Winter Storm Strikes Rockies With Snow and Ice
A new winter storm blankets the northern and central Rockies with snow while freezing rain extends east to the Mississippi Valley. Arctic cold eases in the Midwest but tightens in the Northeast with power demand forcing voltage cutbacks. Snow targets Colorado Wyoming northern Utah and southeastern Montana with watches for Kansas Nebraska and Iowa and freezing rain and sleet across Missouri Illinois Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Associated Press
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Byrd To Lead SST Funding Fight In Senate
Senate No. 2 Democrat Robert C Byrd is new chairman of the transportation subcommittee of the Appropriations Committee overseeing SST funds. Byrd recently rose to party whip after defeating Edward M Kennedy for the post. The Nixon administration project faces renewed congressional scrutiny as funding resumes.
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Washington
Congress
Robert C. Byrd
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Appropriations Committee
Saigon Denies Troops Enter Laos in Trail Attack Reports
A spokesman from the South Vietnamese Defense Ministry refused to confirm reports that Saigon sent troops into southern Laos to strike North Vietnamese troops on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Lt. Col. Nguyen Tuyen stated there are no South Vietnamese troops in Laos and he has no information to either confirm or deny the claim.
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Associated Press
South Vietnamese Defense Ministry
Saigon
Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Nguyen Tuyen
Truman Walks Unassisted From Driveway After Hospital Stay
Former President Harry S. Truman left Research Hospital Kanasas City and walked unaided to his Independence home after a 13 day stay for diverticulitis. He was hospitalized January 21 with stomach pains and recovered enough to return home.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Connally Cleared by Senate Panel on Richardson Estate
John B. Connally Jr. won a clean bill of health from the Senate Finance Committee on his dealings with the Sid Richardson estate. The panel approved his nomination to be secretary of the Treasury by a 13 to 0 vote after a public hearing he requested to explain his role in administering the estate.
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Washington
John B. Connally Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Finance Committee
Sid Richardson
Connally
Richardson
Peace Talks Progress Reported as Cease-fire Extends
Secretary General U Thant says Middle East peace talks at the United Nations show signs of progress and the cease-fire should be extended. Egyptian officials appear cool to the idea, delaying an official reaction until Sadat’s national address Thursday as the six month truce nears expiration.
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U Thant
Middle East
United Nations
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
National Assembly
Allies Step Up Offense In Vietnam and Laos Actions
Allied forces report continued grinding combat in northern South Vietnam for a third straight day. Across the border in southern Laos, hundreds of American aircraft hit North Vietnamese supply convoys and dumps in the war’s longest sustained bombing phase. In ground actions seven engagements were noted in the north with 75 enemy killed and 10 friendly wounded. The Americal Division base at Chu Lai faced 15 rocket strikes and a Marine position near Da Nang was mortared.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Laos
U.S
U.S. Americal Division
Chu Lai
da Nang
Stock Market Soars On Record NYSE Volume
New York trading pushed NYSE volume to a record 22.03 million shares as the Dow fell 3.22 to 974.59. Advancers led decliners 760 to 654 among 1,687 issues, with many issues unchanged amid heavy recent activity. The prior record was 21.68 million shares set on January 22.
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New York Stock Exchange
Battery Trouble Darkens Apollo 14 Moon Mission Prep
Battery trouble in the ascent stage of the Apollo 14 lunar module Antares emerged hours before an expected moon orbit. Ground readings showed two batteries at 37.1 volts during checks as astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa slept in lunar vicinity. Mission Control weighed whether a single battery could still support takeoff and rendezvous if needed.
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Oil Nations Weigh Legislation After Talks Collapse
Ten oil producing nations including Iran Iraq Saudi Arabia Kuwait Abu Dhabi Qatar Libya Algeria Venezuela and Indonesia meet in Tehran after price talks with 22 Western oil companies fail. They may back Venezuela style legislation to raise taxes and base prices with unilateral increases, risking oil supply cuts to Western Europe if demands are unmet.
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Venezuela
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Hugo Perez Salzia
India Pakistan feud boils after airliner is destroyed
Hundreds of Indians protest at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi over the destruction of an Indian airliner by Kashmiri hijackers in West Pakistan. In Jammu protests close shops and schools as police use tear gas to disperse crowds.
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Pakistan High Commission
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Jammu
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High Commission
India
Foreign Office
Lahore
Maqbool Ahmed Butt
Kashmiri Liberation Front
Cong Overruns N Laos Town
North Vietnamese troops routed neutralist Lao troops from Muong Soul northwest of the Plain of Jars and overran the town, the Defense Ministry announced. A spokesman said the North casualties and details followed.
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Laos
Muong Soul
Plain of Jars
Defense Ministry
Nixon weighs Laos raid plans amid border tensions
Senate committee seeks information on a rumored U S South Vietnam operation near Laos border as President Nixon meets top advisers. Reports say 25 000 South Vietnamese troops massed near the frontier while clashes intensify around Luang Prabang and Ban Na with possible targets near Long Cheng.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Laos
William P. Rogers
Melvin R. Laird
Thomas Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Henry Kissinger
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington Post
Groups pursue registration of blacks in deep South
More than 100 groups conduct voter registration drives across the South aiming to register about 1.6 million unregistered black voters despite the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The Voter Education Project notes progress but calls for continued efforts amid some resistance and access barriers.
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Atlanta, Ga
John Lewis
Voter Education Project, Inc
Lewis
South
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
OAS Moves to Shield Diplomats Across Hemisphere
The Organization of American States backed a hemispheric pact denying asylum and enabling extradition for those who murder kidnap or assault foreign officials. Diplomats warn the convention may not curb the wave of attacks, noting many countries could shelter terrorists.
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Washington
Organization of American States
OAS
U.S. backs South Vietnam in Cambodian offensive
Bulletin from Saigon says the United States provides complete combat air support, medical evacuation helicopters, and air drops to South Vietnamese ground forces in a new drive against North Vietnamese and Viet Cong base camps in Cambodia. No U.S. ground troops are taking part.
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Cambodia
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