McGovern Pushes Five Bills Aiding Vietnam Veterans
Senator George McGovern introduced five bills to aid three million Vietnam veterans. He condemned Nixon for delays and cited reductions in veterans programs. Proposals include a veterans task force of veterans, direct tuition aid, faster use of the GI bill, removal of harmful discharge codes, and new discharge review boards with safeguards.
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Medallion Cover club to issue Truman stamp first day cover
The Medallion Cover club will add a gold foil embossed medallion to the Truman Memorial stamp first day cover issued Tuesday in Independence Missouri, priced 40 cents each or three for a dollar. Orders to Box 910 Bellaire TX 77401 with an addressed stamped envelope. Guyana marks Republic Day with four stamps of national buildings, and Great Britain issues stamps for explorers and Reynolds’s 250th birthday.
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River tragedy near downtown wharf claims elderly woman
Two boys Harold Fate aged 15 and Richard Tulick 14 watched Eva Carr about 70 walk into the Monongahela River and drown after they and a passing boat offered help with a life preserver. Police recovered the woman's body.
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