Nixon Urges Vote At 18 In Federal Elections
The Nixon administration urged Congress to amend the Constitution to lower the federal voting age to 18, arguing it aligns with real life since many 18-to-20-year-olds work, pay taxes, and serve in the military. Deputy Attorney General Kreindienst warned against states lowering ages for president and vice president elections, and noted concerns over college unrest. He said a uniform 18 age would prevent arbitrary state rules and preserve national fairness.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Great Britain
Kleindienst
Senate
U.S
House of Representatives
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
Cook
Oho
New Jersey
Kentucky
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Theodore C. Sorensen
W. Walter Menninger
Hayakawa
Handolph
Sorensen
New York City
Kennedy
Soviets pledge aid to Arabs as Middle East tensions rise
The Soviet Union said it would supply Arab states with necessary support to bolster defenses against Israeli aggression while urging a peaceful settlement. Western diplomats viewed the Tass statement as a sign that Moscow might send more aid, including MIG23 fighters, if diplomacy fails. Israeli warplanes reportedly bombed Egyptian bases near Cairo and Helwan, targeting sites storing Soviet SA2 missiles.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Tass
Middle East
Alexei N. Kosygin
Israel
United Arab Republic
Cairo
Helwan
Voloshen Indicted In Fraud Case Ties McCormack Ally
A federal grand jury in Baltimore indicted Voloshen, a longtime friend of House Speaker John W. McCormack, and two others for defrauding a contractor in a $775,000 Navy contract proposal. The scheme allegedly used a letter praising the contract, purportedly written by McCormack, and employed his offices to conduct the business. Co-defendants are Darwin Charles Brown, a Washington, D.C. attorney, and Myrvin C. Clark, an industrial consultant from Long Beach, California formerly of Silver Spring, Maryland.
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Wnahan FP
Vyoloshen
House
John W. McCormack
Baltimore
McCormack
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
Voloshen
New York
Darwin Charles Brown
Washington, D.C
Myrvin C. Clark
Long Beach
Calif
Silver Spring
Phoenix program draws Senate focus in Vietnam hearings
The Phoenix program, a U S aided pacification effort to kill capture or convert Viet Cong leaders inSouth Vietnam, comes under scrutiny by Senator Fulbright and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A report by aides Moose and Lowenstein cites thousands of Viet Cong termed neutralized and warns of abuse risks amid quotas and leader identification challenges.
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Washington
South Vietnam
Senate
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Fulbright
Phoenix
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Information Agency
Richard M. Moose
James G. Lowenstein
Volpe links highway projects to housing needs nationwide
Transportation Secretary Volpe said no new federal highway projects would be approved without adequate replacement housing for affected residents. He floated using the Highway Trust Fund to finance housing, pending legal feasibility, and indicated long term pressure on local and federal housing agencies to enable urban freeway completion. The plan could slow land acquisition and construction until housing issues are officially resolved.
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New York Times News Service
Washington — Transportation
John A. Volpe
Federal Highway ‘Trust Fund
Volpe
Department of Transportation
Congress
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Interstate Highway Protram
Nixon Veto Gains in School Funds Spending Clash
House Appropriations Committee, opposing Democratic leadership, votes to grant Nixon discretion to withhold education funds from Congress. The panel advances a $19.3 billion education bill with civil rights amendments including a federal “freedom of choice” plan and bans on mandatory busing, signaling a political bid to shape the 1970 election and inflation fight.
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Nixon
New York Times
Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Democratic Congressional
Republic Senate
Ihan
White House
Republican House
Charles R. Jonas
R-N.c
Jury Deliberations Extend Fourth Day in Chicago Riot Case
A federal jury in Chicago enters its fourth day of deliberations on riot conspiracy charges against seven men. Defense lawyers seek bond relief and contend for a possible deadlock as Judge Julius Hoffman presides. Meanwhile protests erupt in New York Berkeley and San Francisco over contempt sentences tied to the case.
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Chicago
Julius J. Hoffman
U.S. District Court
Thomas P. ‘Sullivan
U.S. Ith Circuit Court of Appeals
Sullivan
Cook County
William Mf. Kunstler
Leonard I. Weinglass
Hoffman
Kunstler
Weinclass
Jude
New York
San Francisco
Berkeley
Calif
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Golda Meir
Carl Stokes
Stokes
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Teddy Kollek
Alty
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Len Stuart
Symington
D-Mo
Laos
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State Department
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Southeast Asia
Japan
Ciristopiter
Lydon
Valpe
Chicawo Ts
William Kunstler
Andl Leonard Weinglass
Chicago Federal Building
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Robert H. Michel
R-Iil
Rules Committee
Jame L. Whitten
D-Miss
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