Laird and Moorer Arrive in Saigon for Vietnam Cutbacks
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird and Admiral Moorer arrived in Saigon to push for major U.S. force reductions in Vietnam. They aim to withdraw the last 25,000 Marines by June as Nixon orders troop levels down to 284,000 by May 1 and possibly to 230,000 or fewer by summer. Laird said the first phase of Vietnamization would end by midsummer and U.S. forces would focus on logistics, air support and security. Meetings were set with President Thieu, Ambassador Bunker, Abrams, and Weyland.
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Saigon
Melvin R. Laird
America
Vietnam
Laird
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thailand
Thanom Kittikachorn
U Taphao
Ho Chi Minh Trail
U.S
Nixon
Paris
Ellsworth Bunker
Creighton W. Abrams
Frederick C. Weyland
Nine aboard B52 bomber downed in Lake Michigan crash
Charlevoix Michigan reports a sighting of a large B52 bomber exploding in a fireball over Lake Michigan near Little Traverse Bay during a training mission from Westover Massachusetts. Wreckage and life vests found. no survivors. The aircraft, part of the 346th Bomb Squadron, was on a bombing practice with eight to ten crew aboard. An SAC investigation team was to arrive.
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Charlevoix
Mich
Air Force
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Lower Peninsula
Coast Guard
Strategic Air Command
Westover
Mass
Air Force Base
Bay Shore
Little Traverse Bay
Snow Blankets Deep South in Severe Winter Storm
Winter's arctic chill battered the Deep South with four inches of snow in Greenwood Mississippi and ice in Natchez. Flooded roads forced school closures in northern Louisiana and Mississippi while New Mexico communities faced fuel shortages. The storm prompted heavy snow warnings across several states and caused power failures in Houston area. Apollo 14 rehearsals continued on emergency power.
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ASSO
Deep South
Greenwood
Miss
Natchez
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Albuquerque
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Texas
Houston
Harris County
Houston-area
Manned Spacecraft Center
Ellington Air Force Base
Hobby International Airport
Southwest
Arizona
Federal Crop Insurance Corp
Maricopa and
Yuma County
Russian ships bring weapons to Egypt and Syria
American experts report Russian vessels passed the Dardanelles carrying about 20 crated aircraft including MIG21s and SU7 missiles. They unloaded at Latakia and Alexandria, while one ship masked its destination bound for Algeria. Analysts say missiles would be long-range artillery with limited desert impact.
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Vs Ene
Wardanelles
Black Sea
U. S
Latakia
Syria
Alexandria
Molodogvardsk
Egypt
Sinai Peninsula
British Ambassador Kidnapped in Montevideo by Tupamaros
British Ambassador Geoffrey Jackson was abducted in Montevideo by Tupamaros guerrillas. Police said he, his driver, and two guards arrived at the British Embassy on Aibar and Buenos Aires streets minutes before 10 a.m. and were seized after aides were forced to submit.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Aibar
Buenos Aires
Weather outlook warms slightly tomorrow but stays cool
Tonight values drop to the teens with a potential light rise tomorrow into the low 20s. Yesterday's high reached 21 degrees and this morning opened at 8 degrees, signaling a gradual warmup.
Bomb Hits Soviet Cultural Building in Washington
A loud bomb exploded near the Soviet Embassy cultural building on 18th Street in Washington. No injuries reported. a child was tossed from bed. The State Department sent a Soviet specialist to apologize and review security measures. The attack was claimed by a caller to The Associated Press and tied to the Jewish Defense League.
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Washington
State Department
Jewish Defense League
Leonid V. Shcheryakov
Soviet Life Magazine
Steven E. Steiner
Steiner
Guys Gals Look Alike Your Opinion Is Valid
Cincinnati AP survey finds shifting views on gender traits as 125 students in 1970 and a 1965 study show fewer rigid masculine feminine labels. Dorelle Heisel reports attire and athletics perceptions changing from strong gendered categories to equal or mixed views, though most feel threatened by opposite sex traits.
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Cincinnati
Dorelle Heisel
University of Cincinnati
Expensive trash fire swallows payroll cash at Carlisle store
In Carlisle the J and J Market lost 3150.38 when a wastebasket fire consumed payroll checks meant for bank deposit. Owners Mrs. Juanita Smith and Mrs. Jane Howard face reimbursement from duplicate checks and seek customers who cashed checks between December 31 and January 4 to reclaim some funds. Call 746-0466.
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Carlisle
J&j
Fairview Drive
Dayton Oxford Road
Juanita Smith
Jane Howard
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