Eban Heads to Washington as Middle East Talks Narrow
Foreign Minister Abba Eban departed Tel Aviv for the United States to seek revival of the Suez Canal talks under an interim accord. He will press Washington that Israel will not yield East Jerusalem, the Golan Heights, or Sharm el Sheikh, and will meet with Secretary Rogers and U.N. envoy Gunnar jar Ring amid a broader peace process. In Israel, Premier Meir faces opposition after suggesting a demilitarized Sinai and a possible multi nation peace force, while Syria swears in Hafez Assad and vows to continue the liberation struggle affirmed by a 99.2 percent referendum victory.
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Abba Eban
United States
Suez Canal
Middle East
Washington
Israel
Jerusalem
Golan Heights
Sharm el Sheikk
Eban
William P.rogers
Gunnar V. Jarring
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
Times of London
Sinai Desert
Meir
Gahal
Assad
Noureddin Aiassi
Democrats Push Resolution for Vietnam Withdrawal by Yearend
House Democrats prepare to vote on a resolution urging total U S withdrawal from Indochina and release of prisoners by December 31, 1971. Sponsors include Anderson, Bingham, Boland, Gibbons, and Matsunaga, with ONeill backing a change in leadership stance. Senate support already approved a similar measure.
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Washington
House Democrats
U.S
Senate Democrats
House
William R. Anderson
Dtenn
Jonathan B. Bingham
D-N.y
Edward P. Boland
Dmass
Sam Gibbons
D-Fla
Spark M. Matsunaga
Hawaii
Indochina
Democratic Caucus
Johnson
Nixon
Cambodia
Vietnam
Cooper Church
Thomas I.o’neill Jr
D-Mass
Senate
North Vietnamese Attack Hits Laos Base Near Sepone
U S and South Vietnamese forces battled North Vietnamese troops near Fire Base Lolo in Laos. American gunships destroyed several tanks while helicopters supported the base, with losses on both sides and hikers reporting casualties among South Vietnamese and POWs.
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Vietnam
Laos
Lolo
1St Infantry Division
Sepone
U.S
Pham van Phu
Phu
Saigon
Dai
Cambodia
Mekong Delta
Gandhi Seeks Jobs Focus After Two-Thirds Victory
In New Delhi Indira Gandhi vows to prioritize unemployment and boosts in agriculture and industry after her party wins a two thirds majority in Parliament. She says socialism guides the path forward as her Congress victory ends opposition presence.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
State Dept eases China travel curbs. keeps Vietnam Korea Cuba limits
Secretary of State William Rogers will drop longstanding curbs on travel by Americans to mainland China, while maintaining restrictions against North Vietnam, North Korea, and Cuba. In a separate action, the House Appropriations Committee approved full funding for continued SST development, pledging confidence in resolving environmental hazards.
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William Rogers
State Department
China
North Vietnam
North Korea
Cuba
House Appropriations Committee
Outdoor Privy Sparks Stirrings in Clayton
In Clayton Missouri residents clash over a restored Civil War era outhouse at Hanely House. Some call it in poor taste while others defend preservation value. Mayor Waltuch and Restoration Commission leaders defend keeping the privy, with support from the American Privy Preservation Society proposing a plaque to mark it as a prestigious privy.
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Associated Press
Clayton
Roy W. Jordan
Restoration Commission
The
American Privy Preservation Society
al Foster
Glenco
New Madrid
Tensions Rise as Explosions and Ammo Found in Ireland
Fresh blasts and a cache of 4 000 rounds for submachine guns and Kalashnikovs uncovered near Belfast heighten tension. Investigators face rival theories blaming IRA or Ulster Volunteer Force amid ongoing sectarian strife and a rural bombing near a clay products plant.
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Northern Ireland
Indochina
France
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Irish Republican Army
IRA
England
Ulster Volunteer Force
Ulster
Evins Challenges Nixon Over Impounded Funds
Rep. Joe L. Evins of Tennessee leads a hearing clash on the spending power after the President withheld nearly 9 billion in appropriations. Evins argues OBM lacks constitutional authority to impound funds and warns such actions threaten Congress’s control of appropriations.
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Nixon
Gibbons
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Joe L. Evins
D-Tenn
Evins
House Public Works Appropriations Subcommittee
Congress
George P. Shultz
Office of Management and Bureau
House
Appropriations Committee
OBM
Shultz
AMA Proposes Private Health Plan Medicredit with Federal Help
The American Medical Association outlines its medicredit plan to Congress a privately operated program with federal funding. It would use a sliding scale contribution, maintain private delivery, and claim lower first year costs than rival proposals.
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The
American Medical Association
Congress
Max H. Parrott
Board of Trustees
AMA
Russell B. Roth
AMA House of Delegates
Senate Health Subcommittee
Roth
Nixon
Edward Kennedy
D- Mass
Martha W. Griffith
D-Midh
Government health plan aims to cover all care costs
Roth outlines catastrophic coverage paid by the government regardless of income. A sliding scale would start with full premium payment for basic care and drop to 10 percent as family income rises. Dr Parrott links medical costs to poverty and infant mortality, noting poverty reduction and improved living conditions could cut newborn mortality. He cites malaria control by draining swamps rather than expanding hospitals.
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Gnettoes
Different Route Sought for Alaska Oil Pipeline
AP reports EPA chief William Ruckelshaus urged reconsidering the Alaska trans Alaska pipeline route citing environmental risks. He urged study and supported an alternate Canada Mackenzie Valley route to avoid tanker traffic impacts near Valdez. Interior's Morton expects no federal permits this year pending native land claims and draft statement revisions.
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Nixon Administration
Alaska
Canada
Interior Department
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Interior
Rogers C.B. Morton
Ruckelshaus
Department of the Interior
Valdez
West Coast
Morton
Congress
Kremlin Gains Quiet Grip on Egypt Amid Security Ties
Beirut AP dispatch reports Soviet influence grows as Egypt expands security links with East Germany. Cairo backs Communist policy, while a new police force, the security prefects, patrols streets and monitors dissent. An East German sports group trains Egyptian youths for paramilitary roles.
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Middle East
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