Conference Tax Reform Bill Faces Veto Threat and Debate
Conference committee reconciling House and Senate tax reform bills after Senate approval of the measure that would boost Social Security checks by 15 percent and raise the personal exemption from 600 to 800 dollars. Nixon warns he will veto the bill as is while noting potential retention of key provisions in separate legislation. Opponents decry the bill as fiscally irresponsible with a projected cost of over a billion dollars and contested oil and gas depletion allowances.
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Wasiington
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Senate
Veby
Griss
Agnew
Gore
Congress
Egypt Builds Armies for War as Tensions Rise
A Cairo confidant says Egypt has 500000 under arms and will swell to one million by the time of an awaited war with Israel. Hasanein Heikal notes Israel doubled its armor and air power since 1967, with about 2000 tanks and 473 first line aircraft. Britain rejects Israel's bid for a Chieftain tank while Egypt-Hussia talks in Moscow seek a settlement amid Arab unity concerns. Dayan accuses the Soviet Union of controlling Middle East hostilities.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
al Amam
Hasanein Heikal
Is-rael
Heikal
Nasser
London
Britain
Middle East
Moscow
Kremlin
U.S
Moshe Dayan
Sudan
Soviet Union
Crime rate levels off but armed robbers rise in 1969
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced the U S crime rate leveled in the first brstwine months of 1969 while armed holdups surged 18 percent and street robbery accounted for over half of all robberies. Residential holdups rose 22 percent from a year earlier.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Sirides
Agnew Blasts Senate Tinkering With Tax Reform
Vice President Agnew condemned Senate tinkering with the tax reform bill as jeopardizing inflation controls. He praised Mills led House reform work and warned that amendments by Gore and others risk backfiring, while contrasting Nixon administration efforts with Democratic Congress actions.
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Nixon
Senate
Republican Governors Association
Nixon al Fieme
Senate of the United States
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means
Coronillee
Harvard suspends forty after campus sit in at University Hall
Harvard University suspended forty Negro students after a brief sit in at University Hall ended by a court injunction. Nearly 100 blacks left the building and vowed to pressure for at least 20 percent Negro employment on Harvard construction sites. Harvard has rejected the demand.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
University Hall
Vamline Ne
Harvard
Army to file more My Lai charges amid investigation
Army sources say charges likely against most of 24 soldiers and ex-soldiers tied to the My Lai massacre probe. The four month timeline aims to complete wide evidence hunts, with Lt. William Calley awaiting court martial at Fort Benning. Sgt. David Mitchell faces possible trial for alleged assault in Vietnam.
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Washington
My Lai
Mpany
Ft. Benning
Calley
Vietnam
David Mitchel
Mitchell
Moratorium seeks new strategy after holiday protests
Vietnam Moratorium Committee plans December activities including a nationwide Christmas Eve peace vigil as leaders concede protest weariness. David Mixner says the movement, which began in September, aims to keep pressure and challenge Nixon policies while stressing congressional action.
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Wasiington
Vietnam
Junit
Uwtid
Alk
David Mixner
Washington
Mixner
Nixon
Adorable black kitten giveaway sparks flood of calls
Dwayne Strashorm in Goysvil offered several black kittens for adoption. A Messenger Action Act triggered 4h phone calls on the first day, illustrating strong reader interest and overwhelming response.
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Dwayne Strashorm
Goysvil
U.S. Report: Enemy Casualties In Five Attacks
U S and South Vietnamese forces reported that 11 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers were killed in five attacks near the Cambodian border and northeast of Saigon. Aerial observers counted seven enemy bodies after three strikes by artillery air bombers and helicopter gunships. No American casualties were reported. Approximately 300 South Vietnamese paratroopers with the 1st Air Cavalry clashed with North Vietnamese troops three miles south of the encounters.
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Satgon
U.S
Saigon
Cambodia
1St Air Cavalry Division
Coalition Seeks Shift of Poverty Power to States
The House coalition of Republicans and southern Democrats plans a proposal to move major antipoverty program responsibilities from federal agencies to the states. President Nixon opposes the shift, arguing it would hurt local initiative and could hamper aid delivery. The plan aims to preserve administration goals while altering who develops and carries out antipoverty measures.
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House Coalition
Washington
Fine
Ntawn Nixon
House
Donald Rugmsfeld
Wiliam HH
Ayres
Ohio
Office of Economic Opportunity
Rumsfeld
Sunday Messenger Special Section Covers Bridge Disaster
The Sunday Messenger previews the Coheerah Silver Bridge collapse and the memorial bridge to replace it. It features survivor stories, a photo report, and a complete look at Ohio River Valley recovery with a focus on the new bridge and regional impact. Also coverage of OWI ROBCATS versus Ohio State Buckeyes and upcoming holiday features.
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Silver Bride
West Virginia
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Ohio River Valley
Ohio
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OWI US Robcats
Ohio State Buckeyes
Messenger
Rowland Congdon Wille
Columbus
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