Brezhnev Sees Cold War End As Detente Grows
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, after talks with President Nixon, says relations with the United States are on a new track and detente is advancing. He cites joint efforts for world peace and urges other nations to join peaceful cooperation. Brezhnev taped the address at the Western White House before leaving for Camp David and Paris.
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White House
Nixon
San Clemente
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Leonid J. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Camp David
Georges Pompidou
Paris
Moscow
Irish Republic installs fourth president today
Dublin reports Erskine Childers 68, an English born Protestant, will be inaugurated as Ireland’s fourth president. He is the first elected president and the second Protestant to hold the post, with a ceremony at Dublin Castle and an interdenominational service at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Leaders from Protestant and Catholic communities participate as Ulster elections loom.
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Tom O'Higgins
National Coalition
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Ulster
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Mary Alder Osgood
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Death of a leader and family background
The leader ends his second seven year term and plans retirement in a Sisters of Charity home in south Dublin with his wife Sinead. The new first lady Rita Childers, a former British Embassy press attache, has a 16 year old daughter Nessa and two sons and three daughters from his first marriage. He remarried after his first wife died.
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Brezhnev Sees Progress in Soviet American Detente
Excerpts from Brezhnev's nationwide speech emphasize turning from distrust to detente and cooperation with the United States. He cites the Nixon Brezhnev nuclear risk reduction accord as historic, notes plans for further strategic arms limits, and urges mutual trust and better understanding between nations. The text also links improved relations to ending the Vietnam War.
Fire Probe Launched After New Orleans Bar Tragedy
New Orleans investigators opened a probe into a fast moving blaze at The Up Stairs lounge in a three story building that killed 29. Survivors reported gasoline smell before the fire and authorities said the smoke and heat trapped patrons on the stairs as firemen rescued others. Witnesses described a sudden inferno and many leaping from windows to escape.
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Uhlich
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Tyler
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Pineville
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Worst fire in New Orleans history at The Up Stairs Lounge
A fast deadly blaze at The Up Stairs Lounge in the French Quarter killed 29 people in under 20 minutes. Fire officials described it as the worst loss of life they had seen in 31 years, with victims found piled by burglar bars as crews recovered bodies over hours.
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McCrossen
Rocky Mountains Roughly 150 Million Years Younger Than Appalachians
The Rocky Mountains are estimated to be about 150 million years younger than the Appalachian Mountains, indicating a major difference in geological timelines between North America’s two great ranges.
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July Fourth Celebration Scheduled Here
An all day Fourth of July event in Monroe features park renovations dedication at 1 30 p m, a Jaycee organized program from 8 a m, NASA exhibits in Houston models and space shuttle, jazz at the bandstand, a large flea market, dunking booth, athletic contests and sky diving demonstrations. Freddie Matthews Jaycee director notes aim for a traditional patriotic celebration.
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Jaycee
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Johnston Calls Watergate Lessons Valuable for Nation
New Orleans AP Senator J Bennett Johnston says Watergate exhausted him but taught lasting lessons. He told Southern Region School Boards Association delegates that no one is above the law and former Atty Gen John Mitchell would face the same scrutiny as any suspect. He also warned of ongoing energy crisis strains.
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Southern Region School Boards Association
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Testing Temps With Tuna In Warm Pacific Waters
In Honolulu, scientists at the Southwest Fisheries Center report captive tuna detect water temperature variations as small as a fifth of a degree. They find 75 F ideal for some tunas, with survivable ranges from 57 to 93 degrees, hinting at charts to target productive fishing zones.
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Southwest Fisheries Center
National Marine Fisheries Service
New York School Reforms Urged By Scribner
Harvey S Scribner departs as New York City schools chancellor after 34 months of reform effort. He calls for shifting fault from students to school system and returning control to communities while criticizing current attendance based failures. He joins University of Massachusetts Amherst faculty.
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Harvey S. Scribner
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Scribner
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East Harlem
Central Board of Education
University of Massachusetts At Amherst
Nine U.S. Soviet Pacts Signed After Nixon Brezhnev Meetings
During meetings last week Nixon and Brezhnev oversaw nine pacts across nuclear cooperation and arms limits, transport, air travel, culture, commerce, taxation, agriculture, and oceanography. Agreements include reduced taxes for cross border residents and a U S Soviet Chamber of Commerce.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Aeroflots
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U.s-U.s.s.r. Chamber of Commerce
Sympathy Floral Offerings For Grief Moments
An advertisement offers sympathy flowers with options A2 spray or wreath and mounted pieces. Sprays priced at 5 7 50 10 dollars and family pieces made to order.
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