Egyptian-Israeli Military Group to Negotiate Suez Disengagements
In Geneva the Middle East peace conference approved creating an Egyptian Israeli military working group to negotiate troop disengagements along the Suez Canal. Agreement was pre-arranged by Gromyko Kissinger and Eban. no meeting date set. The second phase may begin early next year depending on progress.
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Geneva
Middle East
U.N
Andrei Gromyko
U.S
Henry Kissinger
Abba Eban
Missing Pacific yacht found one dead three weak crew aboard
The 41 foot ketch Pacific Mariner was found afloat in the Pacific with Raymond Bulteel dead and three crewmen weak but alive. Survivors Dennis DeLong Bob Lasard and an upstate New Yorker identified as Bob Quackenbush suffered malnutrition. the vessel sailed from Japan in mid September with 50 days of food. Canadian officials towed the boat to Vancouver after a British freighter responder was hailed.
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Vancouver
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Bob Lasard
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Congress Abandons Energy Bill Push for January Recess
Washington AP reports Congress halted efforts on an emergency energy bill and will shut down until January 21 amid a House Senate stalemate on windfall profits for oil firms. Nixon urged a session return to address fuel shortages as leaders consider resuming before Jan 21. Nixon travels to Camp David after meeting defense officials on the budget.
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Congress
House
Senate
Nixon
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Bess Truman Flies to Washington for Christmas Visit
Mrs. Harry S. Truman, 88, flew to Washington to spend the holidays with daughter Mrs. Clifton Daniel and the Daniel family. Secretary Rose Conway said she dislikes flying but chose air travel due to weather and traffic. Return date was uncertain, with a possible stay through New Year's. The former president died the day after Christmas last year.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Clifton Daniel
Daniel
Rose Conway
Truman
Miss Conway
Kuwait hands 5 terrorists to Palestine Organization
Kuwait transferred five Palestinian terrorists linked to the Rome airport hijacking and Athens hostage death to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Morocco demanded exemplary punishment while Italy urged Kuwait to repatriate for trial. no extradition treaty existed. The PLO said it would try the men, possibly at a Palestinian military tribunal, as Arab leaders and a Beirut newspaper warned of further hits on US and European interests.
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Morocco
Kuwait
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Pan American World Airways
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Athens
Italy
Palestinian Liberation Organization
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Yasur Arafat
Algiers
Hassan II
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Moatassim
Hassan
United States
Congress sends Social Security boost to Nixon for signature
Congress approves an 11 percent Social Security benefit increase, with 7 percent in April and 4 percent in July, boosting single and couple averages to 185 and 310 dollars. The bill also raises the taxable wage base to 13 200, triggering higher payroll taxes for high earners and employers.
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Nixon
Washington
Local Weather Summary and Forecast
Weather report notes 24 hour period ending 8 am with high 26.8 mean 14.2 and low 20.5 inches of snow on the ground 1 percent. Forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a chance of snow flurries this afternoon with temperatures in the lower 20s. Sunday should be partly cloudy with a high near 32 and winds NW to W 10 to 20 mph.
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Chest X ray Clinic and TB Office Rebuilt in 1973
Oswego County Chest X ray Clinic and Tuberculosis Control Program, based in the Court House Building in Pulaski, were remodeled in 1973. The upgrades aim to shorten waiting times and allow staff to spend more time with each patient. The Building Committee approved the project, with carpenters and county workers completing most of the work. Dr. Warren L. Hollis directs the Tuberculosis Control Division and runs all chest clinics.
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Health Department
Warren Hollis
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Oswego County Chest X-ray Clinic
Court House
Pulaski
Owego County
Warren L. Hollis
Tuberculosis Control Division
Winter Storm Buries Norwich Prompting State of Emergency
The second official day of winter brings sun yet New York State recovers from a severe storm. Norwich reports eighteen inches of snow and a 9 000 population under a state of emergency while rivers rise and power lines fail. Telephones fail statewide as cables flood. Roads icy. advisories urge tire chains and avoid the Albany to Rochester Thruway stretch. Authorities evacuate residents in Renesselaer Ulster and Dutchess counties.
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Buffalo
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Final review in Calley case by President Nixon upheld
The U.S. Court of Military Appeals majority upheld Army Lt. William R. Calley Jr. murder conviction from the My Lai massacre, with Chief Judge Darden dissenting. Nixon has personal interest and promised a final review, including potential sentence commutation. Calley awaits further appeals through military and civilian channels.
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Army
William R. Calley Jr
Nixon
Calley
My Lai
U.S. Court of Military Appeals
William H. Darden
Darden
Ft. Ga. Stockade
Holiday weekend crashes claim eight lives nationwide
Early Christmas weekend traffic accidents killed eight people across the country as snow and rain slowed travel in the Northeast Pacific Northwest and northern central Rocky regions. Hazardous driving continued in the Midwest after midweek heavy snows.
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Associated Press
Pacific Northwest
Rockies
Midwest
Bombs Hit London's West End Wounding Several
Police seal off London's West End after three bombs explode just before midnight injuring at least four. Earlier 24 hours two blasts outside the Hilton Hotel in Mayfair. all explosives left in packages.
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London
West End
Hilton Hotel
Chie Mayfair
House Defeats Senate Energy Plan Blocking Windfall Reforms
The House voted 219 to 34 against the Senate emergency energy bill as Republicans and oil-state lawmakers blocked action over windfall profit limits. The chamber also rejected adjournment for a vacation amid a broader energy policy stalemate and a broken electronic voting system. House leaders blamed the impasse on oil companies and opposing parties while signaling the Senate must propose new terms.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Nixon
Thomas P. O'Nell Jr
Massachusetts
Realty firm donates 10000 wool sweaters to workers
New York AP reports the William Kaufman Realty Organization sent 10,000 wool sweaters to office workers in its six Manhattan skyscrapers. The charity effort aimed to aid staff after a radiators failure was joked about in the cards accompanying the gifts.
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New York
William Kaufman Realty Organization
Manhattan
Tommy Sands Plans Faster Trek to Altar
Former actor and pop singer Tommy Sands will marry Sheila Wallace, 24, an advertising agency secretary, on Easter Sunday in what would be the second marriage for both.
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Tommy Sands
ALTAR
Honolulu
Sheila Wallace
Northeast Storm Strikes Holiday Weekend Traffic
Storm torn Northeast battered by heavy snow creating hazardous driving conditions for the Christmas weekend. Rain and snow hit Pacific Northwest. Flooding prompted evacuations in Upstate New York and New England as cold swept the Southeast with frost warnings in Florida. No new weather deaths. total near sixty from the week.
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Rockies
New York
New England
Canada
Florida
Florida Fuel Allocation Office
Atlantic Coast
Merrimack
Mass
Virginia Beach
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New York Acts to Cut Voltage for Conservation
The Public Service Commission ordered a three percent statewide voltage reduction to conserve fuel oil, saying the minimal effect will be felt mostly in kitchens. It aims to save 2.5 to 3 million barrels annually and will monitor for any adverse effects.
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New England
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