Nixon Named President as Inauguration Begins
Richard M. Nixon prepares a prepared inaugural speech as Johnson steps down. A counter inauguration protest ball and parade mark the day. Moving crews carry Nixon belongings to the White House while thousands attend receptions and balls. Security grows with 1,200 National Guardsmen and 1,600 service members along the parade route. The ceremony includes Warren swearing Nixon in and Agnew taking the oath before the crowd. Nixon plans to propose his Cabinet to the Senate and then enjoy inaugural balls before returning to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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Texas
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Pennsylvania
Unkempt Protestors Arrive for Nixon Inauguration Day Protests
Hundreds of antiwar demonstrators in Washington arrive wearing deathly white Nixon masks and plan a march on the Capitol and a picket of the inaugural parade. Leaders, including David Dellinger, predict about 10 000 protesters with 2 000 already in city.
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U.S
Vietnam
David Dellinger
Black Panthers Tangle Over Afro Studies Center
Watts area clash follows a meeting about a proposed black studies program near UCLA. Two Panthers leaders, John Huggins and Bunphy Carter, were fatally shot at Campbell Hall as 17 people were questioned about conspiracy to possess illegal public safety items and weapons.
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Los Angeles
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Jerome Huggins
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Alpentire
Frontier Worlds Park Plans Face Construction Start
Actor Fess Parker said Frontier Worlds est with Fespar Corp could begin as early as next summer or fall with completion targeted for June 1971. The project near Boone County may start with 150 acres of 1850 under option and cost about 20 million dollars.
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Covington, Ky
Fess Parker
Parker
Daniel Boone
Fespar Corp
Frontier Worlds
Fespar
Boone County
Imolation attempt stuns Prague student vows more burns
In Prague a 21 year old student Jan Palach set himself on fire to protest Soviet occupation. He remained in critical but conscious condition as doctors described his act as his duty and warned there will be others. Palach’s note called for press censorship to end and the Soviet propaganda sheet to be banned. If demands are not met a second burning was planned for Tuesday.
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Czechoslovakia
Jan Palach
Palach
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Medicare Money Woes Predicted Seen on Social Security Payments
Trustees report the hospital insurance fund took in 100 million more than paid out and held 1.4 billion in assets for the year ending June 30. Over 25 years an unfavorably balanced fund is projected unless the tax base rises. A 4 monthly premium for supplementary medical insurance may rise. Funds for old age and survivors and disability remain sound. Income exceeded outgo by 2.6 billion last year, with assets at 28.1 billion, and five year outlook shows about 45 billion in excess of payments.
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Secretaries of the Treasury, Labor and Welfare
Congress
Quiet Life Ends on Key Biscayne as President-Elect Moves In
The article notes Key Biscayne’s shift from a quiet residential isle near Miami Beach to a changed landscape with the arrival of the President elect. It suggests lasting impact on the community and daily life as the new era begins.
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Key Biscayne
Miami Beach
Paris Talks Move Fast Amid Viet Nam Peace Efforts
After a five hour fifteen minute meeting, Paris negotiators push toward peace in Vietnam. U S ambassador Cyrus R Vance welcomed progress while warning much work remains and Henry Cabot Lodge slated to replace Harriman. The talks split on two sided versus four sided framing.
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Washington
No Coins Swallowed by Bradford Man
Trevor Layte, 27, went to Bradford Royal Infirmary after swallowing seven penny coins on a whim. The initial bulletin stated he is comfortable and there is no change in his condition.
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Bradford
England
Trevor Layte
Bradford Royal Infirmary
Hanoi tightens ties with foreign community in sealed capital
Hanoi orders near total isolation of North Vietnamese from foreigners as diplomats report officials restrict all but official contacts. Foreigners, housed in two hotels, may roam Saigon-like Haiphong visits but rarely enter countryside. interpreters and drivers must file weekly intelligence reports.
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