Nixon tours Washington slum area to curb crime
President Nixon visited a damaged slum district in Washington D C along 7th Street N W to witness post riot recovery. He said Washington must become a beautiful national city and noted immediate action was needed with Mayor Walter Washington and HUD Secretary George Romney present during the unannounced tour.
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Nixon visits Pentagon to discuss policy differences
President Nixon toured the Pentagon receiving full honors including a 21 gun salute. He stressed that while differences exist within the State and Defense departments they would work together toward the same end with Defense Secretary Laird and General Wheeler conveying military viewpoints to the National Security Council.
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Scorpion Sub Disaster Cause Remains Mystery
A Navy court of inquiry could not determine the cause of the loss of the nuclear submarine Scorpion. The panel concluded there was no evidence that the reactor plant contributed to the disaster.
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Trustees Break Off Talks With Strikers
Trustees halted negotiations with striking workers after failed mediation. The impasse centers on wage demands and union recognition as efforts to resume talks continued with mediators present.
Court bans action against topless bars
A 2-1 ruling held topless waitresses are not grounds for suspension of a liquor license by the ABC. The decision involved Voss Boreta, owner of Off Broadway in San Francisco. The majority allowed the ABC to adopt a topless waitress rule only after a full hearing with supporters and opponents present.
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Volunteer Army May Some Day Replace the Draft
President Nixon moves toward an all volunteer force as Vietnam spending is substantially reduced. Congress likely to consider a commission to study feasibility. Pentagon history shows opposition during 1967 hearings citing impracticality and high costs to attract career soldiers.
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White House reception ends open bars for diplomats
Washington diplomats learned that liquor at tonight’s White House reception will be limited to champagne and unspiked punch. President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon ended open bars from the Johnson era for this formal event. The Kennedys had faced protests over open bars at their first White House party.
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Berkeley Campus Remains Open Under Limited Police Action
UC Berkeley will stay open with limited police action to protect 28 000 students amid a nine day Third World Liberation Front strike for an autonomous ethnic studies college. Police cleared entrances for a second day as two black students were arrested for blocking a public way.
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Surprise fund raising by gunmen at Los Angeles club
Two gunmen robbed a Democratic club meeting in Los Angeles turning it into a fund raising event. They stole more than $200 after forcing club president Maynard Center to drive them to an intersection and then abandoning him.
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National Airlines plane hijacked to Cuba over TV dinner remark
A National Airlines DC8 was hijacked from San Francisco to Miami to fly to Cuba with 63 aboard after a man aged 28 to 32, who said he was tired of TV dinners, forced entry into the cockpit and menaced stewardess Seanna J. Anderson. FAA official William D. Stevens aboard. Cuban authorities later took custody of the hijacker after a 90 minute flight.
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Johnson calls off plans for vacation
Former President Lyndon B. Johnson has postponed winter vacation plans in Palm Springs citing no change in future intentions. Spokesman Tom Johnson said the Johnsons are not ruling out a visit, though a secure location may be chosen if they come.
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Redlands Weather Update and Five Day Outlook
Redlands forecast shows a high near 57 and low around 32 today with frost expected to 28 degrees tonight. San Bernardino Valley remains mostly clear, with warmer afternoons and no precipitation except in northern mountains over the five day period.
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Helicopter armada ferries 2500 troops into jungle near Can Tho
UPI reports 2,500 U.S. helicopters delivered a government strike force into a six square mile area 85 miles southwest of Saigon near Can Tho to trap 1,500 Viet Cong. B52 raids preceded the move as Navy boats blocked routes along the Can Tho River and Xano Canal amid ongoing Batangan Peninsula fighting.
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Kosygin on Vacation Returns Soon
Moscow reports Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin is on vacation near Moscow and will return to work after his break. A Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed rumors of illness as inventions and stated he is away for personal leave with a return date to be announced.
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Submarine fails to locate plane recorder in Pacific dive
A submarine searched six hours at 300 feet off the California coast for the SAS DC8 flight recorder, lost with 15 lives after the Jan. 13 crash. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and Lockheed discussed another dive to recover the 18 inch metal box containing flight data.
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Red Army officer fires at cosmonauts in Moscow motorcade
A Red Army lieutenant named Ilyin, disguised as a policeman, fired six shots at the car carrying Soviet cosmonauts during a Moscow motorcade. He reportedly died after taking poison and being beaten by Kremlin guards. The driver died of wounds. a motorcycle officer was hit, while cosmonauts escaped injury except for minor glass-related hurts.
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Good citizen turns sour at Norfolk police banquet
Norfolk attorney Charles A. McDuffie, honored by the Fraternal Order of Police with a citizenship award, was arrested at 3 a.m. Thursday for reckless driving disorderly conduct and disregarding a police siren and light.
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Nixon to Cut Off Funds Over School Desegregation
The Nixon administration signals federal funds will be cut from districts lacking what it deems acceptable desegregation plans. HEW previously cut aid to five Southern districts, offering retroactive funds if desegregation occurs within 60 days. President Nixon condemned federal overreach into local school decisions. Districts mentioned include Martin County North Carolina No. 60 Abbeville Barnwell Water Valley South Panola Consolidated Batesville.
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