Viet Cong and North Vietnam reject Nixon peace plan
The Viet Cong and Hanoi sharply rejected Nixon's five point peace proposal as deceptive. PRG leader Huynh Tan Phat and Hanoi Foreign Ministry branded the plan as treacherous and an effort to force surrender while urging a genuine settlement at the Paris talks.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Cong
North Vietnam
Nixon
Indochina
Hanoi
Huynh Tan Phat
Provisional Revolutionary Government
PRG
Liberation Radio
South Vietnam
Phat
Foreign Ministry
Paris
Vietnam
Bruce
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Israel
Suze Canal
Sisco
William P. Rogers
Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations
Rogers
Novosti
Pravda
Soviet Union
Security Council
Russia
United States
Britain
France
U.N. Security Council
China
Council
Middle East
Communist Party
Congress ends session faces hurdles after election
Washington report notes the 91st Congress adjourned to November 16 amid partisan divides. Leaders cite innovation versus administration stance as key differences while leaving welfare reform, Social Security, imports, taxes, Medicare and other measures in limbo. A government rail service plan, drug law updates, and military construction funding topped bills sent to the White House.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
White House
Penn Central
Nixon signs tough new anti crime law in push to curb organized crime
President Nixon signed a sweeping anti crime bill promising tools to wage a total war on organized crime and terrorism. He pressed FBI authority, praised agents, cited Angela Davis’s capture, and vowed to raise Washington’s capital crime rate to deter lawlessness.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
House
Senate
John \. Mitchell
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Davis
Secret Service
District of Columbia
United States
Kidnap Talks Continue For Two Hostages In Canada
The Canadian government signals a flexible stance in negotiations to free two abducted officials, British Trade Commissioner James Cross and Quebec minister Pierre LaPorte. FLQ negotiator Robert Lemieux says the group will bargain on ransom terms, while Quebec Premier Bourassa emphasizes safety and willingness to negotiate.
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Montreal
UPI
Quebec
Robert Lemieux
FLQ
Lemieux
James C. Cross
Pierre LaPorte
Robert Bourassa
Cross
Mr. LaPorte
Bourassa
Quebec City
Angela Davis arraigned on California murder and kidnapping warrant
Angela Y. Davis, 26, was arraigned in New York on a California warrant charging murder and kidnapping in a Marin County courthouse abduction. She is held without bail for an extradition hearing on November 9, while her attorney says she will fight extradition.
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London
Abba Eban
Middle East
Jordan
Egypt
New York
Rogers
Gromyko
UPI
Angela Y. Davis
California
John J. Abt
New York City
Miss Davis
U.S
Earle N. Bishopp
Bishopp
Baltimore Wins Series to Take World Championship
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Cincinnati Reds 9 to 3 to win the World Series four games to one. Mike Cuellar pitched six innings for the win after a shaky first frame, while Frank Robinson and Merv Rettenmund homered. Brooks Robinson earned MVP honors with a key ninth inning play.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Cincinnati Reds
Mike Cuellar
Cincinnati
Frank Robinson
Merv Rettenmund
Orioles
Brooks Robinson
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
The forecast remains overcast through Friday with some afternoon clearing. Highs range from 60 to 70 degrees today and Friday, with lows in the low 50s. Light winds persist. Tides show a 6.6 foot high at 11:08 a.m. and low tides of 1.5 feet at 4:50 a.m. and minus 0.7 feet at 6:08 p.m.
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David K.E. Bruce
Nguyen Thi Binh
Pathet Lao
Norodi Sihanouk
Joseph J. Sisco
Mideast
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Mahmoud Raid
Anwar Sadat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Sadat
U.N
Mohammed H. el-Zayyat
General Assembly
Warren Arnod
Ken Adams Park
Lompoc-Casmalia Road
Mark Libby
Diana Vance
Susan Mason
Arnold
Congress
John W. McCormack
Democratic Congress
Dan Duffy
Lompoc
Angela Davis
Criminal Court
Morton Tolleris
Marin County
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