Peace talks continue as Kissinger meets Hanoi negotiators
In Paris Kissinger and Haig held morning and afternoon sessions with Le Duc Tho and Xuan Thuy to push a final Vietnam cease fire. Talks resumed after a year of secret meetings with reports from Saigon that North Vietnam will not concede on troop withdrawals. The United States seeks a signed agreement while Hanoi demands the document remain in its original form.
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Rumsfeld Named U S NATO Ambassador by Nixon
Florida White House said Donald Rumsfeld will be nominated as the United States ambassador to NATO. He would be permanent representative on the NATO council in Brussels, succeeding David Kennedy who resigns. Nixon plans new arrangements, with shifts at the Cost of Living Council and a new Council on Economic Policy.
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Apollo 17 countdown goes on despite strike threat
Cape Kennedy AP report on averted strike cloud over Apollo 17 prep with minor glitches in lunar sounds experiment and a generator change. Chief test supervisor William Schick says operations proceed on schedule as astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt run through abort procedures before a 9 53 p.m. EST liftoff.
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Editor and community notes across sections
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US Pilots Run Heavy Air Strikes Near DMZ
US warplanes mounted extensive bombing against enemy communications to cut North Vietnamese resupply. Command reports 315 tactical strikes in South Vietnam, with over 90 missions against supply routes in the north, mainly in Quang Tri. 15 trucks destroyed. An F4 Phantom reportedly crashed for unknown reasons.
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Supreme Court to Rule on River Bed Ownership and Ads Policy
The court will decide if Oklahoma tribes own the Arkansas River bed between the Grand River and the state line, after appeals favoring the Choctaws Chickasaws and Cherokees. It also agreed to review separate male and female help wanted ads for discrimination, and to hear citizenship food stamp and desegregation issues.
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Rights On Downtown Project Restored To City After Settlement
Lawton Urban Renewal Authority and Mark Real Estate Enterprises resolved a two month dispute over a 14 acre downtown Lawton site. Mark agrees to surrender rights and receive 5 000 of 114 000 good faith money and a release form. Judge Chandler had blocked drawing on a 114 912 letter of credit. Mark remains open to participating in the Downtown Project with potential separate development of mall entertainment district and motel hotel areas.
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Arctic cold front settles over Lawton area
An arctic cold front moved southward across Oklahoma bringing the season's lowest readings to Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma. The mercury rose to 33 Sunday and fell to 21 by 6 am today. Expected highs near 30 with scattered light snow and northerly winds 6 to 12 mph. Tonight's low near 20. Tuesday's high mid 30s.
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Honduran Army ousts President Cruz in early dawn coup
In Tegucigalpa the Honduran army overthrew President Ramon E Cruz while stalling the armed forces commander as president for the remaining five years. No violence reported.
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Pentagon to Seek Budget Boost Above 80 Billion
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced an next year Pentagon budget exceeding 80 billion dollars, up from about 76 billion. He cited higher personnel costs of 3.9 billion and argued for no unilateral defense cuts at NATO talks in Brussels.
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Bradley named Banks and Banking Committee chair
Veteran Democrat W. D. Bradley of Waurika was chosen chairman of the House Banks and Banking Committee for the upcoming session, succeeding Jack Harrison after his defeat. Speaker-designate Bill Willis moved Bradley from Ways and Means, where he had led for years, to the leadership post as four rebel lawmakers gained chairmanships including Fred Ferrell as vice chairman of Veterans and Military Affairs.
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