Laird Seeks End to Vietnam War Before Budget
Washington AP report says incoming Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird hopes the Vietnam War ends by the time he drafts his first defense budget late next year. He spoke at a Pentagon news conference after meeting Defense Secretary Clark Clifford, pledging careful defense spending while aiming for peace in Vietnam.
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Clark M. Clifford
Vietnam
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Clifford
Paris
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George P. Shultz
Labor
David M. Kennedy
Treasury
Clifford M. Hardin
Agriculture
Nixon
Herb. Klein
San Francisco State College closes as protests erupt
Christmas vacation was brought forward amid student strikes at San Francisco State College with about 2000 demonstrators chanting We shut it down. They planned to resume January 6. At the nearby College of San Mateo, violence followed as students opposed to the strike smashed doors and windows injuring eleven, including two faculty members.
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San Francisco State College
S.J. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
College of San Mateo
Curfew Imposed on U S Troops as Saigon Braces for Attacks
In Saigon a curfew for U S troops was ordered from 7 p m to 6 a m as a precaution against potential terrorist strikes and a new winter offensive. B52 raids around Saigon were given top priority with 1800 tons of explosives dropped to blunt enemy advances. South Vietnamese forces in the capital district were placed on 100 percent alert amid warnings of weekend attacks previously seen during similar offensives.
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Saigon
U.S
Weather outlook with clouds and mild warming
Occasional high cloudiness will keep temperatures mild with a warming trend. Tonight low around 14 degrees, tomorrow high near 44 with increasing cloudiness and wind. Yesterday’s low was about nine and the high reached 43. See Weather Elsewhere on Page 2.
Peace Talks Stall Over Donut Table Plan
In Paris, expanded Vietnam War talks made no progress as the United States proposed a four sided two donut table arrangement to include the Viet Cong while North Vietnam rejected the concept as unacceptable. Cyrus Vance and Col Ha Van Lau met for three hours with no resolution.
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U.S
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Ha van Lau
Vance
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Democratic Leader Bets Social Programs Stay Safe in Nixon Era
House Democratic leader Rep. Carl Albert said President-elect Nixon would have a hard time dismantling major social programs. He emphasized Democratic control in Congress would resist cooperation if such moves began, noting the party’s platform and existing committees would shape any legislative push.
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Republi‘cans
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sam Rayburn
Navajo Constitution Faces Vet o f Certain Changes Are Not Made
Navajo area director Graham Holmes warned the proposed Navajo constitution must address the Interior Department's role and gain approval from the Secretary of the Interior before a people’s vote. He told about 300 Navajo Youth Organization delegates that the draft may be disapproved if not revised to spell out BIA limits and tribal authority.
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Gallu
Navajo Youth Organization
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Navajo Tribal Council
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Department
Harold Mott
Leo Holmes
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Secretary of ‘Interior
Oene
George Lee
Shiprock
Two Presidents Meet On Bridge in Juarez
Mexican President Diaz Ordaz and U S President Johnson met on the Juarez border bridge as they triggered a dynamite charge to open a new Rio Grande channel and return 497 acres known as El Chamizal to Mexico. The ceremony drew crowds and included national anthems and mutual declarations of friendship.
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Mexico
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
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el Chamizal
Diaz Ordaz
Mexico City
Ordaz
Johnson
Diaz
Texas
University of Texas At el
Official Hopes Vanish For Early Pueblo Crew Release
Washington reports official hopes for the release of the USS Pueblo crew have faded though U.S. and North Korean negotiators are set to meet at Panmunjom. The 83 man crew was seized January 23 after the Pueblo was boarded near Wonsan in international waters, with survivors facing uncertain freedom before the first anniversary of capture.
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USS Pueblo
Panmunjom
North Korea
Pueblo
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China
U.S
Poland
Warsaw
Moscow
Peking
United States
Wonsan
E. Pueblo
Wonsah
Riots Hit Dacca and Chittagong as Pakistan Strikes
Police fired on rioters in East Pakistan during a one day strike that paralysed the region. At least 12 factory workers wounded. crowds attacked vehicles and shops in Chittagong. troops patrolled Dacca after cars and buses were burned. Alr Marishel Asghar Khan among detainees. The anti repression day was called by seven opposition parties.
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Pakistan
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Indian Ocean
Chittagong
Mohammad Ayub Khan
Pakistan Air- Force
Alr
Marishal
Asghar
Khan
Ayub
Palieles
City Police Log Details Busy Night On The Streets
A 19 year old Eugenie Hale of Gal lup was injured when his car ran off Ma loney Street and hit a tree at 1 15 a m He was unconscious and taken to Public Health Service Indian Hospital with a forehead laceration The car sustained $200 in damage A police stakeout followed Hale s return to the scene and a citation was planned Other reports included an attempted death by own action a stolen car recovery and a sick young girl found by police Sterling Star driver Bob Bradley reported a woman Carmelita Ore involved in the incident
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Indian Hospital
Eugenie Hale
Toh-La-Kai
Gallup
Maloney
Hale
Bob Bradley
Sterling Star
Carmelita Ore
Tijerina Acquitted in Tierra Amarilla Courthouse Violence
Reies Lopez Tijerina, 42, a land grant rights leader, was acquitted in a five week trial on charges of kidnapping and false imprisonment of a deputy and assault at the Tierra Amarilla courthouse. The verdict comes as questions linger on remaining charges against him and nine followers.
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Reies Lopez-Tijerina
of. A.land’. Grant Claims Group
Dist. Atty
Alfonso” Sanchez
Tijerina
Tierra Amiarilla
Sanchez
Tijérina
New Mexico
Tierra Amarilla
Tijéerina
Texas
Alliance of
Free City States
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Patsy
Special Holiday Menu Notice at Local Café
Saturday and Sunday food specials advertise gas flavors and dishes including posole and menudo. Sombrero Cafe at 304 West Coal offers holiday service with a contact number 8834554.
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