Reds Clash With U.S. On Budget At U.N. Budget Talks
United States and Soviet diplomats clashed in the General Assembly budget committee as Sen. Gale McGee urged a smaller U.S. share of the United Nations budget. Ambassador Bush warned the move could affect support for UNICEF and other programs while Safronchuk defended a higher per capita assessment.
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United Nations, N.Y
United States
U.N
U.S
George Bush
Vasily Safronchuk
Gale McGee
General Assembly
McGee
Safronchuk
Unicef
Bush
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
United Nations
Assembly
China
France
Social Committee
Guinea
Somalia
Sudan
Security Council
Portugal
Kurt Waldheim
South Africa
South-West Africa
Economy Grows Sharply While Inflation Rises
The Commerce Department reports third quarter GNP up 6.3 percent annual rate, revised from 5.9 percent, with inflation at 2.4 percent. Corporate profits before taxes rose to an annual rate of 4.2 billion, up from 3.4 billion. The data signal robust recovery but raise concerns about renewed inflation next year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
HEWs Desegregation Record Labeled Token by Judge
A federal judge labeled HEWs desegregation efforts token and ordered action to halt federal funding to persistently segregated schools. Judge John H. Pratt said the record shows voluntary desegregation has failed in many agencies, requiring case by case enforcement under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Civil rights attorney Joseph Rauh called the ruling historic.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
U.S. District Court
John H. Pratt
HEW
Pratt
Joseph Rauh
Elliott L
Richardson
Yule Parade Set for December 9 in Lawton
The annual Santa Day Parade is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday December 9 in Lawton. Ty Dickson, president of the Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce, announced the event sponsored each year by the Jaycees during the Yule season.
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Ty Dickson
Lawton Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Death sentence urged for Breedlove in Oklahoma killings
A jury recommended the death penalty for Lawrence Lee Breedlove in an armed robbery tied to the execution style killings of Mr and Mrs Howard Siler and their 6 year old son Chris. Breedlove will face separate trials for each slaying.
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Oklahoma City
Lawrence Lee Breedlove
Oklahoma
U.S. Supreme Court
Breedlove
Howard Siler
Chris
Duane Miller
Mike Atkinson
Tiffany Canary Diamond Goes On Sale For One Day
Tiffany & Co offers the Canary Yellow Diamond a 128 carat stone priced at 5 million dollars as a one day sale to warn buyers about limited edition collectors items. chairman Walter Hoving says the move aims to curb hype and force discriminating purchases while ads challenge the collectors craze. The diamond has been owned since its South African discovery in 1877.
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EW York
Tiffany & Co
Walter Hoving
Tiffany
South Africa
Hoving
Kissinger to renew secret Paris talks Monday
Henry Kissinger will fly to Paris Sunday to resume Vietnam peace talks Monday with Le Duc Tho. White House said the talks may last several days and that further consultations with South Vietnam and possibly North Vietnam could follow. Kissinger will be accompanied by Gen. Alexander Haig and William Sullivan, with arrival at Orly Airport.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Vietnam
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
White House
Kissinger
Nixon
Camp David
Thurmont
Ziegler
Army
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U United States
Ler
Dr. Kissinger
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Andrews Air Force Base
Orly
U S Moves Ten Arrange Hijack Talks With Cuba
U S officials seek to push ahead on antihijacking talks with Cuba, asking Swiss envoy to relay intent. Secretary Rogers expressed willingness to negotiate directly with Cuba, though Havana prefers Swiss mediation through Havana.
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Washington
United States
Cuba
U.S
William P. Rogers
State Department
Charles W. Bray
Rogers
Felix Schnyder
Bray
Havana
Schnyder
McCune Rejects Hall Demand To Quit Post
Oklahoma Governor David Hall demanded the resignation of State Securities Commission Chairman Charles F. McCune over remarks about Jews and a Los Angeles firm. McCune refused, calling the governor’s demand illegitimate and denying bigotry, while acknowledging the staff investigation into Goldstein Samuelson Inc. of Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
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McCune
Hall
Oklahoma City
State Securities Commission
Charles FE. McCune
David Hall
Los Angeles
Commission
Oklahoma
Goldstein, Samuelson, Inc
Tulsa
Associated Press
Securities Commission
Rain Expected Tonight in Lawton and Southwest Oklahoma
A vigorous winter storm moving in from the west is forecast to bring rain to Lawton and southwest Oklahoma tonight and Saturday. Rain chances are 60 to 70 percent, with little temperature change expected. Today's high near the low 50s, tonight's low upper 30s, Saturday's high mid 40s. Winds under 12 mph. Thursday high 49, low 32.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
U S Air Strikes In North Reduced
U S fighter bombers dropped 140 strikes in North Vietnam on Thursday, half the prior two day average. Weather and redeployment to Quang Tri helped reduce raids while a surface to air missile depot near the DMZ and canisters were struck. B52s conducted deep North Vietnam strikes near the 20th parallel, with Hanoi Haiphong region and above remaining off limits.
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AIGON
U.S
Panhandle
Paris
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Dmz
North Vietnam
20Th Parallel
U.S. Command
Hanoi-Haiphong
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Orval Bowman
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Ron Polston
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William H. Sullivan
American Party
Robert McCune
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