Senate Kills U S SST Plan Amid Billion-Dollar Costs
The Senate votes 58 to reject federally subsidized SST production and approves 155.8 million for termination. Funds to contractors airlines and the DOT SST office total 85.3, 58.5, and 12 million respectively. House leaders doubt revival. Boeing cost fears cited.
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Senate
Exite-Fermal
Sct
White House
John F. Kennedy
Department of Transportation
House
Sen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon Announces Breakthrough in Nuclear Arms Talks
President Nixon said the United States and the Soviet Union would pursue a year of talks toward limits on antiballistic missiles and offensive strategic weapons. He called the move a major step toward breaking the SALT stalemate, with details to follow from Washington and Vienna.
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Washington
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Moscow
U.S
Finland
Gaeben
White House
Vienna
No Word From Turkish Terrorists Sees Elrom Kidnapper Standoff
Ephraim Elrom, the Israeli diplomat seized by the Turkish People's Liberation Army, missed a noon EDT deadline as terrorists warned of execution. Turkey's government backed a capital punishment law for kidnappers, pending parliamentary ratification, while an army order barred newspapers from printing Elrom’s wife’s appeal. A letter from Elrom expressed that he was okay.
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Istanbul
Ephraim Elrom
Elrom
Turkish People’s Liberation Army
Flags in High Demand at The Star Store
The Star reports a temporary exhaustion of three by five foot U.S. flags due to high demand. Additional flags have been ordered and will be available at The Star's business office within the next few days. Charlene Helmstetter, Wig Stylist, at J.C. Penney's 10-2 Friday.
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U.S
The
Star
Drowns in Pond During School Day in Industrial Park
An 11 year old Winchester girl Barbara Ann Boggs drowned while wading in a pond at the Henkel Harris plant rear Industrial Park at 5 05 pm. Her companion escaped and authorities recovered the body after a search by Winchester Volunteer Rescue Squad. She was a fourth grade student at Robinson Elementary.
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Barbara Ann Boggs
David New
Winchester
Winchester Police
Robinson Elementary School
Everett Bowers
Robert Wolford
Henkel Harris
William Dunn
Steve Lewis
Greg Lewis
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Royal Laotian Army Quits Last Outpost on Bolovens Plateau
The Royal Laotian Army evacuated Houei Kong on the Bolovens plateau after ordering a withdrawal due to an expected North Vietnamese attack. North Vietnamese forces took Pak Song and Ban Houei Sai, while U.S. bombers continued raids on the Ho Chi Minh trail. Casualties were reported on both sides in nearby Saigon and Mekong delta actions.
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Bolovens
Laos
North Vietnam
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Vientiane
Houei Kong
Pak Song
Ban Houei Sai
Panhandle
Ho Chi Minh Trail
A Shau
Mekong
Indochina
Phnom Penh
U.S
Air Force
Nixon Wins Fight Against Troop Cut
Senate rejected Mansfield's 50 percent cut in the 300000 U.S. troops in Europe by end of 1971 in a 61 to 36 vote. Mansfield said the result raised awareness but offered no White House agreement, vowing to try again. The defeat narrows a major Senate issue as draft extensions loom and new bills seek limits on presidential war powers.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
U.S
Europe
Congress
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
White House
Indochina
Atlantic Alliance
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Conservation An Individual Approach In a cold January day
Two men find a frozen doe as Virginia Game Warden Denny Area Leader backs the trail. The story follows his methods meticulous work and ties to FBI shell analysis to convict poachers. He reflects on hunting ethics and wildlife conservation.
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Virginia Game Warden
Game Warden
Denny
Blake Denney
Virginia Game Commission
Mr. Denney
FBI
Washington, D.C
Denney
Pompidou Heath Open Talks Over European Unity
Paris officials report Georges Pompidou and Edward Heath held nearly seven hours of discussions to revive the Anglo French alliance and shape Britain’s bid to join the Brussels led European market. They sought common ground on US Germany relations and the impact of expanding the six nation Community.
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Paris
Georges Pompidou
Edward Heath
Britain
United States
West Germany
Pompidou
Heath
France
Europe
Brussels
Demotion of Koster Attacked by His Attorney
The Army demoted Major General Samuel W. Koster citing failure to thoroughly probe the My Lai incident. His lawyer Brendan Sullivan accused the action of appeasing critics and sacrificing a general. Also censured were Brig. Gen. George H. Young Jr. and notes mention Calley’s murder conviction and broader charges against officers.
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Washington
Samuel W. Koster
Brendan V. Sullivan
Army
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Calley
Stanley R. Resor
Koster
Americal
George H. Young Jr
Resor
William C. Westmoreland
Sullivan
Ft. Meade, Md
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