Nixon Agnew to share staff and White House office in four-year plan
President-elect Nixon met with Spiro Agnew at Key Biscayne to finalize plans for the next four years. Agnew will move into a West Wing office and take on added duties both at home and abroad, with a shared staff. Humphrey pledged he will help on national security and foreign policy as needed and emphasized unity. The talks occurred at the Coast Guard station in Opa-Locka as Nixon and Agnew began shaping their administration amid a public display of cordiality. Humphrey and Muskie traveled to Florida after their own airport meeting, signaling a cooperative transition.
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Katzenbach and Fowler Quit Cabinet Ahead of Nixon Inauguration
AP reports Nicholas Katzenbach and Henry Fowler resigned as top officials, following President Johnson departure. Robert C. Weaver, housing secretary and first Black cabinet member, reportedly plans to leave year end to lead Bernard Baruch rof Administration in Newark. Other incumbents may stay until Nixon takes office.
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Ex-Aide to Dr King Found Shot to Death in Car
CHICAGO AP The Rev. Charles Billups a former aide to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr was found shot three times in the chest in a South Side car Police suspect robbery and were unsure if the attack occurred in the car or elsewhere He was 41 and helped found the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights in 1954 in Birmingham.
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Missouri still undecided as Nixon leads in Missouri and Alaska votes
Missouri remains the last state without a declared presidential winner as Nixon leads Humphrey by about 7 622 votes with roughly 100 000 absentee ballots yet to be counted. Alaska shows Nixon ahead with absentee votes tallied, and Maryland favors Humphrey as recounts loom in Oregon and Missouri.
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Hanoi Rejects Thieu Plan Hurts U.S. Peace Talks Effort
Paris dispatch details Hanoi's rejection of Thieu's two side plan and the four delegation format. U.S. envoy Bunker met Thieu while Xuan Thuy insisted on four parties. Seoul talks mediator Choi Kyu hahn confirmed diplomatic channels.
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Rochester 19-year-old voter tries to cast ballot again
Oliver Howard of Rochester says he voted in local and presidential races though not old enough. He registered in 1967 and used a birth date of March 19, 1949. Officials confirm the voting occurred and will investigate potential felony charges.
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Tremor Rocks Istanbul Newsroom Quiet on Casualties
A relatively strong tremor shook Istanbul with no immediate word on casualties or damage. Officials advised residents to stay cautious as aftershocks were possible. The event was reported by wire services from the Turkish capital.
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Scranton Named U.S. Ambassador to London
The London Times reports former Pennsylvania Governor William Scranton will be the new U.S. ambassador in London. Nixon offered three posts, including Secretary of State and ambassador to the United Nations, but Scranton chose London. He had said he was not available for any government position.
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Luci Johnson Heads for Reunion in Hawaii
Luci Johnson departs Austin ahead of a Hawaii reunion with her airman husband Patrick Nugent on leave from Vietnam. The trip focuses on family time during a week apart from duty abroad.
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Apollo 8 crews seek green light for 250000 mile lunar orbit
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP reports NASA likely to approve Apollo 8 astronauts for a Christmas season flight around the moon. Final decision may come Tuesday from Dr Thomas O Paine acting administrator.
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18000 GIs Move to Cambodian Border to Battle Offensive
The USS Command announced an 18000 man division moved from the northern frontier to the Cambodian border near Tay Ninh Binh Long and Phuoc Long to root out an estimated 15000 to 20000 enemy troops massing for an attack. U S forces say 109 North Vietnamese troops were killed along the frontier and War Zone C while B52 bombers pounded border camps.
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Midwest Earth Tremor Shakes Several States
An earth tremor at 11 05 a m CST rattled the Midwest. Reports say two St Louis buildings may have collapsed while tremor was felt across Missouri Tennessee Illinois Ohio Michigan and Arkansas. Utility lines down in St Louis County and widespread phone calls flooded news desks.
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Torrential Rains Sweep Italy From Sicily To Alps
Torrential rains drenched the Italian peninsula from Sicily to the Alps flooding cities and transport links. Trapani flooded a third of the city while a 114 hour downpour swamped low areas. Rail between Rome and Genoa halted and Venice and Chioggio faced high water.
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Five Soviet Deserters to Sweden Hoax Says Police
Police dismissed a claim of five Soviet soldiers deserting to Sweden as a hoax. An informant, who allegedly defected to Sweden years ago, claimed the soldiers fled from a unit in Czechoslovakia. No deserters have been found and authorities call the report unreliable.
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Nigeria Peace Conference Nears Third Round in Effort to End Civil War
Lagos sources say a third round of negotiations to end the 16 month Nigeria civil war is likely to begin within a few weeks. Government officials expect renewed talks to press for a ceasefire and political settlement as the conflict continues.
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Saigon press crackdown widens with closures
Saigon authorities closed another newspaper and suspended two more as a campaign against material deemed harmful to the national interest continues.
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Versatile TV Film Star Wendell Corey Dies at 54
Hollywood mourns Wendell Corey a versatile actor known for tough detectives sympathetic psychiatrists and bad guys. Died at 54 from a liver ailment in Motion Picture Hospital Woodland Hills after returning from Europe. Films include The Rainmaker Rear Window Sorry Wrong Number The Search. TV series Harbor Command Peck's Bad Girl The 11th Hour Climax Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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Nine RC War Protesters Sentenced In Catonsville Incident
Nine Roman Catholic war protesters including two priests were sentenced to 2 to 34 years for burning draft board records during the Catonsville office raid last May. Judge Roszel Thomson noted liberty is restrained, and appeals were planned.
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Tear Gas Used as North Carolina Protest Clears Office
Police used tear gas to break up a North Carolina boycott protest by about 100 demonstrators, mostly teenagers, in Swan Quarter. Sheriff Cahoon said officers ordered the crowd from the Welfare Department offices before deploying gas. no injuries were reported. Spokesman James Barrow said the protest targeted welfare checks and aid for parents with children in school.
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