Muskie pledges Vietnam withdrawal if elected president
The Associated Press report notes Senator Edmund S. Muskie vows a near immediate Vietnam withdrawal if he wins the presidency, aiming to pressure Nixon. Senator Eugene McCarthy questions Muskie’s sincerity while both vie for the Democratic nomination. Muskie plans to begin in eight primaries and possibly all. Separately, New Hampshire filings place Nixon and others on the ballot as primary season moves forward. A naval rehabilitation center at Little Creek Base is proposed with civilian and military staff to treat up to 75 patients.
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Edmund S. Muskie
Vietnam
Eugene J. McCarthy
Maine
Muskie
Washington
Nixon
U.S
South Vietnam
McCarthy
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Concord
N.H
New Hampshire
Paul N. McCloskey
California
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
McCloskey
Claremont
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Florida
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
Gulf Coast
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Navy
U.S. Planes Hit Radar Installations in North Vietnam
U.S. planes attacked two North Vietnamese radar sites and B52s dropped nearly 300 tons in the DMZ area in the heaviest bombing of the year. Wild Weasel fighters destroyed radar sites north of the DMZ and near Hanoi with uncertain results. The campaign follows mounting U.S. pressure as Saigon prepares for troop withdrawals and relocation of bases in Cambodia.
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Saigon
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hanoi
Son Tay
North Vietnam
Laos
South Vietnam
Peace talks resume as U S warns on military adventures
In Paris the United States warned North Vietnam and the Viet Cong against new military moves in South Vietnam as the 139th Paris talks resumed after a four week recess. Porter urged reflection before actions that could cost lives, while North Vietnam and the Viet Cong rejected U S withdrawal links to prisoner releases.
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Paris
United States
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
William J. Porter
Indochina
Porter
Xuan Thuy
Nguyen van Tien
Nixon
Saigon
Tien
Hanoi
Vietnam
Viet Cong
Armel Named National Deputy Chief Of Staff For VFW
Willie R. Armel of Major Mosby Barracks 1526 Winchester is appointed national deputy chief of staff of the Veterans of World War I of the U S A by Department Commander Joseph Poslik and confirmed by National Commander J B Koch. He serves as judge advocate and claims officer for Major Mosby and holds Life Membership in Post 21 American Legion. He is service officer and trustee and recently earned Legionnaire of the Year for 1971 and chaired Voiture 1078 408 Christmas Party for six consecutive years.
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Willie R. Armel
Mosby Barracks
Winchester
U.S.A
Major Mosby Barrack
Post 21
American Legion
Nixon and Sato begin tough talks at Western White House
President Nixon and Japanese Prime Minister Eisaku Sato start hard negotiations after informal preludes by Treasury Secretary Connally. Talks center on trade issues with Mizuta and Stans set for separate sessions. Rogers says prior China initiative foresight would have helped.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Japan
Eisaku Sato
Secretary of the Treasury
John B. Connally
Sato
Connally
White House
Gerald L. Warren
Mizuta
Maurice Stans
Kakuei Tanaka
United States
U.S
China
William P. Rogers
American Broadcasting Co
Two Americans Killed In Action In Laos Last Week
U S command reports two Americans killed in action over Laos last week while 50 wounded and six more missing or captured. Casualty totals include 45 629 Americans killed and 302 446 wounded in action with 10 028 dead from nonhostile causes. allied forces claim 874 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed.
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U.S
Laos
Saigon
North Vietnam
IRS checks show widespread price posting noncompliance nationwide
IRS spot checks reveal many stores fail to post freeze period ceiling prices with 6,000 agents reporting 40 to 65 percent noncompliance in states like New York Virginia Illinois New Mexico and Nebraska. Portney says grace ends January 17 with penalties possible but unlikely in extreme cases. Local districts plan follow up checks before the deadline under Price Commission rules.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Jerry Portney
IRS
The
Price Commission
Cost of Living Council
New York City
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Virginia
United States
Nebraska
Illinois
New Mexico
Portney
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Alcoholic Center
James Fletcher
NASA
N. Viet
Cambodia
Armel
Department
Joseph Poslik
J. B. Koch
Mr. Armel
Miko Mizuta
Winchester-Frederick
Carl Lundmark
S. Braddock St
George Sheetz
Stephenson
William McCormick
Stephens City
Alfred Weaver
Fox Drive
Treasury
Nellie
Newport Beach
Peggy Poole
Wilkins’ Shoe Center
Bell
Bell Clothes
Clarke Chrysler-Plymouth
Richmond
Wonder’s, Inc
Margaret L. Hodgson
Worth
Loudoun St
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