House Panel Approves Bill To Limit Campaign Spending
Washington UPI report says a House commerce subcommittee backed a bill to cap campaign spending for president vice president House Senate and governor after the 1970 elections. Effective dates vary by chamber and office, with repeal of equal time rules to let broadcasters offer lower rates to major candidates. President Nixon also signed a one year extension of the Public Works and Economic Development Act authorizing 770 million in loans and grants. A separate measure to let consumers sue manufacturers over gold or silver content in jewelry was approved 351 to 9 and sent back to the Senate.
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Soviet Union Slows Deployment of SS9s
Washington and Defense officials indicate the Soviet Union has halted progress on deploying the massive SS9 missile, despite earlier estimates of hundreds in service or under construction. Laird and Packard testified that intelligence suggests ongoing deployment, while public statements offer few specifics.
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UPI
Defense Department
Hiroshima
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
U.S
David Packard
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Laird
Nixon
Armed Services Committee
House Votes Funds For Peace Corps
The House approved a Peace Corps funding bill authorizing $98.8 million, matching administration requests, with actual money to follow in an appropriation. The measure adds a director led rulemaking power on volunteer conduct amid past criticism of overseas protests. It also includes a $50 monthly raise for married volunteers abroad, while payments for families remain unfunded.
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UPI
Peace Corps
House
Senate
United States
Thomas Morgan
D-Pa
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S. Vietnam
Morgan
Phase Four Begins U.S. Vietnam Withdrawal Plans
Saigon reports the United States starts its phase four plan to withdraw about 150000 more GIs by removing advance Air Force elements, with 50 000 Americans to leave by October 16 and 100 000 more by next spring. The move follows South Vietnam deploying 6000 fresh troops for a Cambodian Mekong Delta operation and comes as UPI and field reports note ongoing combat across Hue, the Delta, and northern provinces.
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Vietnam
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South Vietnam
Mekong
Cambodia
Honolulu
Nixon
Chin Yong Hae
North
Delta
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
Imperial
Hue
Nixon Seeks To Focus Public on Middle East Conflict
President Nixon seeks to steer public concern to the Middle East, arguing the crisis risks a broader confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union. He calls the region pivotal for Europe’s and Japan’s oil, NATO stability, and global resources, while exploring a cautious path including possible U.S. military involvement. Thant and Jarring in Geneva say no current basis to restart the peace mission, with Jarring vacationing in Sweden and awaiting warranted conditions.
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UPI
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NATO
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Egypt
Israel
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U.N
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Gunnar Jarring
Jarring
Sweden
Moscow
New York
N J Police Use Guns To Turn Back Rioters
Rioters in Asbury Park and surrounding towns faced gunfire as police attempted to quell three nights of disorders. About 160 injured and 225 arrests were reported, with 46 gunshot wounds and nine officers injured. curfews and ongoing investigations followed amid claims of nonlethal police fire.
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UPI
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Red Bank
Joseph Koubis
Thomas Smith
Koubis
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Monmouth County
William Boyle
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