Nixon swears in 11 cabinet heads as budget debate looms
President Nixon administers oaths to 11 department heads in a White House ceremony while Budget Director Robert Mayo signals possible spending cuts that could negate part of the 10 percent surcharge. Mayo says he will review Johnson's FY funding plan to keep the budget under tight control and may affect calls for a one year extension of the full surcharge. Chief Justice Earl Warren presided as Nixon called the group a working cabinet. The scene also included 81 Nixon aides and staff members. Walter Hickel did not attend as interior secretary nominee.
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Alaska
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Vietnam War Update: US Loses Jets and Sinks VC Boats
Communist ground fire downed three U S air force F 100s in South Vietnam with one pilot dead and two rescued. A US navy patrol boat sank 45 sampans off the northern coast while 10 more attackers died and 24 were captured. Allied forces seized over 30 tons of arms in Tay Ninh and pressed a 10 day Batangan peninsula operation, capturing 191 Viet Cong and killing 81.
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Solar-Observer Satellite OSO 5 Launch at Cape Kennedy
OSO 5, the fifth Orbiting Solar Observatory, launched aboard a three stage Delta rocket from Cape Kennedy to a 350 mile Earth orbit. NASA reports the craft in a good orbit and functioning well half an hour after liftoff. Experiments begin via radio command on Saturday to study the sun during high flare activity and warn astronauts about radiation storms.
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Viet Cong promise more U S prisoners released
Viet Cong radio stated they will release more American POWs but gave no numbers or timeline. The broadcast followed a claim that Spec 4 James Brigham from Ocala Florida who was freed on New Year’s day had been assassinated after returning home to tell the truth about the war. Brigham, 21, died in Washington after brain surgery for an abscess linked to a prior wound.
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Brigham
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Saigon Premier Voices Doubt on Paris Peace Prospects
Saigon Premier Tran Van Huong warned that communist stubbornness could stall the Paris talks. He said success hinges on Vietnam’s internal stability and military strength, speaking at a diplomatic reception. In Washington, Paul Ignatius was named president of the Washington Post.
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Third Czech Self Immolation Attempt In Night In Brno
Prague radio reports a 23 year old locksmith Miroslav Malinka set himself on fire in Brno near a Jan Palach memorial. It is the third Czech self immolation attempt within a week. Palach died after his protest fire in Prague.
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Pueblo captain details White House priority messages during capture
Cmdr. Lloyd Bucher testified at a navy court of inquiry that after North Korean gunboats surrounded the USS Pueblo he used high priority channels to warn command in Japan and the White House. He said a sub chaser opened fire at 1,500 to 2,000 yards, wounding him and three crew members, and he believed flight or escape was impossible.
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Today’s Chuckle About a Wisecracking Wife
A humor item notes the annoyance of a wife who cannot cook yet insists on cooking for the household. The gag hinges on the mismatch between skill and insistence, a light domestic quip reflecting midcentury humor.
Cities Need Taxing Power Solons Told
Des Moines Iowa municipal leaders urged the legislature to grant non property tax options with voter approval and to allow local sales or income taxes. Waterloo mayor Lloyd Turner pressed for revenue choices while Ames mayor Stuart Smith noted many cities near mill limits and Iowa City urged code changes to implement home rule.
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Clinton
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Stuart Smith
Ames
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Iowa
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Iowa State
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Iowa City
Iowa Senate OKs bipartisan 1969 reapportionment measure
The Iowa senate approved 61 to 0 a bill creating a bipartisan citizens reapportionment commission to redraw the 185 member legislature by 1970. It requires report by April 1 reducing the house to 100 and the senate to 50, with house adoption options. a single amendment barred current lawmakers from serving on the panel.
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Four-Day Rain Threat: Ten Dead in California Floods
Weather eased after four days of torrential rain that triggered a state of emergency. Ten people including six boys and four men were missing or presumed drowned in Sespe Creek near Ojai as floods battered Glendora San Luis Obispo and surrounding areas. Rescue crews battled debris and high water while helicopters searched for survivors and missing officials.
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Bipartisan Senate Group Pushes to End the Draft
A UPI report notes a bipartisan Senate bill to end conscription and replace it with a volunteer army. Led by Mark Hatfield the measure gathers support from Barry Goldwater George McGovern and other senators. The proposal would halt the draft six months after enactment while keeping registration.
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R-Ky
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D-Wis
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Richard Schweiker
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