Nixon and Johnson end quarrel over transition policy
Nixon and Johnson reached understanding on foreign policy during the transition. After initial friction over who would shape policy, they clarified that decisions ready by January 20 would be made by the current president and his aides, with Nixon kept informed and consulted.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Key Biscayne
Nixon
New York
Robert D. Murphy
State Department
Johnson
Vietnam
Murphy
Bryce Harlow
White House
Eisenhower
Washington
Florida
Signals From Hanoi Move Toward Vietnam Talks
Paris diplomacy may restart as Hanoi signals progress and Thieu regime in Saigon relaxes boycott. Reports say Thieu seeks realism while U S warns border clashes may derail efforts. Le Duc Tho heads to Paris as mood shifts and Washington reassures Viet Cong not recognized.
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Paris
UPI
Vietnam
Saigon
South Vietnam
Hanoi
Le Duc _ Tho
United States
Daniel Southerland
U.S
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Washington
Southerland
Bunker
Washington State Department
Thieu
Clark M. Clifford
Local Iowa man fondly recalls friendship with Nixon
Bill German of Washington Iowa writes that he knew Richard Nixon in 1942 43 while Nixon served at Ottumwa Naval Air Station as a lieutenant commander. German helped wire base buildings for Hoffman Electrical and letters from Nixon arrived 1961 1965 and an Easter card in 1970s. German praises Nixon as a wonderful man and proud to be known by him, noting Nixon’s humor and personal letters to his family.
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Bill German
Nixon
German
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Helen Gilbert
Washington
Richard Nixon
Hoffman Electrical
Naval Air Station
J.g
Ottumwa
Bill
Pat Nixon
Iowa
Czechs debate course during party meetings
Prague reports show central committee discussions among 190 members over reforms started in January and the Soviet invasion in August. Conservatives criticise reforms and media, while reformists defend democratization, with Vasil Bilak denouncing the media psychosis and opposing the term socialism with a humanistic gloss.
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Prague
UPI
Central Committee
Hradcany Castle
Soviet Union
Vasil Bilak
Kremlin
Bilak
Bishops Confirm Conscience Clarity On Birth Control
Washington area priests who dissented from Pope Paul VI’s encyclical see vindication as the national bishops affirm conscience in contraception. The 11,000 word pastoral letter upheld the encyclical as church teaching while allowing reduced moral guilt for some couples, and urged reconciliation with penance. The document also seeks war exemptions for conscientious objectors, praises Vietnam halt, and supports Paris talks for peace.
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Washington
UPI
Washington Area
John McGarrity
Patrick O’boyle
McGarrity
O’boyle
Congress
Vietnam
Paris
Intercepted Memo From BILL GERMAN Washington
A memo from BILL GERMAN in Washington notes the wave of resignations at the Capitol and stresses knowing the right person to navigate political shifts. WEJ signs off.
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Capitol
Ike's granddaughter weds at Valley Forge
Barbara Anne Eisenhower, 19, and Fernando Echavarria Uribe, 25, marry in a quiet Episcopal ceremony at Washington Memorial Chapel Valley Forge Park. Julie Nixon, daughter of President-elect Nixon, is bridesmaid. David Eisenhower, 21, is usher. Parents Col and Mrs John Eisenhower hosted about 150 guests. Miss Eisenhower attends the University of Massachusetts.
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Barbara Anne Eisenhower
Fernando Echavarria-Urige
Bogota
Colombia
Julie Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Barbara
David
Julie
Sheldon M. Smith
Washington Memorial Chapel
Valley Forge Park
George Washington
Col
John Eisenhower
Phoenixville, Pa
Miss Eisenhower
University of Massachusetts
Public Notices Today List Administrator Estate Hines
Public notices include appointment of administrator for the estate of Kenneth L. Hines, articles of incorporation for West Chester Savings Bank, and a notice of tax sale.
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Kenneth L. Hines
West Chester Savings Bank
Flying grandfather adjusts course in solo round the world flight
UPI reports Max Conrad 65, flying grandfather, waited through Arctic squalls at Greenland’s eastern tip and altered his route from Tromso toward Iceland. He radioed the change from North Greenland air station, noting favorable North Atlantic weather but icing risks. He began the solo 33,000 mile journey in St. Louis and reached Point Barrow, Alaska, on the second leg.
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Bodo
Norway
UPI
U.S
Max Conrad
Greenland
Conrad
Iceland
Tromso
Air Station
North Atlantic
St. Louis
Point Barrow
Alaska
Voters Back Cartoon Dog In Court Race In Brief
Cincinnati voters mocked the Ohio Supreme Court by casting chief justice ballots for Snoopy and Hamilton County coroner ballots for Pegasus. Other items note teen drug case tossed as nutmeg and cinnamon misidentified as marijuana, a Louisiana base area hunting ban for troops, and a toy police jeep marketed for riot control amid New Jersey racial tensions.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Ohio Supreme Court
Snoopy
Hamilton County
Pegasus
Horse
Newark
N.J
New Jersey
Japan
Jeep
Freak explosion injures two men in Davenport
Two Davenport men were hospitalized in satisfactory condition after a freak explosion Friday afternoon at the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric Co. Richard Owens, on an underground riser platform, used a handset to call Arthur Oberreiter in a nearby substation. Owens’ phone touched a high voltage line causing both devices to explode.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Richard Owens
Arthur Oberreiter
Owens
NATO vows stronger defense and warns Moscow over moves
NATO leaders from 15 nations completed plans to boost manpower money and hardware for European defense and pledged to defend West Germany and West Berlin. They warned the Soviet Union against Czechoslovakia style moves in gray areas and agreed to continue after 1969. France remains outside but plans to endorse the final communique.
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Brussels
UPI
United States
Atlantic
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Europe
France
West Germany
West Berlin
Austria
Yugoslavia
Romania
Iowa Weather Outlook Snow Likely North, Rain South
Weather by United Press International for Iowa. Cloudy tonight with snow likely in the north and rain changing to snow in the south. Localized heavy precipitation possible in the north. Sunday remains cloudy and a bit colder with diminishing snow. Winds 10 mph southwest and west by evening. Lows tonight expected 25 to 30.
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United Press International
Iowa
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