Nixon picks Morton to back SST despite opposition
Washington AP reports Rep. Rogers Morton aligned with the Nixon admin and House in voting against the Senate action that cut funding for the controversial supersonic transport project. Detractors call it an ecological disaster while supporters push economic and strategic arguments.
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Cardinal Gut of Vatican Dies at 73
Rome AP reports Benno Cardinal Gut, 73, Swiss-born member of the Roman Curia and prefect of the Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship, died Tuesday night after an acute circulatory illness.
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Benno Cardinal Gut
Roman Curia
Vatican Congregation For Divine Worship
Thieu says break the underground to end Vietnam war
President Nguyen Van Thieu told a civil self defense unit that breaking the Communist underground could end the war in two to three years. He cited pacification by militia as key to restoring security and freedom. Reports also note a U S helicopter downed 96 miles northeast of Sai Gon with one dead and one wounded, plus a second crash in the Mekong Delta with no U S casualties. No major fighting in Cambodia.
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Vietnam
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Mekong
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U Minh Forest
Cambodia
Soviets urge quick resumption of Middle East talks
The Soviet Union called for the quickest possible resumption of Middle East peace negotiations under U N mediator Gunnar V Jarring. It warned Israel and its U S allies seek to prolong conflict and make occupation of Arab lands permanent. Tunisian President Bahr Sadgham arrived in Amman to aid reconciliation after Jerash fighting and implement the Amman Cairo accord. Israeli Defense Minister Dayan flew to Washington for talks on regional issues as Britain engages with Egypt Saudi Arabia and Yemen on closer Arab ties.
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Middle East
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Gunnar V. Jarring
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Egypt
Suez Canal
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Jordan
Amman
Anwar Sadat
King Hussein
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Moshe Dayan
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Yemen
College Boycott Sees Low Participation at KU
Lawrence AP reports the second day of a Black Student Union strike at the University of Kansas drew little student or faculty involvement. About 60 strikers planned continued class boycott until Gary D. Jackson is reinstated as assistant to the dean of men or given a clear reason. Jackson was fired in July after authorities found he bought ammunition following two fatal shootings in the city.
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University of Kansas
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Jackson
Oil Blaze Still Rages Near New Orleans Platform
The oil platform 65 miles south of New Orleans remains ablaze after an offshore explosion on December 1. Shell Oil Co. drills relief wells 10 miles off shore while a fourth rig heads to the site. A body was found in the Gulf, Gary Cole is missing, and several workers are hospitalized after the disaster.
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Shell Oil Co
Here
Gulf of Mexico
Gary Cole
Krotz Springs
Drivers Return To Work After Midwest Fuel Strike
Fuel-oil truck drivers ending a strike in the Midwest are set to return to work by Monday after a new contract agreement. The deal provides about 1.65 dollars per hour in wage increases over three years, with 55 cents annual raises noted by union officials, pending ratification by Teamsters locals.
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Midwest
Teamster
Teamsters
Rail unions press for 70 day delay amid pay dispute
The Democratic Policy Committee urged Nixon to use his office to mediate as Congress considers a strike delay. Sen Kennedy warned against stripping rights to strike while Dennis urged a 13.5 percent immediate raise plus 5 percent in April as a condition for delaying action. About 500,000 rail workers, earning 33.45 to 33.60 an hour, seek wage hikes after over a year without raises.
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Democratic Policy Committee
Nixon
White House
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Congress
Dennis
House Commerce Committee
House Committee
Harley O. Staggers
D-W. Va
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