Kissinger Tho Talks Canceled In Paris Brief Pause
AP reports Kissinger and Tho canceled today’s negotiating session in Paris amid speculation of a ruse. Talks paused for a day with heavy cable traffic between Paris and Washington and planned resumption Wednesday at a site to be chosen by the United States.
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Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
Washington
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Kissinger
Ziegler
United States
Tho
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen Thi Binh
Pham Dang Lam
South Vietnam
National Council For Reconciliation and Concord
Saigon
Welfare Audit Prompts Federal Welfare Fund Cuts
Washington AP reports the HEW warns one in four welfare checks misspend. States face cutting matching funds next year to claw back up to 689 million dollars. The plan targets AFDC and aid for the aged blind and disabled amid a national 8.3 percent misspending rate.
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Washington
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
AFDC
Nebraska
North Dakota
California
New York
John D. Twiname
Social and Rehabilitation Service
Anali
Twiname
Apollo 17 Count Goes Smoothly at Cape Kennedy
Apollo 17 preparations proceed smoothly for the 8:53 p.m. liftoff from Cape Kennedy as astronauts Cernan Evans and Schmitt rest and prep. The countdown nears the 28 hour mark with final checks, weather favorable, and a large crowd awaiting the first night lunar mission. Rodents aboard will be used in radiation experiments, while Earth awaits the long mission to Taurus-Littrow.
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Cape Kennedy
Moon
Space Agency
Eugene A. Cernan
Ronald F. Evans
Harrison H. Schmitt
William Schick
America
Florida
Evans
Cernan
Schmitt
Earth
California Desert
States Regain Powers Barroom Performers Will Dance A New Tune
The Supreme Court rules to allow state control over bars featuring nude dancers and other sexual entertainment. In a 6 to 3 decision, Justice Rehnquist says First Amendment does not protect explicit public performances and upholds California’s liquor license regulations aimed at public welfare. The ruling reverses a 1971 federal court finding that such acts could be regulated only if deemed obscene.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
California
Rehnquist
Department of Alchoholic Beverage Control
Los Angeles
Nixon Administration
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Frigid Arctic Air Moves South Across Permian Basin
A blast of arctic air heads for the Permian Basin with a chance of showers by late tonight. Winds 35 mph gusts shift to northerly, bringing colder conditions as freezing rain and snow hit the Texas Panhandle. North Texas warned of cold wave and travel advisories as temperatures drop. Odessa forecast lows near 28 by Wednesday.
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Permian Basin
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland-Odessa
Amarillo
Dumas
Dalhart
Perryton
Terminal
Chicago
Denver
el Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
St. Louis
Rigid Hijack Precautions Announced
Washington AP secretary Volpe orders expansion of airline security to deter hijacking and extortion. Airports must station armed guards at passenger checkpoints during boarding, and airlines must screen passengers electronically and inspect carry on items. Rules set 30 day plan, 60 day full plan, and Jan. 5 for full screening and baggage checks. Federal funds will cover equipment. carriers and operators bear rest of costs.
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Washington
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Volpe
Benjamin O. Davis Jr
Secretary of Transportation For Safety and
Consumer Affairs
Watergate Trial Probe Aims At Hires And Motives
Chief U.S. District Court Judge John J. Sirica urges the Watergate trial to reveal who hired the burglars and why they were commissioned. The focus remains on the masterminds behind the break in and the political backing behind the operation.
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Watergate
U.S. District Court
John J. Sirica
Morton Reappointed Lynn To Lead HUD In Nixon Cabinet Shuffle
Washington AP Nixon named Undersecretary of Commerce James T. Lynn to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and said Rogers C. Morton will stay as interior secretary in a second term. Peterson to leave Commerce for a new international economics council. Lynn succeeds George Romney. Morton praised for strong leadership.
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Washington
Nixon
James T. Lynn
Housing and Urban Development
Rogers C. Morton
Commerce
Peter G. Peterson
U.S
Lynn
George Romney
HUD
Romney
Citizens Action Organization
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Department
Ziegler
Cleveland
Commerce Department
Western Reserve University
Harvard Law School
Morton
Congress
Interior
Walter Hickel
William P. Rogers
Treasury
George Shultz
Interior Department
Peterson
Government Council On International Economies
South Carolina
Frederick B. Dent
National Security Council
Indians Bribery Cash Helped End BIA Protest Stay
Government official told a House subcommittee the Office of Economic Opportunity paid 366 650 to Indians at the BIA protest to cover travel and defuse violence. Frank C. Carlucci said funds were allocated at 10 cents per mile and 86 a day for about 1 200 protesters and that staying the court stay allowed housing for them after they left. He defended the action as preventing an open ended drain on the treasury and ending a volatile situation.
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Washington
Aps
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Frank C. Carlucci
Office of Management and Budget
House
Interior Affairs
Carlucci
Nixon
Office of Economic Opportunity
BIA
Treasury
Carluce
The Quipster Beastly weather drenches town in rain
The Quipster reports heavy rain as the weather turns grim with gusty winds and flooding in parts of the town. Forecasters warn of continued showers through the day as streets flood and residents brace for worsening conditions.
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