Statue of Liberty Protest by Vietnam Veterans
Sixteen members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War holed up inside the Statue of Liberty arguing their action signals opposition to the war. They blocked entrances and pledged to stay until New Year’s Day, claiming support from the Viet Cong delegation to the Paris Peace Talks and emphasizing they seek an end to killing in Vietnam.
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New York
UPI
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
VVJW
Statue of Liberty
National Monument
VVAW
Vietnam
State of Liberty
al Hubbard
New York Harbor
Hubbard
Paris
le Mai
Bill Keyburn
Valley Forge
Keyburn
National Park Service
Idaho Highway Growth Story from 1956 to 1971
Idaho spent 266 million dollars on the Interstate system between 1956 and 1970 with 150 million more planned by 1972. The article breaks down totals by route I 80 I 15 I 90 and notes a 92 percent federal to eight percent state funding ratio. Idaho’s 1971 federal grant was 19.6 million, about 0.49 percent of the national total.
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Boise
UPI
Idaho
Lindsay to announce candidacy in Florida and Wisconsin
Mayor John V. Lindsay launches a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination with announcements in Florida and Wisconsin. He moves from Republican to Democrat, aims for the March 14 Florida primary and the April 14 Wisconsin primary, challenging Muskie and other rivals. He plans events from Miami to Madison with stops in Eau Claire and La Crosse and reception hostings in Cadett and Milwaukee.
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New York
John V. Lindsay
Miami
Florida
Lindsay
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Sin State Capitol Building
Eau Claire
LaCrosse
Cadett
Milwaukee
Henry Maier
White House
Hampsire
Nixon Cites Opening China as 1971’s Key Decision
President Nixon, in a Time magazine interview republished by UPI, called opening communications with China his most important move of 1971, predicting it would advance world peace. He cited wage price controls and dollar devaluation as the toughest domestic decision and defended free market principles while pursuing stronger global trading positions.
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New York
UPI
Nixon
China
Time Magazine
Sunday
Soviet Union
U.S
Idaho Convict Surrenders After Nevada Flight
Convict Thomas Belew 23 surrendered to Humboldt County authorities in Winnemucca Nevada after arriving by bus from Idaho. Belew and two other trustees fled Eagle Island honor farm near Boise after kidnapping Rev James R Wilson, former prison chaplain and Boise high school principal. The trio hijacked a car, led police on a high speed chase to Nampa, where Trujillo and Guzman were captured, while Belew surrendered in McDermitt. Belew faces extradition. the others face Boise Magistrate Court on kidnapping grand larceny felony escape and assault charges.
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Winnemucca
Nev
Idaho
Nevada
McDermitt
Thomas Belew
Eagle Island
Boise
Nampa
Belew
Humboldt County
John M.trujillo
Audon L. Guzman
James R. Wilson
Pris
Meridian
Oregon-Idaho
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Guzman
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