Senate 10 Percent Surtax Extension Delayed
Washington AP report says House vote against Nixon surtax extension defeats an early anti inflation move. House delays until after July 4 recess, with emergency action proposed to extend withholding at 10 percent. Surtax would run six months at 10 percent and six months at 5 percent, ending June 30, 1970.
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Edmond Lebreton Washington
House
Nixon
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Congress
Democratic Bloc
Ways and Means Committee
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
John McCormack
Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Hundreds of S Viet commandos reinforce besieged Ben Het camp
A patrol of hundreds of American led South Vietnamese commandos were flown into Ben Het Special Forces camp near the Laos border. They engaged North Vietnamese troops, reporting a 15 minute firefight with no allied casualties. North Vietnamese shelling and a relief convoy to the camp continued as U S B 52s conducted raids.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Ben Het
U.S
Dak
U.S. Command
Laos
Cambodia
Minnesota trio pleads innocent in Morrill Hall takeover
Three University of Minnesota students Rose Mary Freeman Horace Huntley and Warren Tucker Jr appeared in Hennepin County District Court and entered innocent pleas to four counts including aggravated criminal damage to property riot and two counts of unlawful assembly.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Morrill Hall
Hennepin County
Rose Mary Freeman
Horace Huntley
Warren Tucker Jr
Douglas K. Amdahl
Lodge flies back to Paris for Vietnam peace talks
Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge returned to Paris after a three week absence from Vietnam peace talks. He accompanied President Nixon to the Midway meeting on June 8 and briefed the President and the National Security Council on negotiations.
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New York
Henry Cabot Lodge
Paris
Vietnam
Lodge
Nixon
National Security Council
Mass demonstrations support Telangana statehood in India
AP reports police clashed with large crowds as Indian separatists held a second day of mass demonstrations urging statehood for Telangana in southeast India.
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Hyderabad
India
Telingana
Rhodesian Parliament Opens Under Queen Portrait
In Salisbury Rhodesia a new parliamentary session opens with a gilt framed portrait of Queen Elizabeth II dominating the chamber. Clifford W. DuPont delivers the throne speech as acting administrator of government, while Britain severed ties with Rhodesia and the legislature remains largely ignored by Salisbury.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Britain
Rhodesia
Clifford W. DuPont
Salisbury
Pope says world seeks an easy life amid birth control debate
Vatican City AP Pope Paul VI warned that modern society favors ease and cited opposition to the encyclical Humanae Vitae as evidence. He maintained there is no plan to revoke the Catholic ban on artificial contraception, insisting it remains the law of God.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Austin Teachers Gain 365000 More in 1969 70 Pact
The Austin School Board and Austin Teachers Council reached the 1969-70 wage contract after late negotiations. The plan raises base pay for B A holders to 6640 and masters to 7250 with higher maximums, boosting overall teacher salaries and related benefits by about 365000 versus last year.
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Austin
Austin Teachers Council
Irwin Mickelson
Mickelson
Albert Lea
Iaribault
Winona
Austin Board of Ed
Ucation
Dist
Austin Public Schools
Teachers’ Council
Austin Board of Education
Aea-Aft
Tornado watch canceled as heavy rains hit Minnesota
Widespread rainfall drenched southern and central Minnesota with New Ulm recording 2.06 inches by 7 am. A tornado watch remained in effect for southeastern Minnesota, west central Wisconsin, and parts of Iowa until noon, with threats of severe storms, large hail and damaging winds.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
New Ulm
Weather Bureau
Wisconsin
Tral
Iowa
Minneapolis
Sherburn
Paynesville
St. Croix River
St. Croix Falls
Wis
St. Croix
Mississippi River
Winona
Harmony
Minn
Peru to nationalize land and expropriate foreign holdings
President Velasco announced sweeping land reform to replace large private estates with agrarian communities, expropriating major holdings including Cerro de Pasco and W R Grace interests. The plan targets Casagrande sugar, vows no exemptions, and hints at cash and bond payments for seized land. The move worsens U S Peru tensions after recent nationalizations and aid cuts.
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Lima
Peru
Juan Velasco
U.S
Cerro de Pasco Mining
W. R. Grace & Co
Washington
Velasco
International Petroleum Co
ICC
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
United States
Casagrande
Pacific Ocean
Inquest rules Judy Garland death accidental overdose
London coroner ruled Judy Garland's death accidental due to an inadvertent self overdose of barbiturates. The inquest found no alcohol issue or intent to self harm. Garland's husband Mickey Deans testified about sleeping tablets and her drinking habits as fans planned public viewings and a private funeral.
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Judy
London
Judy Garland
Chelsea
Houses of Parliament
Miss Garland
New York
Mickey Deans
MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Deans
Gavin Thurston
Thurston
Frank E. Campbell
Madison Avenue
81St Street
Police shooting of Vivian Strong sparks unrest in Omaha
A police officer killing a 14 year old Black girl with a suspected break in report triggered vandalism, burglary and looting on Omaha's Near North Side. Vivian Strong, daughter of Mrs. Casey Strong, was shot once in the skull as a group dispersed. Police later conducted firebombing and burglaries as they patrolled the area into the early morning.
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Omaha, Neb
North Side
Vivian Strong
Casey Strong
Democrats accuse Hickel of political maneuvering in White House
Washington AP Democrats label Nixon tactics Hickel's disease noting the president preempts issues to shape public perception. They cite visits to a ghetto and traffic helicopter analyses as images to win support while blocking civil rights act extension. Fred Harris warns of party unity despite occasional flareups and outlines an accord with congressional leaders on a policy council.
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Washington
Hickel
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Fred Harris
Harris
South
Nixon Trudeau celebrate 10th anniversary of St Lawrence Seaway
MASSENA N Y AP presidents Nixon and Pierre Elliott Trudeau join the 10th anniversary events at the Moses Saunders Power Dam and Eisenhower Locks marking a decade since the seaway opened in 1959. The ceremony connects oceanside shipping to the Midwest with ships visiting Canadian and U S harbors.
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Massena
N.Y
St. Lawrence Seaway
Midwest
Nixon
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Moses-Saunders
Lam
Eisenhower Locks
Seaway
Britain
Canada
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
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Prince Charles
Prince of Wales
Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Park
Pope
By Diego E. Gonzalez
National Agrarian Society
James Mason
Liza Minnelli
Trudeau
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Sophia Loren
Tito
Island of Brioni
Carlo Ponti
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