Talks Resume in Paris as Decisive Moment Looms in Vietnam
North Vietnamese envoy Le Duc Tho arrived for new Indochina peace talks with Henry Kissinger and said the decisive moment has come to settle the Vietnam issue or continue the war. He urged the U.S. to choose, criticized American bombing, and claimed progress but faulted U.S. demands on October draft terms. Kissinger planned to begin sessions on Sunday after meeting with President Nixon.
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South Viets Seek 25000 Men to Enforce Truce
An official close to President Thieu says Saigon wants 25000 troops to police the cease fire and elections. Hanoi reportedly drops demand that a National Council be labeled a government rather than an administrative body. Thieu remains firm on recognizing two states and full withdrawal of Northern troops.
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Advances in 1972 DOJ battle against crime and drugs
The Justice Department reported record indictments and convictions against organized crime and narcotics in 1972. Indictments rose to 638 with 2,668 defendants. 943 organized crime figures were convicted. Narcotics arrests topped 9,600 and convictions exceeded 1,800. Improvements in airport detection and swift prosecutions reduced hijackings in the year’s second half.
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Three Chicago Firemen Die as Forum Cafeteria Ceiling Falls
A burning two story Forum Cafeteria in Chicago on Madison Street collapsed trapping firemen. Battalion commander warned of danger as deaths rose to three with 27 firefighters treated for smoke inhalation. Fire caused by unknown origin in storage loft.
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La Crosse Chosen As Site For 1973 GOP Convention
La Crosse will host the 1973 Republican Party of Wisconsin convention in May with about 2500 delegates and alternates from all counties invited. Walter Baltz Jr. leads the local party as president and Peter Berg is appointed convention coordinator. The Stoddard Hotel is tentatively set as headquarters and plans are ongoing.
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John E. Hough
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Milwaukee Union Defies Order To Stop Walkout
Milwaukee and Milwaukee County won a temporary restraining order halting a three day strike by about 12 000 city county and school workers The union leader said the strike would not end and negotiations would continue The injunction signed by Judge William ONeill aims to stop organized strikes and absenteeism The strike began Thursday affecting about 20 schools and prompting threatened sewerage dumps if it spread The wage demand centers on a 5 5 percent annual rise for two years and the cost impact of a full package on city operations
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Robert P. Russell
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William O‘neill
Sewerage Commission
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Woman Dies in Suspected Car CO Poisoning in La Crosse
La Crosse woman Joan Kremer 37 was found in the garage at 1519 Winnebago St. reportedly dead from carbon monoxide. Coroner Curtis Baltz said the death appears accidental but autopsy is pending. Kremer was wife of James Kremer, a city parks foreman.
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Welfare couple to Nixon inaugural invites denied by cost
Phillip Milhous and his wife Verlene, welfare recipients and disabled, in Cedar Ridge Nevada County California, say they cannot afford to attend President Nixon's January 20 ceremony despite being invited. Atty General opinion awaited on UW course auditing for seniors.
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Lovell Retires From NASA After Record Space Time
James A. Lovell Jr., age 44, announces retirement March 1 from NASA and Navy to join Bay Houston Towing Co. He holds the record for most time in space at 715 hours across four missions including Apollo 8 and Apollo 13. He is married to Marilyn Gerlach and has four children.
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Ohio
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Milwaukee
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