Nixon replies to Scranton report on campus unrest
President Nixon defends the moral leadership of the presidency and says a vigorous opposition challenges efforts to end violence and bitterness. In a letter to Commission chairman William Scranton he cites using office power for peace and social justice and praises Vice President Agnew for forthrightness and courage.
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UPI
Nixon
Commission On Campus
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William W. Scranton
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Dole Seen as Front Runner for GOP Chairmanship
In Washington, Sen. Robert J. Dole of Kansas is widely viewed as the leading contender to succeed Rep. Rogers C. B. Morton as GOP national chairman. Morton resigns to become secretary of the Interior. formal election is Jan. 15 at the National Committee meeting.
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UPI
Robert J. Dole
Kansas
National Party
Nixon
GOP
National Committee
Rogers C. B. Morton
Maryland
Morton
Interior
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Vietnamese assault on Prey Totung near Phnom Penh
About 3,000 North Vietnamese troops attacked Cambodian forces defending Prey Totung, a key town 45 miles northeast of Phnom Penh on Highway 7. Hand to hand fighting lasted 11 hours as the big ground assault pressed toward the capital’s ring of defenses.
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Phnom Penh
UPI
Prey Totung
Man Driven by Car That Had No Driver
Philip Scott found a green foreign car tailing him in White River Junction Vermont for blocks. He parked and the car followed, but no driver in the vehicle. Scott discovered his trailer hitch had latched under the car and he had towed the unoccupied car around town. no damage occurred.
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White River Junction
UPI
Philip Scott
Scott
Inmates to Get Free Five Minute Calls at Prison
Chillicothe Correctional Institution will award 1200 inmates a free five minute phone call as a Christmas gift. The calls may reach someone on each inmate's approved mailing or visiting list and are limited to five minutes each.
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Chillicothe, Ohio
UPI
Chillicothe Telephone Co
Chillicothe Correctional Institution
Chillicothe
Weather Summary for Norwalk Encounters Cold Cloudy Conditions
Cloudy and cold with light freezing rain changing to light snow this afternoon and snow flurries tonight. Highs in the 30s and lows in the upper 20s. Mostly cloudy Sunday with highs in the 30s, then continued cold. Chance of precipitation 80 percent today, 40 percent tonight, 20 percent Sunday. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph, then northwest 10 to 15 mph tonight and Sunday. High 40, Low 36 in Norwalk. Humidity around 89 to 93 percent. Precipitation 51 minutes in Norwalk. Sunrise 7 44 am, sunset 4 58 pm. Moonrise 4 03 pm, Moonset 5 18 am.
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Norwalk
Laird Urges Keeping GIs in Vietnam Till POWs Freed
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird tells the Senate committee the United States should stay in Vietnam until American prisoners of war are released. He pledges possible more rescue attempts while the White House backs renewed prisoner exchanges and Cambodia aid amid Vietnamization concerns.
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UPI
Melvin R. Laird
United States
Vietnam
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Len Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
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Browns Refuse Field Pass For Female Photographer
The Cleveland Browns denied a field pass for Janet Conway of the Reflector to photograph an eight year old in a halftime punt, pass and kick event. Browns staff cited safety concerns and said passes are rarely given to male photographers.
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Janet Conway
Mike Berry
Norwalk
Nate Wallack
Browns
Army Loses His Checks For Christmas In California
Spec. 4 Carl Jackson faces a 90 day wait for replacement Army checks in Ft. Ord California. His wife and two children rely on Red Cross Army Relief Fund and a commander's loan as they endure subsistence with popcorn and water. The issue began after an allotment was started for his ill wife in Germany.
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Calif
UPI
Carl Jackson
Army
Jackson
Red Cross
Army Relief Fund
Germany
Bomb injures three at University of Kansas Business School
A bomb exploded in the stairwell of KU's Business School in Lawrence injuring three people. An anonymous call warned of a bomb in the computer room, allowing evacuation. the blast left heavy wall damage and a six foot hole, while the computer system survived thanks to buffering cards.
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Lawrence
Kan
UPI
University of Kansas Business School
John Conrad
Business School
Conrad
Paul J. Wolfe
Wolfe
Service Director Appointment in Limbo in Norwalk
Norwalk Mayor Harold Finch says no decision yet on a service director appointment. He plans interviews with applicants and will form a two councilman committee with Auditor Charles Hipp to screen them. The position has been vacant since Nov. 23 after Adam Brickner’s resignation.
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Norwalk
Harold Finch
Finch
Charles Hipp
Adam Brickner
Expert Says Key Signature Not Hughes
A Hughes witness testified a handwriting expert called the signature on a letter authorizing the ouster of Hughes' Nevada aide was a forgery. Frank Doyon said the expert, Charles Appel Jr., examined the signature in Virginia for two hours and certified it an imitation during the Nevada power struggle over Hughes' $300 million operations.
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UPI
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Maheu
FBI
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