Voting Reform Sought in Ohio By Gilligan Plan
Democratic Gary-elect John J Gilligan urged Ohio officials to push electoral reform to boost participation. The plan includes lowering voting age to 18, broader registration, longer voting hours, and programs to increase turnout. Secretary of State Ted W Brown backed streamlining, suggesting later primaries, expanded county registration, and lower petition signatures.
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Nixon Seeks Peace Prosperity by 1972 Goals
President Nixon outlined aims for better performance by 1972 including prosperity and peace as he acknowledged first two years of setbacks. He highlighted troop withdrawals from Vietnam as a major accomplishment and pressed Congress to share responsibility for domestic troubles while discussing potential progress in foreign policy, economy, and health care reform.
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Rhodes Delivers Farewell Address To Ohio Legislature
Gov. James A. Rhodes closes eight years in office in Columbus with a focus on growth and a working man’s administration. He urges job oriented education, notes a $16.1 million budget balance for Gilligan, defends bond issues, calls for tax reform, safety planning, and a unified environmental standards approach, and highlights Lake Erie's pollution linked to Detroit River cleanup.
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Consumer Groups Object To FDA Research Plans
Washington groups oppose FDA moves to fund industry backed studies for new nutrition labeling rules. CRI would run free field tests costing up to 100000, funded by grocery manufacturers, to gauge how labels should disclose nutritional value. Critics warn of industry influence and biased outcomes shaping public policy.
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Stokes
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Erman Angevine
Consumer Federation of America
Court ruling ties federal housing to desegregation goals
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held federal housing programs must study the impact of new projects on racial integration under the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968. Judge John J. Gibbons said urban blight results from maintaining segregation, while the court did not declare desegregation the sole policy aim.
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Mlke Mondow
Trials in Leningrad Delayed for One Day
Jewish sources in Moscow report two more trials in Leningrad were postponed for a day without explanation. Leningrad court officials would not confirm the delays when contacted by telephone. The government barred foreign correspondents from attending the trials.
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Leningrad
Son of Great Train Robbery fugitive killed in crash
Melbourne Kilsyth car collision claims the life of Nicholas Biggs, 10, son of Ronald Biggs. Mother and younger brother Farley, 3, suffered shock and injuries. both treated at a city hospital.
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Nicholas Biggs
Mid East Efforts Resume in New Talks At UN
United Nations New York diplomats report U N special envoy Gunnar Jarring resumes attempts to broker peace between Arabs and Israelis. Israeli ambassador Yosef Tekoa arrives with new instructions and plans procedural talks before substantive issues. Egyptian ambassador Mohammed H El Zayyat returns for possible meetings with Jarring.
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Gun Crime Law Adds Dual Penalties for Armed Offenses
Washington AP The federal government enacts a double-barreled penalty for gun-toting crimes. Offenders face a mandatory additional sentence for carrying a firearm during a federal crime. The measure, signed by President Nixon, expands the Safe Streets Act and extends federal protections, including crimes against Congress members.
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