Brezhnev Meets U S Newsmen in Moscow Prior to Summit
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev hosts American journalists including Henry Shapiro at the Kremlin for a rare briefing. Shapiro retires after 40 years in Moscow, the meeting precedes Brezhnev's June 16 arrival in the United States and June 18 White House welcome for summit talks with President Nixon.
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Moscow
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Henry Shapiro
Kremlin
Brezhnev
U. S
Camp David
Maryland
White House
Nixon
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Communist Party
United States
Nixon speaks at Dirksen Library cornerstone ceremony
President Nixon cites Senator Dirksen as example of partnership between presidency and Congress during cornerstone laying for a Dirksen Library and Research Center in Perin Illinois. He links Dirksen’s stance to world peace prospects with Brezhnev while urging price and wage controls to curb a potential economic slide.
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Perin, Ill
Nixon
Sen
Everett Dirksen
Congress
Dirksen
Illinois
America
Brezhnev
New Vietnam Cease-fire Off to Shaky Start
Rocket, artillery, and mortar fire unleashed in Vietnam as the Kissinger Tho cease-fire shows no real progress. U S air strikes continue in Cambodia and the Joint Military Commission delays meetings. Saigon and Viet Cong leaders adjourn after a two hour session with no timing for commanders to meet. A political talks delay in Paris extends beyond the 45 day target, with Viet Cong agreeing to the postponement for technical reasons. Lt Col Le Trung Hien reports 21 cease-fire violations in the first four hours as battlefield commanders remain apart.
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Saigon
Vietnam
Henry A. Kissinger-Le Duc Tho
U.S
Cambodia
Kissinger
Tho
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
le Trung Hien
Hien
France Joins NATO Charter Study With Allies
France agrees with the United States and NATO members to study a new declaration of principles for the alliance. The work will be done by the NATO council in Brussels amid a Helsinki meeting setup for July 3. Brezhnev’s Washington visit looms as a potential date for a force reductions conference.
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NATO
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nixon
NATO Council
Brussels
U.S
Michel Jobert
Henry A. Kissinger
Helsinki
Conference On European Security and Cooperation
Soviet Union
Europe
Washington
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Trooper Shot Dead Suspect Killed in Hudson Valley Clash
In Hampton New York a narcotics suspect was killed after a scuffle with undercover state trooper Ted Rehm. The trooper was stabbed and hospitalized, another suspect Robert Peltak was jailed on assault and drug charges.
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N.Y
David Kent
Castleton
Kent
Ted Rehm
Loudonville Barracks
Albany
Rehm
Robert Peltak
Hydeville
Peltak
Northeastern quake judged significant by geologists
An earthquake felt across the northeast United States and eastern Canada rattled windows and furniture with little damage. The Weston Observatory measured a 4 to 5 magnitude near Ithaca New York area. centers near Montreal were considered possible. Local officials and colleges reported widespread but minor effects.
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Associated Press
United States
Canada
Weston
Carl Stover
New England
Rockefeller Signs $28 Million State Aid Bill for Colleges
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signed legislation that adds 28 million dollars in state aid for colleges and universities. The Bundy Air program receives 15 million, raising its total to 48 million and benefiting NYU Columbia Cornell Syracuse Rochester and Fordham. Community colleges gain 7.5 million, Brooklyn Polytechnic 3.3 million, and dental schools at Columbia and New York University receive 1.5 million.
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Albany, N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
New York University
Columbia
Cornell
Syracuse
Rochester
Fordham
Lion
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Columbia University
New York Uni
Nixon aides planned Watergate spy plan to discredit Democrats
Senate investigators heard Jeb Magruder testify that Mitchell approved an illegal espionage scheme aimed at discrediting Democratic national chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien. Magruder said he reported details to H. R. Haldeman and noted Nixon may not have known.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Senate
Jeb Suart Magruder
John N. Mitchell
Magruder
Lawrence F. O'Brien
O'Brien
H. R. Harman
Nixon
Haldeman
Strike Date Set Against Firestone Co in Akron
The United Rubber Workers set a 12:01 a.m. Wednesday strike deadline against Firestone Tire and Rubber Co in Akron. About 18,000 Firestone workers could walk out as contract negotiations continue after settlements with Goodrich, Goodyear, and Uniroyal. The union has ratified some deals but seeks to reopen Goodyear terms.
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Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers Union
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Firestone
Goodrich
Goodyear
Uniroyal
Brezhnev Praises Nixon and Seeks Calm Ahead of Summit
In Moscow Brezhnev expresses deep respect for Nixon and says Watergate will not figure in June talks. He outlines plans for a broad exchange on deepening US Soviet relations and expanding trade. Brezhnev rejects Jewish emigration restrictions and cites 1973 Jewish departures.
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Brezhnev
Nixon
United States
Congress
Moscow
Soviet Union
EPA proposes traffic controls for 11 metros
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed driving restrictions in 11 metropolitan areas. It could remove all cars from Los Angeles streets by 1977 and cut driving in northern New Jersey by over 60 percent. Acting administrator Robert W. Fri would ask Congress to extend Clean Air deadlines for severely affected areas.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Los Angeles
New Jersey
EPA
Robert W. Fri
Congress
Fri
Hitchcock to Plead Guilty in Tax Fraud Case
U S Attorney Richard Thornburgh says William Mellon Hitchcock, 33, grandson of Gulf Oil founder William Larimer Mellon, will plead guilty to fraudulently evading $543,800 in income taxes. Hitchcock, now in Tucson, filed a consent to transfer charges from Pittsburgh to New York City for the plea.
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U.S. Atty
Richard Thornburgh
William Mellon Hitchcock
William Larimer Mellon
Gulf Oil Corp
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Hitchcock
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Ariz
New York City
U.S. District Court
Indictment Focus Narrows to Four Former White House Officials
Grand jury probes the Ellsberg psychiatrist office break in narrowing to four former White House figures. Names mentioned include John D. Ehrlichman, Egil Krogh, David Young, and G Gordon Liddy as possible indictments.
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Los Angeles
Daniel Ellsberg
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Egil Krogh
David Young
G. Gordon Liddy
Hawks Attack Boy Near Cheektowaga Field
A 17 year old, James T Bowback of Cheektowaga, said four hawks swooped on him while he crossed a field near his home by the New York State Thruway. He dropped to the ground but was not hurt.
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Buffalo
Hawks
James T. Bowback
Cheektowaga
Ex-Congressman Gallagher Sentenced in Tax Evasion Case
Former Democratic Rep. Cornelius Gallagher was sentenced in Newark federal court to two years in prison and a 10000 dollar fine for income tax evasion. He pleaded guilty in December 1972 to unpaid taxes on income from 78000 dollars in bonds.
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Newark
N.J
Cornelius E. Gallagher
Gallagher
Congress
Pain Drug Makers Deny FTC Advertising Charges
Three manufacturers deny FTC claims that nonprescription pain relievers misled consumers and lack evidence for certain claims. Bristol-Myers Bufferin Excedrin Excedrin PM Anacin Arthritis Pain Formula Anacin Bayer Aspirin Bayer Children’s Aspirin Cope Vanquish and Midol cited.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
The
FTC
Bristol-Myers Co
American Home Products Corp
Sterling Drug Co
Bayer
Bayer Children
Cope
State police to apologize for Newport raid error
Providence AP reports Superintendent will apologize to Newport couple Mr and Mrs Jerry Cartwright after state police raided their home seeking a New York killing suspect. Col Walter E Stone says no search warrant was needed. Capt Lionel P Benjamin notes officers knocked and entered after no answer.
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Providence, R.I
Newport
New York
Snt
Walter E. Stone
Jerry B. Cartwright
Lionel P. Benjamin
State Police
Skylab Spacemen Prepare to Return After 28 Days in Space
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph Kerwin and Paul Weitz plan to undock from the space station for a return to Earth next Friday at 9 48 a m EDT marking 28 days in orbit. They tested the Apollo spacecraft systems and rehearsed re entry while Mission Control shifts work hours for a full undocking and landing simulation aboard the carrier Ticonderoga en route to a splashdown southwest of San Diego. Officials weighed installing a second sun shade to guard against solar heat as medical teams monitor weightlessness effects and aim to surpass the 24 day international record.
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Conrad
Weitz
Ticonderoga
San Diego
California
Earth
Skylab
Kissinger Sees Cambodian Cease-fire Within Weeks
Secretary of State adviser Henry Kissinger hinted at a private understanding on Cambodia and predicted a cease-fire in the next few weeks. He noted ongoing negotiations and referenced a Paris cease-fire communique while acknowledging no public agreement with Le Duc Tho. Congress weighed a bill to ban U S bombing in Cambodia and Indochina, with two measures under consideration.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Cambodia
Senate
Kissinger
Indochina
House-Senate
Congress
U.S
Paris
Vietnam
le Duc Tho
Tho
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