McGovern backs bid to bar defense funds from Southeast Asia
Boston UPI report says Senator McGovern will join Senator Hatfield to draft an amendment that would prohibit defense budget funding for Southeast Asia except for troop withdrawal. McGovern argues Congress must reassert constitutional war powers as the war appears to grow.
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C130 Gunship Lost In Air Over Laos
The United States reports the loss of a four engine AC130 gunship over the Laotian panhandle with six Americans killed and four missing. One wounded crewman was rescued. The crash marks the costliest single aircraft loss since U S combat missions began over Laos in 1964.
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Nixon Aide Sees Inflation Curb With Year End Progress
President Nixon's economic adviser says major progress on the price front will be evident by year end. Paul McCracken notes a lag between cooling growth and inflation, citing a 1.5% GDP drop in Q1 and a 6% cost of living rise, with signs that growth may resume without inflation easing soon. The UK body renames itself to British Benefit Society for Representatives and Agents.
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Washington Window Partisan Hassle Over Campaign Spending
Republicans hold large funds for this year’s elections and fear a veto of a bill to limit federal campaign broadcast time spending. The move, rooted in 1960s equal time debates, would cap spending at seven cents per vote, amid party conflicts and potential presidential veto by Nixon.
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Gypsy Rose Lee dies of cancer at UCLA Medical Center
Hollywood report confirms Gypsy Rose Lee 56 died Sunday night after cancer surgery in 1966 and declining health. The Seattle born performer rose from vaudeville to Broadway and films, authored best sellers and hosted TV programs, surviving by son Eric Kirkland and grandson Christopher Lee.
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Christopher Lee
Oilmen Fear Wrong Decision On Import Quotas Tariff
Tulsa sources report oilmen warn that a wrong move on the oil import program could cripple gas and crude supply. IPAA and industry officials urge a realistic plan with incentives for drillers as exploration falls and demand rises. Authorities cite rig counts and wells completed in 1957 through 1969 to highlight declining domestic activity and growing dependence on foreign oil.
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Guatemalan labor leader slain amid avenge call
The body of kidnapped Guatemalan labor leader Francisco Barreno, 40, was found south of Guatemala City with a bullet wound and a note condemning his travels to Cuba and the Soviet Union. Police tie the killing to a right wing retaliation wave after the slaying of West German Ambassador Karl von Sprell. A rival kidnapping case occurred hours earlier, ending with a ransom payment for 62 year old Rudy Weisenberg Martinez.
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Dynamite blast damages Louisiana Senate Chamber
A Sunday night explosion ripped through the Louisiana state Senate chamber in Baton Rouge as 20 to 30 sticks of dynamite damaged the ornate room, shattered windows, and tore desks apart. Another blast hit the Baton Rouge Country Club nearby, and investigators found no clues in the Senate rubble. Governor McKeithen estimated losses up to $50,000.
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