Mrs Nixon Tours Africa with Liberian Welcome
First Lady pat Nixon arrives in Liberia and receives full ceremonial treatment at Roberts Field as she tours with Liberian leaders. She reviews the Liberian National Guard in humid heat and jokes about keeping pace. Tolbert greets evangelist Billy Graham as part of the delegation.
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Jiam V. S. Tubman
Liberia
London
White House
Nixon
Roberts Field International Airport
Liberian National Guard
Kwai
Tolbert
Billy Graham
William P. Rogers
Andrews Air Force Base
Rogers
Africa
William R. Tolbert Jr
First Lady Nixon Visits Liberia in 10,000 Mile Journey
Mrs. Nixon arrives at Monrovia with a warm reception. Liberian crowds, a 147 member Grambling College band, and a reception with President Tolbert mark the visit. She notes a toast and returns to praise the people and Liberia.
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U.S
Nixon
Liberia
Tolbert
Executive Mansion
Grambling College
Louisiana
Tolberts
Washington
Andrews Air Force Base
South Vietnam
Pretary of State
Wil
Liam P. Rogers
Luos
Laos
Indo-China
7Th Air Force
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S. Command
Lynn E. Guenther
Guenther
Dallas
Ore
Susan
Saigon
Tan Canh
Cambodia
Nixon signals Vietnam war end plan and 1972 run
President Nixon outlines a path toward ending the Vietnam war and hints at running in 1972 with Agnew as running mate. He cites large troop withdrawals, ongoing bombing, and negotiations on prisoners while stressing no bargaining with the North. He also notes possible further withdrawal steps by February and remarks on foreign trips in an election year.
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Vietnam
Nixon
New Hampshire
Agnew
Vic Gold
Gold
Palm Springs
Calif
West Coast
Washington
Southeast Asia
Cnjy Tinue
U.S
South Vietnam
America
Paris
Querry
China
Soviet Union
William
North Patterson
Ave. S
Apt
Nine Die in Fires Across City and Trailer Blast
A deadly blaze raged through a long building and a nearby trailer home. Firefighters fought a two-location inferno that killed nine people, including five children, with investigators considering multiple possible causes. In Buffalo, two other fires claimed three lives and caused extensive damage, while a Tennessee mall fire damaged 21 stores with no serious injuries.
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Pulaski
Lake Ontario
Frank McDonough
McDonough
Matthew
Francis
Patricia
Timothy
Rosemary
Mouse
Joseph Jaminski
Albert Lang
Lawrence Wilson
Chattanooga
Tenn
Eastgate Shopping Center
Gene Roberts
Bunche Jr Plans to Marry in New York Ceremony
Ralph Bunche Jr., son of the late UN official, will wed Patricia Elizabeth Whittinger of Summit New Jersey in a January 22 ceremony in New York. The couple met last May at New York Hospital where Miss Whittinger works as a wage and salary assistant and Bunche visited his hospitalized father.
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NEW York
Ralph Wv. Bunche Jr
United Nations
Patricia Elizabeth Whittinger
Summit
N.J
New York Hospital
Miss Hittinger
Bunche
Queens
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Weather shifts and cold fronts hit Texas as storms sweep east
A cold front brings a north wind 20 to 30 mph and a 20 percent precipitation chance today and tonight. Forecasters note fog in Far West Texas and cooler, clear skies elsewhere with widespread overnight rains in the state’s east and north. Snow and freezing rain roll through the Rockies while snow totals surge in Wyoming and parts of the Midwest. An East Coast travel warning persists with heavy snow in several regions. In Israel, infant mortality among Jews declined from 46.2 to 18.9 deaths per thousand from 1950 to 1970.
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NWS
Texas
el Paso
Far
National Weather Service
San Antonio
Rusk
Rockies
Syracuse
N.Y
Kansas
Nebraska
Idaho
Montana
Big Horn
Story
Wyo
Tel Aviv
Israel
Chevalier Remembered In Silent Parisian Farewell
President Pompidou led tributes to Maurice Chevalier as crowds reflect on a life that shaped France’s image to the world. Police guarded his Marnes-la-Coquette home after his death, while his wife’s statements noted no visitors allowed per his last wishes. Chevalier, famed for cinema, stage, and cabaret, began singing at 11 to support his family and lived a frugal life after retiring in 1968.
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Felix Paquet
Chevalier
Pompidou
Georges Pompidou
Paris
Maurice Chevalier
France
Marnes-la- Coquette
United States
Robbery at The Pierre Hotel by Organized Bandits
A skilled team broke into about 250 deposit boxes at The PierreHotel using chisels and punches. They targeted guests with jewels, holding guards at gunpoint and subduing staff. Two men posed as guests to gain entry, one wore a false nose disguise, and twelve others were later detained. Two victims from St. Petersburg, Florida reported $500 stolen. The hotel notes varied room rates from $44 to $226 a night.
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Drake Hotel
Seedman
Richard M. Nixon
Palm Beach
The
Riviera
John Keeney
Pierre
61St Street
Crmnpoint
Fifth Avenue
Keeney
J. Paul Getty
Central Park
Pioneer Caraway and windmill legacy in Lubbock tale
The hometown story centers on Pete Caraway, son of J. K. Caraway, a pioneer farmer near Lubbock Texas. He learned cattle spaying from veteran Dr Van Law and kept a 25 cent fee for his services as neighbors recall his simple pride in skill and local heritage. Survivors include siblings Sid Con Thelma Warlick and Lou Stubbs.
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Big Lake
Kendrick
Pete
J. K. Caraway
Caraway
van Law
Hood County
Tex
J. K
Callie Caraway
Lubbock
50Th St
Indiana Ave
Ruby Mc- Crummen
M. C. Mc- Crummen
Lauther Heath
RB. A. Heath
Slide Rd
66Th St. Wie
Wie
Sid
Con
Marvin Thelma Warlick
Lou Stubbs
Tahoka Girl Crowned Maid of Cotton Opens U S Tour
Debbie Wright, a Lubbock native and Tahoka resident, won the 13-state contest in Memphis to become Maid of Cotton. She will tour the United States and beyond through mid 1973, balancing duties with home economics studies at Tech. Her parents accompanied her on the Memphis trip.
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United States
Canada
Europe
Philippines
Far East
Debbie
Memphis
Lubbock
Tahoka
Bryan Wright
Act
Trin
Tech
South Plains Maid of Cotton
Lynn
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Pat Nixon
Nigeria
Ures
Pillsbury
Buffalo
Pillsbury Co
Richard Nixon
William R. Tolbert
Robertsfield International
Monrovia
Howard Pape
Ralph Bunche Jr
William Cowley
St. Petersburg
Fla
Napoleon
Enfied
Cyclopaedia Britannica
Maid of Cotton
Anu Mea Lams
Tohoka
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