Captured documents hint midweek peace efforts emerge
Washington sources say Nixon aims to wrap up the Vietnam agreement this week with a Sunday start to new terms. Vice President Agnew may visit Saigon Jan 28 to display postwar unity while Kissinger and Haig relay terms to Saigon and Asian capitals.
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High court rules on six month abortions and Georgia law
The high court upholds a broad right to abortion within six months, with justices White and Rehnquist dissenting. The ruling also voids Georgia’s three abortion restrictions in the first trimester while allowing states to regulate later abortion to protect maternal health and life. The decision affirms physician medical judgment up to points where state interests justify intervention.
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Byron R. White
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Pilgrim plane crash leaves many dead in Kano
Officials report 171 people killed and many others seriously injured after a Pilgrim Airlines jet diverted to Kano Nigeria due to bad weather. The aircraft was en route to Lagos when the disaster occurred at Kano Airport drawing thousands of mourners.
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Boy saves tot from drowning in Phoenix pool
A Phoenix boy, 10 years old, is credited with saving 3 year old Hetty Jo Rhodes who fell from a tricycle into a private pool Sunday. Kevin Lynn jumped in, pulled the child to safety, but she did not revive at Phoenix General Hospital. Her father, Joe Rhodes, said she will be fine.
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Trigger Falls Off As Bandits Are Nabbed In Robbery
In Cincinnati Ohio two youths attempted a robbery at a telephone booth but the .22 caliber revolver malfunctioned when the trigger fell off. They fled leaving a dime with the victim and fled to their car. Willie Patterson used his final dime to call police. Officers quickly arrested the pair in their car after the call.
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B52s Hit Reds Near Saigon in Jungle Pursuit
UPI reports South Vietnamese infantry and armor pinned two North Vietnamese regiments north of Saigon while six waves of USAF B52 bombers rained 500 tons of bombs on retreating troops. Fighting began Friday afternoon 40 miles north of Saigon as Communists tried to approach the capital for a land grab after a cease fire.
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Kidnap and threats amid prison escape tale and war update
A bizarre kidnapping narrative places three victims in a truck and cab with two men posing as prison escapees threatening the barmaid, then forcing them to walk across a field near the San Gabriel River Freeway before a friend retrieved them. The piece shifts to war reports: Saigon claims heavy Communist casualties, U S and South Vietnamese air and ground actions across Quang Tri Province and the Mekong Delta with mixed battlefield results and prisoner exchanges.
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Hostages Escape Ends Siege At Sporting Goods Store
Gunmen surrendered after a grueling afternoon siege that left nine hostages escaping via a hidden stairwell and roof ladders. Patrolman Stephen Gilroy was killed, and four assailants face murder charges. several officers were injured amid the chaos. Diplomatic appeals and family pleas aided negotiations led by William T. Johnson as police avoided a storming.
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Hughes Stricken by Suspected Heart Attack in London
An American heart specialist reportedly flew to London to treat Howard Hughes amid reports of a heart attack, denied by Hughes aides. The 67 year old recluse remains confined to bed in his Inn on the Park penthouse suite with an electric wheelchair claimed to have been delivered for his use. The Daily Mirror cites the situation as Hughes’s latest health issue after weeks in seclusion since arriving from Managua. New York City ends the week without snow, the latest start to winter snow fall on record.
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Watergate spy details orders to seek threats to campaign
Washington report recounts Baldwin testimony that he was ordered by James McCord to assess threats to the Nixon campaign and its headquarters, and to the President. Baldwin, an undercover agent for the campaign, described duties including monitoring protests and handling any threats to security with the Secret Service. The testimony ties to McCord and Hunt prosecutions, with Caddy describing Hunt seeking legal counsel during the pre dawn hours of the June 17 break-in.
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