Military Chiefs Oust Ecuador's President in Bloodless Coup
In Quito the military chiefs ousted President Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra for the fourth time and sent him into exile in Panama. Brig. Guillermo Rodriguez Lara declared himself president with a council of the three service chiefs. The new regime proclaimed martial law, a state of siege, a curfew, and bans on demonstrations while promising to honor treaties and oversee a June election.
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Quito
Ecuador
Jose Maria Velasco Ibarra
Panama
Guillermo Rodriguez Lara
Velasco
Adm
Renaldo Vallejo
Julio Espinosa Pineda
Assad Bucaram
Guayaquil
Leaders Urge Dockers to Ratify Tentative Pact
Longshore leaders urged ratification of a tentative contract to end a 131 day West Coast dock strike. ILWU delegates will present the agreement to 13,000 rank and file members at 24 ports. if favorable a return to work by Sunday may be arranged.
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Associated Press
Bernard Hurwitz
San Francisco
West Coast
Sun
Seattle
San Diego
Sidney Roger
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
ILWU
Harry Bridges
Pacific Maritime Association
FMA
U.S
White House
Congress
Nixon
American Warplanes Hit North Vietnam. Two Planes Downed Reported
In Saigon the AP says American warplanes conducted large air strikes inside North Vietnam. Radio Hanoi claimed two U S planes were shot down with several pilots killed or captured. A U S Command spokesman declined to report details.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Radio
Sadat Hints USSR to Supply Advanced Weapons to Egypt
Beir ut AP President Anwar Sadat hinted that the Soviet Union will supply Egypt with advanced weapons for deep raids against Israeli cities. He told a congress of the Arab Socialist Union that efforts to master new arms are imperative after the United States supplied more Phantom bombers. He said talks in Moscow brought mutual understanding and that weapons promises will be disclosed in secret congress sessions.
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Beirut
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
Egypt
National Congress of the Arab Socialist Union
U.S
Sadat
Congress
Devel
Moscow
Mrs Irving Arrested in Hughes Autobiography Case
Mrs Clifford Irving was arrested at the federal courthouse on a fugitive from Swiss justice charge. Swiss authorities accuse her of counterfeiting forgery and larceny linked to her husband's claimed book about Howard Hughes.
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New York
Clifford Irving
Federal Courthouse
Howard Hughes
Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges Announce Tuition Increase
Hobart and Williams Smith Colleges announced a $125 tuition hike for 1972-73, bringing the total to $2,700. The room and board charge rose by $10 to $1,235 for the year.
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Geneva
N.Y
Hobart and
Williams Smith Colleges
Rais
Trade Deficit With Canada Won’t Be Affordable
Washington AP Edward L. Allen a Commerce Department official said the United States cannot sustain a multibillion dollar trade deficit with Canada. He cited 1971 figures ranging from 1.2 to 2.4 billion dollars depending on the estimate.
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Washington
United States
Canada
Commerce Department
Edward L. Allen
International Economic Research and Analysis
Six Men Charged Over Las Vegas Frontier Hotel Scheme
In Los Angeles six men and a New York firm are charged with conspiring to hide ownership of the Frontier Hotel and its gambling casino in Las Vegas Nevada now owned by Howard Hughes.
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Los Angeles
New York
Conspiracy
Frontier
Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Ex-Councilman Fined in Yonkers Conflict Case
Anthony J. Picone, 57, fined $500 on a conflict of interest charge for submitting car and truck bids to Yonkers while serving on the city council. State Supreme Court Justice George Beisheim Jr. imposed a conditional discharge on six counts and penalties on one count.
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Wnte Plains
N.Y
Anthony J. Picone
Yonkers
State Supreme Court
George Beisheim Jr
Calls Off Hearings On Puerto Rican Discrimination
The U S Commission on Civil Rights cancels the final two hearings after a second day of disruptions by militant Puerto Rican nationalists. Chairman Reverend Theodore M Hesburgh of Notre Dame says sessions are canceled for everyone's safety. The commission will gather more information through private interviews.
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New York
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Commission
Theodore M. Hes
Burgh
Notre Dame University
Bombings Tied to The Peoples Liberation Army at New Hampshire Headquarters
In Manchester New Hampshire police fire and bomb blasts targeted Nixon headquarters and city hall. A 21 year old woman from Salem NH and a Buffalo NY man were charged as accessories with bail set. A fourth bomb failed to detonate and authorities examined the scene.
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New Hampshire
Nixon
Nicon
John Stips
Kathryn A. Holt
Boston
Buffalo
N.Y
Portsmouth
Dover
N. Y
Salem
N. H
Valerie Hawkins
Manchester
Warren Rudman
Jaan Karl Laaman
Karl A. Laaman
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Nixon and Aides Race Against Clock To Prep China Trip
At Camp David and the White House Nixon and his aides work through the night to finalize preparations for a 20,395 mile 13 day journey to China. They organize security medical supplies press coverage and logistics including maps equipment and a large delegation.
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Nixon
Washington
Maryland
White House
China
Camp David
Catoctin Mountains
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
United States
Senate expected to approve Kleindienst for attorney general
Nixon nominates Richard G. Kleindienst to head the Justice Department as the Judiciary Committee prepares to hold hearings. Some liberal Republicans and Democrats express concerns over press freedom and administration policy, but most senators expect confirmation with only isolated opposition from one senator.
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Senate
Kleindienst
Washington
Richard G. Kleindienst
John N. Mitchell
Justice Department
Phillip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
The
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Bayh
Fred R. Harris
D-Okla
Nixon Admits Withholding 12.3 Billion In Funds Denies Slush
The Nixon administration disclosed 12.3 billion dollars in withheld appropriations while denying the money functions as an election slush fund. OMB deputy Caspar Weinberger described 10.6 billion awaiting eligible disbursement with 1.7 billion possibly released before year end. He rejected claims of political motives as false and irresponsible.
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Nixon
Washington
Congressional Duties
Office of Management and Budget
Caspar Weinberger
OMB
Direc
Tor
Weinberger
Red Vietnamese buildup linked to Feb 21 drive near Saigon
Allied sources report a major North Vietnamese troop surge along South Vietnam’s western border with 66,000 fresh troops expected to move south by May. They cite a 200,000 enemy strength in country and borders at year end plus 63,000 Viet Cong undergrounds. U S air strikes continued after Tet with B 52 and fighter bombers conducting numerous missions.
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S. Viet
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Indochina
Nixon
Red China
China
A Ma
Jor
North Vietnam
South
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
U.S. Command
Britain Faces Deepening Unemployment From Coal Strike
London AP reports Britain's coal strike drives unemployment past 2.5 million, the highest since 1933, as a three day workweek reduces output. 1.2 million job losses since Monday, 280,000 miners on strike. 10 plants shut, 70 cut production. Heath appeals to TUC chief Feather to heed back to work. Feather rejects, warning of broader shutdowns. Hospitals receive power, shortages of bread and meat grow, panic buying noted. Heath also warns Conservative MPs over Europe bill, threatening resignation if defeated Thursday.
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London
Britain
Trades Union Congress
Edward Heath
Department of Employment
Heath
Victor Feather
TUC
Feather
Food Manufacturers Federation
House of Commons
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U. S
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Phu Bai
Vietnam
101St Airborne Division
Peking
Secret Service
Peking Press Center
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