NATO urged to restructure as it ages and loses urgency
A U.S. House study group led by Benjamin J. Rosenthal says NATO’s relevance fades as Cold War goals diminish. Europe should lead reform, with a smaller U.S. role and a new consultative mechanism with the European Community to replace or redefine the alliance.
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Washington
UPI
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
United States
Benjamin J. Rosenthal
D-N.y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roy A. Taylor
D-N.c
Rosenthal
Middle East
European Community
Taft Museum agrees to ransom for Rembrandt painting
Taft Museum in Cincinnati agrees to pay $100,000 to recover a Rembrandt prized at potentially millions. A local realtor, acting as go-between, negotiated with thieves who threatened to burn the artwork if the ransom was not paid by 2 PM with unmarked bills.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Taft Museum
Taftin
Jim Hough
Hough
Ford Stuck on Gondola During Spain Visit
Vice President Gerald Ford, resting from a Spain trip, rode a gondola at Vail Colorado and became stuck halfway up the mountain. He was accompanied by four Secret Service agents, a long time ski instructor, and a professional ski patrolman friend.
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Vail
Colo
UPI
Gerald Ford
Spain
Ford
Secret Service
Nixon eyes record defense budget for next year
President Nixon, at Camp David, meets with Defense Secretary Schlesinger and the Joint Chiefs to discuss a proposed five billion dollar defense budget increase, aiming for a new high of eighty four billion dollars to cover equipment, fuel costs, and rebuilding needs. He also signs a bill restoring federal trust status to the Menominee tribe near Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Camp David
Nixon
Pat
Washington
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Administration
Schlesinger
William E. Simon
Federal
Green Bay
Wis
Gerald L. Warren
Bob Hope to Celebrate Christmas at Home After Long Military Run
Comedian Bob Hope announces his first Christmas season at home in over two decades. He visited an Army hospital with a small troupe and his annual yuletide bag of one liners, then said overseas camp shows have ended as the Vietnam era winding down. He has entertained troops since 1940, with major overseas tours beginning in 1948.
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San Francisco
UPI
Bob Hope
Hollywood
U.S
Pearl Harbor
Hope
Berlin
Dying teen in Buffalo finds Christmas generosity
Seventeen year old David Bowen with a congenital heart defect and cancerous tumors faces a grim year ahead. Strangers respond by sending tape recorders and offers of money and even a Florida trip for David and a companion. The Buffalo Courier Express publicized his plight prompting local compassion and aid.
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Buffalo
N.Y
David Bowen
David
Adam
Jeanie
Buffalo Courier-Express
Florida
Bowen
Skylab 3 astronauts build a Christmas tree in orbit
Skylab 3 crew Gerald Carr Edward Gibson and William Pogue built a makeshift Christmas tree in the orbiting lab on the 37th day of their three month flight. They said they cannot find mistletoe and plan a Monday video tape to show Earth their tree as they prepare for a spacewalking Christmas Day show.
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Houston
UPI
Gerald P. Carr
Edward G. Gibson
William R. Pogue
Carr
William Thornton
Mission Control
Earth
Hughes leaves London and resettles in Bahamas
A Hughes spokesman denied fleeing London to dodge U.S. prosecution while stating Hughes may have moved to a Bahamas hotel. Reports place him at Xanadu Hotel in Freeport with federal scrutiny into his Air West stake and other holdings.
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Freeport
Bahamas
Howard Hughes
Hughes
London
United States
Richard Hannah
Los Angeles
Xanadu
Daniel K. Ludwig
U.S. Atty
J. DeVoe Heaton
Las Vegas
Air West
Justice Department
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Morgantown
W. Va
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the Baronaires
Jan Kelly
INN and Country Club
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Air Force Rotc
the College
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Bill Bush
West Virginia University
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