Senate committee backs 9.2 billion Omnibus Housing Bill
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee approved a 9.2 billion Omnibus Housing Bill to aid low and moderate income housing. Amendments by Senator Edward Brooke expand federally assisted housing, reserve 20 percent of private projects for low income families, cap rents at 25 percent of income, subsidize local tax losses, and promote renovation and refinancing with subsidized mortgages. The plan also grows the experimental housing allowance program from 10 million to 25 million dollars annually.
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Washington
UPI
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate
Edward W. Brooke
R-Mass
Brooke
Japan Debates China Ties After Nixon Visit
Japanese Diet clashes over Nixon's China trip with Prime Minister Sato hinting Taiwan may be part of the mainland. Foreign Minister Fukuda pressed the point as U.S. officials insist there were no secret deals and allies' commitments remain. China has shown no action while Sato remains in power.
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UPI
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Nixon
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U.S
Eisaku Sato
Taiwan
People’s Republic of China
Sato
Takeo Fukuda
Japan
United Nations
Marshall Green
Far East
United States
Da Nang Battles Mark Two Viet Namese Offensive Moves
South Vietnamese battalions killed 38 guerrillas in two Da Nang battles on opposite sides of the city while a U S missile targeted a Communist antiaircraft site 40 miles north of the DMZ. U S forces reported 9 guerrillas killed in two ambushes near Saigon as Cambodia links expand the drive to cut Communist supply routes.
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Jury selection begins in Angela Davis murder kidnapping trial
In San Jose California jury selection started for Angela Davis as prosecutors accuse her of murder kidnapping and conspiracy tied to the Soledad Brothers She faces intense questioning from prospective jurors while her family attends and security measures are intensified Descriptive details note reactions from potential jurors and a juror’s wife joking about serving on a panel in relation to bowling.
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Calif
UPI
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Ben
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Marin County
Art Vanek
UCLA
Philosophy
William Tell
Branton
Belfast shootings blamed on Protestant backlash
Police investigated two late night Belfast shootings amid fears of a Protestant backlash against Catholics. A Catholic father of eight, Lawrence Murtagh, 44, was shot at his father's Springfield Road bar, followed 30 minutes later by an unnamed man shot at his Highlands Road home in a mixed Protestant area. The day also saw the Horse Shoe Bar blown up and violence against Catholic sites. Police cited possible retaliatory violence by militants and noted IRA aims to unify all six counties.
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IRA
Corona files $350 million suit over arrest and slander
Juan V. Corona’s attorney sues Sutter County officials for $350 million, alleging false arrest and malicious remarks in connection with the slayings of 25 itinerant farm laborers buried along the Feather River. The suit claims Corona did not commit the murders and cites heart injuries from internment. Filed in Contra Costa County due to alleged slander reaching there.
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Feather River
Sutter County
Richard E. Hawk
Contra Costa County
Dentist gets stiff sentence for aiding draft evaders
Los Angeles based dentist Dr. Bernard Bender aged 52 was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined after a jury found him guilty of conspiracy and two counts of aiding draft evasion. He fitted young men with unnecessary braces to claim medical exemptions. The judge called the crime treasonous sounding but ordered a psychiatric review that could modify the term while the fine remains. Bender's wife cried as he embraced her upon the ruling.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Bernard Bender
Woodland Hills
Calif
Bender
U.S. District Court
Powerful quake strikes near Hachijo Island Tokyo area
The epicenter lay near Hachijo Island 185 miles south of Tokyo. Intensity reached six on the Japanese scale, about 7.0 on the Richter scale per UPI and USGS notes. Landslides blocked roads on Hachijo. No casualties or major damage reported. Train service paused on the Tokaido Line. Tall Tokyo buildings swayed. plaster fell in a Tokyo news building near the imperial palace. No tidal wave warning issued.
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UPI
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Pacific Ocean
U.S. National Earthquake Information Center
Rockville
Environmental Agency
Osaka
Mainichi
Reader’s Digest
Emperor Hirohito
Imperial Palace
Israeli Syria clash and Lebanon reprisal raids
Israeli forces and Arab units exchanged mortar fire along the Syrian front in a two hour duel after attacks on Israeli outposts. In Lebanon, Beirut sources say the government moves to neutralize Palestinian commandos to deter further Israeli reprisals, as army units reclaim villages seen as guerrilla strongholds.
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Syria
Golan Heights
Lebanon
Beirut
David Elazar
Israel
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Arkoub
Fatahland
al Fatah
FTC head defends tough policies in public clash
Miles W. Kirkpatrick chairman of the FTC defends the agency against White House criticism of tough rules including a proposal to require broadcasters to give free air time for public service arguments against certain ads. He argues stronger controls on false ads protect consumers and counter one sided marketing while acknowledging no government figure has criticized him publicly.
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Washington
UPI
Miles W. Kirkpatrick
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
White House
Kirkpatrick
Clay T. Whitehead
Office of Telecommunications
Administration
Whitehead
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Nixon
Philadelphia
Violent cinema era highlighted by Dirty Harry at College Cinema
Williamstown screenings showcase intense action and moral questions as Dirty Harry joins Gimme Shelter and See No Evil at Harte theaters. Clint Eastwood’s police pursuit of a killer inspires debates on police procedure amid graphic depictions. GP rated for both Harte films scheduled 7 or 10 and 8:35 showing times, with See No Evil at 9.
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Supreme Court
Harte
California
Mia Farrow
Williamstown
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