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Canberra Times

Location

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Date

Aug 11, 1969

Page

11

US pledges consultative talks with West Germany on arms limit plan

President Nixon and Chancellor Kiesinger issued a joint statement promising full consultation with West Germany on proposed US Soviet discussions to limit strategic weapons. They announced a new White House Bonn hotline and stressed NATO unity and progress toward disarmament amid Berlin tensions. Kiesinger returned to Bonn after two days of talks.

Washington Reuter West Germany Nixon Kiesinger White House Bonn Soviet Union Britain France Berlin NATO Europe Moscow

Ten Tartars sentenced in anti-Soviet trial in Tashkent

Four Crimean Tartar defendants received three-year labour camp terms for anti-Soviet agitation, according to unofficial reports. The six others were jailed for one year each at the trial in Tashkent that ended last Tuesday.

Moscow Aap-Reuter Tashkent

Italy bombings hit trains as hunt widens

Seven trains were bombed across Italy with eight blasts causing injuries to 11 people on seven trains. Police investigate possible revenge for Prime Minister Rumor speech while focus shifts to South Tyrol amid fears of German-speaking extremists seeking reunion with Austria.

Rome AAP Reuter Italy Rumor South Tyrol

Kennedy not expected to testify at Kopechne inquest

Edgartown Massachusetts will host an inquest starting September 3 into the death of Mary Jo Kopechne after a car plunged over a bridge. Senator Edward Kennedy is not anticipated to testify, and it remains unsure if authorities will seek permission to exhume the body for an autopsy. The inquiry follows a meeting between Judge James Boyle and District Attorney Edmund Dinis.

Edgartown Massachusetts Aap Reuter Edward Kennedy Mary Jo Kopechne James Boyle Edmund Dinis

Nixon Poverty Plan Aims Welfare Reform With Work Mandate

President Nixon proposed a 4 billion dollar annual plan to replace welfare with government payments for the needy who will work. He described it in a White House address as the new federalism, shifting money and responsibility back to states and localities, starting in 1971 with a no strings attached sharing of tax revenues.

Washington Nixon United Press International White House America James Reeston New York Times News Service

Nixon proposes sweeping overhaul of welfare and job training

President Nixon unveils a plan shifting welfare to a family assistance system with guaranteed federal income, work or training requirements, and state contributions. He aims to cut central control, reduce the War on Poverty agency, and expand revenue sharing to states within years, funding training for 150000 heads of families now on welfare.

Nixon Washington White House Congress

Nixon spends four weeks in seaside San Clemente home

President Nixon arrives in San Clemente California for a four week working stay with Cabinet ministers and staff relocating to the west coast. His Spanish style residence overlooks the Pacific costing about 3.2 million dollars earlier this year.

San Clemente California Reuter Nixon Washington Pacific Ocean

Government Takes Responsibility in Nixon Poverty Plan

The Nixon poverty proposal signals a shift toward government responsibility for reducing poverty, with emphasis on work and training. It forecasts higher relief costs and suggests federal funding to states, while noting inconsistencies in equal payments and coverage. The piece frames the move as a pivotal point in American politics. In Champaign Illinois, sniping between rival gangs prompted a curfew after three nights of violence, with several youths wounded and a fireman injured by shotgun pellets.

Democris Johnson Vietnam Nixon Alabama New York Ohio California Champaign Ilinois United Press International

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