Nixon Hears Somber Report On Indochina Talks
Washington AP Nixon dispatches Gen Haig to Southeast Asia to brief leaders in Cambodia Laos and Thailand on stalled Paris talks following Kissinger disclosures of breakdowns. North Vietnam accuses US of resuming air war with mines Haiphong and rocket strikes.
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Washington
Nixon
Alexander Haig
Southeast Asia
Haig
Saigon
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Paris
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
Haiphong
Haiphong City
Pentagon
United States
Astronauts tidy up on way home
Apollo 17 crew Eugene Cernan Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans complete packing and cleanup tasks aboard America as they near splashdown in the South Pacific at 1 24 p m CST Tuesday. Evans performed a 44 minute spacewalk to secure film canisters and lunar samples.
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Space Centier
Houston
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Ronald E. Evans
South Pacific
America
Moon
Earth
Carso
Evans
Clements In Legal Battles Over Oil Deal and Tax Dispute
William J Glrements Jr a Nixon pick for deputy defense secretary faces a civil suit with fraud and conspiracy claims by an Argentine businessman alleging he was cheated out of commissions in a huge 1000 well Argentina drilling contract. Clements and Sedco Inc are named defendants while he says the case won’t affect his nomination. Sedco formerly Southeastern Drilling Co grew to a $130 million yearly operation with Clements owning over $100 million in stock.
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Dallas
William J. Glrements Jr
Nixon
Pentagon
Clements
Southeastern Drilling Co
Associated Press
Dallas News
White House
U.S. District Court
Argentina
Southeastern
Sedco Inc
Sedco
Truman's Condition Improves Significantly
Kansas City AP reports former president Harry S Truman showed slight improvement and spoke for the first time in over a week. He remained in very serious condition with deteriorating kidneys and fluid retention, while heart and lung issues limited treatment options.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Research Hospital and Medical Center
Truman
Dee
Wallace Graham
Sunday
Graham
Newsmen In Jail Refusal To Reveal Info To Grand Juries
Three reporters in recent months have chosen jail over disclosing certain information to grand juries. The article on page 9B notes the trend among Odessa American readers and discusses potential legal implications and journalistic obligations.
Explorers Prepare for Splashdown on Pacific Ocean Return
Apollo 17 astronauts hold a 30 minute news conference in space answering questions as they head for a Tuesday splashdown in the South Pacific near USS Ticonderoga. Timeline includes final rest, midcourse correction, jettison of service module, and parachute deployment before splashdown.
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Cmdr
Thomas Green
Ticonderoga
Samoa
America
Earth
South Pacific
American Samoa
U.S. Drops Mines as War Escalates at Haiphong Harbor
In Saigon and Hanoi reports, U.S. air operations resume above the 20th Parallel with mining Haiphong Harbor and possible strikes on Hanoi suburbs. Defense Secretary Laird announced the lifting of the 20th Parallel restrictions as talks collapse. North Vietnam says Viet Cong will observe a limited Christmas cease-fire while rejecting Thieu's peace package and demanding direct talks.
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Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Haiphong
Tass
Hanoi
Provisional
Republic of
South Vietnam
International Club
Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
White House
Pentagon
Supreme Court Dismisses Compulsory Academy Chapel Appeal
The Supreme Court refused to hear the government appeal seeking to uphold mandatory chapel attendance at West Point, Annapolis, and the Air Force Academy. The circuit court ruled the policy violated the First Amendment, saying faith practices were establishment in state action. The decision ends mandatory chapel attendance at the academies.
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Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Circuit Court
Erwin N. Griswold
Supreme Court
Griswold
North Vietnam Says It Has Chinese and Soviet Backing
Hanoi reports Le Duc Tho returned with pledges of support from China and the Soviet Union for the Indochina peace talks and a final settlement stalled by U S insistence on changes. Haig travels to Southeast Asia to brief leaders as Kissinger faults Hanoi for delays.
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Saigon
le Duc Tho
Hanoi
Indochina
Paris
Soviet Union
China
Alexander M. Haig
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Haig
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Henry A. Kissinger
Tho
Radio
United States
Hong Kong
Viet Cong to Observe Cease Fire
North Vietnam said the Viet Cong will observe its Christmas to New Year truce this year while rejecting Thieu's prisoner release offer. Nhan Dan said U.S. POWs would be freed only after the peace pact is signed and carried out. The Viet Cong will suspend attacks on Christmas and New Year but no general cease-fire in the U.S. puppet era. No start date or duration given.
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South Vietnamese
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Kissinger
Hanoi
Vietnam
Pham Dang Sam
Foreign Ministry
Tokyo
API
Viet Cong
Nguyen van Thieu
Nhan Dan
Communist’ Party
U.s.-Hanoi
U.S
Saigon
Israel vows to defy UN action amid Middle East tensions
JERUSALEM AP Premier Golda Meir says Israel will do what is necessary despite UN condemnation and Suez stalemate talks. Deputy Premier Yigal Allon cites US push for peace talks with Egypt and Jordan, while London liberal student group accuses Israel of large scale Palestinian detentions and abuse in occupied territories. Israeli ministry dismisses charges as ridiculous.
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Jerusalem
United Nations
Golda Meir
Meir
Jerusalem Labor Council
U.N
Israel
General Assembly
Yigal Allen
Middle East
Allen
Washington
United States
Fgypt
Jordan
Suez Canal
Cairo
Joseph N. Greene
U.S
Ismail Fahmy
London
Union of Liberal Students
British
Liberal Party
Occupied Territories
Aslu&ed
Israeli Defense Ministry
Frost Coats Basin As 28 Degrees Recorded
A light frost enveloped the Permian Basin with Odessa at 28 degrees. A warming trend is forecast, with Sunday low near 4 degrees and Tuesday's high around 60. Gulf moisture brings light rain south and along the coast as frigid conditions ease.
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Permian
Odessa
National Weather Service
Brownsville
Texas
Galveston
Freeport
Panhandle
Dalhart
Childress
Midland
Texarkana
Longview
Tyler
Marfa
West Texas
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Kaiphong Harbor
U.S. Military Academy
West Point
N.Y
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Annapolis
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Perman Basin
Gulf
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