Hussein Reaches Peace Deal With Israel in Autonomy Plan
Baghdad Radio reports King Hussein agreed to a federation called the United Arab Kingdom linking two autonomous states Palestine and Jordan with a shared government. The plan envisions East Jerusalem as a capital for the Palestinian state while Jordan maintains governance on internal affairs.
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Hussein
Israel
Baghdad Radio
Amman
Jordan
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Jerusalem
United States
Soviet Union
Britain
France
al Dostour
United Arab Kingdom
Palestine
March in Like a Lion and Out Like a Lamb Visitors
A lion cub and a wooly lamb frolic with a Southwest Airlines stewardess during a World of Animals visit in Dallas Texas. Weathermen report a mix of cold and warm conditions since March began, with wind and calm spells.
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Dallas
Tex
Jill Allen
Southwest Airlines
World of Animals
Florida voters face pivotal presidential primary
Early turnout moderated as Florida braces for a two million voter event influencing the race. Muskie, Humphrey, and Jackson chase second behind Wallace with 11 Democrats in a wide field. Nixon expected to win the GOP contest and all 40 delegates.
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Miami
Fla
Washington
Wallace
Muskie
Florida
New Hampshire
New England
Humphrey
Jackson
George McGovern
South Dakota
John V. Lindsay
New York
Nixon
John Ash
Reubin Askew
Tampa
Jacksonville
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Maine
Wisconsin
Hagerman Dexter School Districts Seek Consolidation Plan
Public notice outlines a meeting at the R A Welborne Auditorium Hagerman to discuss possible consolidation of Hagerman and Dexter with Lake Arthur context. Lake Arthur declines to join voluntary plan while Roswell and Artesia would be potential future partners.
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Hagerman
Dexter
R. A. Welborne
Dexter, Hagerman
Lake Arthur
Legislative School Study Committee
LSSC
Board of Education
Dexter and Hagerman
Roswell
Artesia
U.S. Dept. of Education
Roswell to Host SAC Satellite B-52 Base Negotiations
Mayor William Brainerd announced a 20 member Air Force team led by Col. W J Roletson will arrive in Roswell to negotiate facilities and services at RIAC for a SAC Satellite B 52 base. Negotiations run Monday through Thursday with plans for four aircraft on alert and 170 to 175 personnel.
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William Brainerd
Air Force
Roswell
Strategic Air Command
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Brainerd
Col
W. J. Roletson
SAC
Omaha
Neb
Air Force 22Nd
15Th Air Force Command
RIAC
Nixon seeks 2.15 billion in foreign military aid
President Nixon asked Congress to approve a total 2.15 billion dollars in foreign military aid for the next fiscal year with 780 million in grants, 527 million in credits and guarantees, and 844 million for supporting measures. He also sought 200 million for refugee relief and humanitarian aid in South Asia and 42.5 million for international narcotics controls. Rogers testified the package aims to stabilize relations with adversaries and notes China and Moscow as key fronts.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
U.S
William P. Rogers
House Foreign Affairs Committee
South Asia
Bangladesh
Rogers
China
Moscow
President to submit bus plan to Congress this week
Nixon will send a written message to Congress urging immediate action to busing for racial balance in schools. The plan’s specifics were not disclosed. Press secretary Ronald Ziegler said decisions were made over the weekend with a goal of action within about ten days.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
Cabinet Committee On Education
Conclave Shapes May New Mexico County Convention Plans
Chaves County hosts the New Mexico Association of Counties convention May 4 to 6 with seminars workshops and social events in early planning stages. Candidates may attend with no speaking time unless President Nixon or a cabinet member visits. Expected attendance 300 to 500 as commissioners discuss reapportionment revenue sharing and new county financing plus a possible land use bill.
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New Mexico Association of Counties
Chaves
Richard Nixon
New Mexico Chosen For World’s Largest Radio Telescope
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson announces New Mexico selected as site for the Very Large Array telescope near Socorro. A 3,000 acre plot on the San Augustin plains will host a $76 million project over five years, with NSF to operate and 62 full time staff. Construction hinges on favorable Congress action.
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Washington
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
New Mexico
Anderson
National Science Foundation
Socorro
Congress
San Augustin Plains
NSF
Senate Space Committee
Nixon set for Canada trip with Pat Nixon in mid April
The White House announced President Nixon will visit Canada from April 13 to 15 and will be accompanied by his wife. In New Delhi Indira Gandhi's coalition wins a large share of the vote in Bengal, over 70 percent, as Marxist Communists suffer a setback. Bernadette Devlin arrives in Bordeaux to rally Catholics in Northern Ireland and is told to leave by the next plane to London.
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Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
Canada
White House
Ottawa
Gerald L. Warren
Bordeaux
Bernadette Devlin
Northern Ireland
London
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Indira Gandhi
Bengal
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