Nixon urges balanced action to fix poverty and reform programs
President Nixon in a nationwide radio address calls for blending impatience with common sense to tackle poverty hunger discrimination ignorance and disease. He criticizes past federal social programs as utopian and failing and urges fiscal restraint to reform human resource programs.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
America
State of the Union
Nixon Urges Social Reform After Vietnam War End
President Nixon says this year offers a chance for major advances as the Vietnam War ends. He plans a message to Congress soon proposing reforms to social programs to address past failures. Proposals include revamping education and training funding, cutting hospital subsidies, moving anti poverty programs to relevant departments, and reforming welfare to restore dignity and family structure.
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Nixon
Congress
Office of Economic Edtation
Met
Dayan proposes hotline after Libyan airliner downing
Defense Minister Moshe Dayan said the Libya Boeing 727 was shot down after a misreading by Egyptian control and Israeli forces. He urged an international probe and proposed a hotline between Egypt and Israel to prevent future incidents. Elazar admitted ordering the landing. 10 lives were lost.
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Tel Aviv
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Egypt
Dayan
David Elazar
Air Force
Mercechai Hod
Elazar
Suez Canal
Cairo
Ian
Lobstermen Press Legislators On Lobstering Rules
Lobstermen from Camp Ellis and others urged Rep. Barry Hobbins and Sen. Peter Danton to craft statewide laws that treat all fishermen equally. They opposed plans to open new markets, promote Sunday lobstering, cap traps under 600, and issue licenses to boats rather than individuals. The legislators pledged support as bills are drafted and asked for public hearing attendance in Augusta.
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Camp Ellis
Barry Hobbins
Pteer Danton
Saco
Rod and Gun Club
Sen
Danton
Marine Resources Committee
Rep
Vietnamese Shelling Kills 10 Near JMC Conference Room
Ten Vietnamese were killed when shells struck near a Joint Military Commission conference room in Tri Ton Mekong Delta. Six children and two teachers died at a school yard. two soldiers died in a remodeling building, with six wounded. Col. J G Whitted uninjured. Ceasefire violations tallied 121 in 24 hours.
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Saigon
Joint Military Commission
International Commission of Control and Supervision
Tri Ton
Mekong Delta
Military Commission
U.S
Can Tho
J.G. Whitted
International Commission
U S resumes limited bombing in Laos amid ceasefire violations
U S Pacific Command says nine B52s attacked enemy positions in southern Laos after Pak Song retreat. Premier Souvanna Phouma alleges North Vietnamese offensives in north and south as cease-fire begins noon Thursday. Investigation into Feb 16 helicopter shootdown continues with pilot CW02 Steven Myers questioned.
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Vientiane
Laos
United States
U.S. Pacific Command
Honolulu
U.S
Wos
Pak Song
Souvanna Phouma
North
U.S. Defense Department
Military Commission
Steven Myers
South Fork
Saigon
Biddeford High to Dedicate Lions Tiger Memorial Tonight
The Biddeford Saco Lions Club dedicates a seven foot Bengal tiger statue at Biddeford High School in memory of deceased Lion members Lucien Landry Rene J Roy H Clifford Berry Arthur King. A plaque under the glass case will inscribe their names.
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Biddeford High School
Biddeford-Saco Lions Club
Rene D. Roy
Lions Memorial Committee
Lion
Lucien Landry
Rene J. Roy
H. Clifford Berry
Arthur King
Biddeford High
Roy
Biddeford Board of Education
Duke Menard
Richard D. Roy
Paul Staples
Ralph Rossignol
Lions
New York City
Italy
King Lon
Biddeford
Portland
Deering Lumber
B.H.S
Prescott Metal
York County Color Center
Wine Tastings Now Regulated in California
California adopts rules for wine tastings allowing bread cheese or nuts to clear taste buds while banning outright hustling of or ders for wines. The new regulations govern how tastings may be conducted and what can be served.
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Sacramento
Calif
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Department
California
Mom
Dad
Kermit Greene
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
French Skyway Cleared in push by military pilots
France halted almost all civilian air traffic as the military took control during a clash with civilian controllers on strike. Delegations to the Vietnam conference may travel, with only weekend flights allowed for arrivals to Paris and Bretigny. Officials warn of unsafe conditions and pilots consider suspending flights.
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Paris
France
Bretigny
International Air Line Pilots Association
Rogers Heading To Paris
Secretary of State William P. Rogers leaves for Paris to participate in the 13 party Vietnam conference. U S officials seek a short session and an endorsement of the cease fire, aiming to limit scope and duration despite ongoing fighting in Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Paris
Vietnam
Indochina
U.S
Rogers
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
United States
United Nations
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
The Tailor Measures Waistline and Wonders at Douglas Fir
A humorous quip from a wife to her husband compares his waistline to a Douglas fir. She notes the tree’s 90 feet height as a surprising parallel, highlighting the tailor’s keen eye for proportions and the playful exchange.
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State of Union
Suez
Middle East
JMC
Michael Spath
U. S
Dick Danforth
Inside the Journal
Abby
Dan
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