Cyclone Felice Floods Hit Mozambique Towns
The South African Press Association reports hundreds feared dead after Cyclone Felice struck Quelimane on Mozambique’s Indian Ocean coast, about 200 miles from Beira. The Portuguese territory reports widespread flooding and significant casualties.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Felice
Mozambique
South African Press Association
Quelimane
Indian Ocean
Beira
Redistricting Begins for 1972 Elections
Washington dispatch notes that both parties are shaping new congressional districts based on the 1970 census. State legislatures are drawing lines to gain advantage as districts are redrawn for the 1972 elections in all states except the six with a single representative.
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Washington
Reagan says he has no White House ambitions for 1972
California Governor Ronald Reagan told President Nixon he has no personal designs on the White House that he plans to back him at the 1972 Republican National Convention. He called their relationship very close and added he hates to disappoint pundits.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Ronald Reagan
Nixon
White House
Reagan
Fulbright Warns Nixon Ready to Act on Cambodia Crisis
Sen. J W Fulbright says the Nixon administration is prepared to do whatever is necessary to prevent Lon Nol's fall in Cambodia. He also told a Senate committee that any congressional effort to curb U S airpower in Cambodia would be futile after a 3 1/2 hour grilling of Secretary Rogers.
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Washington
J.W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon
Cambodia
Arkansas Democrat
William P. Rogers
U.S
Northeast Struggles With Snow Storm Across Regions
Bitter cold persisted across the Northeast with near zero temperatures in New York and New England. Electric power shortages added to residents as they dug out from a major snow storm, while moderate to heavy snow fell in isolated sections of the eastern Great Lakes.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
Great Lakes
GM Ends 1970 With Earnings Despite Q4 Loss
General Motors reported a 135 million dollar fourth quarter loss in 1970 but finished the year with 609 million dollars in earnings. Officials cited the 67 day United Auto Workers strike and a broad slowdown in U S and Canadian economies as causes.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
U.S
Te Ae
Morton faces oil and environment decisions in Senate term
Secretary of the Interior Rogers Morton, after Senate confirmation, must decide on continuing or canceling oil leases in California's Santa Barbara Channel and whether to approve a proposed $1 billion oil pipeline across Alaska. Either choice will provoke controversy.
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Washington
Rogers C.B. Morton
Senate
Maryland
Republican National
California
Santa Barbara
Alaska
Soviet blamed for Moscow attacks on US journalists
The State Department accuses the Soviet Union of sanctioning recent street attacks on two American reporters in Moscow. Press officer Robert J. McCloskey says such acts cannot occur without Soviet authority and condemns the intimidation of American correspondents.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Moscow
Robert J. McCloskey
Oil talks continue between western firms and Gulf producers
In Tehran negotiations over oil prices show serious gaps between Western oil companies and Persian Gulf producer countries. John Collins, spokesman for the companies, says talks are tough but a successful outcome remains possible.
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Tehran
Iran
Persian Gulf
John Collins
Fire explosions kill siblings in West Conshohocken homes
Searchers found the bodies of Michael Pruitt 14 and Michelle Pruitt 8 Thursday in the rubble of row houses after a series of fiery explosions Wednesday night in West Conshohocken. The overall toll rose to three as officials believe a gas leak triggered the blasts.
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Philadelphia
West Conshohocken
Michael Pruitt
Michelle
Nixon Proposes Record 229.2 Billion Budget
President Nixon unveiled a record 229.2 billion dollar budget for fiscal 1972 calling it a full employment plan to spur growth while avoiding new taxes. He argued deficits of 15 to 18.6 billion earlier would shift to a smaller 11.6 billion in an election year, with revenue sharing and defense costs debated by Congress. The plan emphasizes expansionary policy without inflation, increased social security benefits, environmental and housing initiatives, and continued SST development.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Congress
Presider
Pentagon
Treasury
Environmental Protection Agency
Countdown for Apollo 14 Moon Launch Enters Critical Phase
Cape Kennedy Fla AP astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa taper training as countdown for Sunday moon launch moves into loading of super cold liquids aboard the command ship. They spent several days in ship trainers preparing for liftoff.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Walter Kapryan
Connally Defends Treasury Nomination Amid Economy Talks
Former Texas governor John B. Connally testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Nixon's Treasury appointment urging restraint on wages and prices. He argues for acting as the President’s ally, rejects mandatory controls, and envisions loan programs at favorable rates. The panel delays a vote to Tuesday.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Texas
Senate Finance Committee
Nixon
Connally
the Treasury
Treasury
Manson Slams Judge Attacks Lawyer In Court
Charles Manson insulted Judge Charles Older and punched his attorney Irving Kanarek during the penalty phase of the Tate case. Bailiffs restrained him as the trial resumed with the jurors weighing life in prison or the death penalty. testimony included a musician nicknamed Lotsapoppa.
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Los Angeles
Charles Manson
Sharon Tate
Lotsapoppa
Manson
Susan Atkins
Superior Court
Charles Older
Irving Kanarek
Bernard Crowe
Nixon seeks $800 million boost for Agriculture Dept budget
The Nixon administration requests a total $9.5 billion Agriculture Department budget for next year, with $800 million more for food stamps and nutrition, crop subsidy programs, and regulatory activities. Food stamps rise to almost $2 billion serving about 12.5 million people in 18 months.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Grant
Nixon Seeks 1.5 Billion Pay Rise to Build All Volunteer Army
President Nixon urged Congress to extend draft authority to mid-1973 and approve a 1.5 billion pay raise plus life-improving measures to attract volunteers. He proposed higher pay for lower ranks, a shift to national draft quotas, and expanded ROTC and scholarships while aiming to reduce draft calls to zero.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
John Stennis
Senate Armed Services Committee
Mississippi
Egypt Extends Cease-Fire One Month Amid Talks
Observers in Cairo report Egypt will extend the cease-fire for a month while U N mediator Gunnar Jarring continues peace talks. Israel also signals willingness to extend the truce but vows to fight if war resumes. Al Ahram notes Egypt will not renew without tangible progress.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Cairo
Israel
Egypt
U. N
Gunnar V. Jarring
U.N
Jordan
Jarring
National Defense Council
al Ahram
al Abram
Mahmoud Riad
Mohammed el-Zayyat
U Thant
Security Council
Golda Meir
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
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