European Troop Cut Sparks Nixon Aides Debate
Disagreements within the Nixon administration delay a planned 10 percent Central Europe troop reduction under MBFR talks with the Soviet bloc. Some officials warn cuts could destabilize East West balance and Berlin talks, while Congress pressures for Europe garrison reductions and questions NATO flexible response strategy.
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
National Security Council
Berlin
East Germany
East
Tentative Pact Reached With Magma Copper Union
A three year tentative contract between Magma Copper Co and seven striking unions ends a major segment of the 18 day nationwide copper strike. The deal covers about 3,000 workers with a 92 cent average hourly wage increase and a 50 percent pension boost plus an unlimited cost of living escalator.
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Associated Press
Magma Copper Co
Bell Telephone System
West
Magma
Communications Workers of America
Western Union
CWA
United Telegraph Workers
United Transportation Union
Southern
Union Pacific Lines
Acheson Questions Kennedy Leadership and Decisiveness
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson tells Life magazine that John F. Kennedy was out of his depth as president and not decisive enough. He says Kennedy’s reputation is inflated by tragedy and criticizes Robert F. Kennedy’s stance on Cuba as high school thinking.
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Dean Acheson
Life Magazine
John F. Kennedy
Life
Acheson
British Broadcasting Corp
Kennedy
United States
Harry Truman
France
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Cuba
Pearl Harbor
Gold in oysters alarms Maryland researchers in Baltimore study
University of Maryland researchers report oysters from Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore Harbor show traces of gold from industrial wastes. Dr. Francis B. Birkner says continued pollution threatens the bay’s edible and recreational uses, urging waste metal controls and productive recycling.
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College Park
Chesapeake Bay
University of Maryland
Baltimore Harbor
Francis B. Birkner
Maryland
Civil Engineering Department
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Kennecott
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Inhi
Fredericktown Bank
Fredericktown Bank & Trust Company
FDIC
Market ST
Patrick ST
Prospect Plaza
Friderick
Baltimore
Westinghouse
Sarai
Westinghouse Compact
BanaEhinis Equipment Company
East Patrick St
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