U S and North Vietnam Agree on Conference Recall System
The United States and North Vietnam agreed on a system to reconvene the international Vietnam conference to address peace violations. The plan requires Washington and Hanoi concurrence or backing of at least six other members, effectively giving each side a veto. The 12-nation body would recall the conference only with broad support, and formal signing was expected by the weekend.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Washington
Hanoi
Washington-Hanoi
Robert J. McCloskey
U.S
Vietnam
Utica Extortion Trial in Limbo as Wounded Defendant Remains Critical
Four Utica area defendants face extortion charges over a $4,000 loan and $1,000 monthly interest with threats of harm. James Talerico Carl Mazza and Jack Zogby testified denying involvement while Louis King Jr. lies in hospital after shotgun wounds and a grenade incident. Albert Marrone’s case was severed.
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J. Schuyler Sackman
FBI
Albert Marrone
Senate panel ties foreign aid to domestic spending
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted to cut off foreign aid after April 30 unless President Nixon releases 4.5 billion for domestic programs. The measure, attached to a military aid bill, would extend foreign-aid spending through April 30 with continuing authority for Labor and Health, Education and Welfare until June 30.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Congress
North Vietnam
Senate
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
White House
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Labor and Health, Education and Welfare
Jury Finds Man Innocent of Murder in Street Shooting
A State Supreme Court jury acquitted James Lowmack Jr., 22, of murder in the May street shooting of 19 year old Preston DeBose. The panel found him guilty only of illegal weapon possession and he faces sentencing March 19. Police noted gang related strife as the motive.
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Buffalo
State Supreme Court
James Lowmack Jr
Lowmack
Preston DeBose
Egypt seeks ICAO punishment for Israel over Libyan airliner
Egypt will urge the International Civil Aviation Organization to punish Israel for allegedly shooting down the Libyan airliner that crossed the Suez Canal. The 125 nation body opened a four day meeting in the UN General Assembly chamber to discuss the disaster that killed 106. Israeli officials resisted treating it as political. The federation of airline pilots associations rejected boycott or strike proposals against Israel.
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United Nations
Egypt
International Civil Aviation Organization
Israel
Suez Canal
UN General Assembly
Aviation Congress
London
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Duryea urges rollback to state review for auto rates
Albany scene reports Assembly Speaker Perry Duryea backs returning auto insurance rate setting to the State Insurance Department. He argues open rating fails to spur price cutting and notes the three year trial ends this year. Also covered are drug law contrasts, bus driver licensing standards, and a bid to end automatic jury duty exemptions for women.
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Albany
N.Y
Assembly
Perry B. Duryea
State
Public Service Commission
Duryea
State Publishers Association
Senate
Warren M. Anderson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Anderson
Dollar strengthens in European trading as gold steadies
The U S dollar rose in early European markets with gains seen in London Zurich Frankfurt Milan and Brussels and in Tokyo. Gold opened in Zurich at 81 per ounce unchanged since Monday night while London’s major market edged up 50 cents to 81 20 an ounce.
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U.S
Don
Zurich
Frankfurt
Milan
Brussels
Tokyo
Europe
White House accuses Hanoi over POW release
The White House today accused Hanoi of violating a prisoner agreement with the United States and urged North Vietnam to release at least 120 more American prisoners of war immediately.
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Hanoi
Washington
The
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States
North Vietnam
Risner cites protests delaying POW release
Air Force Col. Robinson Risner, a leading released POW, says he is certain anti war protesters and their spokesmen prolonged captivity by a year or two. He credits Nixon's tougher bombing and B52 raids against Hanoi Haiphong last Christmas for the eventual release of POWs.
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Oklahoma City
Air Force
Robinson Risner
North Vietnam
Col. Risner
Nixon
Hanoi-Haiphong
Press reporters subpoenaed in Watergate civil suits
Eleven reporters and officials from The Washington Post The Washington Star News The New York Times and Time magazine were subpoenaed for testimony and notes by Republican attorneys in three civil suits arising from the June 17 1972 break in and bugging of Democratic national headquarters.
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Washington Post
Washington Star-News
New York Times
Time Magazine
Democratic
Watergate Complex
Trial Moves to Hospital in Utica Case
The federal loansharking extortion trial shifted to St Luke's Hospital in Utica as one defendant remains in critical condition from police inflicted shotgun wounds. Judge Lloyd MacMahon, the jury, and other principals were to hear testimony from Louis Charles King Jr., 43, of suburban Marcy, who was wounded Saturday night.
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Utica
N.Y
Utica-area
James Talerico
Carl J. Mazza
Jack Zogby
U.S. District Court
Lloyd MacMahon
Louis Charles King Jr
Marcy
St. Luke’s Hospital
King
Federa
N. Y
Grand Jury to Hear Abduction Slaying Case
Syracuse AP report says Judith Giannino’s abduction and slaying will be presented to an Onondaga County grand jury. Dist. Atty. Leo F. Hayes noted the body was found about 15 miles northwest of downtown Syracuse after a 17 day search, with no outstanding external injuries and possible drowning. A blanket-wrapped wrist suggests she may have been tied earlier.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Judith Giannino
Seneca River
Onondaga County
Leo F. Hayes
Hayes
U S Presses North Vietnam on POWs Release
The United States urged North Vietnam and the Viet Cong to begin releasing American prisoners immediately while Hanoi cited cease fire implementation. The U S delegation said liaison flight issues delay the talks and noted 422 Americans remain captive. Paris ministers conference critics warned of propaganda aims.
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N. Viet Cong
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Bui Tin
Joint Military Commission
Hanoi
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North
Laos
Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Paris
Foreign Ministers
William P. Rogers
Fire damages flagship vessel in Portsmouth dockyard
Fire struck the flagship ship in drydock at Portsmouth England forcing about 100 sightseers to flee. The vessel once led by Admiral Nelson was damaged but authorities have not yet confirmed the extent of the harm.
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Portsmouth
England
Nelson
FDA studies link saccharin to rat bladder tumors
FDA says controlled studies found saccharin fed to rats produced suspicious bladder tumors but scientists have not determined if they are malignant. The agency will forward results to the National Academy of Sciences for evaluation while noting impurities or mechanical irritation might explain findings.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Virgil D. Wodicka
FDA
Bureau of Foods
National Academy of Sciences
Wodicka
Academy
Kentucky governor denounces Nixon budget as mockery of goals
Gov. Wendell Ford of Kentucky labeled President Nixon's budget cuts a mockery of stated aims to avoid tax increases, curb inflation, and shift power to states. He told Sen. Muskie's subcommittee the plan burdens states, raises taxes on the least able to pay, and shifts deficits to local governments while slashing programs. Other governors and lawmakers testified amid a Democratic push against the administration.
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Kentucky
Nixon
Washington
Wendell Ford
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Senate
Mike Mansfield
House
Carl Albert
Ford
Kentucky Democrat
Daniel Evans
Evans
Dale Bumpers
Arkansas
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Kenneth Curtis
Maine
Linwood Holton
Virginia
Graf
Meir says peace search to continue after Libyan plane downing
Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir arrived in Washington saying the peace drive in the Middle East must go on despite the Libyan air liner being shot down by Israeli planes. She expressed world revulsion over the tragedy and outlined U S efforts to help parties reach a settlement while refusing to impose one.
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Golda
Middle East
Washington
Golda Meir
Badillo Seeks Democratic Nomination For NYC Mayor
Rep Herman Badillo declares another bid for the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City. He cites unresolved fiscal and management crises and rising cynicism since his 1969 campaign, saying the city’s decline continues under current leadership.
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Herman Badillo
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New York
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