New Year Messages From World Leaders and Vietnam Peace Talks
World leaders urged peace in 1973 while Vietnam talks continued with Kissinger and Rogers untestified. North and South Vietnam clashed over political control as 1969 ceasefire terms linger, prisoners of war to be exchanged, and questions about Vietnams unity debated.
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U.S
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Ore Kissinger
Avi
Ony Iesthe
Mass
Ussr
Krasikov
United
States
United States
Paris
Kis
Anatoli Krasikov
Twat
Singer
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Pune
Kissinger
Saigon
North Vietnam
William P. Rogers
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Rogers
Charles Bray
Associated Press
Ohio State
University of Southern
California
New Jersey
Denmark
Margrethe
Suharto
Ton Duc Thang
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Penn Nouth
Asinhia
Sihanouk
France
Georges Pompidou
Europe
Chung-Hee Park
North
South Korea
Haiphong
Laos
Nixon
White House
Henry Kissinger
la Due Tho
Viet Cong
Saipan
Seamen Missing After Collision In Singapore Strait
In Tokyo AP dispatch nine Japanese seamen are missing after their lumber carrier Kyoryu Maru sank following a collision with the tanker Shoen Maru in the Singapore Strait. Eleven of 20 crew were rescued. Kyoryu Maru was carrying 3009 tons of lumber from Sumatra bound for Singapore when the accident occurred Saturday.
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Tokyo
Singapore Strait
Maritime Safety Agency
MSA
Singapore
Sumatra
Congo Breaks Israeli Ties in New Diplomatic Move
The People's Republic of the Congo severed diplomatic relations with Israel citing Middle East policy. It marks the third African break this year after Uganda and Chad. A government statement criticized imperialist and expansionist policy in the region.
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Brazzaville, Congo
People’s Republic of the Congo
Israel
Middle East
Uganda
Chad
Israe
Earthquake Hits Hong Kong Strikes at 11:16 A.M
The Royal Observatory reported a minor quake in Hong Kong with intensity 2 on the Mercalli scale. Officials are tracing the epicenter after the 11 16 A M local time tremor struck the colony Sunday.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Royal Observatory
Highway 1
da Nang
Nhan Dan
U.S
Marxists In Puerto Rican Legislature
In San Juan the Independent party wins at least one at large Senate seat and a lower house seat as Puerto Rico’s Elections Board validates the Nov 7 vote. Party leader Ruben Berrios proposes renewed national aspiration for a peaceful prosperous future with Marxist aligned partners. Meanwhile Chiang Kai-shek in Taipei blasts overseas Chinese aiding Beijing and backs eventual unification after a Communist defeat.
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San Juan
Independence Party
Puerto Rico
Temeas
Ruben Berrios
Park
Carlos Gallisas
Victor Guillermo Fernan
Elections Board
Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
Peking
Taiwan
Chiang
Nixon bombing halt sparks mixed political and clerical reactions
Bray says Kissinger briefed Sen. Fulbright after his Dec 16 briefing. Critics plan new end the war measures despite the pause. Sen Saxbe predicts continued efforts. Priest Berrigan questions sincerity of exit, Buckley sees path to talks. Pope Paul VI voices relief and hope yet notes reservations.
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Bray
Kissinger
J.W. Fulbright
William Saxbe
Ohio
Philip F. Berrigan
Nixon
Vietnam
Indochina
James L. Buckley
New York
Rome
Paul VI
Bomb Explosion Rips Restaurant in Nice
An explosion in front of a Nice restaurant owned by a Yugoslav blew in the door, broke windows, and damaged three cars. No injuries were reported. The blast occurred eight days after a similar Paris incident where a Yugoslav national seriously injured himself while handling a bomb near the Yugoslav Embassy.
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Nice
France
Paris
Tenured UC Professors Resignations Down in 1971-72
In Berkeley, UC resignations by tenured professors were the lowest in 12 years, with 11 faculty stepping down in 1971-72, down from 14 the prior year and far below a high of 32.
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Berkeley
Calif
Weather Change In Offing
Weather forecasts predict light rain along the coast with a chance of freezing drizzle and snow flurries in the Panhandle region. Strong cold fronts push south with highs in the 40s, teens to 30s elsewhere, as New Year's Eve storms bring blizzards and flooding warnings in several states. Interstate closures stretch into Wyoming amid drifting snow and icy roads, while Boston reports multiple accidents and New England sees freezing rain and sleet. Texas enjoys clear skies and light holiday traffic on major routes.
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Dallas
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
New England
New York
Boston
Flint
Lansing
Mich
Texas
Resolutions for 1973 Ring From Readers
In a New Year snapshot, readers share resolutions. Mrs. Ronald Barton vows greater positive action in life and family activity. Mrs. R. E. Harvey aims for kindness and patience and better health for all. Mrs. Bobby Lynch resolves not to make any she cannot keep.
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Ronald Barton
59Th St
R. E. Harvey
58Th St
Bobby Lynch
Gist St
Cotton Promotion Fund Payment Gets Go Ahead
Comptroller General Elmer Staats told Congressman Paul Findley there is no legal barrier to a 10 million dollar government subsidy next summer for Cotton Inc. The GAO head said Congress intended the full 10 million yearly payment regardless of the savings from the 1971 subsidy limit. Critics argue the funds exceed savings and should be canceled.
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Washington
UPI
Elmer B. Staats
Staats
General Accounting Office
GAO
Paul Findley
R-Il
Findley
Agriculture Department
Cotton Inc
Department
Congress
Cotton Promotion
House-Senate
Findley and I
House
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Tay Ninh
Saiem
Saigon
Senate House of Government
Quangment
Tri City
DMZ
Injlater
Tex
Houston
Texas
Kansas
C.A. Cassidy
M-K-T
Austin
Campaign Set To Herald City's Merits
City campaign promotes Lubbock growth with the banner Lubbock Leads the Way. Councilman Jack Baker, standing in for Mayor Morris W. Turner, proclaims January as the observance month urging all citizens to display Lubbock’s Brand of Progress and foster a positive attitude toward Metro City of the Southwest.
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Lubbock
Jack Baker
Morris W. Turner
Thai police find opium and morphine in cave near Prachuap
Thai police reported finding opium valued at $2 million and 215 morphine sticks in a mountain cave near the sea in Prachuap Province. After a roughly 20 minute search, officers uncovered neatly packed sacks containing 48 bags of opium weighing 205 pounds.
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Bangkok
Prachuah
Thailand
Congress To Reconvene Amid Push For Reforms
The article reports on renewed congressional action as the new session opens. Democrats debate filibuster reform while liberal lawmakers question the two thirds requirement and consider paving the way for easier debate and civil rights legislation.
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Senate
Sev
Beirut
Lebanon
Ejeral Democrats
Madbates
Tse-Tung
Mike Mans
Richard Nixon
Field
D-Mont
Guage Daily
Safa
Sun
Nixon
Mao
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