U S Plans Major Pullout from Saigon Region in Vietnam War
AP reports 20 000 U S combat troops to withdraw from the Saigon region over four months and the 2nd Field Force will be reorganized to advisory work. By June only one brigade remains in the area. Pentagon aims to trim total U S force to about 250 000.
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Saigon
United States
South Vietnam
Associated Press
U.S
New Zealand
1St Air Cavalry Division
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
25Th Infantry Division
25Th
Hawaii
Cambodia
2Nd
3Rd Marine Amphibious Force
1St
Vietnam
Melvin R. Laird
Antilles Survivors Rescued After Grounding On Mustique
Hundreds of passengers and crew from the French liner Antilles were rescued after it ran aground on a reef near Mustique Island. The Queen Elizabeth II ferried 501 survivors while 85 were taken aboard a French vessel and 49 remained on the island. The ship, valued at about 14.4 million, was declared a total loss as flames continued in the boiler room.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Antilles
Mustique Island
Caribbean
Mustique
U.S. Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Miami
Paris
Raymond Kerverde
Point Allegre
San
St. Vincent
San Juan
P.R
B52 Bombers Raid North Vietnam Missile Site
U S fighters attacked an antiaircraft missile site in Mu Gia Pass 56 miles northwest of the DMZ after the site threatened B52 bombers. One F105 fired two Shrike missiles. no damage reported. Melvin Laird in Saigon said pilots may fire if American aircraft are tracked by enemy radar.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Mu Gia Pass
Laos
Laird
Lady Bird Johnson Named To University of Texas Board
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson, wife of the former President and Texas graduate, was named to the University of Texas Board of Regents. She will serve a six year term ending Jan 10 1977, replacing William Bauer whose term expired.
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Austin, Tex
Lyndon B. Johnson
University of Texas Board of Regents
Johnson
Texas
William Bauer
Corps Eyes Two Flood Control Projects Near Lawrence
The U S Army Corps of Engineers aims to start Mud Creek and South Lawrence drainage channel work in 1971 near Lawrence Kansas with about 2 million dollars to be spent Col R L Anderson Jr district engineer says Mud Creek would run about four and a half miles of levees and six miles of channel with several bridges and drainage works. South Lawrence would include about seven tenths of a mile of channel improvement and eight drainage structures.
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Kansas City
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
R. L. Anderson Jr
Mud Creek
South Lawrence
Anderson
South Lawrence Channel
Israelis Offer Peace Ideas to UN Envoy in Jerusalem
Israel's government gave Gunnar V. Jarring tentative peace proposals during a working lunch with Prime Minister Golda Meir and Foreign Minister Abba Eban in Jerusalem. Jarring planned to present them to Arab governments as opposition voices challenged Israel's stance on lands from the 1967 war. Egyptian President Sadat accused Israel and the United States of undermining Jarring's mission during talks in Cairo.
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U.N
Middle East
Gunnar V. Jarring
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Jerusalem
Jarring
Eban
Israel
Gahal
New York
Meir
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
United States
Sadat
Cairo
Kansas Traffic Deaths 24 Hours to 9 A.M. Saturday
A Kansas report lists traffic deaths in the latest 24 hours ending 9 a.m. Saturday with counts for January 11, 1971 and a comparison to the same period in 1970.
Rescuers Save Child From 15 Foot Hole Near Home
Alycia Hernandez fell into a 10 by 10 inch hole at a storm drainage site four doors from her home in Lomita California. Fire Department teams dug parallel shafts while television cameras captured the rescue. She survived in good condition and was kept overnight for observation at Harbor City hospital.
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Alycia Hernandez
Jose
Lomita
Los Angeles
Alycia
Calif
Jose Hernandez
Ste
Weekend Warm Spell Briefly Hits then Fades
A warming trend ends as the weekend starts with near 40 degree highs today then a Sunday plunge back to the 20s. Dry weekend with a 20 percent chance of precipitation tonight and Sunday. Brisk north winds, tonight’s low in the teens.
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Merc
Ury
Wild Bull's Visit Marks Old Christmas on Hatteras Island
In Rodanthe North Carolina residents observe Old Christmas with Old Buck the legendary wild bull of Hatteras Island. The event honors a custom dating to the 1700s and falls on January 5 but is observed the following Saturday for wider attendance by locals and natives who have moved away.
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Rodanthe, N.C
Outer Banks
Hatteras Island
Old Buck
Ola Buck
Griffith Reappointed Regent Amid Threats and Court Appearance
Thomas J. Griffith was reappointed to the Kansas Board of Regents by Gov. Robert Docking amid threats to his life and family. He faces a misdemeanor charge for alleged failure to list certain corporations and must appear in magistrate court in Topeka.
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Topeka
Thomas J. Griffith
Kansas Board of Regents
Robert Docking
Manhattan
Griffith
Raymond L. Bailey
University of Kansas
Shawnee County
Gene Olander
William H. Avery
Docking
Arthur H. Cromb
Mission Hills
Larry Morgan
Goodland
Griffith Renaming Upsets Committee
Kansas Regent nominee T. J. Griffith, a Manhattan banker, faces expected Senate confirmation despite a split reaction from critics at Kansas University. Senate Education Chair Joseph Harder said he doubts organized opposition and would be surprised if any appears on the floor.
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T. J.griffith
Manhattan
Senate
Kansas Board of Regents
Committee For A Better Board of Regents
Kansas University
Lawrence
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Journal- World Today
Robert Docking
Griffith
Docking
Harder
Open houses listed at multiple local addresses this weekend
Mitchell Agency Realtors advertises four open houses at 1741 W 20th, 2814 Kingston, 2901 Colt, and 1812 Maple Lane. Showings are Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. with two separate dates in January.
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Kingston
Colt
Mae Ple Lane
Mitchell Agency Realtors
Aeal
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