VIPs Attend Inaugural Salute to the States in DC
VIP guests including Pat Nixon Henry Kissinger and George Wallace gathered at the Kennedy Center for a three hour salute to the states honoring governors ahead of President Nixon's second inauguration. The event featured photos astronauts and patriotic displays with performers delivering a mixed concert.
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Secret Service
Kissinger
Nixon
Drew
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Cornelia
Opera House
Kennedy Center
Concert Hall
Spiro T. Agnew
South Viet Nam ready to accept peace agreement
South Vietnam indicated it is ready to accept a peace settlement with the United States and North Vietnam. Foreign Minister Tran Van Lam said Saigon was close to a conclusion but sought clarifications on annexes before Kissinger and Tho resume negotiations in Paris. Lam noted Gen Alexander Haig Jr. would return to Saigon for talks with President Thieu.
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Washington
Pat Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Vietnam
Kissinger
Saigon
Tran van Lam
Lam
United
States
North Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Paris
Nixon
Alex
Ander M. Haig Jr
Nguyen van Thieu
Haig
Thieu
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
White House
United States
Tho
South Vietnam
Riot trained troops guard Nixon inauguration
About 2,000 military reinforcements moved into the Washington area as a precaution for Nixon's inauguration. Officials said they expect peaceful demonstrations and noted the threat of disorder was lower than in 1969. Riot-trained Marines from Camp Lejeune and paratroopers from Ft Bragg and Ft Meade join police and National Guard units. Organizers forecast up to 50,000 at the Lincoln Memorial before marching to the Washington Monument grounds. Police estimate 20,000 to 50,000 turnout. The security planning meetings have involved Ally Gen Richard G. Kleindienst over the past weeks.
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Washington
Nixon
Justice Department
D.C
Camp Lauseune
N.C
Ft Bragg
Ft Meade
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Niven
Capital Hill
White House
Richard G. Klemndienst
Colder Tonight With Low Near 20
The forecast calls for cloudy and colder conditions tonight with temperatures dropping to around 20 degrees. Details continue on page 2 inside.
Economy ends 1972 with strong 8.5 percent growth
Washington reports the nation closed the year with a sharp 8.5 percent growth rate in the final quarter, while inflation rose 2.7 percent. GNP rose by 31.8 billion dollars, bringing 1972 growth to 6.5 percent and inflation to about 4 percent. President Nixon plans fiscal cuts and retains wage price controls to curb rapid expansion.
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Commerce Department
Department
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisors
Congress
Suspects in Kools case arrested in NYC
Two Harrisburg men Norvel Sherard and Connie Clark, both 23 and 24, were arrested by FBI agents in Harlem New York City on suspicion linked to the slaying of Appleton man Frank G. Kools. Kools, 39, died from neck and jaw slash wounds during a scuffle in Harrisburg as he attended a farm show. Extradition was pending.
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Appleton
Harrisburg
Harlem
New York City
FBI
Frank G. Kools
Kools Court
Kools
Kools Bros., Inc
Norvel Lee Sherard
Connie Clark
Corona seeks new trial in mass murder case
Fairfield California UPI reports Juan V Corona 38 Mexican national living in Yuba City was found guilty of hacking stabbing and shooting 25 itinerant farm hands to death in 1971 and burying their bodies along the Feather River The defense argues a juror voted to convict while not convinced and may trigger an appeal The juror Naomi Underwood 64 held out before changing her ballot after 46 hours of deliberation
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Fairfield
Calif
UPI
Juan V. Corona
Corona
Yuba City
Feather River
Man divorces wife to keep her Medicaid aid
Ruth Thomas, 45, dying from advanced multiple sclerosis, faces loss of Medicaid payments after her husband Howard Thomas, 54, files for divorce to allow her to qualify for benefits. The split, final in days, aims to keep her in a nursing home priced at 500 dollars monthly while their income over the limit previously cut her aid. Officials acknowledge an eligibility error. the couple has several children and a divorce would grant her 350 dollars monthly if unprovided by any support.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Ruth Thomas
Howard Thomas
Thomas
State Division of Family Services
Florida
Marty
Charles Johnson
Chetta
Johnson
Secrecy Maintained in John Doe Probe Hearing
The John Doe probe led by Circuit Court Judge William E. Crane entered its second day with a female witness and potential night sessions. A Milwaukee attorney said his client testified truthfully without invoking the Fifth Amendment. A second witness, unnamed and aged about 60, appeared with counsel Bruce O Neill.
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John Doe
William E. Crane
Terry Evans
Cook and Franke Law Firm
Milwaukee
Evans
Bruce O'Neill
Cale, Fox and Smith Law
Northwestern Today
Winnebago County
State investigates snowmobile deaths in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board calls for an inquiry into the high snowmobile fatality rate and seeks estimates on costs to enforce safety rules. The season has claimed 19 lives while a joint regional study considers environmental damage and licensing options. Board members cite lack of accident data tracking and earmarking issues for enforcement funding. The meeting also approved guidelines for county trail grants and environmental impact statement procedures.
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Madison
Wisconsin Natural Resources Board
Natural Resources Department
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
National Transportation Safety Board
L. P. Voigt
Harold
Slayings Probe Sways Motive In Washington House
Police seek motive in the execution style killings of seven people including five children at a Washington home tied to a Muslim group. Four black men were seen fleeing the rear. evidence suggests up to eight participants in the assault. Names identified include Khaahs family members and Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who owned the house and donated to the Hanafi mosque.
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Milwaukee Bucks
Mar Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Sand
Ine Nates
Pabr Khaahs
Almina Khaahs
Joseph O'Brien
Milwaukee
Jabbar
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Ann Meeuwsen
Grand Haven
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North Carolina
Reginald Hawkins
Bill Khaahs
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