Mideast Crisis Escalates Amid Executions and Talks
The United Nations and world powers reacted to Iraq executing 16 suspected spies linked to Israel, with Israel denying the charges. Thant noted cautious optimism on Paris peace talks, while threats and protests surged across Iraq, France, and New York as calls for restraint and a broader Four-Power effort grew.
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New York
U.N
Arthur J. Goldberg
United States
United Nations
Iraq
Nervous But Effective at Press Parley Nixon Debuts
Nixon made his premiere as a presidential news conference star in the East Room. About 456 reporters attended as he spoke for 30 minutes, appeared nervous but controlled, and answered questions beyond a standard no comment. His reactions pleased aides and reporters, signaling a careful, staged debut aimed at a skeptical press audience.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Eas
White House
Nixon
Rhythnjic
Lyndon RB. Johnson
Herbert G. Klein
No War Would Kill Men If They Lived On
An Air Force surgeon says postwar studies of US casualties in Vietnam imply many young servicemen who died might have faced heart attacks later if alive. He cites higher signs of artery hardening among Korean and Vietnam troops, linked to inactivity, fat diets, and smoking. Also, former Michigan congressman Dessa Paine Walenti died at 75 in Chevy Chase Maryland.
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Thant
Paris
North Vietnam
Vietnam
John Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Washington
LI Cal
Kennet H. Cooper
Cooper
Si Cooper
Aerospace Medical Laboratory
Air Force Hospital
San Antonio
Tex
Dessa Paine Walenti
Michigan
Chevy Chase
Publishers Favor Postal Company
The National Newspaper Association reported that about 10 percent of its publishers responded with 487 of 578 backing a nonprofit government corporation to take over the U.S. postal service. A higher 95 percent supported removing employee appointments from politics, and 81 percent approved rate setting by a board of experts subject to Congressional veto.
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Washington IA
U.S. Postal Service
National Newspaper Association
Mumber
Lawrence F. O'Brien
President's Commission On Postal Reorganization
Frederick Kappel
American Telephone, and ‘Telegraph Co
Congress
Reagan names Miller to California Law Revision Commission
SACRAMENTO Long Beach attorney John 2 Miller was appointed by Gov Ronald Reagan to the California Law Revision Commission. Miller replaces Joseph A Ball who resigned last September and will serve the remainder of the term ending October 1 this year, with possible further reappointment. Miller, son of the late Superior Court Judge Fred Miller, will be reimbursed for necessary expenses.
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Sacramento
Long Beach
John 2. Miller
California Law Revision Commission
Ronald Reagan
Miller
Superior Court
Fred Miller
Joseph A. Ball
Ball
Pask
Veep Kin in Hijacking Tells Paying Veep Kin in Hijacking
MontreaI claims Truitt is grandson of former vice president Alben Barkley. Truitt says he chartered a private plane in Florida and paid the pilot extra to fly to Cuba where he forced the pilot with an explosive device. He was detained by Canadian immigration authorities. his permanent residence hearing is set for Wednesday.
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Montreal
Alden Truitt
Cuba
Florida
Truitt
Canada
McCarthy Book Mailing Draws Fire
Minnesota GOP chair George Thiss accuses Senator Eugene J. McCarthy of using free mailing to distribute at least 25 000 copies of Limits of Power. He says the franked mail was improper and notes changes by the Post Office Department in December limiting free mail for political material.
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ST Paul, Minn
Minnesota
George Thiss
Eugene J. McCarthy
Minn
Thiss
McCarthy
Post Office Department
Congress
Minnesota League of Women Voters
300 Million Population Surges Toward 2000 Milestone
United States population is rising by one person every 14 seconds, reaching 300 million soon. Experts project the milestone will occur before the year 2000 as births and immigration continue to contribute to growth.
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United States
Minimum Pay Law Expanded for Millions of Workers
The federal minimum wage expands this week to about 44 million workers, with 1.5 million newly covered. Newly covered employees, mostly in retail service, earn $1.30 an hour initially, $2,704 annually, and receive 15-cent raises yearly until reaching $1.60. Overtime rules apply to most workers, with restaurant and hotel staff subject to exemptions and nursing home workers required to reach a 48 hour threshold before overtime.
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Waslington
UPI
Sheriff Pitchess Becomes Grandfather Again
Sheriff Peter J. Pitchess welcomed a second grandchild, a six-pound girl born to his son’s wife Wendy at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. The note also mentions a December 23 birth of a boy to another daughter-in-law Christina. By 1970, women aged 20 to 29 are expected to rise 40 percent from 1960 to 15.4 million.
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Arcadia
CNS
Peter J. Pitchess
Litle
Wendy
al Arcadia Methodist Hospital
Iter
Christina
NATO plans crisis fleet 50 ships under Holmes command
NATO nations approve a maritime contingency force to total up to fifty ships to be mobilized in a crisis in the Atlantic. Adm Ephraim P Holmes would command from Norfolk with Britain Belgium the Netherlands Germany and Norway contributing. The on call fleet is part of a broader NATO plan including a Mediterranean force and ACE land and air components.
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Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Atlantic
NATO
Adm
Ephraim P. Holmes
Norfolk
Allied Command In Europe
ACE
Norway
Turkey
Fires Claim 7 Lives in Queens and Brooklyn Dwelling
New York reports two fatal residential fires killing seven people. In Queens a family of five including Judith Torres and her sons Joseph Jeffrey and James perished, while Dr. Jose Torres and daughter Myra escaped unharmed. In Brooklyn a four-story building fire killed Houstine Shamberger and daughter Lissa along with Elizabeth Shamberger. Edward Shamberger and others were rescued or injured. Queen firetragedy prompted grim scenes as neighbors recalled screams and a father praying in the street. In London Princess Margaret left for a Barbados holiday while Lord Snowdon stayed to work on a film.
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New York
Queens
Judith Torres
Joseph
Jeffrey
James
Jackson Heights
Jose Francisco Torres
Myra
Torres
Houstine Shamberger
Lissa
Elizabeth Shamberger
Edward Shamberger
London
Margaret
Barbados
Lord Snowdon
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