Duke
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