Hickel fires six aides and cancels press conference
Former Interior Secretary Walter Hickel dismissed six close aides at the Interior Department and cancelled a planned press conference to explain the dismissal. Nixon had ousted Hickel earlier, naming Rogers Morton to replace him. Hickel was reportedly in Texas as the moves unfolded.
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Washington
UPI
Walter J. Hickel
Nixon
Hickel
White House
Interior Department
Josef Holbert
National Press Club
Holbert
Hickelesman
Donald Larrabee
Nazi Press Club
Larrabee
Texas
GOP
Rogers C.B. Morton
Frederic W. Malek
Interior
William Rogers
Wiy Glasgow
Byckel
Gilatow
House
U S Sees Low Viet November Death Toll
UPI reports military sources expect November battlefield deaths to be among the lowest in years with seven days without U S deaths this year and three in November. One American was killed Thursday and another yesterday, bringing total U S fatalities to two since Tuesday midnight. The update notes eight U S wounded in period and Cambodia sees heavy bombardment near Phnom Penh as forces seek to reopen Highway 4 amid scattered fighting.
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U.S
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Am Rong
Pina
Cam
Loneliness Letter Sparks Wild Welcome for 84-Year-Old Widow
An LA Times notice of Jean Rosenstein, 84, a widow living on $200 a month, who asked for a call in a lonely plea. Thanksgiving Day phone and mail floods followed, with visitors delivering flowers and gifts, leaving her overwhelmed yet grateful and seeking to thank all.
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Jean Rosenstein
Los Angeles Times
Rosenstein
Moynihan declines U.N. post and returns to Harvard
White House adviser Daniel Patrick Moynihan ends reports he would become U N ambassador to the United Nations and tells President Nixon he will return to Harvard University. He sought to cut two years as domestic adviser amid welfare reform and Senate Finance Committees battles.
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Washington
White House
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
U.S
United Nations
Nixon
Harvard University
Moynihan
Harvard
Charles W. Yost
Washington Post
Amt
U.N
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Ronald L. Ziegler
Camp David
Ziegler
Urban Affairs Council
Black Panthers launch a confused convention
The Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention in Washington faces chaos as venues and schedules collapse. Panthers spokesman Elbert Howard says the event will proceed despite Howard University denial of space, with about 1000 attendees lingering in the cold as organizers contemplate longer negotiations and potential relocation.
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Washington
Black Panther Party
Howard University
Panthers
Elbert
Howard
Panther
Pope calmly attends Manila papal mass after assassination bid
In Manila crowds estimated from one to thirty five million witnessed Pope Paul VI give an open air mass at Luneta Park amid security concerns. A Bolivian painter who attacked the Pope near the airport was detained and faces 20 to 40 years in prison. The Pontiff, tired but composed, urged honest negotiations to end the Vietnam war. A separate earthquake shook Manila with no damage.
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UPI
Paul VI
Juan Velasco
Luneta Park
Manila Bay
Benjamin Mendoza Y Amor
Vietnam
Rome
Tehran
Dacca
East Pakistan
Pope Paul
Papal Nunciature
Benjamin Mendoza Amor
Mendoza
National Bureau of Investigation
Pope threats and unrest amid political protests and security briefings
Reports flag fresh threats against the Pope during public appearances as Lt Col Andres Ruiz cites new intelligence on Huk guerrillas and radical elements planning attacks. Manila residents petition the Pope to adjust plans, while other items describe Thanksgiving registration lines and Panthers proposing a new socialist constitution alternative.
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Andres Ruitz
Huk
Ferdinando Marcos Ruitz
Manila
Tondo
All Souls Unitarian Church
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