Nixon May Yield On Cities Fund Cuts
President Nixon signals potential relief for local governments amid a fiscal squeeze as mayors and officials press for released funds. City leaders report assurances but any aid must fit within the budget ceiling. debates over a $30 billion general revenue sharing package and delayed special revenue aid continue.
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Washington
John Driggs
Phoenix
Bradley
White House
Los Angeles
National Governors Conference
National League of Cities
Congress
Teacher Group Endorses C R Library Project
The Cedar Rapids Education Assn. assembly voted to endorse a 9.9 million bond issue for renovation and addition to the public library and for a west side branch. CREA represents 41 Cedar Rapids schools and endorsed the plan after discussing needs and facilities. Debbie Green of Des Moines spoke on Peace Corps and VISTA service and teacher training.
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Cedar Rapids
Peace Corps
VISTA
Claim U S Firm Plans Missile Sale to Japan
The AFL-CIO alleges McDonnell Douglas with government approval is exporting a Thor-Delta rocket to Japan, train ing Japanese engineers at Vandenberg, and building a prototype in Santa Monica. It warns the system could adapt to carry a nuclear warhead within 1500 to 5000 miles, posing an offensive risk.
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Washington
UPI
Afl-Cio
Japan
Labor Federation
McDonnell Douglas Corp
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Andrew Biemiller
Senate
Subcommittee On International Trade
Santa Monica
Biemiller
U.S
MacDonnell-Douglas
Higher Beef Prices Spark Cattle Rustling in Nevada
Nevada agriculture director Thomas Ballow told a state senate committee that rustling rose with beef prices, with 2000 head valued around 600000 stolen statewide last year, up from about 200000 in previous years.
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Carson City
Nev
UPI
Nevada
Thomas Ballow
Senate
Inaugural Wood Goes To Builders And Plaques For Sale
Promoters turn Nixon inaugural stand and seating wood into varied items. Arlington photographer Ed Streeky sells 11 by 14 inch plaques with brass plates and inauguration photos for 100 dollars, having sold 870 to date. Jacob Hoffman says he sold about 200000 board feet for around 30000, with buyers including a beach house owner and Capitol police. Streeky plans more uses for the scrap wood and seeks new ideas.
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Washington
Nixon
Ed Streeky
Arlington
Strecky
Jacob Hoffman
Virginia
Hoffman
Capitol
Bomb blast injures Moroccan bomb experts near Casablanca
Two Moroccan bomb disposal experts were hurt Tuesday when a bomb hidden in a shoebox exploded at a military camp near Casablanca after being found at the American cultural center.
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Casablanca
Morocco
GAO studies federal pay scale for possible bias
The General Accounting Office investigates whether federal workers are paid more on average than those in comparable private jobs. The study may take two years with early recommendations possible this spring. It covers 1.3 million white collar workers and potentially over four million affected by the pay scale.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
Congress
GAO
Elmer Staats
White House
Staats
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Father misses daughter after boarding bus in rush
In Moscow a father chasing a bus with his 4 year old daughter boarded successfully and forgot the child. Police later found the girl crying on the sidewalk after more than 90 minutes before the father realized she was missing and returned to the bus stop.
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Moscow
UPI
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