Senate defeats Safeguard foes in ABM votes
The Senate rejected several anti ABM amendments aimed at delaying or restricting Safeguard deployment. McIntyre's plan to allow limited installation failed 70 to 27, while Cooper Hart opposition to deployment was voted down 51 to 19. White House hailed the result as a presidential win.
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House Votes Tax Reforms Bulletin Washington AP
The House on Thursday passed major tax reforms promising at least six percent cuts for all but the upper income brackets. The package aims to broaden relief across income groups and reshape the tax system.
Mice Survive Moon Soil Tests At NASA Center
Space Center Houston reports twenty four of two dozen mice quarantined with moon soil showed no germ activity or disease after two to four days. The experiment inoculated 204 mice to study potential microbial threats from lunar dust, with further autopsies and long term observations planned over days and weeks.
Sees Hint of Life on Mars Discovery noted near Mars south polar cap
In Pasadena California AP reports possible signs of life on Mars from Mariner 7 data. UC chemist Dr George Pimentel says instruments detected methane and ammonia, essential elements for life, suggesting clues of microbial life near the south polar region.
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Nixon Proposes 20 Billion Transit Aid Plan
President Nixon urged Congress to create a 20 billion dollar, 12 year program to improve and expand bus rail and subway systems. He favors public and private cooperation but rejects a trust fund, drawing mixed reactions from mayors and transit supporters. The plan seeks 3.1 billion for five years starting with 800 million in the first year and rising to 1 billion annually by 1975, to reduce urban congestion and expand access citywide.
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U S Drops Spock Fight in Draft Conspiracy Case
The government abandoned its case against Dr Benjamin Spock and yielded to reverse his conviction for conspiring to persuade young men to avoid the draft. Michael Terber was acquitted and Coffin and Goodman were ordered new trials while the government weighs seeking Supreme Court review for Coffin and Goodman.
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Flood storms trigger outages across Towa river region
Severe thunderstorms struck eastern Iowa forcing evacuations along the Towa river near Iowa City and Cedar Worlds. Power outages hit Marengo and Williamsburg with a 45 minute Cedar Worlds outage nearby. Lightning sparked three small fires in Towa City transformers and a Coralville transformer.
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Tornadoes kill 12 in Minnesota disaster hits lakeside retreats
Gating Minnesota AP reports tornadoes ripped through farms forests and lakeside resorts north of Brainerd to Duluth killing at least 12. Four victims were at a church retreat from Minneapolis. Survivors and search crews worked amid widespread damage and missing fishermen.
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Soviet Attacks Nixon Visit in Romania at Party Congress
Konstantin Katushev led a Soviet critique of Romania's ties with the West during the Romanian Communist Party congress. He warned that Western economic links and Nixon's Bucharest visit constitute ideological penetration, praising Comecon and the Warsaw Pact while noting differences with Romania on dissolving military alliances.
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Cedar Rapids Motorcycle Crash Claims Second Victim
Doris Anderson, 23, of 1255 Houston Court NIE, died Wednesday from injuries after a Monday night motorcycle crash on Cedar Rapids northeast side. Her husband Wesley Gene Anderson also died at the scene. She had been hospitalized at Sir Luke's with a broken neck. Investigators said a car driven by Clifford A. Billington, 5, from 105 Thirty-fourth Street NIE, pulled from Oakland Road onto Thirty-fourth Street in front of the motorcycle. Witnesses note excessive speeding by the motorcycle. No charges have been filed. Burial planned at Dunkard Cemetery after services at Murdoch Chapel Center Point.
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Viet Cong Attack on Cam Ranh Bay and Saigon Hospital
Viet Cong fighters breached the base at Cam Ranh Bay and struck a hospital in Saigon, with bombs and gunfire causing heavy casualties at both sites. The assaults targeted an American run language school nearby, escalating regional violence and underscoring security breaches.
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Viet Cong Raid Hits Cam Ranh Bay Hospital
U S command says 139 Americans killed in Vietnam last week and 1140 wounded. Viet Cong attacked the Cam Ranh Bay army hospital killing eight Vietnamese and wounding 62 people, including 23 U S air force men. Staff suffered no casualties. The attack damaged over a dozen buildings, including wards and the chapel, and marked the first major assault on Cam Ranh Bay in three years.
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Totley's Chuckle Naling Improves a Man's Driving
A humorous remark notes that Totley's chuckle prompts a man to rethink driving after realizing his license has expired, creating a moment of comic abruptness and a corrective nudge.
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