Muskie Targets Public Works Bill Over Dickey Lincoln Funding
Sen Edmund Muskie vows to block the 4.7 billion Public Works Appropriations Bill until planning funds for the Dickey Lincoln hydro project in northern Maine are included. He teams with Sen Margaret Chase Smith to push the bill back to conference as a Senate vote looms.
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Edmund S. Muskie
D - Maine
Congress
Maine
Muskie
Margaret Chase Smith
House - Senate
Senate
House
Dickey Lincoln
St. John River
Dickey-Lincoln
Dickey
Bombers Hit Power Plant as Hanoi Raids Escalate
U S Navy bombers struck a Hanoi power plant and fighter pilots claimed a MIG21 downed south of the city amid intensified raids around Hanoi and Haiphong. The Pentagon reported no current loss figures, while Tass described American air actions and fliers bailing out.
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Canal Des Rapides
Oil Fires in Suez Refineries Brought Under Control
Firefighters contained oil fires at Nasr and Suez refinery complexes in Egypt after Israeli shells hit them, with 8 civilians and 8 soldiers killed and 60 civilians and 32 military wounded. U.N. Security Council condemned cease fire violations while seeking expanded observer coverage and patrol assets. Al Ahram reported extensive damage including an asphalt factory and fuel tanks amid warnings of ongoing danger.
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Shah of Iran crowns himself king of kings in Tehran
The Shah of Iran crowned himself king of kings on his 48th birthday in a televised ceremony at Golestan Palace. Empress Farah, 20 years younger, was crowned as his third wife. Crowds cheered as planes dropped roses and prayer calls sounded nationwide.
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the Shah
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Reza Shah
Reza
Golfer Plays For Health Laughs At Low Scores
The golfer jokes that cheating is not the aim, saying lower scores improve his mood and he plays for his health. The quote appears in Today's Chuckle from TM WRR Gen. Fea. Corp.
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Fea. Corp
Seven Children Die Of Poison In Florida Home
Arcadia Florida seven children of itinerant farm workers died from paraquat or malathion poisoning traced to agricultural insecticides. Dianne Richardson age 3 died after siblings and others perished. Authorities said parents were away at a citrus packing plant and a baby sitter failed to show up.
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Dianne Richardson
Millard White
Sarasota
Desoto County
Frank Cline
James Richardson
Cline
John Treble III
Richardsons
Pope and Orthodox Patriarch Embrace at St. Peter's
At St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City Pope Paul VI and Orthodox Patriarch Athenagoras greeted each other with a joint embrace signaling progress toward Christian unity. The historic meeting, first such Orthodox visit to a Roman pope in over 900 years, followed earlier exchanges and discussions aimed at advancing reunification.
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California Job Corps Center Under Scrutiny on Costs
A GAO preliminary study of the Parks Job Corps Center in Pleasanton California notes high costs rising from 12.8 million to 25.5 million and a 55 percent dropout rate after two years with only 8 percent of enrollees placed in related jobs. The report was circulated confidentially to Congress and criticized as revealing discipline and management issues.
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Pleasanton
Calif
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Senate
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