Nixon Sets Date To Stop Pollution
President Nixon announced a three year program with 359 million dollars to curb federal air and water pollution. He ordered all federal facilities to begin cleanup actions by December 31, 1972 and required agency plans by June 30. The effort marks a shift from earlier weak enforcement and aims to halt the federal role as a polluter.
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Washington
Nixon
Budget Bureau
Interior
Russell E. Train
President
Environmental Quality Council
Defense Department
Train
Neighbor Bragging About Car Fails to Start on Cold Day
A winter scene captures a neighbor known for boasting about an expensive car unable to start his vehicle in the cold. Onlookers offer sympathy and the moment shifts to shared humor over the misfire.
Viet Cong and U.S. clashes near Saigon amid Tet cease fire
North Vietnamese infantry attacked a remote fire base north of Saigon then pressed on a patrol. The base and surrounding jungle endured heavy bombardment from air and artillery as U.S. forces recovered bodies and weapons. Four Americans were killed and three wounded. Viet Cong declared a four day cease fire for Tet.
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Saigon
U.S
Tina
West Virginia lawmakers pass major tax package over veto risk
Democrat lawmakers override delaying tactics to push eight tax bills through both chambers. Gov Arch A Moore Jr will veto two measures including a value added tax and a large income tax hike. The package shifts dates and awaits possible vetoes before the session ends.
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Charleston
Arch A. Moore Jr
Senate
House
Moore
Tax Department
John E. Carrigan
Scott Doubts Nixon Would Respond To New Assaults
Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott told the Foreign Relations Committee that Nixon would not likely escalate troop strength in Vietnam if new enemy attacks occur. He said withdrawal could lengthen but not derail the pace, and some troops might stay after most are gone. Cooper rejected McGovern’s long stay scenario as unlikely.
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Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Scott
South Korea
Senator Attacks ABM Expansion Amid Nuclear Debate
Senator Mansfield warned expansion of the Safeguard ABM system could stall strategic arms talks with the Soviet Union. He called Nixon’s expansion plans a round of nuclear gamesmanship as Republicans criticized the approach.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Soviet Union
Nixon
Jack Miller
Iowa
United States
Jitters Prevail As Tet Holiday Looms In Saigon
Allied officials in Saigon say they know Viet Cong-North Vietnamese intentions and how to withstand major Tet attacks but pre Tet jitters remain across South Vietnam. Intelligence cites limited but possible sapper actions inside cities and massed infantry near Ha Tien Chau Doc and the Da Nang approaches, with Saigon under tightened police protection and ongoing infiltration risks by sapper battalions N10 and N13.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
South Vietnam
Tet
Ha Tien
Gulf of Siam
Chau Doc
Mekong River
Gia
Telephone the Telegraph debuts in Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The Bluefield Daily Telegraph launches Telephone the Telegraph a reader inquiry feature starting Sunday. Call 327 4171 evenings 4 to 10 for the Information Editor to pose general interest questions on local state national or international topics and see answers in a subsequent column.
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Bluefield
Daily Telegraph
the Telegraph
Telea
Israelis Strike Targets On Suez
Israeli forces launched air raids along the northern and southern ends of the Suez Canal near Ismailia and Little Bitter Lake. The operations lasted about 20 minutes with no reported casualties or damage, and Egypt retaliated with Su-7 bombers hitting Israeli positions at Little Bitter Lake and Firdan.
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Tel Aviv
Cairo
Suez Canal
Little Bitter Lake
Ismailia
Canal
Firdan
Officials prepare higher budgets to fund employee raises
Mer cer County officials at the courthouse prepare budget requests due by March 1. Sheriff Shrewsbury plans a 25 dollar monthly raise for 18 employees. Knight seeks 50 dollars for his secretary and about 1800 annually for welfare help. Clerk Farley requests 42000 more for seven deputies. MacQuire expects an increase for six staff. Judge Jarrett may seek a raise for his secretary. Chief Deputy Sanders says the assessors will seek a larger budget but the amount is not yet set.
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Winifrey Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
David Knight
Harold Farley
Charles MacQuire
Howard Jarrett
F. Morton Wagner
John Sanders
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Philadelphia
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R-Ky
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
Southeast Asia
Cooper
Pennsylvania
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator
Miller
Paris
Mansfield
Robert P. Griffin
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Suez
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