Senate panel approves ten percent Social Security rise
Washington AP report says Senate Finance Committee backed a 10 percent increase for 27 million beneficiaries with major figures predicting broader boosts. The panel rejected higher 15 or 20 percent raises and prepared to tackle payroll tax changes to fund the changes with a 64 member pledge to push the larger increase on the floor.
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Washington
House
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate
Long
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Bomb threat forces evacuation of McGovern plane
Senator George S. McGovern arrived in Washington after a bomb threat to his chartered jet prompted an emergency evacuation in Pittsburgh. The leading Democratic candidate had flown from New York after campaigning when police received a call saying the plane with McGovern aboard would blow up.
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Washington
Sen
George
McGovern
D-S.d
Pittsburgh
New York City
New York
Houston
Tex
Humphrey
Wallace
Oklahoma City
Henry M. Jackson
United Air Lines
Stevenson calls for Nixon defeat in Minnesota
Adlai Stevenson III urged Minnesota voters to defeat President Nixon and re-elect Sen. Walter Mondale at the State DFL Convention opening. He criticized Nixon on unemployment and policy, praised Mondale, and stressed unity within the Democratic Party while avoiding national race talk.
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Adlai Stevenson III
Illinois
Walter Mondale
DFL
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Nixon
Stevenson
Nixon
Lady with cake decorating skills sought for bakery work
Help wanted ad notes experience preferred but training offered. See store manager Al XXXXX. Ad ran six days for $5.40 but job filled after two days. For the same action call 433-8851.
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Herald
Flooding in Rapid City Leaves Many Dead and Homeless
Torrential rain and floods ripped through Rapid City South Dakota leaving at least 95 dead and 300 missing. Gas lines exploded igniting fires as crews battled damage across the city with bridges washed out and Rapid Creek rivering through streets. National guardsmen aided responders while residents sheltered in schools and churches amid a war zone like scene.
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Rapid City
S.C
Pennington County
Glen Best
South Dakota
Harold Higgins
Rapid City Journal
Rapid
Higgins
Donald Barnett
Canyon Lake Park
Canyon Lake
Muskie withholds endorsement as McGovern campaign grows
In Washington Sen. Muskie refused to back McGovern, saying he will remain in the race to preserve party unity and address concerns over McGovern's proposals. McGovern says he is likely to win the nomination despite Muskie's stance. Humphrey cuts staff but argues he remains in the race.
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Sen
Edmund Muskie
National Press Club
Washington
Dem
George S. McGovern
Edmund
Muskie
McGovern
George McGovern
United Party
New York
California
John V. Tunney
Oklahoma City
Jackson
U S warplanes raid North Vietnam coast near Haiphong
American warplanes and B52s struck fuel depots coal storage and bridges along the North Vietnam coast from the DMZ to Haiphong Thanh Hoa Vinh and Dong Hoi in the largest raids near Saigon since the Tet period. The strikes killed troops damaged depots and left 37 Americans reported missing or wounded and two killed in scattered actions.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
Dong Hoi
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Hue
U.S
Hanoi
1St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
da Nang
Angela Davis Returns to Ugly Depths of Society Tour
Angela Davis declares she is returning from a descent into the ugly depths of society. She speaks to supporters in Los Angeles launching a brief nationwide tour, saying the isolation cell in Marin County and the people are her hope and promise of liberty.
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Los Angeles
Angela Davis
Marin County
Schedule of Pages VS.Mkt Area editorial sports
The page list shows sections for markets, editorial content, sports at pages eight and nine, society at six, forms at ten, comics at eleven, and classified listings at twelve and thirteen. It outlines the newspaper’s layout across the day’s inserts with page indicators.
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Mkt
Nixon ends quiet Camp David retreat amid mystery
President Nixon flies back to Washington two days earlier than planned after a rain affected Florida respite and Moscow summit. Deputy press secretary Warren says no crisis and no press plan was possible, denying any involvement by campaign manager John Mitchell.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Nixon
Maryland
White House
Pat
Camp David
Catoctin Mountain
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gerald L. Warren
Florida
Moscow
Associated Press
United Press International
Warren
John Mitchell
State DFL to debate platform at Minnesota convention
ROCHESTER Minn AP The Minnesota Democratic- Farmer-Labor Convention moves into platform debate and endorsements with topics including abortion marijuana and amnesty for draft evaders. A 55 percent rule will elevate planks to platform status from proposals, aiming to blunt radical proposals. The convention will endorse Mondale for a second term and select a candidate for Public Service Commissioner. Richard Moe will run as Humphrey pledged delegate. a Sunday straw vote will split 13 delegates among Humphrey McGovern and Chisholm.
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Rochester, Minn
Minnesota
DFL
Wendell Anderson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Walter F. Mondale
Public Service
Richard Moe
Moe
Humphrey
George McGovern
Shirley Chisholm
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Sturgis
Dorothy Lyon
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Textile Workers of America
the Convention
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Pentagon
United States
Paul Mayer
Mayer
USAF
Lynn EF. Guenther
the Dalles
Oregon
Edwin
A. Hawley, Jr
Birmingham
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Kenneth J. Fraser
Brooklyn
N. Y
David Hoffman
San Die
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Walter FE. Wilber
Troy
Marine Corps
Edison W. Miller
Clinton
Iowa
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