Russia snubs NATO talks on European military cuts
NATO officials note Moscow has offered no response to the NATO's suggestion to discuss possible cuts in Europe. Analysts cite Soviet aims to tighten control over Eastern Europe or pressure for unilateral NATO concessions and link MBFR to broader SALT talks amid stalled diplomacy. The article also notes Warsaw Pact superiority and the pending European security conference contingent on West German approval.
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Ray McHugh Copley
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Peking
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Shape
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U.S
Helsinki
Vienna
Russia
United States
Canada
Warsaw
Berlin
Willy Brandt
Georges Pompidou
London
Blacks and Chicanos face mutual distrust in minority welfare
The piece argues that Black and Chicano communities in California and beyond show growing indifference toward each other over welfare and public assistance. It notes historical grievances, calls for self driven social change by Chicanos, and urges Black solidarity while highlighting past civil rights struggles and shared stakes in American society.
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California
America
Mexico
Apollo 16 philatelic covers coordinated by naval task forces
The U S Navy recovery forces in Atlantic and Pacific will process Apollo 16 special covers through designated coordinators in Norfolk Virginia and Honolulu Hawaii Collectors should mail stamped self addressed envelopes before February 25 only U S postage accepted and two covers per collector Two covers per collector maximum with cancellations and cachets applied at sea and on base addresses listed for Atlantic and Pacific coordinators
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U.S. Postal Service
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Naval Air Station
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San Francisco
Calif
Irving faces Hughes jury in high profile autography case
Federal grand jury opens second week of probe into Howard Hughes Clifford Irving affair with subpoenas for Irving Edith Suskind and others. Life magazine cites Ann Baxter as aiding Irving in Virgin Islands contact efforts. Hughes denies meetings and fraud claims while Swiss authorities issue wife arrest warrant. Newsweek reports a Look magazine profile manuscript tied to the case may exist.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Clifford Irving
Irving
Edith
Richard Suskind
Hughes
Life Magazine
Plonde
Ann Baxter
Virgin Islands
St. Croix
Miami
Villionaire
McGraw- Hill Publishing Co
McGraw-Hill
H. R. Hughes
Helga R. Hughes
Nina van Pallandt
Mexico
England
Newsweek
Look Magazine
Stephen White
Look
Newsweek 45
Nixon Trudeau to tackle discord in Ottawa visit
President Nixon's Ottawa meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau aims to mend U.S. Canada tensions over economic, trade, defense, and Arctic sovereignty issues. Both leaders face elections, and a successful session could boost standings in their homelands while signaling renewed closeness between nations.
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Greg Connolley
Copley
Ottawa
Nixon
Canada
Pierre Trudeau
Peking
Moscow
United States
Trudeau
U.S
Washington
Alexei Kosygin
John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Frog plague hits eye expedition at Dahlak islands
An Anglo-Ethiopian research team reports a bizarre eye disease outbreak on the Dahlak islands in the Red Sea after intense heat and floods. Frogs swarmed the area, followed by birds that fed on them and grew ill, according to the expedition members.
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Dahlak Islands
Red Sea
Weekend hiatus hints at six weeks till mowing season
Barbs by Phil Pastoret notes the Friday to Monday break is more of a weekend. He urges readers to be thankful there are about six weeks left before lawn mowing begins and treats keeping advice to oneself as prudent public relations.
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Newhall
Calif
Bob Grant
Proposal to curb cheap handguns expected soon
The Nixon administration plans to unveil a bill to curb cheap handguns or Saturday Night Specials by setting safety and quality standards for imported and domestic pistols. Officials say standards would be enforced by the ATF and drawn by the Bureau of Standards, aiming to reduce misuse while preserving constitutional rights.
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Justice Department
Capitol Hill
Detroit
Robert F. Kennedy
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Treasury Department
United States
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Little Rock
Ark
Gale F. Weeks
Joseph Busch Jr
Los Angeles
Busch
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Senate
John W. Lindsay
New York
Lindsay
Legisla
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White House
NRA
U.S
Gun Week
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