Vietnamese peace plan rejected by Viet Cong in Paris
President Nguyen Van Thien proposed a Christmas cease-fire and prisoner releases while peace talks continued. The Viet Cong dismissed the offer as obstructive and called Thien a barrier to peace. Thien urged a two-step approach including timely POW release and renewed interparty consultations for a broader settlement.
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Nguyen van Thien
U. S
Viet Cong
Thien
National Assembly
Paris
Thieu
Nguyen van Thieu
Vietnam
Three sessions today in Paris peace talks
Washington Star News reports three sessions in Paris as American and North Vietnamese negotiators pressed for a breakthrough. Optimism grew for a possible compromise on troop withdrawals and a potential early peace, with reports of a prisoner release and a pre Christmas truce discussed by various sources.
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Andrew Borewieee
Washington Star-News
Paris
South
Nguyyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
United States
Issinger
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Gif Sur Yvette
Tho
Kissinger
UMWA election vote count under way amid dispute
United Mine Workers ballots are being counted after a rerun ordered by a federal judge. Officials estimate 60 to 70 per cent of the 200000 members in 25 states have voted, with the process expected to take days. Boyle supporters forecast 55 to 60 per cent margin for his re election. insurgents expect Millers slate to win by about 8000 votes. Yablonski, son of the murdered reformist, is leading the opposition. The rerun followed widespread labor law violations in the original election.
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Boyle
Joseph A
Yablonski
Jock” Yablonski
Clarksville
Boyie
U. S. District Court
William B. Bryant
Laos Peace Draft Offered by Pathet Lao Negotiators
The Pathet Lao proposed a new draft peace agreement that could end the conflict, urging US withdrawal within 80 days, dismantling bases and foreign forces. It envisions a Political Council and Coalition Provisional Government within 30 days of signing, with elections to follow.
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Laos
Pathet Lao
New York Times
Vientiane
United States
National Union
Vietisne
Savang Vatthana
Moon explorers prep second moon walk in Taurus Littrow
Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt sleep late after setting up camp in Taurus Littrow. They will delay a planned landslide search to gain eight hours of rest and return to the Moon with the Rover to study ancient rocks possibly dating to 4.6 billion years ago. Ronald Evans remains aboard America operating science gear while the crew prepares for a near record landing and bright Earth view.
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Roger
Cernan
Rover
Earth
Taurus-Littrow
Schmitt
Farowl El-Baz
Bell Laboratories
Space Agency
Moon
America
Ronald E. Evans
Challenger
Trucks spread salt and cinders on icy roads
In District 9 of Southern Tiinois, 95 salt and cinder trucks cover 14 counties on a 24 hour ice watch. Bridges receive priority, with salt applied via auger fed by the truck and about 300 pounds per mile. Costs run about $6,000 per 100 workers per shift, and 1980s figures show Illinois snow removal expenses.
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Karen Rothe
Meyer
Illinois
Chicago
District 9
Department
State
Four Ohio Men aboard Weather Halts Missing Plane Search
A four man Ohio party aboard a plane vanished after leaving Lima for Texas to hunt deer. A surface search near Crab Orchard Lake failed to locate wreckage. weather halted further efforts. Pilot Capt. Thomas Wiberly reported, last contact five miles southwest of Williamson County Airport. The group included Joe Height 18 John Height 42 Ralph Height 68 and Frank Tomlinson 35, all from Lima. Civil Air Patrol and Civil Defense teams from Williamson County and Sikeston assisted in the search.
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Williamson
Arkansas
Texas
Thomas Wiberly
Williamson Cap
Crab Orchard Lake
Au. Auc
Joe Height
John Height
Ralph Height
Frank Tomlinson
Pean Lima
Ohio
Lima
Brady
Tex
Civil Air Patrol
Williamson County
Sikeston, Mo
Williamson County Crash Kills Wisconsin Pilot in Tupelo
A Wisconsin plane refueling at Williamson County Airport en route from Dodge County, Juneau to Tupelo crashed two hours after departure, killing 29 year old David Bredda of Columbus and seriously injuring a passenger James George of Beaver Dam. The aircraft carried folding chair parts for Krueger Metals Co. of Tupelo and crashed in poor weather near Tupelo Municipal Airport.
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Wisconsin
Williamson County
Tupela
Miss
David J. Bredda
Columbus
Wis
James’ G George
Beaver, Dam
Tupelo
Krueger Metals Co
Juneau
Dodge County
Harrisburg to Marion leg of freeway design approved
Federal approval for design and alignment of the Harrisburg to Marion segment of the planned freeway from Southern Illinois into East St. Louis was announced by highway officials. District 9 engineers said construction could begin in 1975, with the 16 mile section extending from Pittsburg road east of Marion to Dorris Heights road northwest of Harrisburg.
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Harrisburg
Marion
Tony Stevens
Southern Tiioisan
Illinois
East St. Louis
James Newton
District 9
State Dept. of Transportation
Carbondele
Federal Highway Administration
Marton
Newton
Harry Ray
Bureau of Design
Harrisburg Sto -Marion
Pittsburg
Dorris Heights
Marlow
Hier
Pittsj Burs
Rt. 13
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
Sparta
Red Bud
Waterloo
Massive ice storm paralyzes Illinois transit and schools
An enormous ice storm swept Illinois causing widespread school closures and traffic delays. The Chicago area faced up to four inches of ice with CTA rapid lines losing power on elevated tracks and trains running late as commuters faced long waits and stalled traffic.
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Ilinois
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Sta
Weather outlook shifts from rain to snow tonight
The forecast shows rain turning to snow this evening with low temperatures in the upper 20s. Wednesday will be cloudy and cold with a chance of snow, followed by Thursday through Saturday remaining cloudy and cold with periods of precipitation possible.
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National Liberation Front
Chou En-Lai
China
Peking
le Monde
Saigon
Pate
Neuilly
Tha
Choisy le Foi
Bensiok
Leonard Unger
Thailand
UMWA
Washington
Labor Department
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony Boyle
Arnold Mil
Cerman
Ice
Jackson
Perry
Union
Johnson
Franklin
Saline
Gallatin
Hardin
Pied A Pulaski
Alesander
Jerry Beard
Elkville
Carl Lee
Estville
Ed Greer
The
Associated Press
CTA
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