Brezhnev Threatens Neutron Bomb Amid Arms Talks
In Pravda interview Brezhnev warns Moscow could build a neutron bomb if the United States develops one, while expressing optimism about reaching a new strategic arms limitation accord with Washington. He stresses European fears but reaffirms support for curbs talks and a successful conclusion.
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Moscow
Kremlin
America
Washington
Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Communist Party
Pravda
West
U.s.8.r
Pentagon
NATO
Brezhnev
Europe
Carey grants clemency to six inmates in holiday move
Governor Hugh Carey commuted sentences of six inmates, enabling early release for three before Christmas. Five were jailed under the old marijuana law, now eased by a new act that took effect in July. Names include John Cox, Susan Leonhard Giarusso, Gale Lee Gonyea, Brian Stracher, Brad Winnie, and Arthur Lee Venable. Corrections chief Ward also announced a Christmas amnesty allowing 235 solitary inmates and 357 kept in their cells to return to general housing, with exceptions for serious infractions or safety concerns.
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Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
John Cox
White Plains
Susan Leonhard Giarusso
West Coxsackie
Gale Lee Gonyea
Glens Falls
Brian Stracher
Schenectady
Brad Winnie
New Baltimore
Arthur Lee Venable
Benjamin Ward
Ward
Border clashes in Vietnam Cambodia escalate toward thousands
Washington officials warn that fighting between Viet Nam and Cambodia is intensifying and could involve thousands of troops on both sides, signaling a sharp escalation in the regional conflict.
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Washington
Vietnam
Cambodia
State Department
Tonawanda coke plant blast probed
Officials probed the cause of a blast and fire at the Soviet Solvay Division of Allied Chemical in Tonawanda injuring one man. The blaze began before 9 am, burned tar in two tanks, and produced dense smoke over Tonawanda Amherst and western Niagara County. Charles Greene, 35, was in serious condition with burns. plant manager Joe Babinski noted possible dry tar tank ignition.
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Tonawanda
UPI
Allied Chemical Corp
Amherst
Niagara County
Charles Greene
Tonawada
Sheehan
Bi-Products
Joe Babinski
Pan Am to appeal Carter decision on new transatlantic routes
Pan American World Airways says it will appeal a Carter order granting Braniff a nonstop Dallas Fort Worth to London service. Pan Am asked CAB to delay effective dates by 90 days to prepare the appeal. if denied, the routes take effect once a revised order is approved.
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Washington
Pan American World Airways
Carter
Dallas-Forth Worth
London
Braniff Airways
Pan American
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
White House
Fire halts search as silo blaze rages near missing four
A grain elevator blast two days earlier collapses three silos trapping four missing people as a fire hampers rescue. Debris blocks water access to the 130 foot tall silos while a crane removes rubble. Fire chief Walter Dominique says rain may suppress the blaze but cracks from the blast keep detonation from occurring.
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New Orleans
Walter Dominique
Nine Point Fire Department
Dominique
Striking miners suspend picketing for Christmas weekend
United Press International reports that striking coal miners across the country halted picketing to spend the holiday weekend with families. Non-union mines were shut down for Christmas and Eve. UMW official J B Trout in Pikeville Ky says most workers will stay home through Monday. The 183,000 miners in 22 states received two weeks pay for two weeks worked before the Dec 6 strike.
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United Press International
United Mine Workers
J.B. Trout
UMW
Pikeville
Front page cross controversy at St Louis high school paper
In St Louis County Prattonville High School's Pirate Press a front page cross was blacked out before publication sparking a dispute between Jewish reporter Jay Rothman and editor Steve Webb. Principal Buhlig justified removal citing church state separation. Webb planned an editorial on censorship as Rothman refused to participate in Chanukah feature.
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ST. Louis
Jay Rothman
Steve Webb
Prattonville
St. Louis County
Kenneth Buhlig
Webb
Rothman
Buhlig
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Pan Am
Billy Graham
Christ
Johnny Cash
Wnys-Tv
Dilly Graham
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Pittsburgh
Gemini Spa
FBI
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