Kissinger Returns to Paris Amid Vietnam Peace Push
Henry Kissinger heads to Paris to join allied and Communist officials in finalizing a Vietnam peace accord. Washington sources say an 8 am Wednesday start, formal signing Saturday, and cease fire Sunday Jan 28, with Agnew in Saigon and a Capitol Hill briefing planned. Nguyen Thi Binh in Paris says Communists aim for a quick settlement.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
Kissinger
Nixon
Andrews Air Force Base
Pariis
White House
High Command
Tran van Lam
Spiro T. Agnew
Saigon
Agnew
Capitol Hill
Nguyen Thi Binh
Undercover Work Motives Queried in Watergate Trial
Baldwin testifies he was hired to find threats to the Nixon campaign and the president. McCord, Hunt, Colson and Liddy figure in ongoing Watergate case with Time magazine reporting Hunt offered money to co-defendants for plea deals. Mitchell and Colson deny the claims.
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Washington
Alfred C. Baldwin III
Nixon
Baldwin
James W. McCord Jr
Nixon Campaign
McCord
Nixon Campaign Committee
G. Gordon Liddy
Time Magazine
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Hunt
Atty
John Mitchell
Charles Colson
Committee For
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas and Georgia Abortion Laws
The Supreme Court rules abortions in the first three months are protected, striking down Texas and Georgia laws. Justice Blackmun cites privacy and safety data. the decision limits state bans and allows physician judgment. Separate opinions dissent by White and Rehnquist. The court also reviews a New York aid law for parochial schools and a contempt appeal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Harry A. Blackmun
New York
Northern Ireland
Blackmun
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
White
Rehnquist
Georgia
Today in History Highlights for January Twenty Second
On this date in 1901 Queen Victoria died ending an era and passing the throne to King Edward VII. Also noted are events in 1517 Cairo captured by Turkish troops, 1528 war declared between England France and Charles V, 1905 Cossacks fire on demonstrators in St. Petersburg, 1917 Wilson proposes League of Nations, 1957 George Metesky arrested in Connecticut as the mad bomber, 1962 OAS meets in Uruguay on Cuba, ten years ago Soviet forces in Cuba, five years ago B 52 with four H bombs goes down in Greenland Bay, one year ago Britain Ireland Denmark Norway sign to join EEC.
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Associated Press
England
Queen Victoria
Edward VII
Cairo
Egypt
France
Charles V
St. Petersburg
Woodrow Wilson
League of Nations
George Metesky
Waterbury
Conn
New York
Organization of American States
Uruguay
Cuba
U.S
Greenland Bay
Washington
Britain
Ireland
Denmark
Norway
Weather snapshot across Texas and neighbors
Weather brief shows readings from Snyder to New Mexico with temperatures ranging from highs in the 60s south to low 20s in north. Winds shift from south to north with scattered showers in Oklahoma and diminishing snow in New Mexico. Cooler with mostly clear or partly cloudy skies prevailing Tuesday.
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Snyder
Texas
South
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Brownsville
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Nixon Begins Second Term Worn Yet Cheerful
President Nixon started his second term after a hectic inaugural weekend. He appeared tired from late-night activities but smiled during a White House worship service and later spoke on Vietnam peace talks. A larger Sunday service drew about 1,000 attendees including lawmakers, churchmen, and administration officials.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Vietnam
Congress
Winter Storm Strikes Snyder and Scurry County
A fast moving winter storm hit Snyder and Scurry County with snow, rain, and high winds. Up to five to six inches fell west and northwest of Snyder while city snowfall melted Sunday as skies cleared. Power lines and poles were downed, with Southwestern Bell reporting 16 poles down in Fluvanna and Texas Electric Service noting some rural damage.
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Snyder
New Mexico
Texas
Scurry County
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Fluvanna
Texas Electric Service Co
North
Seminole
Faver Rites Here Today
Funeral service for G R Dolph Faver 83 was set for 2 p m at First Baptist Church Snyder. Burial in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction. Surviving daughter Estelle Pirtle Boise Idaho. sons Jeff Santa Ana California Morris Keller. brother T A Faver Snyder. nine grandchildren. Wind chill and precipitation described for Texas regions with lingering cold and light snow.
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First Baptist Church
G.R
Dolph) Faver
Ken Andress
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Estelle Pirtle
Boise
Idaho
Jeff Faver
Santa Ana
Calif
Morris Faver
Nigerian jetliner crash kills hundreds returning pilgrims
A Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing 707 collided on landing in fog at Kano, Nigeria, bursting into flames. Officials say most aboard perished, with death toll reported between 162 and 191, while about 40 survivors and 11 rescued remain under search.
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Kanu
Nigeria
Mecca
Radio Nigeria
Moscow
Saudi Arabia
Royal Jordanian Airlines
Jidda
Kano
Lagos
Symphony Tickets On Sale For San Antonio Concert
Advance ticket sales continue for the San Antonio Symphony Orchestra concert at Snyder High School auditorium. Tickets cost 3 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for students, with doors opening before 7 30 p m. Sales locations include Western Texas College State Farm Insurance Bennett s Office Supply.
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San Antonio Symphony Orchestra
Snyder High School
San Antonio Symphony
Western Texas College
Texas Commission On the Arts and Humanities
State Farm Insurance Office
Bennett’s
Defeat for South Vietnamese Forces Near Saigon
Two battalions of the Saigon 5th Division were overrun near Saigon with at least 80 soldiers returning to government lines. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces claimed heavier losses for the government, while a cease fire offer for helicopter evacuations was rejected amid ongoing combat near the Michelin plantation. In other items, Scurry County commissioners named a new library board member and opened bids for a new pickup for the Coliseum, with bids due Feb. 5.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Fields
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
Phuong van Tau
Guy Sullivan
Bob Melton
Scurry County Coliseum
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