Glass Cage Life: Americans Released After China Prison
Sixteen months after their yacht was seized by Chinese gunboats off Macao, American businessman Si meon Baldwin aged 56 and Bessie Hope Donald aged 46 were released from detention in China. They said they signed multiple repentance statements and were treated fairly, while 13 other non Americans were freed earlier.
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Baldwin
Donald
Hong Kong
Maco
Mrs
Simeon Baldwin
Bessie Hope Donald
Red China
People’s Liberation Army
Lawmakers Clear Deck For Action On Budget Measures
Lawmakers ease budget timeline as 13 regular appropriations face White House review. Nixon cites inability to finalize this year’s budget without Congress action. Several bills stalled or in conference as both chambers work to finish funding before July 1.
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Nixon
Congress
White House
House
Senate
Thomas J. Meinee
Proxmire
Incomplete OCR Transcript On Rates and Prosecution
Testimony to a subcommittee includes a district attorney remarks on rate adjustments and reforms. The speaker cites shifting gigs from state to state as part of the criminal prosecution context, though delivery of the testimony was not in person.
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Eugene Gold
Rates
Christmas Goodfellows drive aims to aid Ava children
Goodfellows from page one will be among thousands to benefit if funds arrive. Donations of any amount may be sent to Box 561 with a daily coupon in the Avalanche Journal to locate the city’s needy children. About $1 is needed for each of an expected 7,000 gifts to be delivered by volunteers on December 25.
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Avalanche Journal
Ferry collision sinks near Inchon leaving two missing
Incheon harbor reports a ferry carrying 107 passengers collided with a fishing vessel and sank Saturday night. Police say 105 people were rescued by patrol boats as two passengers remain missing Sunday.
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Seoul
Korea
Inichon
Going Home Woman Buys Freedom For Jaguar
A Miami woman smuggled a jaguar named Rebecca from South America to her estate. Rebecca, captured as a young cat, has acclimated to a tropical back yard under guard. the owner criticizes zoos and plans to ensure Rebecca’s safety with local Indigenous caretakers while considering broader animal rights concerns.
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New York
Miami
Rebecca
Milan Girl Offers Kidney for Leg Operation Cost
An 18 year old Milan girl wrote to the police offering one of her kidneys to fund surgery on her leg. She said she badly needed the operation and had no money to pay.
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Milan
Private tests Win Tax Help Shaping Bill Debate
The tax reform bill faces Senate fights and a looming conference as lobbyists push for exceptions favoring foundations, the petroleum complex, and other big interests. Winn-Dixie’s stock swap case illustrates how an effective date change could grant tax savings and grandfather clauses for firms with district ties. Tomorrow: Investment Credit.
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Senate
Nee
Ate
Congress
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Mobil Qoco
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
W. K. Kellogg Foundation
ABC Co
Forrow
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc
Jacksonville
Fla
Winn-Dixie
Treasury Department
Tech athletics set for admin role shift after season
The council plans unspecified changes aimed at broadening Tech's athletic department administration and facilities. Robison, linked to Tech for nearly 35 years as player coach or athletic director, is expected to take an administrative post focused on athletic business matters. King became head coach in November 1960 after DeWitt Weaver's resignation.
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Tech
Robison
King
DeWitt Weaver
Birth notices from a noisy city page
Mr and Mrs Jerry aunt Brown announce the birth of a son weighing seven pounds, with the father a student at Texas Tech University. Mr and Mrs James Burk report a baby boy born Sunday at a local hospital weighing seven pounds, three ounces, to a Pumps worker family. Additional notices list names and addresses with similar birth details and weights, reflecting a community birth column.
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Jerry Aunt Brown
Cage Brothers
James
Burk
Peace on Earth Theme Shines in Local Window Display
Lighting shop owner and KFYO station personnel along with Johnson family residents showcase a holiday display themed Peace on Earth Good Will Toward Men. A rotating earth model crafted from wire papier mache and gold spray will stand before a blue backdrop with a gold star and lighted borders. Shrubbery and a green pine adorned with lights, a dove, and an olive branch complete the scene.
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KFYO
Charles Wysong Johnson
28Th St
Earth
Veterans fear civilian harm as Vietnam war tactics shift
U S civilians fear effects of the Army 9th Infantry Division tactics as convoy operations and restricted firepower aim to reduce civilian casualties. Officials say pacification improves in the Mekong Delta while guardrails curb attacks on civilians.
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U.S
9Th Infantry
Nixon
Sthithem
Mekong Telta
Vinhlang
Senator Calls for Nixon Commission on Vietnam Slayings
Sen John Stennis proposes a presidential commission of civilians to investigate alleged Vietnamese civilian slayings and report to the President. U Thant urges full dissemination of the 1950 Geneva conventions to military personnel amid the My Lai furor. Nguyen Van An questions US responsibility, citing conflicting accounts of the Song My massacre as court martial proceedings loom.
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U.S
My Lai
Washington
John Stennis
D-Miss
Senate Armed Services Committee
Nixon
Stennis
Pentagon
William L. Calley
U.N
U Thant
General Assembly
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Thant
Nuernberg
Song My
Saigon
Nguyen van An
House of Representatives
Song Mvy
Charlie Company
Midwest Snowstorm Hits Midwest and Lubbock Area
Snow fell across the Midwest and into the Lubbock area with brief flurries in Lubbock that melted quickly. The system dropped up to 12 inches in Iowa Wisconsin Missouri and caused flight delays at O'Hare. Warnings extended through Wisconsin Michigan Illinois and New England as the storm moved northeast.
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New Deal
Ruth Cox
New Deal Co-Op
Cottons Center
Petersburg
Floydada
Morton
Weather Bureau
Midwest
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago
Wisconsin
Michigan
Iinois
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Virginias
New England
Pope Hopes Nukes Ban and Peace Talks Bring Peace
Pope Paul VI expressed hope that discussions about reducing or renouncing bacteriological and nuclear arms signal a move toward world peace. He prayed for Italy's sick and for social and international peace during his Sunday blessing in St. Peter's Square.
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Vatican City
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