U S Presses Troop Pullback and Nuclear Talks
The United States urged both sides to pull troops from Vietnam and pushed for quick U S Soviet talks on limiting strategic missiles to avoid a lag before Nixon takes office. In Paris, secret Viet Nam talks with North Vietnam showed no progress amid disputes over Viet Cong seating and battlefield incidents.
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Vietnam
Clifford
North Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Paris
United States
Cyrus Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Hanoi
Lau
Vance
Shriver Expected to Accept Nixon U N Post Offer
Shriver indicated willingness to consider a U N post after discussions with President Nixon about cabinet appointments. He declined to discuss specifics, noting that announcements are for the president-elect to report. Networks plan live coverage of Nixon’s Wednesday news conference.
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Shriver
Nixon
U.N. Post
ABC
CBS
Mutual Broadcasting System
NBC
Queen Mary renovations and Kennedy era figures surface in long Beach brief
Long Beach discussed a prospective tram link to Mary proposed for January 1970 as Queen Mary opens to the public. The piece notes Rosenberg on planning approval, 1988 Queen Mary homecoming events, costal diver Sealab II, Moynihan eyeing White House urban affairs role, and Shriver seeking a new political path through a UN post.
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Rosenberg
Caledonia
Ben Cellini
Southland Shores
Edwin Wade
J. Treasure Jones
Jones
Long Beach
Wade
Les H. Cohen
Museum of the Sea
Jacques Costeau
San Clemente Island
Daniel P. Moynihan
Nixon
White House
Joint
Center For Urban Studies
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard University
Moynihan
New York
Kennedy
Johnson
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Kennedy - Johnson
Arthur J. Goldberg
Supreme Court
Four Rail Unions Vote Merger To Form UTU
In Chicago AP reports four railroad unions approved a merger to create the United Transportation Union. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, Order of Railway Conductors and Brakemen, and Switchmen's Union of North America supported the plan by 97,728 votes to 15,067. Charles Luna of Cleveland, future UTU president, said the new union would be AFL CIO's 17th largest with about 286,000 members. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers did not join.
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Chicago
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Order of
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Charles Luna
Cleveland
Luna
UTU
Aflcio
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Mounted Police Aid San Francisco College Demonstration
In a rain swept protest at San Francisco State College, 1,000 demonstrators smashed windows and marched on academic buildings before mounted police cleared the area. About 200 officers on foot and 18 on horseback contained the crowd as the five week strike continued. Dr. S I Hayakawa defended the actions amid ongoing campus tensions. Meanwhile Columbia Pictures agreed to buy Vladimir Nabokov’s Ada or Ardor for over 500000 for a film adaptation to be released after its May publication.
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San Francisco LA
San Francisco State College
19Th
Holloway Avenues
S. I. Hayakawa
Hayakawa
New York
Vladimir Nabokov
Columbia Pictures
Nabokov
Airliner skids to safe halt at Las Vegas airport
A chartered Super Constellation carrying 104 aboard skidded 500 yards on its belly at McCarran Field after an engine failed and landing gear collapsed. Five passengers suffered minor injuries. all were evacuated in two minutes. The flight was returning 96 Texas tourists to Fort Worth after a weekend in Las Vegas. Federal aviation officials opened an investigation.
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Las Vegas
APS
McCarran Field
Texas
Forth Worth
Federal Aviation Authorities
Dick Robinson
Robinson
Constellation
Pam Ochener
Dallas
Frank Sinatra
Reds Yanks Battle in Viet Jungle
In two clashes north of Saigon Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces attacked American infantry units. The fighting, near An Loc and along jungle routes, left 16 Americans and 59 enemy dead and 19 Americans wounded. US 1st Air Cavalry Division troops engaged fortified bunkers amid dusty undergrowth.
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National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Thao
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hitler
Saigon
An Loc
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Commerce Job Accepted by Romney
Gov. George Romney reportedly agreed to serve as head of the Commerce Department in President elect Nixon's cabinet. Washington sources say Nixon discussed a cabinet post with Romney last weekend and Romney has not revealed his political plans.
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State Department
Secretary of State
Shriver
World Organization
Lansing
Mich
UPD
George Romney
Commerce
Richard Nixon
Romney
American Mitors
Washington
Nixon
Commerce Department
Window Washer Tomeszak 72 Dies After Rope Fall
Frank Tomeszak, 72, a fearless window washer at the Heartwell Building and Coast Guard Headquarters, died after a rope mishap while working on the 12th floor. Captain Hubbard recalled his courage and independent spirit, noting the risk of the job and the sudden loss to friends.
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Frank Tomeszak
Heartwell
Tomeszak
Coast Guard
Capt. van Dyck Hubbard
Capt. Hubbard
Temestat
Hubbard
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Buy Nabokov
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Hollywood Reporter
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