State Young Republicans meet in Carbondale district
Illinois Young Republicans hold their quarterly board meeting in Carbondale the first time in the 21st district with 100 to 150 delegates. They discuss membership surveys open housing and gun control while noting Nixon and Ogilvie appointments should aid GOP growth and outreach.
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State Board
Nixon
Ogilvie
George Willhite
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Young Republicans
Carbondale
Donald Ydy
George Croker
Ydy
Croker
Richard Nixon
Richard Ogilvie
Young Republican
State House
Senate
Chicago
Bryan Whalen
George Helfrich
West Franfort
Richard Daley
Helfrich
Seat of controversy in South Vietnam shifts toward politics
Peter Arnett notes both sides see the outcome of the Vietnam conflict shifting from fighting to a political showdown in the countryside. Despite 228 U.S. deaths in the week end Nov 30, military action is secondary as American reluctance to escalate grows. Cease-fire expectations loom as both sides view political defeats and pursue peace talks.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Johnson
Paris
Saigon
My Tho
Bridge bombing limits supply flow as Marines push on
Enemy sappers blew a single span bridge on Highway 9 four miles west of the Vandergrift base near the DMZ. Engineers built a bypass and trucks rolled Saturday. no allied casualties were reported. South Vietnam's delegation headed to Paris for peace talks led by Pham Dang Lam and Nguyen Cao Ky, while Thieu urged a hard, unified peace stance and Hanoi called for all-out Viet Cong efforts.
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U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dong Ha
Dmz
Vandergrift
South Vietnam
Paris
Pham Dang Lam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Hanoi
Israel restricts Arab travel after 1967 era freedoms end
Israel will impose strict travel limits in the occupied areas ending the relative mobility since the 1967 war. Casual car traffic into Israel will largely halt with few exceptions, and personal passes will be restricted mainly to business trips. Movement within the occupied areas continues under checks, but Jerusalem’s Arab sector will be effectively separated.
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Israel
Jerusalem
State higher education leader shifts to new frontiers
Ralph T. Smith of Alton favored to be Illinois House speaker again. Flying congressman's enthusiasm for Southern Illinois rises. Sparta crowned as Comic Book Capital of the World. Salukis win and host Southern Methodist Monday. Contents span pages 8 9 10 27 28.
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State Board of Higher Education
Illinois
Ralph T. Smith
Alton
Southern Illinois
Sparta
Salukis
Southern Methodist
U S Navy Ships Stir Tension in Black Sea Crisis
The U S destroyers Dyess and Turner planned to pass the Dardanelles and Bosporus en route to the Black Sea on a routine five day cruise. Pravda denounced the move as provocative while Turkish officials and media noted Turkey's legal right to safe passage and a wary mood amid NATO Soviet power plays.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Black Sea
U.S
America
USS
Dyess
Turner
Mediterranean
Dardanelles
Bosporus
Pravda
Soviet Union
Montreux
Foreign Ministry
NATO
Milliyet
U.S. Studies Broad Reform of International Exchange Rates
The United States weighs major reform to the international monetary system to allow more currency flexibility. Support from the Council of Economic Advisers grows while the Federal Reserve remains cautious. Concepts include wider bands and a crawling peg to ease and automate rate shifts.
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United States
Council of Economic Advisers
Federal Reserve
International Monetary Fund
World bankers seek expanded currency swaps to curb speculators
In Basel Switzerland leaders from the United States United Kingdom West Germany and France meet to plan a broad multilateral extension of currency swaps. The aim is to defend the dollar franc and pound against speculative selling and possible devaluations.
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Basel
Switzerland
United States
Charles A Coombs
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Leslie O’brien
Bank of England
Karl Blessing
Federal Bank
Jacques Brunet
Bank of France
Europe
New York Federal Reserve
Weekend cold snap eases as temps inch up Monday
A sunny cold pattern gives way to milder conditions by Monday. Highs stay in the 30s today with lows near 12 to 20 degrees as mostly clear skies persist into the weekend. Weather page map details on page 5.
Governors urge Nixon pause on federal changes
Republican governors chaired by Ronald Reagan press Nixon to suspend all changes to federal welfare highway and labor programs after inauguration until the new administration can set its own policies. They cite welfare funding shifts that could add at least 40 million to California's budget and note Rockefeller advises on appointments but won’t seek a cabinet post. Nixon met with 24 of 31 Republican governors.
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New York Times
Palm Springs
Calif
Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
California
The
Governors Association
Reagan
Health, Education and Welfare
Wilbur Cohen
Ray C. Bliss
Bliss
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Ships collide on Mississippi River near White Castle
A freighter Helena of Panama registry collided with Coast Guard buoy tender White Alder about 20 miles south of Baton Rouge. Twenty Coast Guard crew aboard White Alder sank. about 15 men reported missing as rescue operations mobilized with sheriff flotillas and ferry assistance.
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Baton Rouge
Coast Guard
Mississippi River
Here
Helena
Clayton Hebert
White Castle
Hebert
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Rt. 146
Golconda
Billy Welsh
Hardin Hospital
Rossclare
Welborn Hospital
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Ind
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Earl Parkinson
Kenneth Harpole
Beulah Harpole
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Hardin County Hospital
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