Nixon moves to scrap three White House agencies
President Nixon told Congress he will dissolve the Office of Emergency Preparedness, the Office of Science and Technology, and the National Aeronautics and Space Council. Functions move to Housing and Urban Development, General Services Administration, and National Science Foundation, reducing the White House staff by about 300 positions and saving around $2 million yearly.
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Chuckle Hartled Wife Question Sparks Dinner Table Row
A fragmentary comic line about a wife scolding a husband at home surfaces in a noisy kitchen scene. The garbled text hints at marital tension and a punchy domestic moment. Readers catch a snapshot of a quarrel over meals and loyalty, attributed to an unnamed speaker.
Rogers Goes to Paris to Sign Vietnam Accord Amid Tense Cease Fire
United Press International reports Rogers heads to Paris to seal the cease fire accord with Viet Cong and North and South Vietnam leaders. Officials expect a two ceremony signing at the Hotel Majestic with Viet Cong and South Vietnam reps to meet soon after. Government sources in Saigon say Thieu ordered 300,000 officials to villages to counter Viet Cong propaganda as fighting nears Phnom Penh.
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TV Coverage Set for Paris Vietnam Signing
AP reports major networks plan taped arid live coverage of the Paris Vietnam cease-fire signing with NBC CBS and ABC airing midmorning. Officials express hope the long war may end with cease-fires in Laos and Cambodia and Laos PM Phouma predicts a cease-fire within about two weeks after the next Vietnam bid.
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Doolin Fired First In July 20 Sioux City Shooting
In federal court Sioux City testimony shows Tigelin Doolin 12 of 912 Tenth Street SE admitted firing a pistol at someone after a morning July 20 incident. He said he did not know the target, believed he fired after the other person fired first, and recalled a shattered window at Ruth Lee residence. He also said a bullet might have entered a wall and he may have hit Denise Morgan.
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Nixon Proclaims National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
President Nixon designates a national day beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday to honor the Vietnam peace moment. The proclamation urges Americans to observe a 4 hour period of prayer and thanksgiving and to display the flag at the appointed hour.
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Over 100 POWs To Be Home Within Two Weeks Laird Says
Washington AP says Defense Secretary Melvin Laird indicated more than 100 prisoners of war could be released within two weeks after the signing of the peace agreement. He noted none would land in Vientiane and that Hanoi would provide a full POW list to U.S. officials in Paris, with public release likely next week after families are notified. An NBC Today appearance and Laird interview touched on the planned homeward flight from Hanoi via Clark Air Base in the Philippines.
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Dow Dives Through 1000 Mark Amid Sharp Friday Selloff
New York AP reports stocks fell steeply on Friday pushing the Dow Jones Industrial Average under 1000 for the first time since crossing the level. The Dow tumbled past 990 and traded around 996.24 as investors reacted to a broad market slide amid unsettled economic cues.
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Two Americans Die as Attacks Rock Bien Hoa Air Base
In South Vietnam a day of heavy fighting leaves two American servicemen and nearly 400 North and South Vietnamese killed or wounded. The Bien Hoa air base near Saigon faces a rocket assault that silenced a security guard before another casualty hours later. The commander of a U.S. marine air wing warns that the war is ongoing as air strikes intensify across the region.
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Homecoming project aims to start next week in POW return
In a televised interview Laird said Project Homecoming will commence next week as questions linger about exact return timing for American prisoners. Officials offered no precise date, citing Saigon time, while continuing cease-fire casualty tallies and ongoing U S air strikes.
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New Budget To Be 268 Billion
Washington AP report outlines a forthcoming fiscal year budget of 268 billion with a projected 12 billion deficit. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield spoke after a briefing with President Nixon noting a higher Pentagon budget due to salaries and costs of a volunteer army. He emphasized welfare, medical research, and education spending rising faster than defense. The current year's 250 billion budget ends June 30 with a 25 billion deficit. A taped one minute Nixon radio address will be broadcast at 5 p.m. Town time Sunday.
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Des Moines Budget Averts Tax Increase With Reform Proposals
Gov Rob ert Ray unveiled a record 1.679 billion 1973 75 budget that avoids new taxes and pushes major tax relief. The plan shifts revenue to education and local governments while expanding property tax relief, income tax elimination for low earners, welfare funding shifts, and windfall revenue sharing for capital projects including university work and conservation lands.
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