Agnew Signals No Debate From Nixon Ally in Ohio
Vice President Spiro Agnew told Columbus audiences it would be poor politics for Nixon and himself to debate McGovern. He defended administration policy, praised Ohio Republicans, and criticized McGovern’s stance on Vietnam and China trips while a crowd clashed with protesters outside the event.
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Mines Placed in Rivers and Canals by U S Planes in Vietnam
In Military Region 1 near the DMZ, U S aircraft mined rivers and canals to slow arms flow to North Vietnamese units. Command noted first reported inland waterway mining in South Vietnam while recording mine locations. Overcast weather limited air strikes across North Vietnam to about 210 sorties.
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Ohio weighs highway bond option to restore construction funds
Gov. Gilligan's administration studies a highway bond issue to recover a $100 million yearly drop since 1970 as lawmakers debate a proposed gasoline tax increase from seven to nine cents. Finance Director Harold Hovey says no bond plan is confirmed and details will wait for the governor's budget. The decline stems from rising maintenance and debt costs, with 1970 spending at $325 million and recent averages around $207 million.
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McGovern Shifts Focus to War in Nationwide Run
Senator George McGovern framed the Vietnam War as an assault on American decency and self-respect in a Philadelphia speech to campaign donors. He cited Nixon's bombing, POW losses, and waning momentum while touring Ohio and New Jersey with Muskie.
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Shriver To Visit Cleveland For Major Policy Speech
Democratic vice presidential candidate R Sargent Shriver visits Cleveland to address the City Club after arriving at Burke Lakefront Airport. He will stay through 4 15 p m and may meet Edward Nixon at the Cleveland Mall where an all nations exhibit walk through occurs. Edward Nixon is set to speak at the mall around 2 p.m.
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Senate unit approves Social Security hike and reforms
The Senate Finance Committee backed a $6 billion package of Social Security boosts and higher payroll deductions to fund them. The plan expands cash benefits and Medicare while widening welfare provisions, with a strengthened workfare approach and a raised earnings limit for retirees.
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Ohio Republicans approve platform pledging no new taxes
Delegates at the Ohio Republican Convention approve a platform pledging to cap taxation and oppose tax rate or bracket increases while rejecting an amendment for a statewide vote on all future state income tax hikes. Speaker turn notes spending rose 42 percent under Gov. Gilligan.
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Israel Faces Global Bomb Plot With Targeted Embassies
The plot to kill Israelis with bobby trapped mail parcels spread to Africa after police found bombs in North America and Europe. Three envelopes addressed to Kinshasa embassy officials were found before detonation, echoing earlier finds in Paris London Brussels Geneva Vienna Tel Aviv Montreal and New York. One diplomat was killed in London.
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U S Rejects Viet Cong Peace Proposals in Paris Talks
In Paris the United States rebuffed Viet Cong demands to end the war in South Vietnam arguing such a plan would prolong warfare and cement a North Vietnamese dictatorship. Ambassador Porter called Communist statements illogical and impractical.
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Ohio utility firms seek license for Zimmer nuclear plant
An Atomic Energy Commission licensing board promised three Ohio utilities an answer by November on whether a license will be issued for the $320 million William Zimmer nuclear powered electric plant on the Ohio River at Moscow Ohio Clermont County. The board chaired by John Farmakikes held the second and final public hearing on the plant’s effects here Wednesday. Cincinnati Gas & Electric Dayton Power and Light and Columbus and Southern Electric seek the license.
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