House OK Seen On Works Plan
Washington AP reports a $5 billion public works bill expected to pass the House led by Rep. Wright Patman would provide grants to states and local governments for sewage plants water systems and facilities. The plan aims to create up to 500 000 construction jobs and as many other positions with funds spent by mid 1974.
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Quang Tri Citadel Battle Rages as ARVN Presses In
South Vietnamese forces push toward the walled citadel in Quang Tri City with reports of 163 North Vietnamese killed in house to house fighting. Paratroopers near the fortress, while U.S. jets strike nearby, and civilian casualties rise as air and ground actions continue.
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Egypt Ousts Soviet Advisers Shifts In Cairo Military Ties
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat announced that Soviet advisers and experts would be replaced by Egyptian officers as Moscow withdraws from supporting bases in Egypt. The move sparked Israeli caution and questions about future Soviet-Egyptian relations, with speculation about a secret accord and potential shifts in arms supplies.
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Ohio House Speaker Pushes Vietnam Vet Bonus Plan
Ohio House Speaker Charles Kurfess urges a state bonus for Vietnam veterans using a surplus of 11 million from the Korean Conflict Compensation Fund. He says the balance could expedite payments without bonding or budget changes and asks the surplus not be moved to the General Revenue Fund.
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Sinking Fund Commission
Interior undersecretary Pecora dies at 59 in Washington
William T. Pecora, undersecretary of the Interior and No. 2 official, died today at George Washington University Hospital. He served as secretary's chief assistant and acting secretary when Morton was absent.
Newsmen To Vote On Offer In Canton Strike Pact
The 120 striking Canton Repository employees will vote Friday on a tentative agreement to end the five month strike. The pact was hammered out Tuesday after talks with federal mediator Chris Siesky. Details remain undisclosed pending ratification. Both sides report concessions were made.
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Cleveland police probe strangling of CWRU assistant Cecilia Harding
Cleveland police investigate the apparent strangling of Cecilia Harding 22 an assistant in the political science department at Case Western Reserve University. She was found in her third floor College Row apartment next to her bed. Her sister Fargo Harding 23 discovered the scene. Fargo works as a nurse at University Hospitals.
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University Hospitals
IRA peace overture amid Belfast fighting lags
In Belfast gunmen killed two more men as fighting eased to scattered skirmishes. An IRA Provisional leader says the group aims to shift to political persuasion and has sent feelers to restore the cease-fire.
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Rolling Stones Jagger and Richards Arrested in Rhode Island Brawl
In Boston many fans waited through heat for the Stones at the Garden after Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were arrested in Warwick Rhode Island following a scuffle with a photographer. They flew to Boston but arrived after fog delayed their plane. Mayor White assisted in negotiations and the concert proceeded after a late arraignment.
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