House backs Nixon bid for weapons program amid debates
The House voted decisively to support sustained development of new offensive weapons under Moscow accords, rejecting cuts of over 1.6 billion and canceling a Sept. 1 pullout from Indochina. It approved a 21.3 billion weapons bill for Trident missiles, B1 bombers, Safeguard sites, fighters, ships, and more.
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Nixon
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Senate
Robert L. Leggett
D-Calif
House Armed Service
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Otis G. Pike
D-N.y
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Feminists and Cops Clash in Bramwell Tuesday
Police chief Richard Painter and Mayor Glen Scott escorted two intoxicated suspects from an automobile crash to Mercer County jail after one attempted to escape. Nancy Sarver, 32, Bramwell, and Alfred Keller, 27, Freeman, faced drunk and disorderly charges. Later, Gay Lewis, 27, and Dorothy Brown, 37, were charged with assault on an officer and profanity after a tavern disturbance in Bramwell. They were held for preliminary hearing in Bluefield.
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Boyle Sentenced Five Years for Illegal Union Contributions
United Mine Workers President W A Boyle received a five year prison term and a $130000 fine for illegally diverting union funds to political candidates including $30000 to Hubert Humphrey's 1968 campaign. He was jailed briefly then released on $179000 appeal bonds amid ongoing union turmoil and a government supervised election.
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ARVN repels North Vietnamese attack west of Hue
North Vietnamese forces attacked three government positions about 10 to 15 miles west of Hue but were repulsed by South Vietnamese infantry. Government losses stood at nine killed and 33 wounded, with more than 70 enemy killed in heavy fighting.
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Senate panel approves bill outlawing handguns
Senate Judiciary Committee backed a bill to ban commercial sale of snub-nosed handguns not suited for sport. Sponsor Sen. Birch Bayh says the measure would remove from the market pistols used by criminals while still allowing sportsmen access through exemptions for law enforcement, research groups, and agencies.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
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Inside Candidates of the Left Move Toward the Right
The piece notes political realignments with left candidates shifting rightward and right candidates moving leftward, warning of potential crossovers and conflicts as they converge on similar platforms or electorates.
McGovern Keeps O'Brien as Possible Chairman if Nominated
McGovern told reporters in Little Rock he may retain Lawrence F. O'Brien as national chairman if he wins the nomination, depending on O'Brien’s wishes and policy accord. O'Brien said McGovern made clear his desire for continuity but offered no commitment.
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George McGovern
Lawrence F. O’brien
South Dakota
Little Rock
Ark
McGovern
O’brien
Washington
Sen. McGovern
O'Brien
Bombs shatter Northern Ireland truce sparks Belfast street clashes
In Belfast two car bombs exploded amid Protestant and Catholic youth clashes just as a new cease fire began. No casualties reported though homes damaged. British troops deployed as violence flared around Crumlin Road amid suspicions of IRA or Protestant militants behind the blasts. The three year conflict claimed its 389th victim with the ambush that killed a British sergeant minutes before the cease-fire took effect.
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Britain
Union Leaders Back Boyle Despite Sentencing Stir
United Mine Workers district leaders expressed surprise and support for President W. A. Boyle after his Monday sentencing on illegal use of union funds. Mike Trbovich of Miners for Democracy criticized the action as small and linked it to a broader fraud suit against UMW leaders filed in December 1969 seeking recovery of funds used for cigarette lighters clocks and Boyle pictures.
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Tony’ Boyle
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Trbovich
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House Ups Debt Ceiling
The House voted to extend the national debt ceiling to October 31, 450 billion dollars, defeating a move to convert it into a tax reform measure. The extension keeps options for tax reforms and avoids a near term debt fight, with a roll call of 211 to 168.
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Treasury
Nixon
Senate
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Aged Welfare Rolls Hit 32-Year Low in February
Government reports February totals show Old Age Assistance at 2,015,000, the lowest since August 1940, while overall relief rolls rise by 97,000. Higher Social Security payments reduced need among the elderly despite a growing 65-plus population. Senate debate on a 20 percent SS hike could shrink the aged poor further.
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