Gap in US air defenses exposes southern vulnerability
House Armed Services subcommittee finds the US air defense system virtually useless over a 1500 mile swath from Florida to California. A Cuban airliner landed in New Orleans last fall with three hours notice, and NORAD did not learn of the flight until contact for landing was made. The report urges faster development of a new system and proposes over the horizon radar for Cuba and Gulf coverage at an estimated $70 to $125 million.
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House
U.S
New Orléans
South
House Armed Services
Florida
California
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Hebert
Melvin R. Laird
Cuba
Gulf of Mexico
Seth J. McKee
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
State Department
Federal Aviation Administration
New Orleans
FAA
Havand
American Airlines
Havana
Alexei Kosygin
House Armed Services Investigating Subcommittee
Mo Airport Plan Cleared by House Panel in Missouri
The Missouri-St. Louis Airport Authority proposal won unanimous approval from the House Governmental Organization Committee after three hours of testimony. St. Louis Mayor A J Cervantes backed a Waterloo Illinois site while Governor Warren E Hearnes listened from a distant location. Notable critics argued Missouri's mid region risks and urged a Missouri site to avoid extra travel time.
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Jefferson City
Missouri-St. Louis
House Governmental Organization Committee
St. Louis
A. J. Cervantes
Waterloo
Ill
Warren E. Hearnes
House
Patrick J. Hickey
Patrick J. Hickey, D-St. Louis
Hearnes
Robert M. White
The
Mexico
Cervantes
Missouri
Illinois
White
mid-Missouri
Kansas City
Cardinals
Lambert
Federal Aviation Administration
Deidre Denise Clayborn Born in Compton California
Deidre Denise Clayborn, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Claybourn of Compton California, born January 5 weighing 7 pounds. She has a sister, Tracy Lynn Clayborn, age five. Mr. Clayborn is a carpet layer. Paternal grandmother is Mrs. Sylvia Clayborn of Mexico.
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Robert Claybourn
Compton
Calif
Deidre Denise Clayborn
Tracy Lynn Clayborn
Viet Nam Laos offensives yield mixed gains
Saigon reports major gains in northern and southern Laos with Laotian forces retreating from Ban Nhik and Phou Cam while Bolovens plateau remains in North Vietnamese hands. In Baton Rouge, a dusk to dawn curfew followed deadly shootout and protests tied to alleged outsiders and a national movement. East Germany recognizes Bangladesh. in Israel Lebanon border clashes kill soldiers and guerrillas with multiple buildings destroyed.
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Baton Rouge
National Guard
W. W. Dumas
Hughes Memoir Feud Grows Over Voice Authenticity
Howard Hughes autobiography disputes erupt as novelist Clifford Irving insists seven reporters were deceived by a voice they believed belonged to Hughes. McGraw-Hill stays confident, citing signed checks and letters. Irving cites forgery and raises safety concerns amid threats to his wife.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Clifford Irving
McGraw-Hill
Hughes
Los Angeles
Irving
Harold McGraw Jr
McGraw- Hill
H. R. Hughes
Zurich
Chase Manhattan Bank
N.A
McGraw
Ibiza
Edith Sommer
Muskie Right Says Wilkins On Black VP Ticket
Roy Wilkins executive director of the NAACP says Senator Muskie was probably right that voters would not support a national ticket with a black vice president. Wilkins told reporters it was Muskie’s mood reading and that controversy has been overstated by politicians seeking to embarrass him.
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New York
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Edmund S
Muskie
Wilkins
Los Angeles
Maine
Naacp National Board
Laos Front Slips as NVA Presses Long Cheng Push
In Laos, Ban Nhik breakout drives forces east of Pakse and Phou Cam falls after a two hour siege. North Vietnamese use close assault tactics, shelling Laotian positions and assisting a mass civilian exodus of 3,000 to 4,000. Sam Thong evacuees and firefights around Long Cheng intensify as US air activity reports new missiles and radar strikes in North Vietnam and southern Laos.
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North Vietnam
Laos
Vientiane
Ban Nhik
Bolovens
Phou Cam
Plain of Jars
Sam Thong
Long Cheng
U.S
Central Intelligence Agency
Pakse
Bouam Long
CIA
Vang Pao
Ban Karai Pass
Demilitarized Zone
South Vietnam
Mekong
Wyeth Picked To Do Nixon Portrait
Painter Andrew Wyeth says Pat Nixon asked him to paint President Nixon. He will do the portrait, to be started this year though exact date is uncertain. The Nixons sponsored a Wyeth show in the White House last year, the first time an artist had a solo exhibit there.
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Chadds Ford
Andrew Wyeth
Pat Nixon
President Nixon
Wyeth
Nixons
White House
Quakes Rattle Coachella Valley No Damage Reported
A sequence of light earthquakes struck the Coachella Valley over four hours on Monday, alarming residents but causing no damage. Seismologists from Cal Tech reported centers near Thousand Palms, ten miles north of Indio and about 120 miles southeast of Los Angeles.
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Indio
Calif
Coachella Valley
Clarence Alien
California Institute of Technology Seismology Laboratory
Pasadena
Thousand Palms
Here
Los Angeles
Wage-Price Violators To Be Named By Council
Washington AP The Cost of Living Council will disclose the names of wage price violators, with potential sharing of investigation results with complaint filers. Rep Wright Patman may hold hearings to probe compliance with new laws as labor and consumer rights are debated. Secretary Hodgson urged mediators to clamp down on attempts to bypass wage controls.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
Donald Rumsfeld
Wright Patman
House Banking Committee
Price Commission and Pay Board
Texas Democrat
Patman
Nixon
James D. Hodgson
Federal Mediation and Conciliation
Pay Policy Weakened by Warned Bargaining Pressure
Hodgson urged labor mediators to discourage large wage hikes as the board may reject them. He cited past cases where parties settle hoping a Pay Board cuts the deal. The Price Commission ordered insurers to cut 37.5 percent of any new rate increase portion.
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Hodgson
The
Price Commission
Nixon’s China trip advance party reports success
Washington AP says Ronald L. Ziegler returned from Peking praising a highly successful 12 day advance trip to arrange Nixon’s China visit. Brig Gen Haig led the team with TV network reps and Kissinger had led prior missions. Tanjug cited forecasts of visits to the Great Wall Imperial Palace and a Shanghai children's home.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Peking
Nixon
Ziegler
Alexander M. Haig Jr
U.S
China
Henry M. Kissinger
Belgrade
Great Wall
Imperial Palace
Shanghai
Tanjug
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