Dispute Over POW Releases Tied to Vietnam Withdrawals
Saigon reports North Vietnam agrees to release the final 139 U S prisoners in exchange for U S troop withdrawals and ending the struggle by Thursday. First releases set for Tuesday at Hanoi, with Laos nine prisoners to follow Wednesday, and full turnover completed by Thursday as Paris accord terms adjust by one day.
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U.S
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Rt Ne Vietnam
Gia Lam
Pathet Lao
Laos
Joint Military Commission
United States
Florida White House
Watergate Case Name Game Is Underway
Watergate defendant James W. McCord Jr. has begun telling his story to Senate investigators. He provided names of others involved in the burglary and wiretapping and will supply more names later. McCord, ex-FBI and CLA agent, is to testify under oath at hearings to be held soon.
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Los Angeles Times
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Times
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Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Howard H Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Sir
Quipster Tale of Sick Roommate in Class Absence
A young voice asks a college professor who is failing as Jill Jones is sick and absent from class. The exchange reveals a roommate as the one affected by the illness and the request for names of those failing.
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Jill Jones
Temperature swing forecast for Permian Basin region today
Forecast shows frost at dawn on windshields with shrub and fruit trees unharmed. Highs near 68 today climbing to 75 by afternoon Tuesday with 43 low. Clear skies, light variable winds turning southerly, a light front expected Wednesday. Frost noted in Marfa Dalhart and El Paso with El Paso’s late freeze.
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Marfa
West Texas Mountains
Dalhart
Panhandle
el Paso
Nixon Tackles Lumber Costs To Stabilize Housing
The Nixon administration moves to curb lumber costs amid rising housing prices. John T. Dunlop says the plan targets supply limits and may boost railroad freight car availability. He hints at possible repricing actions on forest products and signals opposition to a total log export ban, favoring voluntary restraints instead.
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Nixon
J.S. Timber
Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
Senate
Dunlop
Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Fea Packwood
R-Ore
United States
Federal official hints 50 mph speed limit to save gas
A federal official suggested that highway speeds could be reduced to 50 miles per hour to conserve gasoline amid potential shortages. Darrell M. Trent, acting director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness, said local shortages could arise from low inventories and state authorities would set rations. He claimed lowering speeds by 20 mph could cut gasoline use per car by 15 to 20 percent.
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New York
Darrell M. Trent
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Patman bills to stabilize rents and freeze prices six days
In a bid rooted in the nation’s inflation fight Rep. Wright Patman introduces a bill aimed at stabilizing rents and freezing all prices and interest rates for six days. The measure comes as Nixon’s economic controls face criticism from opponents who deem them too weak to curb spiraling costs. Separately, Tecumseh Indians at Wounded Knee have secured a temporary court order allowing six train cars of supplies to reach the village daily, despite federal roadblocks.
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Nixon
Wright Patman
Wounded Knee
Safer School Buses Face New Federal Standards Push
Washington report outlines efforts to boost school bus safety with proposals for seats and stricter federal standards. Despite buses being among the safest transport modes, officials push padding, seat belts discussed but rejected, cost and financing cited as barriers. Manufacturers warn additional seating raises price while safety advocates cite structural concerns raised by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Department of Transportation
Berkely Sweet
School Bus Manufacturers Institute
US National Transportation Safety Board
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