Dump Nixon movement gains steam in GOP challenge
Representative Paul N. McCloskey of California leads a push to impeach Nixon or back antiwar GOP candidates in 1972. He argues Nixon exceeded presidential powers in Indochina and calls for cutting war funds, with possible primary challenges from Hatfield Mathias Percy Lindsay Gardner and others.
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Pete) McCloskey
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BC court reserves Paterson decision in jet hijack case
In Vancouver the British Columbia Supreme Court reserved ruling on habeas corpus for Chapin Paterson 19 of Shingle Springs California held since deportation was ordered earlier after a snow delayed lawyer arrival. Paterson faces U S air piracy charges for hijacking a Western Airlines jet to Vancouver.
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Israel presses diplomatic push as Middle East talks loom
Jerusalem reports Israel maintains a broad diplomatic offensive to counter Soviet Egyptian calls for Big Four or UN Security Council involvement. Abba Eban will meet ambassadors including Japan and Argentina to discuss Gunnars Jarring's peace mission as Golda Meir reviews American assurances and warns against concessions to Moscow.
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North Vietnamese fire surface air missiles over South Vietnam
North Vietnamese crews fired SAM-2 surface to air missiles at U S planes supporting a South Vietnamese ground drive to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos. No U S planes were damaged as heavy fighting continued near Lao Bao and Hill 30.
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Commando frees ill agronomist in Uruguay
Uruguayan police say Claude L. Fly, 64, an American agronomist from Fort Collins, was freed by Tupamaro guerrillas on Tuesday night after being kidnapped August 7. Fly suffered heart trouble. The group also held Dan Mitrione and Brazilian Consul Dias Gomide, with ransom talks reported.
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Richmond
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Mitrione
Getty Sees Hard Times Ahead for Alberta Oil
Alberta must brace for declining oil revenues and invest heavily in industrial development. Don Getty says oil companies are moving to Alaska and the Northwest Territories and urges a major overhaul of the industry and tourism department to fund broad secondary industry.
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Britain braces as major insurer Vehicle and General collapses
British car owners scramble for覆盖 after Vehicle and General Insurance Co failed, leaving 800,000 motorists at risk. Government reviews potential law changes as rumors of further failures circulate while drivers rush to renew or obtain new coverage.
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Nixon plans Ottawa visit for talks with Trudeau
U S President Richard Nixon may visit Ottawa for private discussions with Prime Minister Trudeau, possibly in April, lasting two to three days. Topics include Canadian foreign investment policy, energy matters, oil import quotas, and pipeline transit of Alaska oil, with U S and Canadian officials watching a joint stance on Prudhoe Bay oil and the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
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Alaska
Mistrial motion rejected in Laporte murder case
Montreal justice Marcel Nichols rejected Paul Rose's mistrial motion in the non capital murder trial of Labor Minister Pierre Laporte. The judge ruled any irregularity in jury selection was not a serious error and noted Rose and his adviser were present during the Feb 8 selection.
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Alberta increases old age pension supplement limits
Edmonton reports orders in council raise the maximum annual incomes for the Alberta 15-a-month supplement to 2000 dollars for singles and 3600 dollars for couples. In Dacca troops in trucks patrolled East Pakistan's capital after looting and mob violence sparked by a strike. Ottawa notes the Canadian National Railways must continue operating the Super Continental passenger train.
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