Congress ready to extend President's control powers
Washington reports Nixon wins key support to extend presidential wage and price control powers for one year beyond April 30. A House Senate conference backed the extension though a rent provision failed after a proxy voting hiccup. Treasury officials hint at possible tweaks to guidelines while laboring to push the bill before Easter recess.
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Washington
Nixon
House-Senate
Treasury
George P. Shults
Parcen Mitchell
D-Md
House Banking Committee
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
Mitchell
Conference
House
Senate
U.S. Criticizes Israeli Raid in Beirut at UN
At the United Nations, the United States condemned Israel's raid in Beirut while urging condemnation of Arab terrorism. Ambassador Scali said no state may violate another's sovereignty, and Washington will veto actions singling out Israel alone. Egypt sought a full council debate on the Middle East crisis after Lebanon's complaint.
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UPT
United States
Israel
Beirut
John A. Seali
U.N. Security Council
Council
Lebanon
Scali
Middle East
Mohamed H. Zayyat
Egypt
Conseil
Gunfire Ends Truce at Wounded Knee Station
At Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge reservation Indian forces and federal agents exchanged thousands of rounds Tuesday ending a three week cease-fire. Two inside the village were wounded with one hospitalized in Rapid City in critical condition.
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Pine Ridge
8.D
UPI
Wounded Knee
Rapid City
Oglala Sioux
FBI
Annuall
Charnet
Stanley Patlinger
Pottinger
Brennan adds extra guards at his Labor Dept. office
Labor Secretary Peter J. Brennan has hired five special guards to protect the Labor Department office at a cost of $50,000 yearly. The guards, department employees, supplement the regular GSA guards. Five young Vietnam era recruits were added to the security team.
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Brennan
Labor Dept
Washington
UPI
Peter J. Brennan
Labor Department
Department
Uniformed General Services Administration
GSA
Vietnam
New York City
Nixon
Tom Costigan
Brendan
Lator
Costigan
Senate
Labor
Peking New York telegraph link to start soon
Western Union International announces a Peking to New York telegraph link will begin shortly under an agreement with the People's Republic of China. Other services such as Telex data and leased channels will follow as facilities become available later this year.
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Peking
New York
Western Union International, Inc
People's Republic of China
Romanelli
Western Union International
Strawberry traffic jam blocks Santa Ana Freeway
A Livacidh Producer Co. tractor trailer from San Bernardino overturned after a collision on the Santa Ana Freeway in La Mirada. Four tons of tomatoes and strawberries spilled, creating a two hour cleanup as highway patrol worked to restore traffic flow.
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LA Mirada
Calif
UPI
Santa Ana
Livacidh Producer Co
San Bernardino
Ind
Highway Patrol
Quick settlement reached in Eastern Airlines strike
Washington UPI seven hour nationwide walkout by stewards and stewardesses ends as tentative contract reached. Airline to resume partial service mid day. 4,600 AFL-CIO Transport workers to ratify. Pickets active at major airports. 10 flights grounded at Logan and the DC NY Boston shuttle.
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Washington
UPI
Noen
Eastern
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Canada
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Bermuda
Bahamas
Jamaica
George Trea
Ives
Iis
Afl-Cio Tranwt Workers Union
Sandra Norton
Annes
New York
Baltimore
Chicago
Boston
Newark
Columbus
Oho
Fastern
Logan Airport
Washington, New York
Seale trails in Oakland mayoral runoff bid
Oakland election returns show Mayor John Reading leading the eight candidate field with 55 342 votes versus Bobby Seale’s 21 514. With no candidate gaining 50 percent, a runoff is set for May 15, marking Oakland’s first majority-minority race and Seale’s bid to translate Panthers activism into city government.
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Oakland
UPI
John Reading
Bobby Seale
Gates
Seale
Manayor
California
Reading
Black Panthers
Panthers
Lon Nol resigns Cambodian cabinet to seek unity
President Lon Nol announced the entire cabinet quit to strengthen national unity. Premier Hang Thun Hak and 14 ministers resigned after six months, with a new cabinet to be formed including opposition members. He urged cooperation to resolve Cambodia's economic and military crisis amid a Communist offensive.
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U.S
Lon Nol
Hang Thun Hak
Cambodia
Indochina
Bis
Voices push Denver man to build helicopters
Bill Forington began hearing voices in 1963 guiding him to build crash free helicopters though they gave no instructions. Over two decades he has built eight in his basement in suburban Denver, with several crashes and FAA warnings for unlicensed flight, while he presses toward a lighter, rotor‑based engine design.
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Denver
UPI
Bill Forington
Forington
Farington
Porington
Forngton
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Tear
At the Movies in Williamstown Tonight
The Oscar winning film Cries and Whispers opens at College Cinema with Inga Tulla and Liv Ulman. Disney Vacation special The World's Greatest Athlete continues at Cinema I. The Godfather returns to Bennington for a week. The Main Street theatre debuts Har' 4 St. Bernard George in a family comedy. Time clocks: Cinema I 7 and 9 with 1 and 3 matinees. Cinema II 7:30. Harte Theatre 7 and 9 with 2 p.m. matinee. Williamstown 8.
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Williametown
Inga Tulla
Liv Ulman
Cinema
Cinema I
Jack Lemmon
Marlon Brands
Godfather
Bennington
St. Bernard
George
Main Street
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Mass
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United Presa International
New York Times News Service
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Matthews, Stahboo & Cullenan
Hama
Earcter and Nicker
Banrengon
Tasha Hom
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Williamstown
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Peete Say Vita
Marlon Brando
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