Nixon Briefs Congress On Moscow Arms Pacts
President Nixon urged Congress to approve by Sept 1 a Moscow defensive strategic missile treaty and a companion five year executive agreement to curb offensive missiles. He sought early action to begin broader talks in October and pressed for a larger defense program as Soviets push ahead with offensive programs. The briefing, with 122 legislators present, was described as the largest White House briefing to date and featured Henry Kissinger answering questions.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Moscow
White House
Henry A. Kissinger
Senate
House
United States
Kissinger
Hanoi Bombing Intensifies but North Vietnam Holds Firm
U S officials say intensive bombing harms North Vietnam but cannot halt the war's southward movement. They expect a political settlement driven by Hanoi's talks with Moscow and Beijing, while Hanoi remains determined to continue the offensive and control food-rich regions like Quang Tri.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Quang Tri Province
Weather Summary for Terre Haute and Vicinity
The forecast calls for fair and cooler conditions tonight with sunny pleasant weather Friday. Lows tonight in the mid 50s, highs Friday in the upper 70s. Rain chances are 10 percent tonight and Friday. Illinois will see fair and cooler tonight with lows 55 to 60 and Friday partly sunny and less humid with highs in the middle 80s. Dirt dust count is 72 micrograms per cubic meter, lower than the 1971 average. Sunrise 5 22 a.m. Sunset 8 18 p.m.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Marmoset Name Traced to French Gros Tesque Figure
The marmoset, a Central and South American monkey with claws on all digits except the great toe, derives its name from a French phrase meaning a grotesque figure.
Jeffersonville Youth elected Governor of Hoosier Boys State
John Kendrick sixteen from Jeffersonville High School won the governor post in a vote of confidence for Hoo sier Boys State policies. Kendrick was sworn in by Vigo Circuit Court Judge C Joseph Anderson after a Tilson Music Hall ceremony. He led the Nationalists against Scott McKain and faced rivals for lieutenant governor and other state offices.
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John Kendrick
Jeffersonville High School
Kendrick
Vigo Circuit Court
C. Joseph Anderson
Tilson Music Hall
Scott McKain
Crothersville High School
Ron Rich
Anderson
Terre Haute South
Tim Hudson
State
Hoosier Boys
Jeffersonville
Vigo Circuit
Martin
Vigo County Fair Queen to be Crowned August 5 in Terre Haute
The 1972 Vigo County Fair Queen will be selected and crowned August 5 at Terre Haute South Vigo High School in a ceremony announced by William E. Jukes president of the Wabash Valley Fair Association. The queen will reign over the fair August 6 through 11 and be entered in Miss Indianapolis on August 15.
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William E. Jukes
Wabash Valley Fair Association
Jukes
Vigo County
Indianapolis
Betsy Larr
Miss Larr
Cynthia Richardson
Penny Brown
Trudy Terrill
Lynne Topping
Patty Poynter
Terre Haute South Wise High School
Larr
House of Photography
Florence Crittenton Home Blocked From UW Program
By an 8 to 6 vote the United Way Admissions and Standards Committee recommended that the Florence Crittenton Home not be admitted as a participating agency for 1973. The home for unwed mothers, founded in 1906 and the only Indiana Crittenton Home, showed decreasing occupancy and is not funded for 1972. Concerns included young residents aged 14 and 15 and preference by local girls to seek help elsewhere.
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United Way Admissions and Standards Committee
Florence Crittenton
Crittenton
Indiana
United Way
Ben Gore
Pressure May Be Off Hospitals
A Washington secret meeting reportedly eases some financial strain on Terre Haute hospitals by adjusting HEW charity care rules. The Federal Hospital Council approved a compromise weakening the order guiding federally funded hospitals, allowing state agencies to determine indigent care burdens.
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Terre Haute
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Associated Press
Federal Hospital Council
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Kissinger heads for Peking amid peace hopes and secrecy
In a terse, barely publicized move Kissinger leaves for Beijing to push for US China talks and potential Vietnam discussions. White House denies links to Podgorny’s Hanoi trip while noting no planned meetings with non Chinese officials. The trip is framed as concrete consultations to advance normalization and shared interests.
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Nikolai Podgorny
Henry Kissinger
Peking
U.S
North Vietnam
Saigon
Central Committee of
Communist Party
South Vietnam
Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Kissinger
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Podgorny
People's Republic of China
United States
John D. Negroponte
China
Ziegler
Nixon may back Concorde aid after election
In Manila, Sir George Edwards, BAC chief, said U S officials hinted in six months past they might join as a third partner in the Concorde project after the election. Edwards noted BAC and Aerospatiale would welcome U S participation to cut risk and boost American aviation.
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U.S
U.S. Senate
Boeing Co
Edwards
Manila
Far East
British Overseas Airways Corp
Associated Press
Washington
Pan- American World Airways
Second Asian airliner crash kills 81 people
Cathay Pacific jetliner with 81 aboard crashed in the central highlands of South Vietnam. Among the dead were 17 Americans including Kenny family members from West Bend Wisconsin. Rescue efforts found some bodies but no survivors. The crash followed another Asia air disaster a day earlier near New Delhi.
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Cathay Pacific
South Vietnam
Cathay Pacific Airline
Kenny
West Bend
Wis
Thomas J. Kenny
B.C. Ziegler Co
Roberta
Kathleen
Daniel
Mary Jane
Colleen
Andrew Pick
U.S
Asia
New Delhi
Bangkok
Hong Kong
Singapore
Pleiku
Cheo Reo
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