Britain Says Malta Price Too Steep
London says Britain will pull forces from Malta unless Prime Minister Mintoff accepts a reduced price for bases. Mintoff demands 46.8 million dollars annually and warns against foreign power alliances as Malta prepares to sever 170 years of ties. The move triggers Maltese police alert and international speculation about Soviet mediation.
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London
Britain
Malta
Dom Mintoff
Mediterranean
NATO
Mintoff
Tass
Front Brings Light Rains and Chilly Temperatures
A fast moving cool front crossed Southwest Okla bringing up to .30 inch of rain. The weatherman forecast a drop below freezing tonight with temperatures rising to the low 50s today and mid 50s Friday.
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Oklo
Indictments Expanded in Pentagon Papers Case
Ellsberg and Russo face new charges linked to espionage and theft of government property. Van Thai and Lynda Sinay are named as unin dicted coconspirators. Justice Department hints final indictment may follow. Supreme Court previously refused to halt publication.
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van Thai
Lynda Sinay
Los Angeles
Russo
Ells
Utes
Justice Department
Pentagon Papers
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Defense Department
Supreme Court
IRA Guerrillas Blast Irish Official's Home
IRA militants attacked the Rostrevor residence of Maj. Ivan Neill in County Down using explosives and firebombs. The home was empty. no injuries reported though interior damage occurred. The group claimed responsibility citing retaliation for British actions in Newry and South Down.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Ivan Neill
Rostrevor
County Down
IRA
Provisional
Newry
South Down
Castaways Tell Of Ordeal At Sea off Florida
Three castaways survived a nine day ordeal after their 51 foot fishing boat Ixtapa sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Two companions allegedly went mad and leaped overboard during the voyage from Cozumel to Marathon. The raft drifted to Elliott Key where Tom Rash was unconscious as coast guards hauled the survivors ashore after a helicopter search spotted wreckage.
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Marathon
Fla
Cozumel
Mexico
Coast Guard
Antonio
Ixtapa
John Denton
Newcastle
Del
Harold Spalding
Wilmington
Florida Keys
Miami
Rash
National Guard Office Seized in Hartford Protest
Nine antiwar veterans from Vietnam Veterans Against the War occupied the Connecticut National Guard commander's office in Hartford to demand a withdrawal date for U.S. troops from Vietnam. Maj. Gen. E. Donald Walsh was away. demonstrators hung a VVAW flag from a window and vowed to stay.
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Hartford, Conn
Connecticut National Guard
North Vietnam
Connecticut
The
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
VVAW
E. Donald Walsh
Nixon
Vietnam
Walsh
Heavy Air Attacks Against North Vietnam End Report
The report notes the end of heavy air attacks on North Vietnam with three U S planes lost. It also discusses the draft, noting about 70 000 men with low lottery numbers may avoid callups if no new drafts occur in January February or March.
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North Vietnam
U.S
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Ajagh
Laird
Selective Service
Pentagon
Saigon
Prediction About Refuge and True Prediction About Refuge
Lynn rose from laborer at Wichita Mountains refuge to manager of several U S national wildlife refuges. He held posts at Bear River Utah Salt Plains Oklahoma and Bosque del Apache New Mexico before becoming Fish Springs Utah refuge planner in 1962 and then assistant regional supervisor in Albuquerque in 1963.
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Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Utah
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Jet
Okla
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
New Mexico
Bureau
Fish Springs
Dugway
Albuquerque
Battle Death Toll Lowest In 7 Years
In Vietnam the week saw the smallest American death toll in seven years with one U.S. fatality reported last week. The massive air campaign over North Vietnam involved about 350 aircraft, targeting MIG bases, SAM sites, and depots from the DMZ to the 20th parallel.
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U.S. Command
In Gulf
Vietnam
Chester Hanson
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
20Th Parallel
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Bill Extending Unemployed Benefits Signed
KEY BISCAYNE Florida AP a bill extending emergency unemployment benefits to 750 000 workers in 11 states passed. The measure extends benefits to workers in states with unemployment 6 5 percent or higher whose benefits are exhausted. President Nixon warned the bill should not set a precedent and noted funding would come from the general treasury rather than a dedicated trust.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Congress
General Treasury
Champagne and Caviar Sell Like Hotcakes in 1971
Champagne and caviar sales rise as Americans prep for the new year despite belt tightening. Demand for champagne remains strong with ample imports before surcharges and dock strikes. caviar remains scarce with price increases noted. A Sherry-Lehman spokesman calls 1971 a big year for champagne with buyers stocking up for 1972, while Dallas' Neiman Marcus reports brisk champagne purchases.
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W York
California
Sherry- Lehman, Inc
New York
Sherry-Lehman
Charles Heidsick
Dallas
Neiman-Marcus Co
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Lynn
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McClung
Lynn Greenwalt
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