Scranton Visit Hikes Hopes Of Arabs To Win Sympathy Of New Administration
William W Scranton’s Middle East tour raises Arab hopes Nixon may tilt toward them. In Jerusalem he urged a more even handed U S policy while signaling independence from Johnson era plans. Arab leaders seek pressure on Israel for UN 1967 resolution concessions amid regional stalemate.
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William W Scranton
Middle East
Nixon
Johnson
Pennsylvania
U.S
Allenby Bridge
Israel
United States
Scranton
Jerusalem
White House
State Department
U.N
Suez Canal
Strait of Tiran
Egypt
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William McChesney Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Rusk Returning To Rockefeller Foundation Job
Secretary of State Dean Rusk will return to the Rockefeller Foundation as its first distinguished fellow after leaving Washington duties on January 20. He will design his own research program and studies, a foundation spokesman said Monday.
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Dean Rusk
Rockefeller Foundation
Washington
Rusk
Foundation
Kennedy
Relief Groups Row Threatens Ibo Food Supply in Asaba
In Asaba Nigeria eight thousand Ibo villagers face starvation after a row between white International Red Cross workers and Nigerian officials. Major Adamu says troops are clearing Biafran secessionists while Red Cross access to 500 tons of aid remains blocked. food is in a warehouse with the key held in Lagos by Robert Koepp. International observers led by Maj. Gen. Milroy probe the expulsions and seek reconciliation.
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Nigeria
Red Cross
Hugh Conlon
Biafran
Adamu
Niger
Onitsha
International Red Cross
Lagos
Robert G. Koepp
Peace Corps
Los Angeles
Calif
Father Conlon
Tion
William A. Millroy
Canada
Nixon Names Sargent Shriver as U.N. Ambassador Pick
President-elect Nixon appears set to name Sargent Shriver, currently ambassador to France, as the next U.S. representative to the United Nations. Shriver met Nixon in New York and later with Senator Edward M. Kennedy before returning to Paris.
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Kennedy Kin— Shriver
U. S
U. N
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U.S
United Nations
Sargent Shriver
Shriver
France
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Air France
Paris
Kennedy Airport
Kennedy
Influenza Strikes Albany State University Students
Albany NY AP report says 800 to 1,000 SUNY Albany students are ill with a mild flu like sickness leading to infirmary overcrowding. Symptoms include fever headaches scratchy throat and coughing with quick recovery in 24 hours.
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Albany
N.Y
State University of New York At Albany
State Health Department
Hong Kong
Janet Hood
University Health Service
NLF Claims B52 Raids Rise After Halt Order
Paris AP says the National Liberation Front charged that after Johnson’s halt order the U S B52 raids in South Vietnam have doubled and the B52 sorties tripled. Duong Dinh Thao said the raids dropped over 1 000 tons of chemicals near Da Nang, harming civilians and escalating the war. The NLF renewed attacks on Vice President Ky and framed the NLF as South Vietnam’s authentic representative in peace talks.
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Johnson
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South Vietnam
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Duong Dinh Thao
da Nang
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Thao
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hitler
Hanoi
Viet Cong N Vietnam Troops Clash North of Saigon
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese troops battled American infantry north of Saigon on Monday. Ground fighting raged along jungle routes toward the city as U.S. Air Cavalry and armor clashed with enemy forces. Casualties included 16 Americans and 59 enemy killed, 19 Americans wounded, with heavy losses reported by U.S. forces.
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An Loc
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
7Th Division
25Th Division
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Grand Jury Drops Powell Fund Misuse Probe
A federal grand jury investigating Adam Clayton Powell expired without indicting him over about 40 000 in public funds. The Justice Department said evidence did not warrant prosecution though a civil action to recover funds was possible. Powell left the House March 1 1967 amid a censure vote.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Justice Department
Powell
House
Two Penn State Students Rescued After Night in Adirondacks
Richard Stepp and Stephen Clautice, both Penn State University students, were found safe after more than 36 hours lost in sub zero winds on Mt. Marcy. They were spotted by a cottage light and received hot soup from Elmore Edmonds.
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N.Y
Adirondack Mountains
Richard Stepp
Stephen Clautice
Penn State University
Mt. Marcy
Stepp
Gates Milles, Ohio
Clautice
Elmore Edmonds
York
Edmonds
State Conservation Department
Defense chief seeks 40 day path to Vietnam troop withdrawal
Secretary of Defense Clark M. Clifford says progress in Paris peace talks could lead to a mutual withdrawal of U S troops from South Vietnam within 40 days. He wants to see the start of American troop returns during that period.
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Paris
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May Get Cabinet Post
Gov. John A. Volpe plans to leave Boston for Washington Wednesday afternoon as a likely candidate for secretary of transportation in the Nixon cabinet to be announced in Washington that night. Spokesmen said all appointees will be present during the announcement.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
U.N. Post
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Harry S. Truman
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Warren Austin
World Organization
Martin
Robert B. Anderson
New York
Brown
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Boston
John A. Volpe
Washington
Volpe
Plan Rail Merger Into United Transportation Union
AP reports referendum approval for the merger of four railroad unions into a new body named the United Transportation Union. Voting unions include the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers the Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen and the Switchmen's Union of North America.
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United Transportation Union
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen
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Wilson to Counter Blasts Commons Or Telecast
Prime Minister Harold Wilson plans a counter blast against attacks on his government's handling of Britain's economic crisis. Aides say he has not decided whether to address the House of Commons or issue a nationwide telecast, with a statement expected this week.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
House of Commons
Italy's Crisis Eases as New Coalition Near Final Form
Rome AP reports Italy's center-left coalition nears completion after three partners ratify Premier designate Mariano Rumor's program. Rumor must present his cabinet to President Giuseppe Saragat and seek confidence votes in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, possible Wednesday or Thursday.
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Italy
Mariano Rumor
Giuseppe Saragat
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Cheyney College unrest draws 150 State Police overnight
About 150 state troopers remained on Cheyney College campus after a Monday demonstration and vandalism. The disturbance by students and outsiders was quelled when two trooper platoons secured all campus buildings, per a governor spokesman. Karl Barth dies in Basel at home. noted as leading Protestant theologian since Calvin.
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Cheyney, Pa
Cheyney College
Shafer
Basel
Switzerland
Karl Barth
John Calvin
Removal threat over plan for reopening JHS 271
New York state trustee William Firman orders Ocean Hill Brownsville administrator Rhody McCoy to submit a reopening plan for Junior High School 271 by 3 p.m. today or face possible removal. The school, with 1700 pupils, was closed after disorder and amid a citywide teacher strike.
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Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Rhody McCoy
William D. Firman
McCoy
Firman
JHS
Numbing Cold Hits State with 15 Below in Boonville
Temperatures plunged across Northern New York with Boonville reporting 15 below at 7 a.m. Watertown minus 13 and Albany one below zero. Officials forecast a gradual warmup by midweek and limited lake effect snow flurries. Three missing brothers were found alive in Rochester despite 10 degree chill.
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Utica
Albany
Weather Bureau
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