Nixon Brezhnev Pledge To Work Toward Peace
Nixon and Brezhnev began summit talks with pledges to pursue lasting world peace. Brezhnev arrived by helicopter. rain and fog delayed departure from Camp David. Demonstrations and heightened security marked the visit amid Watergate controversy and pro emigration protests.
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Nixon
Brezhnev
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
White House
Camp David
Maryland Mountains
Thurmont
Catoctin High School
San Clemente
Calif
Soviet Union
West
Capitol
Voyageurs retrace Marquette Joliet journey at river confluence
A six man and boy reenactment party in two canoes arrived near McGregor Iowa with a dedication marker for 1673 confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. Speakers included Canadian officials and Iowa congressman with remarks on treaties and exploration.
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Wisconsin
Mississippi
Prairie du Chien
Mississippi Valley
Tribune
Gary Kiefner
Wis
Mississippi River
Wisconsin River
Pere Marquette
Louis Joliet
Marquette
Joliet
Jeff LeClerc
Illinois
McGregor
Iowa
Pikes Peak State Park
United States
Marcel Carieux
Canadian Council
John Timmerman
French Council
Philippe Oliver
Carieux
John C. Culver
D-Linn
Donald
Deke) Slayton
Bill Dwyer
Pikes Peak
Weather outlook with clouds and showers chances
Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers Monday night and Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday with a high near 80. Wednesday remains cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers and a low around 60.
Plans for land and water resources overwhelm readers
Kenneth G. Brown notes in On The Other Hand that grandiose resource plans confuse the public. Utility crews in southern Wisconsin distributed ice to residents while restoring power after a storm, as officials worked to reestablish electricity.
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Kenneth G. Brown
Tribune
Wisconsin
Phantom Cambodian troops vanish while salaries paid to nonexistents
Report on Cambodia citing that up to 40,000 phantom soldiers may be on payroll as officers continue to collect U S funded salaries. Diplomats say the disappearance of troops challenges military legitimacy and raises questions about oversight.
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Cambodia
Inflation Fears Grow as BIS Warns on World Prices
Basel Switzerland AP One of the world’s leading monetary authorities warns inflation in the United States and other industrialized nations could worsen in coming years. Jelle Zijlstra, BIS chair, says price pressures from strong groups could outpace governments and central banks efforts. The BIS annual report links dollar decline to Nixon policies and notes widespread loss of inflation fights, with wages and living costs rising sharply in many countries.
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Basel
Switzerland
United States
Jelle Zijlstra
Bank For International Settlements
U.S
West Germany
Rene Larre
French Finance Ministry
Skylab 1 astronauts set record for longest space flight
Skylab 1 crew Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz became history's longest flying astronauts surpassing the 23 day 18 hour 22 minute Soyuz 11 record. They still had four days in space as they prepared to depart Skylab.
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Skylab
Canary Island
Weitz
Henry
Honeysuckle
Australia
Conrad
Tom Stafford
Deke
Slayton
Stafford
Nigeria
Africa
Kerwin
Pacific Ocean
San Diego
Four Men Trapped in Submarine Off Key West Rescue Race
Navy divers fought to reach four men trapped 351 feet beneath the Atlantic in a World War II destroyer wreck. Air supply dwindled and carbon dioxide buildup threatened the inside of the craft as crews worked to free the submerged research sub and save the crew including Clayton Link, Archibald Menzies, Robert Meek, and David Stover. The elder Link directed efforts from the Sea Diver as rescue teams labored to clear wreckage and lower air chamber apparatus.
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Key West
Fla
Atlantic
Navy
Clayton Link
Edwin Link
David Stover
Albert Stover
Link
Stover
William Smith
Key West Naval Station
Coast Guard
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