Delegates threaten revolt at White House conference
At the seventh White House Conference on Children held at the Sheraton Park Hotel delegates threaten to revolt unless a plenary meeting of all delegates is scheduled. About 1,500 attended a musical event while 4,000 delegates debated issues and raised concerns over conference organization and potential Nixon administration influence.
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National Conference of Catholic Charities
Afl-Cio
Lawrence C. Feldman
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Martha Mitchell Named Fall Gal at Saints and Sinners Luncheon
Martha Mitchell wife of Attorney General John N. Mitchell was named fall gal by the Saints and Sinners Club for a luncheon. She has built a reputation as a roaster of U.S. senators and educators and was slated to be roasted today.
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UPI
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Rogers C.B. Morton
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Pearl Mesta
Carol Channing
Gracie Allen
Shirley MacLaine
Nixon to hold cabinet meetings biweekly next year
President Nixon plans regular cabinet meetings every two weeks starting next year to improve communication with department chiefs amid past criticisms of inadequate consultation. Interior Secretary Walter Hickel had complained of limited access before his dismissal last month.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Walter J. Hickel
Hickel
Illinois votes to replace century-old constitution
Illinois voters approved a new charter replacing the 1870 constitution while rejecting lowering the voting age to 18 and abolishing the death penalty. About 1.07 million for and 786,683 against, with 54 percent not lowering the voting age and 64 percent supporting keeping capital punishment. The charter expands home rule, bans housing and employment discrimination, and overhauls fiscal rules, taking effect July 1, 1971.
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UPI
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House of Representatives
Joint drive starts to clear Highway 7
Cambodian and South Vietnamese forces launch a joint push to clear North Vietnamese and Viet Cong units from Highway 7 linking Phnom Penh to Kompong Som. Initial resistance is light as they aim to link up by nightfall from Skoun and Kompong Cham, with air support aiding the effort.
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UPI
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U.S
Kompong Som
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Gio Linh
Demilitarized Zone
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