Nixon Tells Leaders Three War Issues To Be Settled Soon
President Nixon told congressional leaders next week could reveal whether North Vietnam is ready to negotiate three key issues or resume stalling. He listed prisoners' return, South Vietnam's self-determination, and cease-fire supervision as core items. Separate moves in Congress push to cut war funding if Paris talks fail by January 20.
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New UMW Officials Cut Salaries To Aid Miners
Arnold Miller, newly elected president of the United Mine Workers, says officers will cut salaries to benefit miners. The International Executive Board approves reducing Miller from 50000 to 35000, and other top officers’ pay cuts follow. the union also retains its 77 percent stake in the National Bank of Washington to help miners gain credit access.
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Vietnam War Toll Drops to 299 U S Deaths in 1972
Pentagon data show 299 Americans killed in action in 1972, the lowest yearly total in eight years. The report tallies 45,928 U S deaths in Southeast Asia from 1961 through 1972, with 37,566 South Vietnamese, 442 allied forces, and 131,675 North Vietnamese and Vietcong deaths in 1972.
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No Bomb Found On TWA Jumbo After Plane Divert
A TWA Boeing 747 bound Madrid to New York was diverted to Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, after a threat of an altitude bomb. Air Force specialists found no bomb aboard the 233 passengers and crew, and the jetliner was to be searched again. The threat demanded 15 million pesetas and claimed the bomb’s location would be disclosed if paid.
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Nader Urges Moratorium On Atom Plants
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader and the Union of Concerned Scientists called for a moratorium on new and early construction of nuclear plants until safety issues are resolved. They also urged up to 50 percent power cuts for 29 operating plants as 76 on order and 55 more under construction. An AEC spokesman offered no immediate comment.
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Postal service reform faces scrutiny over failures
Rep. Paul G. Rogers faults the Postal Service for declining mail quality since its 1971 move to semi independence. He urges House Post Office Committee and GAO to probe the system which aims for self funding by 1984, arguing Americans would rate service a failing grade.
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Letters From POWs Reach Families After Years Of Silence
Four U S Army POWs in South Vietnam sent brief greetings to relatives as letters mailed from New York marked first contact in years. Families from Michigan Florida California and Pensacola learned loved ones alive after long absences amid Hanoi exchanges. The letters were among 600 brought back by an antiwar group highlighting missing Americans and POWs.
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Workforce Up as Unemployment Holds at 5.2 Percent
The Labor Department reports total employment rose by 280 000 to 82.8 million in December while the unemployment rate remains 5.2 percent. Jobless numbers fell 150 000 to 4.1 million, earnings average 139.50 weekly, with a 6.2 percent year over year rise. Information includes by gender teenage rates and remarks by Herbert Stein on policy goals.
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Weather forecast for Friday to Sunday in cold spell
Fright low minus ten and high five with light variable winds and a five percent precipitation chance Friday night. Saturday remains cold with a twenty percent rain or snow chance and a high near five. Sunday stays partly cloudy with a low near minus five and continued cold.
Youngest open heart surgery patient finds hope on the road
Jeffrey Cox, two months old, undergoes open heart surgery with support from his mother and a traveling mountain clinic. Nixon defends bombing in North Vietnam by recalling Eisenhower attacks on Pyongyang. Don Shula named AP sportswriter coach of the year after perfect Dolphins season.
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