Nixon outlines fiscal 1974 budget proposal with cuts and increases
President Nixon urged Congress to keep overall spending down in a nationwide radio address from Key Biscayne Florida. He proposed a fiscal 1974 budget totaling 268.7 billion with a 12 billion deficit and a 288 billion target for fiscal 1975. He signaled cuts to Hill-Burton funds urban renewal and federal school aid while expanding spending on crime energy health and human services.
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County Juvenile Center Nearing Completion Near Flagstaff
Coconino County moves toward occupancy of a new juvenile center along Highway 89 south near Flagstaff. The two‑section complex includes a finished detention wing for 22 youths and unfinished courtroom offices, with completion due by May 11 under a federal and county funding package.
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Peace-Keeping Talks Stall Over Viet Cong Credentials
In Saigon the Viet Cong delegation refused to present credentials at two joint commission sessions stalling the peace-keeping setup. US North and South Vietnam and Viet Cong met face to face for the first time. About 150 North Vietnamese officers were flown from Hanoi to Saigon to join the commission but faced immigration form demands. The ICCS began talks as Canada Indonesia and Poland prepared to deploy observers.
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Budget at a Glance: Nixon 1974 Budget Overview
AP reports the Nixon administration's 1974 budget plan totaling 268.7 billion in spending with 258 billion expected in revenues, projecting a 12.7 billion deficit under full employment assumptions. Defense rises to 81.1 billion, and domestic programs face cuts including Hill-Burton terminations and Office of Economic Opportunity elimination. Public forecasts for 1975 call for 288 billion in spending with further 22 billion in terminations and reductions.
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Watergate Trial Nearing Jury Deliberations
The presiding judge said testimony would end today and the Watergate espionage case would go to the jury within hours. Judge Sirica scheduled closing arguments this afternoon after the government rested with 51 witnesses including seven White House aides and two Democratic officials.
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Nixon unveils $81.1 billion defense budget for 1974
President Nixon outlines an $81.1 billion national defense plan for the next fiscal year, the largest peacetime budget in U.S. history aside from World War II era outlays. He cites pay rises for an all volunteer force and inflation as drivers, while forecasting an $85.5 billion budget for 1975. The plan emphasizes military strength to secure negotiations with the Soviets and China and continues modernization of all services and nuclear programs. The defense budget totals include $79 billion for the Defense Department and $2.4 billion for the Atomic Energy Commission, with notes on missile and submarine modernization and limited ABM considerations under SALT.
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Brennan Given Committee OK Brennan Given Committee OK
The Senate Labor Committee approved Peter J. Brennan New York labor leader for Secretary of Labor. All President Nixon's cabinet picks advanced by committee but four of six still await Senate action.
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Flagstaff Council to Vote on Emergency Water Rate
The Flagstaff City Council will hold a 10 a.m. special meeting Tuesday to decide on continuing the emergency water rate first set in August 1971 amid a severe shortage. The vote to make it permanent failed by one vote, with Councilman A J Lee opposing. A city plan to fund $7.8 million in water system upgrades before 1980 hinges on new revenue, while later Friday a temporary crisis label was dropped. Immediately after, the Planning and Zoning Commission will review a massive eastern side residential development at Continental Country Club.
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Sedona Considers Incorporation Study Expanded
Sedona community members broaden talks on incorporation after a 1971 enabling act. A Sedona Committee to Study the Pros and Cons of Incorporations plans meetings, subcommittees on safety, public works, and finance, and invites all residents to participate.
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Warde Oggen
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