Lynn steps in as HUD chief in Nixon reshuffle
President Nixon named Commerce Undersecretary James T. Lynn to head Housing and Urban Development and help pivot urban policy. Two Treasury deputies Charles Walker and Eugene Rossides resigned. neither replacement named. Morton to stay Interior. Kissinger to pace Indochina talks as Nixon plans more domestic progress.
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Promising U S Cuba hijack pact seen as likely
Secretary of State Rogers delivered a diplomatic note to Swiss envoys for Havana, signaling a promising basis for a U S Cuba anti hijacking agreement. An emergency order requires armed guards at U S airports and carry on baggage checks within 60 days as talks progress with Swiss mediation amid hijacking tensions.
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Senate Hunger Committee cites costly American diet
The Senate Hunger Committee heard that the U S diet across income levels is terrible and costs about 30 billion dollars yearly in health care. Dr George M Briggs UC professor backs Sen Richard Schweiker who chairs the hearings noting Americans are nutritionally illiterate and that rich and poor eat similarly unbalanced diets. Schweiker adds Americans treat cars better than their own bodies.
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Russia Supplying Syria With Weapons Amid Tense Golan Stand
Tel Aviv based Israeli military source says Russia delivers up to 12 plane loads of weapons weekly to Syria as the Golan Heights are fortified. Arab sources anticipate a large Israeli strike while Syria reinforces frontline positions amid winter forecasts and display of Soviet strength.
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Rifles mistaken for weapons leave plumber dead in Belfast
British soldiers in Belfast exchanged gunfire with hidden snipers killing a Protestant plumber and wounding his Catholic coworker who held pipes believed to be rifles. In County Tyrone, an Ulster Defence Regiment part time soldier died while driving with his wife and children near Killeter post office. The army cited IRA rocket and mortar attacks and said it captured three Provisional leaders amid rising pressure.
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Ground crews snarl Rome air traffic
A four hour strike by Italian ground crews and flight assistants delayed traffic at Leonardo Da Vinci Airport on Tuesday. The walkouts foreshadow a weekend of labor unrest as civil servants and teachers plan two days of strikes aligned with holidays, with banks and mails also affected. The protests threaten Italy's stagnating economy though not as widespread as the 1969 hot autumn with an estimated 400 million lost work hours.
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Security talks recess at Helsinki for Independence Day
Nations of Europe the United States and Canada recessed European Security Conference preparatory talks to resume Thursday aiming to map a treaty of European security and cooperation. Western powers push for substantive talks while the East prefers a broader noncommittal framework.
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Typhoon Therese Hits Philippine Islands
Typhoon Therese swept southern Philippine islands causing village destruction and bridge collapses. As of late Tuesday the confirmed death toll stood at 97 with expectations of more as communications were restored and the storm moved into the South China Sea.
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