Nixon to Send Kissinger to Hanoi and Meet Thieu in Spring
President Nixon announced Henry Kissinger would visit Hanoi February 10 to 13 for talks with North Vietnamese leaders and would later meet South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu in San Clemente to discuss Vietnam’s future. He stressed no amnesty for draft dodgers and said U.S. aid to Indochina would be discussed with Congress as part of maintaining peace incentives.
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UPI
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Nguyen van Thieu
San Clemente
Calif
Vietnam
North
South Vietnam
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White House
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Paris
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Congress
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Laos
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U S Works On Versatile New H Bomb UFO
U S atomic weaponeers pursue a versatile three in one hydrogen bomb called the UFO. An experimental Full Using Option Bomb model has been tested at the Nevada proving grounds and could replace three distinct SAC weapons if ordered and deemed in national interest.
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Washington
U.S. Atomic Weaponeers
Nevada Proving Grounds
Strategic Air Command
Atomic Energy Commission
Associated Press
AEC
Defense Department
Nixon Says China May Release Two American Fliers
President Nixon said the United States has reason to believe two American fliers captured by China may be released as the Vietnam War prisoner issue is resolved. He noted no assurances on Downey’s Korea War captivity or commutation, identifying Downey as a CIA agent. The fliers are Maj. Philip E. Smith and Navy Lt. Robert J. Flynn.
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Washington
Nixon
People’s Republic of China
Vietnam
John T. Downey
Downey
Central Intelligence Agency
U.S
CIA
Harvard Law
Jeremy Cohen
Philip E. Smith
Navy
Robert J. Flynn
Hainan Island
Bill Introduced On Income Tax Equality Idea
In Washington the Senate heard a bill proposing that an unmarried taxpayer owe no more income tax than a married couple with the same income. Sponsors Sen. Robert Packwood and Sen. Abraham Ribicoff argued that current law taxes 30 million unmarried Americans $1.6 billion more than if all taxpayers were treated alike.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Robert W. Packwood
R-Ore
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Twin Cities Chit Chat: Flag Procedures at Half Mast
Community column notes sympathy for workers from Boy Scouts to maintenance as six flags at Monroe Government Center fly at half mast after two presidents pass. Building supervisor Jesse Smith must raise each flag to full height before lowering, a ritual continuing for weeks.
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Boy Scouts
Monroe Government Center
Jesse Smith
Nixon Plans To Impound Extra Funds
President Nixon vows to impound funds to curb inflation and protect the general public budget as Congress debates spending levels. Senate hearings examine presidential authority to withhold appropriations and the potential for constitutional conflict over the power of the purse.
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Nixon
Senate
General Accounting Office
Elmer B. Staats
Navy food costs force menu substitutions amid price rise
The Navy orders mess cooks to replace steaks and chops with hamburger as food costs rise by 20 percent in six months. Army troops will eat more pot roast while all services cut high cost luxury items to maintain nutrition and endurance.
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Washington
Navy
Army
armed _— services
Adm
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Marine Corps
Air Force
Defense Department
Senators Push Anticrime Bills After Stennis Shooting
Washington Democrats urged rapid action on anti crime legislation after Senator John Stennis was robbed and shot near his home. Congress seeks victims compensation police survivor benefits and gun control measures while President Nixon backs a ban on Saturday night specials with precise definitions.
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Senate
Democrats
John ©. Stennis
Mississippi
Walter Reed Hospital
Stennis
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
John N. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Warming Trend Expected Here
A forecast calls for warm temperatures and cloudy skies with showers possible tonight. Cooler evening lows in the 50s and clearing by Thursday with highs around the low 60s and mid 40s in the night. Winds southerly 10 to 20 mph shifting to northerly. Rain probability 30 percent. FAA Monroe Municipal Airport logged 54 high Tuesday and 43 low today. No rainfall in past 24 hours.
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Gulf
Texas
FAA
Monroe Municipal
Truce violations drop in Vietnam as peace efforts lag
Saigon reports a downward trend in cease-fire violations while hard fighting continues in Quang Tri and the central highlands. ICCS observers face delays due to security concerns, and a four-party peace commission makes slow progress. U.S. advisers report American casualties and deployments.
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South Vietnam
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Quang Tri
Demilitarized
le Trung Hien
U.S
Quang Ngai Province
Trueman R. Boman
Central Coast
U. S
Spiro T. Agnew
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nixon
Honolulu
ICCS
Joint Military Commission
United States
North
Inside The News-Star Highlights Sections and Staff
The reader is guided through the News-Star issue sections with page references for Abby Lowman Broadway Radio-TV Classified Sports Comics Theater and editorial content. It outlines page numbers and locations to locate features such as weather horoscope and puzzles.
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Lowman
Radio-Tv
van Dellen
Stennis Wounded In Robbery Aimed At Washington Home
Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi was critically wounded in a robbery outside his Washington home. He underwent six hours of surgery after being shot by two or more assailants, with a bullet injuring his chest and abdomen and another fragment removed from his leg. He remained conscious, vital signs stable, and officials warned prognosis was guarded.
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UPI
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Stennis
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Senate Armed Services Committee
Maj
Frank Garland
Garland
Cumberland St. N.W
Wisconsin
Connecticut Aves
District of Columbia
Chevy’ Chase
Nixon
Vietnam
Coy Stennis
White House
Henry M. Jackson
Armed Services Commiudee
Othes
Nixon picks Dixy Ray for AEC chair
Washington AP Dixy Lee Ray marine biologist from Tacoma reportedly named by President Nixon to lead the Atomic Energy Commission replacing James R Schlesinger who will head the CIA. Ray was the first woman with a full five year term on the AEC and would be among the highest ranking women in federal government.
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Washington
Dixy Lee Ray
Atomic Energy Commission
Badeaux
Nixon
Dr. Ray
Tacoma
Wash
James R. Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Central Intelligence Agency
Seattle
Pacific Science Center
University of Washington
AEC
Four Women Stranded on Drawbridge Occur in Treasure Island
Four women all in their seventies from Toronto were stuck on the St. Petersburg Treasure Island drawbridge for over an hour after backing the car as the span rose. Fire crews used a snorkel device to lift them to safety, then they were treated and released from Palms of Pasadena Hospital. Traffic backed up for miles during rush hour while the bridge was closed.
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Treasure Island, Fla
Madge Dow
St. Petersburg
Treasure Island Drawbridge
Boca Ciega Bay
Clayton Gignac
Gignac
Madeira Beach
Governor Waller Reacts To Stennis Shooting Shocked and Spurred by alert
Governor William Waller said he was shocked and dismayed by the Washington robbery shooting of Senator John Stennis. The 71 year old Mississippian underwent emergency surgery at Walter Reed Hospital, with updates to follow as officials sought information.
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James O. Eastland
D-Miss
G. V. Montgomery
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
John C. Stennis
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
Mississippi
John Junkin
Stennis
River Flood Reports Shift at Staging Station
River stage readings show changes at stations including Monroe and Camden with values around 40 and 28.8 inches. The report notes a stationary trend and a fall in stage levels at two sites as of the latest observation.
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Monroe
Camden
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