New Hope for the Future at Arab-Israeli Peace Talks
In Geneva the first Arab Israeli peace conference opens with Kissinger urging a break from the past toward a new hope. Gromyko warns of war risk while Egypt demands Israeli pullback to 1967 borders and East Jerusalem. Waldheim calls for a just durable peace as Syria boycotts leaving an empty table.
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Ismail Fahmy
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Nixon's papers gift had strings attached
President Nixon certified with his 1969 income tax records as part of a gift agreement to the National Archives, signaling conditions tied to the transfer. The disclosure outlines potential restrictions and the scope of access for researchers.
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Washington
Nixon Gift Papers Sealed As Tax Deductions Scrutinized
The article reports that Nixon turned over gift papers to the National Archives under a deed restricting public access, with auditors and officials saying the restrictions were nonmaterial. Tax deductions totaling $482,000 over four years are cited, while a White House spokesman and lawyer defend the arrangement as legitimate and not hindering public purposes.
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Nixon May Stay Home For Christmas Holiday
President Nixon weighs staying in Washington during the holidays to set an example for fuel conservation. Reports say he considered a Florida trip by train but shifted toward a small Air Force jet while no final decision was made.
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Bodies found in sea near Oriental Monarch wreck
In Victoria British Columbia the bodies of 27 crewmen from the sunken freighter Oriental Monarch were found 15 miles east of the sinking site. They floated within 500 yards of each other, all wearing life jackets, as 13 crewmen remained missing. A US Coast Guard plane spotted the corpses and guided a cutter to the area while searchers persisted for lifeboats and missing crew.
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One Rembrandt Recovered From Barn Near Cincinnati
Police confirmed the painting Portrait of an Elderly Lady, one of two stolen Rembrandt works, was found undamaged in a Springdale barn north of Cincinnati. A real estate broker alerted the finder, James Hough, who notified a TV news director. Officials identified the work as missing and notified a museum.
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Springdale
Cincinnati
James Hough
Stations to pump Sunday amid gas shortage dispute
Central Ohio gasoline dealers threaten to resume Sunday operations after weekends of closures. Leaders cite burdens from the energy crisis and urge compulsory purchase limits, while several managers oppose limits and fear customer loss. Cleveland's Standard Oil spokesman declines comment.
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Jerry Imes
Central Ohio Gasoline Dealers Association
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James Cresente
Northern Ohio Petroleum Retailers Association
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Gallup poll shows support for tighter energy limits
A Gallup poll from Nov 30 to Dec 3 surveyed 1550 adults in the United States. About 40 percent favor stronger government energy restrictions while 49 percent favor current rules and 39 percent want stricter measures. Seventy three percent lowered home temperatures and sixty two percent drive slower to save fuel. Support for a 50 mph speed limit and year round daylight saving time was 62 and 57 percent respectively.
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Winter Arrives as Middletown Sees Snow and Cold
The Middletown area recorded 1.25 inches of snow with an overnight low of 11 yesterday. Thursday brings a high of 32 and a cold partly cloudy weekend with chances of snow or rain on Monday and Christmas Day. Tonight’s low 10 to 15 and Saturday’s high in the 20s. Sunday could reach 40 with a teen low, then highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s into Monday and Tuesday.
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Snow and rain sweep nation with heavy ice and floods
A storm spread from the Midwest into the Southeast with foot-deep snow and heavy rains. Ice covered highways, causing hundreds of minor accidents and statewide outages as Connecticut braces for a disaster declaration and New Jersey faces possible flooding.
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