Christmas cease fire holds in Vietnam as US death toll hits low
Saigon reports a 24 hour halt in offensive operations across South Vietnam beginning 6 p.m. local time while bombing continues in Cambodia and Laos. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese cease fire starts at 1 a.m. with two enemy attacks in the first hours and U.S. deaths drop to a five year low as 1,431 Americans listed missing or captured.
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Santa Faces Snowy State Travel Hurdles
Snow blankets nearly all regions as up to five inches fall in eastern areas and as much as eight inches in Chautauqua. National Weather Service warns of blizzard like conditions with gusty Lake Erie winds complicating Christmas Eve travel. Santa hoped for easy transport but sleighs and reindeer struggle amid the heavy snowfall.
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National Weather Service
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Lake Erie
Chautauqua County
Health care reform to anchor 1971 legislation plan
President Nixon's science adviser Dr. Edward E. David Jr outlines health care reform as the centerpiece of the 1971 agenda. He says no large new federal outlays are planned, with aims including universal access, disease prevention, and new delivery reforms, to be detailed in legislation or the annual health message.
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Washington
Nixon
Edward E. David Jr
David
White House
Office of
Bvll Laboratories
U S Readiness to Take Heavy Middle East Obligations
Washington officials signaled openness to new US commitments in the Middle East to push peace talks by January 5. Secretary Rogers said Washington could join guarantees for a peace settlement and may contribute troops to a peacekeeping force. The move would heighten US involvement as it exits Southeast Asia.
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Middle East
Washington
United States
William P. Rogers
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Israel
Southeast Asia
Rogers
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Demo Coalition Nears Victory in House Leadership Race
A bipartisan group of moderate liberal and younger Democrats in the House aims to unite behind Udall or O Hara for majority leader as five candidates compete. Current frontrunners Boggs and Udall need 128 votes of 255 to win in next month’s caucus, with Boland or O Neill possible late entrants.
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Morris K. Udall
Arizona
James O'Hara
Michigan
Liberal Bloc
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
John W. McCormack
Albert
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Udall
Reps. O'Hara
B. F. Sisk
California
Laird reshapes military intelligence control
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird orders a major reorganization after spying abuses to civilian targets. DIA command moves from the Joint Chiefs to his authority to ensure alliance with rights and law, with a Feb 1 deadline. He cites past Army intelligence abuses and long curb on surveillance, tied to antiwar activity probes.
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Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Laird
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DIA
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Department of Defense
Joint Chiefs
Navy
Air Force
Daniel C. Henkin
Congress
Congres
Johnson
Christians Worldwide Strive for Merry Christmas Amid Troubles
The Associated Press reports Christians worldwide seek normal holiday joy despite war, politics, and economic issues. In Bethlehem, about 10,009 pilgrims enter under cease fire and security measures, while American shoppers face revised spending with department stores predicting weaker volumes and fewer gifts. President Nixon is referenced in Washington coverage.
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Associated Press
Middle East
Pentagon to shift toward all volunteer armed forces by 1973
The 1972 defense budget includes about 1.3 billion dollars to move toward an all volunteer force by mid 1973. About 500 million would fund a 20 percent pay raise for the lowest ranked enlisted personnel, with 800 million for recruiting and special pay to attract youth to combat arms.
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Pentagon
Nixon
Congress
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Cers
Santa visits Oswego nursing homes with gifts
An elderly resident hugs Santa Claus as he tours Oswego nursing homes this week. Santa, aided by a helper and the caroling girls of Theta Phi sorority, distributed fruit baskets candy and other goodies in the visits.
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Global 50 Nations Back Air Piracy Crackdown Draft
Representatives of 50 nations sign a draft agreement at The Hague conference designating air piracy as an international crime. The measure requires approval by the legislatures of 10 nations, including the United States, to become effective with a goal of universal signatories.
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November living costs rise slows to three tenths of a percent
Washington reports November living costs up three tenths of 1 percent, a sharp slowdown from October and the second smallest monthly rise in 18 months. Government data show the November increase is half the October pace.
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Washington
Helicopter Theft Probe Sear h Spreads Across States
Erie County sheriff seeks Paul S. Johnson of Birmingham Alabama in second degree grand larceny and third degree burglary charges after a sheriff's helicopter was stolen. Authorities focus searches in Alabama and Tennessee as the case unfolds.
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Tennessee
Erie County Sheriff's
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Paul S. Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
Kennedy aide cites Sweden contact on POW evacuation plan
An aide says Edward M. Kennedy's staff has talked with Swedish officials and civilians about moving injured American prisoners of war to Sweden. No formal government contact has occurred on the proposal.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Sweden
Nader accuses DOJ of suppressing GM antitrust suit advice
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader accuses the Justice Department of deliberately suppressing recommendations from its own lawyers and economists that antitrust suits should be brought against General Motors Co. The claim centers on internal guidance viewed as pivotal to possible GM actions.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Justice Department
Ing
General Motors Co
Autopsy Ordered After Death of 12-Year-Old Victor Turner
Detroit AP reports 12-year-old Victor Turner died at Children’s Hospital a week after being struck in the head during a dispute over neighborhood Christmas decorations. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
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Victor Turner
Children’s Hospital
Police seize Love Camp 7 at Johnson City theater
In Johnson City New York police halted a screening of the film Love Camp 7 after it began at a local theater. Assistant county district attorney described the movie as obscene due to its emphasis on sadism.
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N. Y
Southern Tier
Robert Courant
Governor frees Morhouse on medical parole in clemency act
Gov. Rockefeller commuted L. Judson Morhouse's sentence to six days served and released him on parole after an independent medical panel found imprisonment could endanger his health. Morhouse, 56, from Ticonderoga, was jailed in 1966 for bribery tied to a Playboy Club liquor license.
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Ticonderoga
Playboy Club
New York City
Martin C. Epstein
State Liquor Authority
Epstein
Farm Labor Leader Cesar Chavez Freed To Spend Christmas At Home
Cesar Chavez, farm labor leader, freed on own recognizance after 20 days in jail for contempt of court related to the nationwide lettuce boycott. The California Supreme Court ordered release pending a hearing on alleged rights violations, allowing continued boycott activity.
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Monterey County
Gordon Campbell
Pis
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