Nixon Delivers Budget Aims at Balance Amid Surplus Unsure
President Nixon unveiled a fiscal 1971 budget claiming balance with a $1.3 billion surplus on a $200.8 billion outlay. He cut defense and space spending, urged new revenue sources, and highlighted seven domestic needs including welfare reform and anti crime measures to offset missing Vietnam costs.
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Heaviest Fighting in Six Months Reported in Vietnam
Allied forces say over 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops were killed in a weekend clash, with 21 Americans and 20 South Vietnamese dead and hundreds more wounded. The surge followed a pre Tet highpoint along Da Nang’s south coast and Central Highlands, as two American helicopters were downed and cease fire talks loomed.
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South Vietnamese claim major Vietcong losses near Da Nang
South Vietnamese spokesmen said their forces decimated two North Vietnamese infantry companies along the demilitarized zone and south of Da Nang. They reported killing a company commander and capturing another in a third engagement north of Saigon. A fourth clash near Quang Ngai City cost them a battalion commander.
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Marines Suffer Ambush Near Da Nang in Vietnam War
In the northern provinces heavy fighting continued with action in the Central Highlands and near the Cambodian border north of Saigon and in the Mekong Delta. Four Marines were killed and four wounded after an artillery strike assessment patrol southeast of Da Nang walked into an ambush.
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Nixon shifts ABM stance prompts Senate clash
President Nixon renews focus on expanding the Safeguard system to defend Minuteman ICBMs and area sites, rekindling a battle over ABM strategy. Opponents say the shift strains credibility as they reprise Johnson era Sentinel arguments amid Friday night remarks.
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ABM Expansion Details Raised by Defense Officials
The article notes upcoming reveal of ABM expansion details by Secretary Melvin R. Laird with Washington likely to be protected. Debate centers on ABM base protection versus broader area defense against Red Chinese threats. Senate Leader Mansfield accuses the President of resurrecting the Chinese threat he once said he could not buy.
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Southern integration deadline creates widespread confusion
As February 1 nears, U S district judges and school officials struggle to define unitary school systems and plan desegregation. Courts differ on deadlines and actions with closures, transfers, and appeals shaping the contested path to integration in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Louisiana.
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Senate hearings on Carswell nominee enter fourth session
Civil rights spokesmen oppose Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell as the fourth Senate hearing session opens. Joseph L Rauh Jr and Clarence Mitchell prepare to testify before Chairman James C Eastland as the hearing progresses.
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Transplants Given After Akron Coed’s Death
Two recipients at University of Cincinnati Medical Center remain in satisfactory condition after receiving organs from Carol Sanders 18 of Akron who died from two gunshot wounds in Burnet Woods. A spokesman said one patient received a kidney the other a kidney and pancreas and identities would be released today.
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Bustling Buenos Aires Subway Crash Surges Death Toll
A speeding cross country express rear ended a halted suburban train near Buenos Aires killing over 100 people, with 98 bodies to police stations and hundreds injured. Officials estimate 150+ dead and 400+ injured as hospitals receive victims.
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Settlement efforts surge as rail talks aim to avert shutdown
Government officials push a settlement between industry and union negotiators to avert a nationwide rail shutdown before a court-ordered cooling off period expires next week. Today's talks show little optimism for a quick deal after a strike threat halted by a Washington judge.
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Clarence Miller seeks third term in Congress
Rep Clarence Miller announces plans to run for a third term. The note appears among a page list of items including Pete Maravich reaching a college basketball scoring milestone and a Meigs County arrest report, with continued coverage across pages.
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