Nixon lifts 10 percent surcharge on foreign imports
President Nixon signed a proclamation removing the 10 per cent surcharge on foreign imports as he arrives in Bermuda for talks with Prime Minister Edward Heath. He vows broader trade discussions with Heath and an East Pakistan relief program, while other leaders address NATO, Arab-Israeli issues, and world monetary reform amid Europe’s evolving stance toward the Common Market and talks with China and the Soviet Union.
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Associated Press
Hamilton
Bermuda (Ap
Nixon
Edward Heath
United States
Bermuda
Lord Martonmere
East Pakistan
William P. Rogers
Douglas Home
North Atlantic Alliance
Treasury
John B. Connally
Anthony Barber
China
Washington
Peking
Europe
Heath
Britain
Moscow
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
France
West Germany
Soviet Union
Dollar strengthens as Washington accord ends uncertainty in world markets
The dollar rose in European dealings as the Washington accord ends four months of monetary and trade uncertainty. Gold prices fell while Treasury bonds and stocks rallied. currencies across Europe revalue and traders expect wider fluctuations once markets reopen.
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Associated Press
London
Frankfurt
Zurich
Washington
London Foreign Exchange
American Express
Paris
Britain
Germany
Japan
United States
U.S
Four U.S. Prisoners Named by North Vietnam in Paris Talks
Hanoi identifies four aircrew captives from four downed F4 Phantom jets. Names listed: Lt. Kenneth R Wells, Maj. Leland L Hildebrand, Lt. Samuel R Vaughan, Maj. Kenneth R Johnson. Prisoners shown in blue uniforms. others wore U.S. fliers' garb.
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Paris
North Vietnam
U.S
Kenneth Roth Wells
Leland Louis Hildebrand
Samuel Richard Vaughan
Kenneth Richard Johnson
Tokyo
Foreign Ministry
Hanoi
Nihon Denpa
Wells
Hildebrand
Radio
Soviet satellite links Far North and Asia
Tass reported a communications satellite launched by the Soviet Union will provide telephone telegraph radio and television links with the Far North Siberia Central Asia and the Far East. Hoffa asks for executive clemency from two sentences totaling 13 years though the petition has not reached the attorney general. North Vietnamese anti aircraft defenses including MIG21 interceptors shot down four American fighter bombers near the Laos border in Hanoi's sharpest air war success in over three years, the U S Command said.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Far North
Siberia
Central Asia
Far East
Tass
Washington
James R
Jimmy” Hoffa
Teamsters Union
John N. Mitchell
Saigon
Laos
Hanoi
U. S
Witucki named new executive VP of Roswell Chamber
Ernest A. Witucki Jr., formerly Loveland Coro. Chamber of Commerce executive vice president, is chosen as the Roswell Chamber of Development and Commerce leader, subject to board approval. Armstrong praises Witucki as a promising Roswell advocate after a noon Roswell Inn briefing.
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Ernest A. Witucki Jr
Loveland
Colo
Loveland Coro
Chamber of Commerce
Roswell
Armstrong
Witucki
Marsha
Suzette
Stephen
Colorado
Colorado Chamber of Commerce
First Day of Winter Bright Roswell Forecast
Roswell to see a bright sunny Tuesday near 60 degrees on the first day of winter. The National Weather Service reports 9.9 daylight hours with sunrise at 6 58 a m and sunset at 4 54 p m.
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Roswell
National Weather Service
United States
Bhutto named Pakistan president as Yahya Khan resigns
President Yahya Khan resigns ending 13 years of military rule. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto becomes president and chief martial law administrator as Pakistan aims to preserve unity amid India’s war gains. Bhutto asserts national sovereignty and urges return of occupied territories.
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Associated Press
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan
Yahya Khan
India
Bhutto
United States
United Nations
Nixon
U.S
Joseph S. Farland
Islamabad
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Bangladesh
Rome
Washington
New Delhi
Pakistan People’s Party
National Assembly
West Pakistan
Sheik Mujib
Awami Teague
Awami
Mujib
Rawalpindi
Thieu Proclaims 24 Hour Cease-Fires Across Vietnam
Saigon announces 24 hour cease-fires for Christmas New Year and Tet with hours set from 6 p.m. on the eve of each holiday. Viet Cong pledged three and four day pauses. The move excludes Cambodia and Laos where heavy fighting continues.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
Indochina
Viet Cong
Foreign Ministry
Cambodia
Laos
Fog Lifts as Albuquerque Flights Resume After Cancellations
Heavy fog over Albuquerque cleared enough to allow takeoffs and landings at Albuquerque International Airport. Officials reported 41 commercial flight cancellations as poor visibility forced diversions to El Paso Tucson Phoenix Denver and Fort Worth with passengers rerouted by bus or awaiting clearer conditions.
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