Veto leaves education funding in political limbo
The House failed to override Nixon's veto of a 19.7 billion education bill. Republicans split, with 191 supporting the President and 156 opposing, signaling a pending budget clash as lawmakers seek a compromise on labor health and education funding. The continuing resolution lasts until Saturday, with a broader clash over impact aid tied to federal installations possible when the new fiscal plan is unveiled.
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Carswell nomination faces opposition from Mink and Friedan
Rep Patsy Mink calls Judge G Harrold Carswell s Supreme Court nomination an affront to American women over the Phillips case and a 1948 white supremacist remark. Betty Friedan labels him sexist while opponents seek delays as supporters push for swift confirmation.
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GE Wage Pact Stalemate Near End With 25 Percent Rise
Labor sources say a proposed GE settlement would raise wages by more than 80 cents an hour over 40 months for about 130,000 striking workers who averaged 3.25 dollars hourly before the 95 day walkout. Talks in New York focus on final minutiae.
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Ten C R Youths Ask for Hearings On Drug Charges
Ten Cedar Rapids youths appeared in municipal court and demanded preliminary hearings on drug charges amid a police crack down. Several were cited for sale or possession of narcotics and hashish, with hearings set in February and March.
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Borman Leaving Space Program
Astronaut Frank Borman will leave the space program on July 1 to become vice president of Electronic Data Systems led by H. Ross Perot. The two will form the American Horizons Foundation to address major national problems, following Borman’s Apollo 8 mission, the first manned lunar orbit in December 1968.
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Czechs Move to Tighten Economic Policy Under New Premier
Vienna AP reports Czechoslovakia shifts to strict planning with Lubomir Strougal replacing Oldrich Cernik as premier. Vaclav Hula urges the Communist party to restore target-driven economics, blaming pre 1968 Stalinist planning and criticizing Ota Sik’s reforms from the Dubcek era. Sik predicts a grim outlook from Switzerland.
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Interior Undersecretary Named To Head Council
President Nixon named Russell Train as chairman of the new Council on Environmental Quality. He chose Robert Cahn and Gordon MacDonald as the remaining members. All three require Senate confirmation. The council will study the nation’s environment, coordinate federal programs, and prepare an annual environmental quality report. Train urged full use of an $800 million federal appropriation for municipal waste treatment facilities.
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Trio Indicted in Yablonski Case
A federal grand jury indicted Paul Gilly Aubran Martin and Claude Vealey on conspiring to kill Union Leader Joseph Yablonski. Named as co conspirators were James Philips Annette Gilly and other unnamed persons.
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Claude Vealey
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Iowa House approves strict auto insurance cancellation limits
The Iowa House passed a tough bill 117 to 0 limiting reasons for cancelling motorist policies and requiring 20 days notice. The measure, now sent to the Senate, mandates written reasons on request, and a 15 day window to request a hearing before the state insurance commissioner.
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Avalanche on Amol Highway Leaves Dozens Dead
An avalanche on the Amol highway northeast of Tehran swept eight buses and eight cars into a ravine. Officials report 37 found frozen to death in a bus, more than 100 injured, about 200 trapped, and rescuers aided by helicopters in extreme cold. Two other highways were closed.
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Million Looting by Guard Shocks Brooklyn
Police say Ernest Nelson, a Railway Express guard with 23 years service, stole more than 1 million dollars in goods from his Brooklyn apartment. Items included guns, machine gun parts, traveler's checks and outboard motors totaling a yard deep in three rooms. Nelson claimed no use of the loot and offered a personal motive tied to “religion” pressure at work.
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Loss of 2 American Aircraft in North Vietnam Raid
The U S air force said two F 105 fighters with two crewmen and a rescue helicopter were shot down after attacking a SAM base in North Vietnam following fire from surface to air missiles on an unarmed reconnaissance plane.
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U S Toll In Vietnam War Rises In Wounded Record
The U S command reported 75 Americans killed in action last week and 815 wounded, the latter the highest in six weeks, while 84 KIA were recorded the prior week.
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