House Backs Consumer Protection Plan Despite Nader Push
The House approved a three part consumer protection bill creating a new independent agency, backing the Office of Consumer Affairs and a 15 member advisory council. It aims to educate the public, handle complaints, test products, and study safety with a projected five year cost of 38.8 million dollars.
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Nixon China Trip Due In Six Weeks
President Nixon prepares for a historic mainland China visit with Kissinger leading a 10 day mission to finalize plans. An Oct 25 return is expected as Nixon aims to greet Indira Gandhi and attend a November fundraiser while readings hint at a late next month trip.
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Students Voting Law Overturned by Cincinnati Court
A three judge panel in Ohio ruled that college student residency requirements for voting are unconstitutional. It held that six months residency suffices and that the Xavier University students in the suit would mostly be eligible, while 1 600 others registered since Sept 22 would not. The decision cites equal protection and allows the board to set a registration deadline.
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Vietnam Peace Talks Lose Momentum in Paris
The Vietnam peace talks drift with four parties showing waning momentum. Nixon's travel plans to Peking and Moscow, Le Duc Tho and Nguyen Thi Binh’s movements, and Thuy's private visit fuel concern that deals may be made without Hanoi Viet Cong leaders. Porter signals worries among Vietnamese negotiators.
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Likely Supreme Court nominees named from field of 15
Washington AP reports a woman judge and an Arkansas lawyer among frontrunners for the high court. A White House spokesman says at least 15 candidates are under consideration, with six submitted for ABA evaluation, including Herschel H. Friday and Mildred L. Lillie. Nixon plans to announce nominations next week.
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Senate panel votes to cut Pakistan aid and back Israel
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved ending all Pakistan assistance and earmarking special funds for Israel while trimming 20 percent from this year's military aid. Final authorization work on Nixon's 3.5 billion foreign aid request is postponed to next week.
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Second American Kuznets Wins Nobel Prize in Economics
Stockholm AP Dr Simon Kuznets of Harvard University won the 1971 Nobel Prize in economics. The 70 year old native of Kharkov Russia was cited for his empirically founded interpretation of economic growth revealing new insights into development and social structure. The prize carries 88000 dollars.
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