Fear Iowa Pollution Fund Loss
Iowa officials warned that about 16 million dollars in federal water pollution funds may be redirected if Iowa fails to act by May 15. Dominic of the Federal Water Quality Office said 12.2 million was allotted for 1970 and the same for 1971, with only 5.6 million used. The conference included Attorney General John Mitchell urging Congress to back Nixon’s revenue sharing and federalism ideas.
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Ban Biological Arms Nixon Advocates Global Pact
President Nixon urged an international agreement banning development production and stockpiling of biological weapons. He offered U S commitment to chemical weapons prohibition talks at the Geneva disarmament conference as the 1971 talks open Eight died in political violence in West Bengal Communist ruled state Calcutta UPI reported
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Calley Testified Orders From Medina Led My Lai Killings
ILt William Calley testified that his company received orders from Captain Ernest Medina to kill villagers during the March 16 1968 My Lai sweep. He said he fired into a ditch where villagers hid and recalled three briefings and two radio messages directing troops to remove civilians or face punishment. Calley named fellow soldiers and described the scene, while defense questions probed the motives and accountability for the actions in a grim battlefield incident in Vietnam.
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Democrats Seek Full Withdrawal From Indo China War
Senate Democrats voted 31 to 8 to seek withdrawal of all U.S. forces from Indo China within two years and the release of all prisoners. They described the move as constructive and aimed at ending the war, led by Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana.
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Vietnamese War Raids Continue Across Cambodia and Laos
Reports indicate U S and South Vietnamese forces conducted air raids into Cambodia and offensive moves into Laos. Do Cao Tri, commander of South Vietnam's 25 000 man forces, was killed in action. Casualties included nine enemy dead and 11 Americans wounded.
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President Suspends Pay Rules in Construction Sector
In a Washington bulletin, President Nixon declared an emergency in the construction industry and suspended wage rules for federal projects for the time being. Treasury officials told Congress the administration might use standby power for a wage freeze, while Connally signaled openness to extending standby authority but opposed a general wage-price regime. He stressed the need to avoid blanket controls unless Congress mandates them, noting the March 31 expiration of current temporary powers.
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Winter storm toll climbs across Texas to Nebraska
A late winter storm blankets the central plains and Northeast, with 17 deaths reported in Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. Tornadoes hit Indiana Ohio Georgia Florida and North and South Carolina while winds drive snow drifts over northern Oklahoma. Two people die in Fayetteville North Carolina area and seven die in Columbus Ohio as damage runs high.
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Laird predicts tough fighting for South Vietnam conflict
Secretary of Defense Laird warned of tough, difficult fighting in South Vietnam with a possible new Cambodian battle within two weeks. He said North Vietnamese forces may defend the Chop Plantation area in Cambodia while South Vietnamese troops press the Laos operation. Laird noted heavy resistance and said the South Vietnamese are advancing toward their objective as their air force provides over half the air support.
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Collins Radio reports $3 million six month loss
Collins Radio Co. disclosed sizable declines in both sales and earnings for the six months ended June 30. Sales totaled 146.7 million, down from 175.35 million in the prior year’s first half, with a reported loss of three million dollars for the period.
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Nixon salutes man aiding four foreign families
A retired bill collector, Philip Westerman of Byram Conn, has been praised by President Nixon for funding and fostering four foreign families in Korea Greece the Philippines and Colombia. Westerman sends $18 a month aiding 21 children and helping parents pursue education. He says helping the poor is his duty and families feel like kin, while his son recalls the long years of supporting fostered children and aiding their return home.
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