Nixon Cabinet Officers Predict 1972 Boom Year for Economy
Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz and Labor Undersecretary Laurence H. Silberman forecast a strong 1972 with inflation curbed vigorous expansion and near record farm income. They cited Nixon policies stopping inflation and a drop in unemployment though dock strikes loom. The briefing noted projected farm net income rising to 16.7 billion, a record in the officials view despite 1969 figures.
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United Press Internationa
Washington
Commerce, Labor and Agriculture Departments
Commerce
Maurice H. Stans
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Labor
Laurence H. Silberman
Stans
Nixon
Silberman
Butz
Agriculture Department
Nothing Fishy Here Talented Mule Tale Recalled
East Texas tale recounted by Dickens County judge W. H. Hindman recalls a mule that pointed quail but preferred fishing. Bob Miles of Wills Point took Hindman, now 80, on a fishing trip as the story of the mule’s hunting vs fishing prowess circulated in local recollections.
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W. H. Hindman
Dickens County
Carl Page
Lubbock
Bob Miles
Wills Point
Hindman
Texas
Deep East
Death Toll Climbs in Seoul Hotel Fire Disaster
The Taeyonkak Hotel blaze near Seoul, sparked by a gas stove, left 156 confirmed dead and over 100 injured as rescue crews battled debris with acetylene torches. One American victim was G. W. Goodwin of Sacramento. Officials warned the tally could rise if charred material proves human remains.
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Comema Nome
Seoul
South Korea
G. W. Goodwin
Sacramento
Calif
Taeyonkak
Winecoff Hotel
Atlanta
Akien
Armed Man Hijacks Air Canada Flight to Havana
An armed man hijacked Air Canada DC3 with 89 aboard near Toronto on approach, forcing a takeoff to Havana after allowing most passengers to debark. The jet refueled in Thunder Bay and flew nonstop to Jose Marti Airport. FAA logged it as the year’s 50th hijacking.
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United Press International
Toronto
Air Canada
Cuba
Thunder Bay
Havana
Jose Martin
Federal Aviation Administration
Count Reachett
Irish Republican Army
38 1N TEXAS Traffic Toll Continues Grim Pace
A Christmas weekend toll rising rapidly with more than seven deaths per hour, Texas reporting at least 38 traffic deaths by Sunday night. National totals reached 556 deaths across the U.S., surpassing 1970 levels as the holiday period neared its end.
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United Press International
National Safety Council
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety
Florida
State Patrol
Reubin Askew
Etna erupts sending rocks and smoke during holiday show
In Catania Sicily volcanic Mt Etna erupted on Sunday with explosions every four to five minutes. The buildup created a smoke and rock display that jammed roads for miles as tourists and holiday-makers watched the activity.
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Catania
Sicily
UPI
Etna
Butz opposes 25 percent wheat and feed grain price boost
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz urged the Senate to kill a bill that would raise government price support rates for wheat and feed grains by 25 percent. He defended the $55,000 subsidy ceiling as a way to curb abuses, while warning the measure would wreck farm export prospects and sabotage the surplus control program. He urged farmers to contact their senators to support the existing program.
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United Press
Washington
Earl L. Butz
Senate
UPI
Butz
Buzz
Administration Farms
House
Nixon Brandt U S Europe Talks Focus on Relations
Bonn Chancellor Willy Brandt travels to the United States for two days of talks with President Nixon in Florida. They will address U S Europe ties and East-West issues, with plans to bolster regular consultations and the market bloc's expansion by 1972.
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Bonn
Willy Brandt
United States
Nixon
Florida
Sunshine
Brandt
Peking
Moscow
Georges Pompidou
France
Edward Heath
Key Biscayne
Walter Scheel
U.S
Nixon-Brandt
Navy minicarrier could cut carrier costs new tests
Navy to begin test of a new minicarrier that promises lower prices for future carriers. The plan aims to reduce unit costs while maintaining capability, signaling a potential shift in naval procurement strategy.
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Yearly Prayer on Giving Over Receiving
A reader offers a seasonal prayer praising the act of giving over receiving. The message invokes Heavenly Father and Jesus' name in a brief, devout reflection suitable for inclusion in a church or community publication.
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Heavenly
Jesus
Battle claims and hospital attack in North Vietnam raid
A U.S. strike force of 350 planes pounded North Vietnam in rounds of waves, with Saigon reports claiming heavy antiaircraft responses and Hanoi broadcasting that a hospital in Thanh Hoa Province was hit. The broadcasts said two U.S. planes were shot down near Thanh Hoa, with others downed in Quang Binh and Nghia An provinces. US command offered few details but acknowledged some losses as the broader campaign aimed at crippling North Vietnam’s air defenses continued.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Hong Kong
Thanh Hoa
Quang
Binh
Ngho An
Radio
Fis
Selective Service officials expect no January draft
Washington sources report Selective Service officials believe it is virtually certain no one will be drafted in January. If a new draft call occurred, it would be technically possible to induct a few men, but regulations require 30 days notice, making a January call highly unlikely. Defense predicts the next draft level will stay near 10,000 in the October November December quarter.
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Associated
Washington
Selective Service
Pentagon
Weie Clall
Defense
Missing Plane Carrying American Youth Linked to Lubbock Family
The Peru military said a Lansa Airlines plane with 186 aboard disappeared during a noon stop in Pacallpa, deficient search efforts continue from Lima to Iquitos, as officials list Nathan Lyon a 13 year old son of former Lubbock residents and missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators among five Americans aboard. The craft vanished Friday and is presumed crashed near the Andes northeast of Lima.
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Lansa
Lima
Iquitos
Andes
Pacallpa
Frida
iLubbock
Nathan Lyon
Sonir
Floyd Lyon
Wycliffe Bible
Peruvian Plane Disappearance Ties Local Family to Christmas Travel
The article notes the grandson of F. C. Lyon of Shallowater and nephew of Jasper Sanders of Lubbock, born in Peru, en route to his parents for Christmas when a four engine turboprop vanished. Peru's air force and U S institutions searched 12 hours without locating wreckage. Airline officials say most passengers were students returning home for Christmas.
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Shallowater
Jasper Sanders
Lubbock, Mo
Peru
U.S
Jues Wertier
Welle
Ann
Amarillo
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