Tax Bill and Jobs Plan Seal Congress Adjournment
Congress cleared the massive tax reform bill and rejected a bloc on the Philadelphia plan, paving the way for a Christmas adjournment. The vote sustained funding authority for Health, Education and Welfare, Labor and foreign aid, avoiding payroll gaps and signaling Nixon’s likely signature on the $9.1 billion tax cuts.
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Israelis Reject U S Peace Proposals Amid Arab Military Moves
TEL AVIV AP Israel rejects U S peace proposals as Arabs map new moves. Cabinet calls plans appeasement and vows not to be forced. Israeli commandos strike Egypts Red Sea base in second raid in five days amid tense relations with Washington.
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France
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Washington
Bank Robbery at West Street Branch Sees $8000 Stolen
A lone bandit robbed the West Street trailer branch of First Agricultural National Bank at 1 20 pm taking about 8000. Bank officials say the robber appeared alone and may have been armed. Details remain scarce as investigators review the scene in Jubilee urban renewal area. Nearby Rabat conference notes indicate Arab leaders may favor easing direct war and expanding guerrilla support to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Simultaneously Israeli commandos raided the Egyptian naval base at Sidi Barani and rockets were reported from Jordan and Lebanon overnight.
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Ssfaga
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Lebanon
Court Rules Elmwood Cemetery Must Allow Black Soldier Burial
A federal judge in Birmingham ruled Elmwood Cemetery cannot bar a Black family from burying Army Private Bill Terry, killed in Vietnam, in an all-white lot. Ruling cites 1866 civil rights law guaranteeing equal rights to inherit purchase lease and convey property.
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Ala
Vietnam
Seybourn Lynne
Elmwood
Army Pfe
Bill Terry
Lynne
United States
Meir cools U S peace plans as dangerous appeasement
In Jerusalem Premier Golda Meir blasts Washington for proposals she says erode Israel’s security and threaten border, refugee, and Jerusalem issues. She accuses the United States of shifting from peace talks to final accords while Arabs push increased military activity.
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Israel
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Egypt
United States
New York Times
Jerusalem
Washington
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Johnson
O.K
U.S
United Nations Relief and Works Administration
Meir
Jersalem
Bible sales lag in religious books this Christmas season
A spot check of national book markets shows religion books lagging behind overall sales. Bibles sell well in many regions, but Northeast and Middle Atlantic church titles struggle. Readers seek personal meaning, mysticism, and self‑help themes. young buyers favor paperback formats.
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Texas
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Middle Atlantic
Igor Kropotkin
Scribner's Bok
Fifth Avenue
Linda Myers
Brentano
Brentano’s
Cokesbury
Dro
Ex‑con seeks $115000 for 34 years in prison over $5 theft
Stephen Dennison, 60, of Glens Falls New York appeals to the Supreme Court for $115000 claiming 34 years in state institutions for stealing $5 worth of candy violated his rights. Courts previously overturned a awarded award, citing mental deficiency and misapplied punishment. He was released in 1960 after decades in reformatories and hospitals.
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