The Light's Action Line Continues Debate on Delivery and Noise
The post office will not extend door to door delivery where not in effect. curbside boxes in new housing areas cover faster with fewer workers. A reader argues motorcycles are quieter and more resource efficient, urging fair evaluation of noise, pollution, and highway wear. The column notes cyclists improving mufflers and urges balanced reporting on motor transport.
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Negotiators Return to Paris in War End Talks
U S and South Vietnam pressed toward a cease fire as Kissinger Haig and Nixon conferred at Camp David and then Andrews AFB. Vietnam urged phased withdrawal with zones supervised. Brezhnev called for an immediate U S cease fire as parley details remained undisclosed.
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Storm Damage Disrupts Chicago Shoreline Traffic
Severe storm conditions disrupted shoreline routes around Chicago with high winds and large waves sweeping breakwaters. A student from Cleveland, Michael Keent, is missing and presumed drowned after being swept into Lake Michigan as others nearby were saved. Air travel paused at Omaha area bases as snowbound conditions spread across Nebraska and Kansas, with several traffic crashes and a Denver to St Paul charter overturning near North Platte leaving 40 injured.
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Texas weather freshens after deadly winter storm
Winds across Texas cooled after a violent day that killed Cecil B. Jones, 62, and wife Edna, 58, who perished in a mobile home fire from a tornado near Angelina National Forest. A refinery at Gulfton Co. and Pleas ure Island marina area were struck as the storm rolled through Port Au-Chur region, injuring at least 30 and causing over $1 million in damage.
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Pentagon policy shifts amid SALT talks and budget debate
The piece notes a staunch Pentagon supporter facing skeptical Congress over defense funds as SALT talks seek nuclear reductions. It cites Nixon’s past budget moves, personnel cuts, and troop withdrawals, contrasting McGovern’s calls for Pentagon cuts with perceived waste and political risk in an election year. It mentions planned strategic weapons like the Rockwell B1 bomber as potential bargaining chips.
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