Bipartisan compromise offered on troop cuts in Europe
Senators Javits Humphrey Stevenson and Mathias draft a compromise urging Nixon to negotiate troop reductions with the Soviet Union and NATO. The Mansfield amendment seeks a 50 percent cut by year end, facing White House opposition. A poll signals a close vote with mixed opinions on the measure. Soviet reconfirmation of talks on mutual reductions was reported, with Moscow open to talks outside a general European security conference.
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UPI
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U.S
Europe
Mike Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Adlai E. Stevenson
D.N
Charles Mathias
R-Md
Soviet Union
NATO Whittier
Mansfield
Javits
Mathias
White House
NATO
Union
State Department
Moscow
Jacob D. Beam
Andrei Gromyko
Kremlin
Welfare reform bill faces long, hard fight in Congress
In Washington the House Ways and Means Committee boosted its welfare reform plan with a 5 percent Social Security benefit increase for 26 million Americans starting June 1, 1972. The move, approved 13 to 12, faces a tough battle as conservatives and some liberals clash over cost, standards, and work requirements.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways and Means
Omar Burleson
D-Tex
Phil Landrum
Dga
Nationwide rail strike disrupts commuters and major industry
The second day of a nationwide rail walkout disrupts commuters in major cities and halts production at GM plants across six states. Kellogg’s in Battle Creek and Honeymead soybean plant face shutdowns, while grain mills in Buffalo and breweries in Milwaukee report severe operation issues. Honeybees are even stalled en route from Georgia to Massachusetts, with about 365000 riders affected in New York Chicago Boston and Philadelphia combined.
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Roanoke Rapids
Battle Creek
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Buffalo
N. Y
Miller Brewing Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Georgia
Massachusetts
New York
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Sadat purges foes as Egypt reorganizes ASU
Cairo reports President Anwar Sadat is purging rivals by restructuring the Arab Socialist Union with an eight man provisional secretariat and promising free elections. He has dismissed the vice president, seven ministers, and three ASU officials, with about 110 government figures arrested and another 300 dismissed or detained. Authorities say several Cairo radio and TV officials were arrested for alleged collusion with opponents.
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ASU
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Sadat
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Maine brothers swap Vietnam duty in risky plan
Wesley Storer, 22, impersonated his brother Glenn to join the Americal division in Vietnam, despite never training with a rifle. Glenn, 21, later surrendered for allegedly aiding the deception, while their father Carleton Storer defended the brothers as courageous. The case prompted a federal inquiry as Wesley faced potential prison for illegal entry. In a separate note, Pacific Telephone reports 40 percent of U S high school graduates lack basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills, affecting job applicants.
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Maine
UPI
Storer
Wesley Storer
Vietnam
Carleton R. Storer
Yarmouth
Glenn Storer
Glenn
Wesley
Wes
Connecticut
Glen
Bermuda
Americal
Chou Lai
Ft. Devens
Mass
San Francisco
Pacific Telephone Co
Jerome Hull
Arizona and Louisiana ratify 18 voting age amendment
Arizona became the 30th state to ratify the proposal lowering the voting age to 18 with Gov. Jack Williams signing the resolution. Louisiana followed earlier the same day, approving 83-18 in the House and 34-4 in the Senate, while arguments cited include granting rights without broader responsibilities.
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Phoenix, Ariz
UPI
Jack Williams
Frank Kelly
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House Judiciary Committee
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Allen Gremillion
Gremillion
Rizzo Seeks Democratic Nomination For Philadelphia Mayor
Former Police Commissioner Frank L. Rizzo campaigns for the Democratic mayoral nomination in Philadelphia backed by the party and touting a tough cop image. He faces U S Rep Williams Green and State Rep Hardy Williams as Gov Shapp endorses Green and AG probes brutality charges.
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UPI
Frank L. Rizzo
Rizzo
U.S
Williams Green
D-Pa
Hardy Williams
Penn State
Milton J. Shapp
Green
Accusa
AMA accuses Kennedy health hearings of political aim
The AMA believes Sen. Edward Kennedy's national health insurance hearings are a maneuver to build a political framework for a 1972 presidential bid. A Denver memorandum questioned Kennedy's statistics and suggested tension with the AMA, though not endorsed by its senior staff.
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UPI
American Medical Association
Edward M. Kennedy
Boston Herald Traveler
Washington
Denver
AMA
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