Social Security boost backed in debt limit plan
Democrats move to attach a 20 percent Social Security increase to the debt ceiling bill as House passes the measure 211 to 168. Sen Frank Church says amendment is ready. Nixon opposes tying Social Security rise to the debt-limit hike and accuses politics.
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Washington
Nixon
Frank Church
Idaho
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Church
Ziegler
South Vietnamese Forces Launch Major Push to Retake Quang Tri
South Vietnam’s government begins its first large scale effort to recapture Quang Tri Province with over 10,000 Marines and paratroopers across a 10 mile front. U S B 52 bombers drop about 1350 tons of explosives to open the way, while tanks artillery ships and fighter bombers support the advance. No casualty figures reported. Separate move removes Col Nguyen Van Chuc as provincial chief of Binh Dinh to be replaced by Col Hoang Dinh Tho.
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Washington
George McGovern
California
McGovern
Democratic Party
Miami Beach
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
South
Arkansas
Lawrence F. O'Brien
South Carolina
Florida
Hubert H. Humphrey
Burke Marshall
Associated Press
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Eli Segal
Saigon
Quang Tri Province
My Chanh
South China Sea
Highway 1
U.S
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Nguyen van
Thieu
Hanoi
Vietnam Press
Col
Nguyen van Chuc
Binh Dinh
Central Highlands
Hoang Dinh Tho
Banks Stocks Probed By Senator Over Hidden Shareholdings
Senator Lee Metcalf told the Senate Government Operations Committee that major banks may hold large blocks of stock in top U.S. corporations under street names or nominees. He cited Chase Manhattan as an example, noting it appears under 24 aliases and holds sizable stakes in airlines such as TWA Eastern National and American, though holdings aren’t listed by some carriers.
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Washington
Lee Metcalf
U.S
Chase Manhattan Bank
Clint
Cudd
Egger
Gooss
Gunn
Kane
Ring
Metcalf
Montana
Senate Government Operations Committee
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB By Airlines
Chase Manhattan
TWA
Eastern
National
American
Northwest
United
Western
Ohio's gambling below national average says OSU study
A national survey by Dr. Wen L. Li and Dr. Gerald W. Smith for the National Institute shows Ohioans spend about 40 dollars per capita on gambling, well below the 98 dollar national figure. About 1,600 adults across 300 areas were questioned on bingo sports betting and cards, with 30 percent admitting to some gambling.
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Ohio
Dr. Li
New York
Ohio State University
Gerald W. Smith
University of Utah
National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
U.S. Department of Justice
Cops Hurt As Truck Explodes In Steubenville
In Steubenville Ohio two police officers were critically burned when a gasoline tanker exploded after they stepped from a cruiser to inspect a crash. Patrolman Lamatrice age 40 and Thomas McGough age 25 were in Mercy Hospital burn center in Pittsburgh. The tanker driver Willie Culler 27 said a 2100 gallon section shattered when the 8600 gallon tanker overturned on U S 22 after brakes failed.
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Steubenville
Willie Culler
Canton
Standard Oil Co
U. S
Culler
Standard Oil
Indo Pakistan Parley Opens Amid War Prisoner Row
At Simla India and Pakistan prepared for peace talks between Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. India said 91,000 Pakistani prisoners of war in India will not be repatriated until Bhutto accepts the cease-fire line through Kashmir as an international boundary and recognizes Bangladesh as an independent nation.
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Simla
India
Pakistan
Indira Gandhi
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bangladesh
Bhutto
Kashmir
Cincinnati Lawyer Burton R Signer Disbarred by Ohio Supreme Court
Cincinnati attorney Burton R Signer was permanently disbarred by the Ohio Supreme Court. He faced four counts tied to roles at Ringgold Building & Loan Co including arranging loans without adequate security and selling property for twice his purchase price.
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Columbus
Cincinnati
Burton R. Signer
Ohio Supreme Court
Signer
Ringgold Building & Loan Co
House rejects moves to cut 21.3 billion arms bill
The House backed Nixon defense policy by defeating amendments to slash 1.7 billion from weapons programs including Trident submarines, B1 bombers, and Safeguard sites. It approved 334 to 59 the 21.3 billion authorization for tanks missiles ships planes for the coming fiscal year.
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Washington
Nixon
House
U.S
White House
Senate
Agnews Daughter Engaged to Baltimore Man
Miss Susan Scott Agnew daughter of Vice President Spiro T Agnew will marry Carroll William Stein a field investigator for Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services at Salisbury Maryland this winter they announced today.
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Washington
Susan Scott Agnew
Spiro T. Agnew
Baltimore
Agnew
Carroll William Stein
Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services
Salisbury
Senate panel backs handgun ban on Saturday Night Specials
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill banning the commercial sale of cheap handguns nicknamed Saturday Night Specials. The proposal bars revolvers under three inches barrel length and pistols under six inches overall length, citing concealability concerns.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Approves $200 Million Agnes Flood Aid Package
The Senate voted 200 million dollars in emergency relief for Tropical Storm Agnes victims in the Eastern United States, doubling Nixon’s request. The White House also sought 100 million dollars in flood aid and announced a two day Agnew tour of Virginia Maryland and New York cities.
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Washington
Senate
United States
Nixon
White House
Spiro T. Agnew
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Court bans multi coin pinball machines in West Virginia
West Virginia's Supreme Court outlawed multi coin pinball machines that offer free games, ruling them illegal lotteries. The decision affirmed a one year jail term and a $1000 fine for John Wassack of Morgantown. Prosecutors call the ruling a major blow to gambling.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Monongalia County
John Wassack
Morantown
Morgantown
Joseph A. Laurita Jr
Laurita
Yahn
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W. A
Tony’’ Boyle
U.S. District Court
West Virginia Outlaws
Pinball Machines
Robert Yahn
Wheeling
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