Final TV cigarette ads end as ban takes effect in midnight
New York AP reports cigarette commercials on TV ended at midnight after Philip Morris spent 1.25 million on late night talk shows and bowl games, with Marlboro Virginia Slims Parliament and Benson & Hedges featured. Reynolds bought seven minutes in Bowl telecasts. Network asking prices varied by event.
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Northeast Snowstorm Disrupts Travel Across Region
A major blizzard dumped up to two feet of snow from Virginia to Vermont, closing airports and delaying events. DC area received heavy accumulation, with eight inches at National and 15 inches at Dulles, while Philadelphia and New Jersey railways returned to normal after delayed starts. Snowplows cleared arteries by midday, but many rural roads remained blocked and closures extended to the Mummers Parade. Temperatures were forecast to rise above freezing as storms dissipated, with gale winds easing.
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Vietnam Truce Breached In DMZ Fight Near Boundary
Reports say South Vietnamese patrol clashed with North Vietnamese troops just south of the DMZ and followed them across the boundary. Casualties ranged with at least 12 Americans killed and 49 wounded since the cease fire began, plus 32 South Vietnamese killed and 93 wounded. Allied sources said more than 53 enemy troops were killed as fighting continued near Prey Nhey and along Cambodia highway 4 amid ongoing cease fire tensions.
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Tax Court Break For Little Guy
The U S Tax Court opens a small claims division for disputes under 1000 dollars per year involving income gift or estate taxes. Taxpayers may represent themselves or hire counsel. Petitions filed within 90 days after IRS deficiency notice. 10 dollar filing fee. Judgments are not appealable and hearings aim for about six months.
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Weather outlook brings warmth, wetter spell to Ohio
A developing low pressure center from Texas and Oklahoma will move northeast into the Ohio Valley. Warms into the 40s today and Sunday as winds rise. Rain will spread tonight and tomorrow with possible snow in northern Ohio. Tonight’s low near 30. By Monday the system departs, bringing colder conditions with rain or snow.
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Tough Stand at Peace Talks Egypt Says Soviet Help Is Unlimited
Egypt claims unlimited military and political support from the Soviet Union in its effort to isolate the United States and Israel. A Cairo Al Ahram report on talks in Moscow December 20 to 27 says Soviet leaders backed Egypt and urged victory in the conflict with America and Israel. The Cairo press notes Egypt will take a tough line at the Arab-Israeli peace talks in New York under Gunnar V. Jarring and rejects Israel’s timetable condition for withdrawal from 1967 occupied territories. The cease-fire expires February 5.
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Explosives Involved In Mine Disaster Investigation
Inspectors led by James Westfield of the U S Bureau of Mines and H N Kirkpatrick state mining official begin a probe into the blast, saying the cause will be obvious. Everett Barrett notes explosives likely involved, with workers locating three bodies near a personnel carrier about 1,600 feet into the mine.
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Egyptian Airliner Crashes En Route to Tripoli
An United Arab Airlines flight from Algiers to Cairo crashed while approaching Tripoli Libya. Fourteen bodies were found in a mountainous area five miles from Tripoli. The plane carried 19 passengers and 7 crew, all believed Egyptian. Egypt sent a special team to investigate.
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Nixon signs 66 bills in holiday action at Camp David
President Nixon signed 66 bills in a holiday session, including a $2.9 billion housing bill with urban growth policy and crime insurance for high risk city areas. The measures extend car exhaust standards, extend tax cuts on autos and phone rates, speed estate tax collection, fund Interstate construction through 1976, and authorize $2.5 billion in foreign aid. The signing followed New Year’s Day at Camp David with aides and family as football bowls aired.
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