Nixon Repeats Oath Amid Peace Talks and Protests
President Nixon renews his oath of office at the Capitol as antiwar protests gather outside and preparations for a Vietnam peace effort intensify. Chief Justice Burger administers the oath to Agnew then Nixon, with large crowds, security, and a lengthy inaugural parade planned.
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Peking
Moscow
Warren E. Burger
Spire T. Agnew
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Vietnam
Leonard Bernstein
Nixon Inauguration Seats Go To Elite Viewers
Washington AP reports the public was barred from the 1969 inauguration, with tickets or TV access the only options for viewing. The platform for Nixon's oath cost taxpayers 410000 and featured a steel frame, pine and fir, and a bullet resistant window for security.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Capitol
Westminster Abbey
Taj Mahal
Haig Leaves Saigon After Talks on Vietnam Peace
Gen. Alexander Haig Jr. met with President Thieu in Saigon in a brief session seen as paving the way for a settlement. Haig heads to Seoul for talks with Park, then Washington to brief Nixon and other Asian leaders. In Paris, Schumann and Kubisch discuss Vietnam but provide no details as experts finalize the draft cease fire, with Kissinger and Le Duc Tho to meet Tuesday to complete the text.
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Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nixon
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Washington
Tin Song
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Haig
Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Park
Nixor
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Gunman Captured After Airport Rampage in Louisville
In Louisville an air terminal gunman fired shotgun blasts at crowds, then hid in a parked Ozark Airlines DC9 with a mechanical hostage. Policewoman Marty Green drew him out with a ruse, grabbing his hand and forcing him to the ground while officers and the hostage taker were restrained. The FBI identified the suspect as a soldier AWOL from Ft. Knox.
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Louisville Ky
Louisville
FBI
Ft. Knox
Marty Green
Ozark Airlines
Thomas Kitchens Jr
Dennis V. Durkin
Pittsburgh
Durkin
Dave Yeakel
Atlantic
Africa
Epidemic Flu Deaths Reported in Several Regions
The CDC reports pneumonia and influenza deaths hitting epidemic levels in the Middle Atlantic and Pacific regions. A check of 122 cities shows 825 deaths for the week ending January 13, with London flu outbreaks now in 23 states.
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National Center For Disease Control
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Pacific
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Michigan
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Virginia
Ohio
California
New York
Iowa
Maryland
Hawaii
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Colorado
Kansas
Texas
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Tennessee
Washington
New Jersey
Georgia
North Carolina
Nevada
New Mexico
Gunmen Hold Brooklyn Store After Hostage Release
Gunmen remaining inside a Brooklyn sporting goods store after a burglar alarm triggered the raid released two hostages earlier and continued with a standoff as police surrounded the scene through the night.
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Sporting Goods
Divorcing for Medicaid Aid Surprises Florida Couple
Ruth Tacomas, 45, dying of multiple sclerosis in a St. Petersburg nursing home, faces a divorce from husband Howard Thomas to regain Medicaid coverage after a state cut their $117 monthly subsidy. Thomas, a 49-year-old steelworker, says the move will let his wife qualify for continued aid while he wrestles with caregiving and guilt. Meanwhile a New York City gun attack at John and Al's Sporting Goods leaves one officer dead, two wounded, and hostages freed as police press a siege with an armored carrier and bullhorn talks.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ruth Tacomas
Howard Thomas
Thomas
State Division of Family Services
Florida
Charles Johnson
Family Services Division
Michael Codd
New York Police Department
Stephen Gilroy
Queens
Ohio to force shutdown of smoking teepee incinerator
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency orders the Clarke Incinerator Co. smok ing teepee incinerator near I 75 and 275 in Cincinnati to cease operations. A public hearing in Cincinnati on February 22 will decide if the firm may continue, contingent on pollution variance for its other two incinerators. The dispute involves Thomas Clarke and Sharonville Mayor John Downlin, tied to air pollution and revenue losses.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Go. Oep
Ira L. Whitman
Cincinnati
Clarke Incinerator Co
Whitman
Thomas Clarke
Sharonville
Ohio
John Downlin
Middletown Area Forecast With Clearing Tonight
Clearing skies and temperatures in the 20s are forecast for the Middletown area tonight. Cloudy skies and temperatures in the 20s are expected Sunday with a chance of showers in the late afternoon. The extended outlook calls for cloudy skies and rain early next week with highs in the 40s and lows near freezing.
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