China Attacks Soviet Union in U.N. Policy Speech
China’s deputy premier in the U.N. General Assembly denounced the Soviet U.S. arms accords as not disarmament and warned of a new Soviet U.S. nuclear race. He urged UN reform, a Mediterranean bloc of states, and claimed Soviet U.S. world domination plans.
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United Nations, N.Y
China
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
Chiao Kuan-hua
Assembly
Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Moscow
Stepped Up Bombing Aims to Counter Red Attacks in Saigon
In Saigon the US command orders intensified B52 strikes around Saigon to counter planned Communist attacks timed to influence the US presidential race. Three American helicopters were hit near Ben Cat, two damaged and one destroyed, with three crew wounded.
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Saigon
Saigion
U.S
Ben Cat
Vietnam War Typhoon Halts Allied Ops Near Da Nang
A typhoon near Vinh and Da Nang disrupted rain across five South Vietnamese provinces and halted allied military operations. Mortar strikes hit Hoi An and a school in Quang Ngai left one dead and 19 wounded. Attacks in Saigon region rose as highpoint activity spread to the 3rd Military Region with shelling at Lai Khe and fighting near An Loc.
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U.S
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Enterprise
South Vietnam
Hancock
7Th Fleet
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Panhandle
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
da Nang
Dmz
Hoi An
Quang Ngai
Saigon
Lai Khe
An Loc
Nader Report Accuses Congress of Being President-Driven
Ralph Nader released the first part of a planned 20 to 30 volume series accusing Congress of being controlled by the White House and big business. He says Nixon has effectively written laws by regulation and executive orders, reducing Congress to a "broken branch" delegating power to the president.
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Washington
Congress
Ralph Nader
White House
United States
Nixon
Senate rejects liberal welfare reform plan in a 52 34 vote
The Senate defeated Sen. Ribicoff's liberalized welfare plan by 52 to 34, keeping Nixon's family assistance as the base. debate continues on the two year test approach, with President Nixon opposing broader liberalization and Long aiming for final passage by week’s end.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Abraham Ribicoff
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
Ribicoff
Long
Nixon predicted to carry Ohio by wide margin
Ohio pollster Statewide Opinion Research of Ohio interviewed 400 voters for the Dayton Daily News. Nixon favored 54 percent, McGovern 31 percent, 14 percent undecided. 3rd party and other figures noted. Young voters favor McGovern slightly. non white voters favor McGovern strongly.
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Dayton, Ohio
Ohio
Nixon
Dayton Daily News
George McGovern
McGovern
Space Coin Worth Put At $100000
A 1793 large cent was slipped into Gemini 7 in-flight med kit during the 1965 mission. Dr Howard Minn ers removed it after splashdown and astronauts signed a letter certifying its space origin. The coin changed hands for 15000 dollars, with a potential value up to 100000 dollars today.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Frank Borman
James Lovell
Space Agency
Howard Minners
NASA
William
Ulrich
Minneapolis
Minn
Minners
Borman
Lovell
William Fox Steinberg
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Bahama Islands
Lucaya
Grand Bahama Island
Bethesda
Borman and Lovell
Parochial Aid Bill Clears First Hurdle
Washington AP. A bill to give parents of about 5.1 million children in parochial and other nonpublic schools tax credits for tuition cleared its first congressional hurdle. The House Ways and Means Committee approved a credit up to 200 dollars per child, with scaling for households earning over 18 000 dollars, and no cash payments for those with little or no income tax.
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Washington
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Nixon
George McGovern
Unlikely For Minimum Wage Increase Faces House Defeat
Washington AP reports the push for a federal minimum wage hike stalled as the House again blocks a conference with the Senate. Republicans and Southern Democrats unite to defeat the motion 196 to 188, maintaining the current $1.60 per hour.
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House
Senate
John H. Dent
D-Pa
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