Nixon predicts exciting second term amid New York holiday
President Nixon, visiting New York with his family, says he will have a very exciting second term on foreign and domestic fronts. He chats with crowds, dines at Trader Vic's, attends a Shakespeare comedy, and visits his old law firm as Kissinger reports on Paris talks with North Vietnam negotiators.
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Julie
Tricia
Edward Cox
Florida
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Bebe” Rebozo
Trader Vic’s
Walkdorf-Astoria Towers
Ronald L. Ziegler
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
John Mitchell
Ziegler
Gunman Holds Hostage Aboard Air Canada Jet In Frankfurt
Police freed stewardess Margit Sommer, 31, after nearly 24 hours aboard the DC8 on a Frankfurt runway. The gunman, about 50 with alleged Nazi camp ties, demanded releases including a Czech hijacker and Baader Meinhoff gang members, while authorities used psychological tactics to wear him down.
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Germany
Air Canada
Weiden
Kis Singer and Tho Hold Two Hour Peace Talks
In Paris AP reports presidential adviser Henry A Kis singer and North Vietnam's Le Duc Tho met for two hours amid word of a crisis in secret peace negotiations.
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Henry A. Kissinger
North Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Talks On Laos At Standstill
Communists say Laos peace talks parallel to Paris talks have made no progress blaming the Vientiane government. Pathet Lao secretary general says the Vientiane side is not serious about negotiations. No date set for resumption as new leaks spark doubt about a final U.S. draft pact.
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Vientiane
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Phoumi Vongvichit
Central Committee
Hanoi
Seven Die In North Carolina Head-On Crash
Seven people were killed in a head-on collision in Wayne County near Seven Springs. A four year old child survived. The victims include Joseph Lewis Foy and Delphia Coltren Foy of Mount Olive, and Herbert Allen Jones of Seven Springs with his nephews Jimmy Ray Thompson and John William Thompson of Kinson, NC. Randy Joe Foy, the sole survivor, was in fair condition.
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N.C
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Wayne County
W. T. Kirk
Seven Springs
Kirk
Joseph Lewis Foy
Mount Olive
Delphia Coltren Foy
Randy Joe Foy
Herbert Allen Jones
Jimmy Ray Thompson
John William Thompson
Kinson
Ohio Democrats Name David Meeker as Executive Director
The Ohio Democratic party named 33 year old David Meeker as its new executive director. He currently serves as assistant director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and will replace John Jones who retires for personal reasons. Jones will stay on through February to assist in the transition. Meeker formerly worked for the Akron Beacon Journal and the St Louis Post Dispatch and has been cited for excellence in general news reporting.
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Ohio
Ohio Democratic Party
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Meeker
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
John Jones
Jones
Akron Beacon Journal
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Weekend Forecast Looks Warmer Yet Rainier Tonight
Tonight, the low drops to the mid 30s with warmer temperatures and rain likely. Tomorrow remains cloudy with a chance of showers and cooler highs in the 40s.
Teenager arrested after sniper fire hits helicopter patrolman
In Menlo Park California a San Mateo County deputy was struck by a high powered bullet while in a helicopter over Portola Valley. Deputy Jack R. Gerhardt 45 spent hours in surgery for a thigh artery and wrist injuries listed as serious. A juvenile suspect was arrested for assault with intent to murder and Brought in with a high powered rifle.
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San Mateo County
Portola Valley
Ty Jack R. Gerhardt
Gerhardt
Gerald Fitting
Former Middletonian is Gator Bowl Queen
Marcia Riggs an 18 year old Monroe resident now at the University of Florida was chosen as Gator Bowl Queen for the December 30 game in Jacksonville. She will receive 500 scholarship and 500 wardrobe. She attended Middletown schools before moving to Florida in 1967 and graduated Fletcher High School in Neptune Beach last year.
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Jacksonville
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Monroe
Eston Riggs
Grand Ave
Gator Bow! Association
Gator Bow
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Norma Davidson
Neptune Beach
Fla
Florida
Fletcher High School
Eastern Airlines
Riggs Funeral Homes
Legislature Won’t Consider Abolishing Death Penalty
The Ohio General Assembly likely will not take up abolition of capital punishment in the 109th session. The Senate Judiciary Committee defeated a bill to end the death penalty and planned to vote on a measure shifting death decisions to a three judge panel. The panel would add mandatory death for specific crimes, while the House already approved the criminal code revision.
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Senate
Max Dennis
House
Dennis
Ohio Supreme Court to Rule on Go-Go Dancer Dress Regulations
Summit County restaurant owner Paul Salem challenges Ohio Liquor Control dress codes for exotic dancers after four liquor permits were suspended. The case centers on whether a dancer’s topless pasties violated department rules and whether regulations are vague or constitutional. Salem argues the liquor department can set explicit attire standards if bans are needed.
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Hunter shot in wildlife reserve. one eye risked
Norman Adking, 23, of 180% Sheffield St. is at Middletown Hospital in good condition though may have lost sight in one eye. Surgeons have not removed a lodged shotgun pellet. Deputies say another Middletonian fired into the ground at Rush Run Wildlife Reserve near Camden, with hunters nearby during pheasant releases. Richard Robinson notes Jerry Allen of Middletown and Cody Thomas of Miamisburg reported the incident.
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Richard Robinson
Jerry Allen
Oxford State Road
Middletown
Adkins
Allen
Cody Thomas
Netty Drive
Miamisburg
Robinson
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