Agnew attends Marcos inauguration under heavy guard
Vice President Spiro T. Agnew attended Ferdinand Marcos's inauguration in Manila amid strict U.S. Secret Service protection. He dismissed anti American demonstrations as inconsequential and praised a united Asia while meeting South Korea's Prime Minister and laying a wreath at a U.S. military cemetery. Security was tight to prevent a repeat of Monday night's embassy protest.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Philippines
Agnew
U.S
Secret Service
Marcos
United Asia
Peking
Manila Intercontinental Hotel
Chung Il Kown
South Korea
Makar
Malacanang Palace
Asia
Monday Knight
South Vietnam
War Zone
Quirino Grandstand
Manila Bay
Eugene A. Cernan
Nixon Signs Tough Coal Mine Safety Bill
President Nixon signed a landmark coal mine safety law born from the Mannington disaster of 1968, expanding health and safety standards across all mines. The act sets dust limits, requires gassy mine classification, and authorizes penalties up to 25 000 dollars and one year in prison for willful violations, with miner compensation of 136 to 270 dollars monthly for black lung cases and dependents.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Mannington
W. Va
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Secretary of Interior
Inside Times Huxtable on renewal's urban environment
Ada Louise Huxtable, in Inside Times, critiques urban renewal effects on the environment. The Mankiewicz Braden column notes Vice President Agnew unintentionally fuels anti Semitism. Pownal readies to vote again on a school bond issue on page 6.
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Times
Ada Louise Huxtable
Mankiewicz - Braden
Agnew
Pownal
Nixon Signs Inflationary Yet Beneficial Tax Bill
President Nixon signed a sweeping tax measure touted as inflationary but offset by boosts in social security and wider tax relief. The plan raises personal exemptions, expands standard deductions, and provides relief for about 63 million Americans while delaying full effects until 1973. The package faces budget strain and possible tax shifts amid broader fiscal debate.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Congress
White House
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Senate
House-Senate
House
U S Charges Hanoi Uses War Prisoners As Pawns in Bargaining
UPI reports the United States accuses North Vietnam of refusing serious negotiations and using American POWs as bargaining chips for a political settlement. South Vietnam warns peace prospects in 1970 look bleak as Hanoi and the Viet Cong push for power through talks. Ambassador Habib reveals missing servicemen lists to press for humanitarian disclosure while Communists reject the prisoner issue and criticize piecemeal releases.
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Paris
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Saigon
Habib
Southeast Asia
AEC Denies Dangers Own Scientists Raise
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission rejects as invalid the findings of two AEC scientists about radiation risks from peaceful nuclear energy use. The pair from Lawrence Livermore urged a tenfold cut in permissible doses, prompting federal reviews by NCRP ICRP FAC, while the AEC maintains no basis for revising standards.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Associated Press
AEC
United States
Senate
John W. Gofman
Arthur R. Tamplin
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
University of California At Livermore
Gofman
Gorman
Tamplin
NCRP
ICRP
FAC
The 1970s Choice of Golden Age or Catastrophe
Walter Sullivan argues the 1970s offer a fork between disaster and a Golden Age driven by science and technology. He warns of nuclear war, overpopulation, new diseases, and environmental damage, but urges leadership and ingenuity to avert doom and propel progress.
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New York
Moon
Germany
Davis Keeps Emergency Order Targeted in Vermont
Gov. Deane C. Davis maintains a selective state of emergency for Caledonia and Orange counties Burlington and Rutland while lifting statewide designation. The Vermont National Guard will stay deployed for concentrated snow removal in two major cities and repair crews aim to restore electricity to nearly all customers.
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Joshua Lederberg
Stanford University
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Randolph
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Bennington
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