Upturn in Defense Budget Promises $75.5 Billion for 1972
Pentagon sources say the FY 1972 defense request to Congress totals about $75.5 billion. The plan, shaped by White House, DOD, and OMB talks, marks the first spending rise since Nixon took office and includes roughly $800 million more for research and development and big boosts for the B-1 bomber and ULMS submarine programs.
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Dole Named to Head Republican National Committee
Sen. Robert J. Dole, a first term Kansas Republican, poised to lead the Republican National Committee next week at the party’s annual meeting in Washington. Nixon aides and party figures note Dole’s rise amid intra party splits with Sen. Hugh Scott and Sen. Griffin softening their opposition after talks.
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Flood of Bills in Ohio House and Senate Appointments
In Columbus the 109th General Assembly opened with a surge of activity as 57 House bills were introduced and 85 governor appointments confirmed in the Senate. Measures include ethics policing committees, collective bargaining limits for public employees, aircraft noise standards, and real estate tax relief for seniors under 65 with income under 7 500.
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Davis Trial Site Change Sought in Marin County
Angela Davis defense seeks move of her trial from Marin County court to San Francisco or Los Angeles claiming a fair jury of peers elsewhere. Davis asserts innocence amid charges she furnished weapons used in the August escape attempt that left a judge, two convicts, and a youth dead.
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Anti Smoking Drive Builds In England
London AP reports growing government pressure after the Royal College of Physicians says smoking kills over 27 000 Britons yearly. Call for warnings on packs grows and further ads curbs loom as Britain weighs US style labeling and bans.
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U S Forces Unveil Wide Drug Abuse Crackdown in Vietnam
The U S command released a 64 page directive directing field officers to pursue drug abuse with search and destroy tactics targeting marijuana. It cites over 65 000 GIs involved in 1970 including 11 000 arraigned and 5 times as many undetected. During 10 months in 1969 7 065 cases involved marijuana and 1 452 other drugs. The Army reports 25 confirmed drug deaths in 1970 and 64 suspected deaths with over 700 drug related hospitalizations. The order comes from Gen Creighton Abrams directing nationwide action.
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US directive limits destruction of marijuana crops in Vietnam
The document instructs U S forces to conduct ground and air searches for marijuana with South Vietnamese support, using resources and personnel to assist eradicating illicit grows when not interfering with military operations. It states US forces must not destroy fields once found, leaving destruction to the South Vietnamese government.
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Lukens Named to Ohio Senate Seat in Fourth District
Former Congressman Donald E. Lukens, a Middletown GOP conservative, was chosen by a Republican caucus to fill the 4th Senate District seat vacated by Walter Powell. Lukens will take the oath at 11 a.m. in the Senate chambers. Barry Levey was the other considered candidate.
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Cambodian Navy Boats Hit in Mekong Convoy Attack
Cambodian navy boats escorting two gasoline tankers on the Mekong River near Phnom Penh were shelled by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces just before midnight Tuesday. One sailor was killed and three wounded in the latest ambush, 39 miles southeast of the capital, as a prior attack wounded seven sailors and possibly hit a tanker.
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Court dismisses suit on military spying of civilians
Chicago judge rules government acted within its rights using military tools to prepare for emergencies. ACLU suit seeks destruction of files from the 113th Military Intelligence Group in Evanston. Judge Austin calls the case much ado about nothing.
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Fragmented Classified Notes Reading
A mixed, unreadable text fragment from a newspaper page lists various sections such as Sports, Editorial, Theaters and Obituaries with broken words and misordered letters. No coherent events or names are discernible from the legible portions.
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