Israelis Split Over Geneva Peace Conference Roles
Foreign Minister Abba Eban reaffirmed Israel will attend the Geneva peace conference despite Defense Minister Dayan threat to skip if Syria attends and POW lists are not provided. Dayan pressed Red Cross access and warned talks with Syria would wait until POW issues are settled. Security forces faced Arab protests over expulsions in West Bank towns as saboteurs resume activity, with analysts seeing a show of strength before Geneva.
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Associated Press
Abba Eban
Israel
Geneva
Moshe Dayan
Dayan
Syria
Red Cross
Eban
Golda Meir
Egypt
Jordan
Lebanon
al Hamishmar
West Jordan
West Bank
Centenarian Cedar House residents mark birthdays in Cedar County
Cedar House Nursing Home residents Mrs. Cora Barnett born December 15, 1873, and Mrs. Elsie Crammer born December 12, 1872 celebrate 100 and 101st birthdays. Barnett, Wellsville High School’s oldest living graduate, recalls long life, humor, and changes from radio to television. Crammer, Peoria born, mother of two with many grandchildren, remembers family longevity and local farm life. A living memorial for Barnett is planned at Wellsville High School band uniform fund.
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Jewel Scott
Cora Barnett
Elsie Crammer
Crammer
Barnett
Cedar House Nursing Home
Franklin County
Peoria
Robert and
Rachel (Taylor) Thompson
John M. Crawford
Crawford
Frank Crammer
Mrs. Barnett
James Barnett
Wellsville
Cora Batdorf
Wellsville High School
Missouri
Ruth Crawford
Paola
Doris Coffman
Gene Barnett
Kissinger Pressures Britain to Back Israel Peace Efforts
Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called on Prime Minister Edward Heath and Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home as he prepared for Middle East talks and a speech on Western oil policy. He urged joint Western action to ease the oil squeeze and reinforced U.S. backing for Israel ahead of the Arab-Israeli peace conference set to open December 18 in Geneva. He also sought strong Atlantic cooperation following the NATO session in Brussels.
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London
Henry A. Kissinger
Edward Heath
Alec Douglas-Home
Europe
Kissinger
Middle East
Geneva
Britain
United States
Israel
Pilgrims’ Society
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels
Rockefeller resigns as New York governor amid 1976 bid talk
Nelson Rockefeller announces he will step down in a week after 15 years as governor to devote time to national commissions. He says he may consider future presidential candidacy, with conservatives and GOP leaders noting his shift toward centrist positions strengthens 1976 prospects.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York
GOP
Clifford L. Jones
Pennsylvania
National Commission On
America
National Commission On Water Quality
William Henry Harrison
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Consid
Clarence Warner
Oklahoma
James Royce
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Ody Fish
Nixon proposes 25 percent cut in gasoline production
The Nixon administration seeks a 25 percent gasoline production reduction starting December 27. Priority goes to emergency services, fuel producers, public transport and agriculture, with bulk users like nonprofits and government groups kept at 1972 levels. Retail outlets and individual drivers face reduced supplies.
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Washington
Nixon
William E. Simon
Simon
Federal Energy Office
Walk For Mankind A Success in Ottawa Kansas
Ottawa Kansas Jaycees report the Walk for Mankind events in Ottawa Wichita and Kansas City raised over 300000 for Project Concern with eight more walks planned across Kansas between April 20 and 28. Per capita Ottawa donations averaged 75 cents, above the national average, and 60 percent of profits totaling around 100000 will fund Project Concern while 40 percent supports the Cerebral Palsy Camp north of Augusta.
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Ottawa
Dan Kay
Kansas
Kansas Jaycees
Project Concern
Kansas Jaycee
Augusta
Kay
Clarkrange
Tenn
Dry Cold Front Moves Through Kansas Tonight
A fast moving cold front sweeps across Kansas bringing frigid temperatures with no rain or snow expected. Tonight's lows will be in the upper teens to mid 20s, with winds 10 to 20 mph turning northwest. Mild weekend ahead then another cool spell by Sunday.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Concordia
Goodland
Pittsburg
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U.S
United Nations
Ottawa Junior High
Ottawa Police Department
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