Alliance for Progress review leaders report in Panama meeting prep
Walter J. Schwitz and Carlos Sanz de Santamaria preside a news conference outlining preparations for the Committee on Economic and Social Matters meeting to be held in Panama in September. The report covers the first decade of CIAP impact.
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Walter J. Schwitz
Left
Exec. Secy
Inter-American Committee On the Alliance For Progress
Carlos Sanz de Santamaria
Committee On Economic and Social Matters
Panama
Alliance For Progress
CIAP
UPI Telephoto
Civil Disobedience Call in Belfast Demands Release of Prisoners
Catholic leaders urged nonviolent civil disobedience across Northern Ireland until all internees are freed. Nine of thirteen opposition MPs signed the appeal as British troops rounded up over 300 suspected IRA fighters amid a week of riots that left at least 26 dead.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Brian Faulkner
Irish Republican Army
Gale Winds Hit Gulf Coast as Tropical Low Moves Inland
Gale force winds and heavy rains pelted Gulf Coast beaches as a tropical low lingered between St. Marks and Cedar Key. At 9 a.m. EDT the low was centered between the towns and moving northeast, with sustained winds near 30 mph and gusts to 40-45 mph prompting warnings for small craft to seek safe harbor.
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Cedar Key
Fla
Gulf Coast
St. Marks
National Hurricane Center
Navy Reconnaisance
Miami
Gulf of Mexico
Mrs Nixon launches cross country trip for Parks to the People program
Mrs Richard Nixon begins a three day tour promoting the Parks to the People plan. She travels from the White House to McLean Virginia to transfer 230 acres of federal highway land near the George Washington Memorial Parkway to the National Park Service.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
McLean
Dent
John D. Ehrlichman
Nixon
White House
Federal Highway Department
George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Park Service
Medina Trial Resumes in Me Dina Case
Medina Captain Ernest Medina faces assault and murder charges for the My Lai raid. The trial resumes after a weeks long recess during which nearly 50 witnesses were summoned. Medina, 34, is a Silver Star recipient and will be tried before five Vietnam veteran officers on the jury.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
Ernest Medina
My Lai
Eral
Medina
Vietnam
Ten Union youths arrested on marijuana possession
Ten teen age boys aged 16 to 19 were arrested at a service station for marijuana possession. Police said all were jailed in the early Sunday morning arrest on bonds of 2500 dollars each.
St Matthews Man Drowns in Lake Murray Incident
A St Matthews man identified as Jeffrey Weeks Jr., age 27, drowned at Lake Murray while attempting to retrieve a boat that drifted from a dock. Officers report he went under while swimming Sunday and did not resurface.
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Lexington
St. Matthews
Lake Murray
Jeffrey Weeks
Lion-napping Charge Filed in New Orleans Case
A Birmingham man is charged with obtaining two lion cubs and one serval from the Louisville Zoo by deception. David Barber, 36, allegedly traded three Canadian lynx and an otter, claiming they would be sent from a Wisconsin zoo, which denied having such animals.
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New Orleans
Birmingham
Ala
Louisville, Ky
David Barber
Louisville Zoo
Ivo Poglayen
Poglayen
Louisville
Wisconsin
B52s Hit North Vietnam Bases in DMZ Clash
U S B52s and fighter bombers pounded North Vietnamese forces who drove South Vietnamese Marines from Mt Nui Ba Ho near the DMZ. Reports say about 200 NVA killed, 33 South Vietnamese troops killed or missing, and 13 South Vietnamese plus two American advisers wounded as B52s struck near Fuller and other northern frontier bases.
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Saigon
U.S
Dmz
Mt. Nui Ba Ho
Fuller
Market Zooms Higher After Nixon Economic Moves
New York stocks surged following President Nixon’s de facto dollar devaluation and wage price freeze. Advancers outpaced decliners on the NYSE by more than 20 to 1, with Big Board leaders like Atlantic Richfield Merck Pittston Occidental Petroleum and American Can rising and volume heavy. The Dow closed Friday at 856.02, down 2.99, while the broader market saw vigorous early gains and 9.96 million shares traded.
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NEW York
Nixon
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
Atlantic Richfield
Merck
Pittston
Occidental Petroleum
American Can
Dow
American Stock Exchange
Aikens First Game Slated For Tonight In Dixie Youth Tourney
Aiken American League All-Stars from South Carolina meet Meridian Mississippi tonight at 6 30 CDT in the opening round of the Dixie Youth Baseball World Series double elimination event. Nine state champions compete through Saturday with WLOW FM broadcasting each Aiken game and initial coverage at 7 38 EDT.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Aiken
South Carolina
Meridian
Wlow-Fm Radio
Textile Chiefs Back Nixons 10 Percent Import Duty Move
Aiken County textile leaders greet President Nixons 10 percent import duty as a step in the right direction though overdue. Timmerman calls for further curbs on imports citing Japan’s subsidies and lack of antitrust laws. Shockley says the measure may ease the crisis but won’t fully solve it.
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Nixon
Timmerman
Clearwater
Ray Warner
South Carolina
Wilbur D. Mills
D.-Ark
Jacob Javits
N.Y
Wallace Bennett
Utah
William Proxmire
D.-Wis
Richard Fulton
D.-Tenn
Nick Galifianakis
D.-N.c
James M. Roche
General Motors
W. Ray Shockley
Wage-Price Freeze Sways Global Markets
President Nixon imposes a wage price freeze to bolster the U S economy as international markets including Britain Switzerland Japan and other nations intervene to stabilize the dollar amid the administration’s economic measures.
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Nixon
Britain
Switzerland
Japan
UPI
Nixon’s surprise plan to curb economy shocks nations
President Nixon calls a 90 day wage price freeze and a 4.7 billion cut in federal spending. He urges exchange rate reshuffling and a 10 percent import surcharge while delaying welfare reform and revenue sharing. Reactions from McGovern Mills Javits and others split. Markets react with panic as the dollar’s value looms.
Nixon Announces 90 Day Wage Price Freeze And Policy Shifts
President Nixonsaid America should be at its best when challenged announcing a largely voluntary 90 day wage price freeze and global exchange rate realignment that would devalue the dollar. He ordered immediate measures including abandoning gold sales at 35 dollars an ounce and a temporary 10 percent import surcharge to curb inflation and boost competitiveness. Congress must act on tax breaks and welfare reforms while Nixon seeks a 5 percent federal payroll cut and other steps.
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Washington
Nixon
America
The
Nation
United States
Volkswagen
Toyota
Grundig
Sony Electronic Equipment
Congress
Aikenites Back Nixon Economic Plan
The Aiken Standard reports fifteen residents views on Nixon’s plan to curb inflation and boost the economy. Respondents vary from cautious support to calls for broader actions, with one noting the speech seemed political.
Economist Samuelson backs most Nixon plan points
Nobel economist Paul Samuelson praised eight of Nixon's proposals but warned cutting $4.7 billion in federal spending could erase job gains. Bankers urged cautious support as economists offered a mix of enthusiasm and doubt about long term effects.
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Paul Samuelson
Samuelson
Belmont
Mass
Dorn: It May Help Comment By U.S. Rep Dorn At Rotary
U.S. Rep William Jennings Bryan Dorn spoke at the Aiken Rotary Club from his Greenwood home. He said he appreciated the President's attention but noted Japan has no anti trust laws and could subsidize. import quotas he deemed the only effective remedy.
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U.S
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
Aiken
Tax Repeal Plan Draws Mixed Reactions From Dealers
President Nixon proposes repeal of the 7 percent federal excise tax on American made cars. The move could cut up to 200 dollars from new car prices, but dealers doubt whether it will affect 1972 model price increases already set and say timing may be too late for buyers.
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Aiken
Bill Burgess
Burgess Motor Co
Nixon
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