Louis Armstrong dies at 71 after kidney and heart trouble
Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo died at his New York home from an apparent heart attack after a period of illness. Funeral services were planned for Friday at Corona Congregational Church with a list of honorary pallbearers including Ellington Gillespie Bailey Basie Lombardo Crosby. President Nixon mourned the jazz icon who helped shape American art.
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Senators urge doubling summer feeding funds for hungry children
A bipartisan group led by Senator Clifford Case urged the Nixon administration to raise the 18.1 million plan for the summer feeding program to about 30 million. They cited estimates of need and noted Congress authorized up to 100 million from customs receipts if necessary to fund expanded city programs.
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SALT talks enter new phase as Soviet plan eyed
UPI reports U.S. and Soviet envoys in Helsinki await the Kremlin’s compromise plan for SALT limiting antimissile systems with possible year-end agreement. Gerard C. Smith arrives optimistic. Semenov leads large Soviet team amid accusations of US sabre rattling. A May summit framed the renewed push. An aside notes a summer feeding program and an Australian earthquake rattling Melbourne suburbs.
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Nixon
Democrats ready to open fire at Nixon policy targets
UPI reports Democrats attack President Nixon s economic stance as midyear reviews stress no change to fundamentals. Treasury Secretary Connally defends the plan while Tower calls for a quick tax cut to spur consumer spending amid slow growth. Dole warns Democrats on political risk if they press joblessness issue. In Massachusetts, a one cent hike in the state gasoline tax takes effect, boosting combined gas taxes with the federal levy.
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Proxmire blasts Navy F14 as a lemon and costly
Senator William Proxmire branded the Navy F14 jet fighter a lemon and warned the program could add 4 billion dollars in charges. He urged canceling contracts and replacing with an improved F4 Phantom as an interim measure until a new fighter is developed. Revised costs show 301 production F14s through 1975 could cost 18 to 20 million dollars each, versus initial 11.5 million.
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At the Movies A Patchwork of New Releases and Classics
A roundup of current and coming attractions notes Act of the Heart with Donald Sutherland and Genevieve Bujold at Manchester, Hathaway Drive-In drops Airport for Debbie Reynolds and Shelley Winters. Vincent Price Poe quickie Cry of the Banshee. Bennington Drive-In features Wild Rovers with Ryan ONeal and Sinatra's Dirty Dingus McGee. Ryan's Daughter continues at Harte Theatre with Mills, Mitchum, Miles. Steve McQueen stars in Le Mans, praised for realism at College Cinema Williamstown. times listed for venues.
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Harte Theatre
Sarah Miles
John Mills
Robert Mitchum
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Meir says Israel may stand alone to defend its right to exist
Prime Minister Golda Meir warns the United States against pressuring Israel to concede to Arabs and says Israel is prepared to go it alone if necessary. She urges national unity, notes prior peace efforts since 1967, and stresses security over sympathy. Israel accuses Egypt of cease fire violations as US diplomats meet Cairo officials to discuss reopening the Suez Canal.
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