Moscow Fears Mideast May Get Out Of Control
The Kremlin warns of escalating Middle East danger and seeks to head off a new crisis while pressuring Washington and London. Moscow threatens more arms to Egypt and signals concern that a major conflict could derail SALT talks and European security plans.
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Middle East
Washington
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Europe
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Soviet Union
Andrei Gromyko
Gromyko
Nigerian expels foreigners amid relief effort advisers
Lt. Col. Arthur E. Dewey, assigned in Lagos to advise President Nixon on Nigeria relief, was rousted from bed and told to pack. Nigerian police offered no explanation as Nigeria orders most foreign missionaries priests and military attaches out of the country.
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Nigeria
Ellenburg resigns as Cleveland police chief amid bribery allegations
Mayor Carl B. Stokes accepted the resignation of William P. Ellenburg the newly appointed Cleveland police chief. Inspector Lewis Coffey 58 was named to replace him as the fourth chief of the Stokes administration. Ellenburg had faced unproven bribery accusations tied to a Detroit abortion ring and denied the charges while threatening to sue a former mafia lawyer.
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William P. Ellenburg
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Lawrence Burns
Detroit Free Press
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Lawrence A. Burns
Strikers Picket Cincinnati Stadium Amid Freezing Cold
Striking workers at Cincinnati Stadium picketed city hall and a downtown restaurant. carpenters and electricians did not cross the line. The temperate dipped to one below zero as unions planned a noon mass at Fountain Square then to City Hall. The stadium aims to finish by mid July for the All Star Game. Reds expect to start by late June. One striker allegedly insulted a police officer. no action yet on the restaurant sit in despite a court order. The strikers have a parade permit.
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City Hall
Middletown Forecast Calls for Snow Flurries and Cold
A cloudy Middletown forecast shows snow flurries this afternoon and tonight with overnight lows in the 20s. Thursday brings a fair chance of light snow and highs around 30 degrees.
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Nixon Will Stop Railroad Walkout
Assistant Secretary of Labor W. J. Usery seeks meaningful talks with AFL-CIO shootcraft unions as four unions and industry negotiators meet. Judge Si rica halts a shop craft strike against Union Pacific with a restraining order to Feb 10. Nixon has used federal labor law delaying tactics to avert a new walkout.
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John J. Sirica
Union Pacific Railroad
Unions Accept GE Contracts End Strike for Major Unions
Members of the International Union of Electrical Workers and the United Electrical Workers approved a 40 month contract with General Electric ending their strike. Nine local unions still hold out while a GE local AFL-CIO unit in Logan Ohio also accepted terms. IUE and UE will notify GE at noon and begin return to work plans, though picket lines may persist at plants with remaining strikers.
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Nixon Budget Signals Shift Toward Domestic Uplift
AP analyst John Cunniff notes President Nixon's proposed budget marks a move to rechannel funds from defense to domestic needs. The plan argues that crime pollution and welfare defects stem from societal ills and funding should begin to address them.
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New York
Nixon
Defense
Nixon Budget Secrecy Shapes Vietnam War Spending Plan
Congressional experts estimate the Nixon war budget for the coming year at 16 to 17 billion dollars, with defense outlays likely 17 to 18 billion. The plan delays cost disclosure, drawing Democratic criticism, while shifting dollars toward human resources and inflation control amid troop drawdowns and budget uncertainties.
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Nixon
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Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Vietnam
Aerospace Jobs Decline Hit 1969 Manpower Levels
Government budget cuts slow aerospace firms as employment falls from 1,418,000 at end of 1968 to 1,333,000 at end of 1969. Boeing plans to cut 18,000 from 62,000 in Seattle, plus 1,300 in Louisiana and Mississippi due to weak 707 737 sales and fewer contracts. North American Rockwell trims 11,500 in 1969 and plans 5,000 more by April. McDonnell Douglas credits a December F15 contract for 10,000 jobs saved.
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California
Tom Gabbert
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