Britain Tracks Soviet Build Up Across World
London reports the Soviet Union expanding power and influence worldwide as Egypt accepts UN mediator Gunnar Jarring’s peace proposals. Israel demands a treaty before retreat, while British defense policy warns of broader Soviet growth.
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Wholesale prices rise driven by food and meat costs
Wholesale prices jumped 0.7 percent last month led by a 1.7 percent rise in food and farm products and a 0.4 percent increase in industrial commodities. Corporate profits slid in Q4 1970 as inflation and a GM strike weighed on results. President Nixon sought higher debt ceiling by 40 billion and emergency powers to avert a March 1 rail strike amid stalled UTU talks. A Soviet attack submarine surfaced near Cuba, marking a new series of Cuban port calls.
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Vietnam PX scandal links liquor sales to villa perks
Senate investigators charged a Vietnam PX commander, Lt. Col. John Goodlett Jr., shared a rent-free Saigon villa with three civilian PX managers paid 100 dollars monthly for meals, financed by William Crum of Carling beer and Jim Beam whisky. Crum, a major overseas supplier since the Korean War, allegedly arranged lavish favors for PX figures.
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Three Oklahoma Officials Gunned Down at Lake Eufaula
Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Bill Walker was killed near Fountainhead Lodge on Lake Eufaula after pursuing two armed suspects who opened fire at the airport area. Park superintendent Teo Newton was slain and game ranger W L Pickens wounded during the gunbattle as the suspects tried to steal an airplane.
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