Laird Says Threat Diminished in South Vietnam
AP from Saigon Melvin R Laird reports a reduced armed threat from the Communist command in South Vietnam over the past year while Laos sees a rise and Cambodia remains steady He cites Nixon pullout criteria and says morale issues exist but are manageable He predicts Vietnamization progress ahead of schedule and postpones new withdrawal figures to April meetings in Honolulu and Phnom Penh.
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Saigon
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Laird
Vietnam
Nixon
Paris
United States
Eight Seamen Missing After Ships Collide
In thick English Channel fog a Texaco natural gas tanker the Caribbean and the Peruvian freighter Paracas collided. The tanker split in two with eight seamen missing while twenty two crewmen were rescued. The freighter was being towed to Hamburg and the explosion was heard along twenty miles of coast.
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Folkestone
England
Texaco
Texaco Caribbean
Coast Guard
Hamburg
Dover
Dungeness
Army Officers Seize Bolivian Forces in La Paz Revolt
Army officers seized the armed forces headquarters in La Paz in a rebellion against Bolivia's three month old leftist regime. President Juan Jose Torres said the revolt was crushed and that loyalist troops surround the headquarters. Col. Jorge Sanchez claimed top loyalist officers were seized, including Gen. Luis Roque Teran.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Juan Jose Torres
Torres
Peru
North America
Col
Jorge Sanchez
Luis Roque Teran
Supreme Court to Hear Muhammad Ali Draft Conscience Claim
The Supreme Court granted a hearing on Muhammad Ali's bid for draft exemption as a religious conscientious objector. The case centers on whether his objections were religious or political and racial, with the March Frazier bout at stake and Ali's prior conviction for dodging induction.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Muhammad Ali
Pnet
Ali
Joe Frazier
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Frazier
New York City
Jerry Quarry
Oscar Bonavena
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
Marshall
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Brennan
Hoffa Appeal Is Rejected in Supreme Court Ruling
James R. Hoffa, longtime Teamsters chief, faces up to five more years in prison after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal of a 1964 pension fund fraud conviction. The ruling, 7-0 with no comment, ends his bid to overturn the Chicago case and his current eight-year sentence for jury tampering.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Supreme Court
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Chicago
Teamsters Pension Fund
Church League softball managers meeting postponed
The scheduled meeting of the Church League softball managers at First Baptist Church has been moved to Monday January 18 at 7 30 p m.
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Church League
First Baptist Church
Nixon May Endorse Tax Breaks to Spur Business Growth
President Nixon expected to announce a plan to ease business tax burdens by allowing faster depreciation on new plant and equipment. Treasury drafts project large savings and reduced government receipts in early years, aiming to accelerate modernization and expansion despite past cautious spending.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
White House
New York
Treasury
Washington
Truban Opposed to Raising Tax Rates in Virginia
Freshman State Senator W A Truban of the 21st District opposes new taxes and a 20 percent surtax on state income. He argues urban funding strains state finances and favors rural areas. He notes Governor Holton's $22 million surplus but warns cities could cause a $16 million end-year deficit. He also comments on reapportionment and districting.
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G.P. Thompson
The
Star
Woodstock
Virginia
W.A. Truban
Truban
Senate
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester
Sen
Holton
Tam
Rosenberger Reelected as Frederick County Supervisors Chair
Tom Rosenberger was reelected for a third term as chairman of the Frederick County Supervisors. Roger H. Alderman, former city manager of Sylvania, Ga., was sworn in as the county’s first executive secretary and will serve as secretary to the board. The board assigned Alderman and Whitacre to share secretary duties while evaluating the impact of annexed city land. The court clerk office reported a black balance but warned of possible deficits after July due to land loss.
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Tom Rosenberger
Frederick Man
Rosenberger
Roger H. Alderman
Alderman
Sylvania
George Whitacre
Whitacre
State Compensation Board
Measles Shots Offered in Winchester Frederick Clarke Schools
Measles vaccine will be given Thursday in elementary schools for grades one through four with no prior illness or vaccine. Parents will receive permission forms tomorrow. return them the next day. If a child is sick or a measles case exists at home the vaccine is not indicated. If missed, vaccination can occur later through private doctors or the Health Department.
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Winchester
Frederick and
Clarke Counties
L.A. Dickerson
Frederick - Winchester
Dickerson
Tupamaros Kill Detective and Demand Talks on Hostages
In Montevideo the Tupamaro guerrillas killed detective Jose Leandro Villalba as he left a bar. They also announced the British ambassador Geoffrey Jackson and other captives are in good health and urged government talks to free them, while a separate ransom offer for the Brazilian consul expires.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Geoffrey Jackson
Jose Leandro Villalba
Villalba
Legislative Commission
Congress
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Tupamaro
Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Weather Update From Richmond As Arctic Air Approaches
The report notes cloudy Virginia conditions due to moist air ahead of an Arctic mass set to reach western areas by Tuesday night. Also includes local promos and odd numbers blurbs spotted in the page.
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Richmond
Virginia
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