Mason Dixonland Offers New Frontier of Opportunities
An editorial extols Mason-Dixonland covering Northern West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania. It highlights West Virginia University research and public programs in Morgantown, Penn State’s Uniontown campus, and broad access to night classes and community engagement through the Appalachian Center.
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Mason- Dixonland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
West Virginia University
Morgantown
University
Appalachian Center
Pennsylvania State University
Uniontown
Bombers Hit Viet Cong Positions Near Saigon and A Shau
U S bomber strikes hit Viet Cong targets 22 miles east of Saigon and in the A Shau Valley as U S forces plus gunboats engage VC in the Mekong Delta. Navy aircraft also destroy storage areas while Tet buildup concerns rise ahead of February 17 celebrations.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Mekong
A Shau
South Vietnam
Navy
USS
Hancock
Whispered Claims Drive Belief, Says Live Lines Motto
A quirky line from Live Lines notes that whispering a claim can sway belief, highlighting the power of suggestion in persuasive speech. The saying appears as a brief epigraph promoting careful wording.
Lebanon braces for Israeli attack as blackout and protests surge
Lebanon lunged into a nationwide blackout in a ten minute alert amid student strikes at four major universities demanding compulsory military service and militia formation. Israeli retaliation claims followed the Beirut airport raid as border tensions flare and officials discuss escalating measures.
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Beirut
UPI
Lebanon
Charles Heon
Council of Ministers
Middle East
Athens
Jerusalem
Nixon Names Three Top State Department Aides
President elect Nixon named Elliot L. Richardson as under secretary of state and A Alexis Johnson as under secretary for political affairs. Richard F. Pedersen will be State Department counselor while Ellsworth Bunker remains ambassador to South Vietnam for now.
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New York
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
William P. Rogers
Ellsworth Bunker
South Vietnam
Nixon
Elliot L. Richardson
Massachusetts
A. Alexis Johnson
Japan
Richard F. Pedersen
U.S
United Nations Security Council
State Department
Johnson
Richardson
Rogers
Pedersen
Washington
Senate
Everett Dirksen
Leesburg
Eisenhower
Boston
Saigon Blames Hanoi in Vietnam Talks Deadlock
South Vietnam rejected new Communist procedures for a quick opening of expanded talks. Saigon accused Hanoi of obstruction and said the six round table variations are propaganda. Diplomats expect a Monday meeting to push toward a possible agreement next week.
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Paris
UPI
South Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi
Republic of Vietnam
United States
National Liberation Front
NLF
Viet Cong
Washington
Fight Erupts During Truce in Nigerian Civil War
Federal government says its troops killed nearly 1500 Biafrans during eight day Christmas truce amid heavy clashes on multiple fronts. Rebels call on the United States to support their cause as 10,000 women march in Umuahia to demand Nixon administration abandon Johnson era policies. Rebel communiques report 253 federal soldiers killed along the Ifitte Ukpo Road north of Umuahia.
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Lagos
Nigeria
UPI
United States
Umuahia
Biafra
U.S
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
Ifitte Ukpo
Crime Unit Proposes National Program for Police Research
The Institute for Defense Analyses outlined a 57 project national crime program funded by a $152,600 Justice Department contract. It urges four mission areas: prevent crime, harden targets, improve justice system management, and provide technical police support.
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New York Times
Washington
Institute For Defense Analyses
Justice Department
Defense Department
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