Nixon Eyes Tax Bill Veto After Black Convention Call
The 13 black members of the U S House issued a proclamation for the first national political convention by African Americans to develop a black agenda for the 1972 elections. The event, scheduled for spring, could influence a black presidential candidate and strategy beyond.
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U.S. House of Representatives
House Black Caucus
Charles Diggs
D-Mich
Jamestown
Motorcycle Policeman and Speeding Driver Swap Jabs
A roadside exchange shows a motorcycle officer asking a speeding driver how fast he was going after the driver replies 75. The brief clash captures a light moment amid enforcement with a hint of copyright note at the end.
Robins Boy 14 Fatally Shot in Robins Iowa
A fourteen year old Robins boy, Craig Armstrong, was accidentally shot at the John Dutcher residence in Robins. He died at Mercy hospital after being struck by a .22 caliber rifle shot shortly after 4:30 PM. A second boy was present. details remain under investigation.
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Robins
Linn
Craig Armstrong
John Armstrong
Mercy Hospital
John Dutcher
Armstrong
Boldt Defends Coal Miners Pay Hike Before Congress
Pay Board Chairman George Boldt defended an above-freeze wage increase for soft coal miners against Democratic charges it undermines Nixon’s economic controls. He said the settlement would not set a broad pattern and condemned any retroactive boosts as inequitable, while Senator Proxmire urged caution over precedent. Boldt argued the public members’ stance avoids a precedent.
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UPI
George Boldt
Nixon
Boldt
House-Senate Economic Committee
Proxmire
D-Wis
United Mine Workers
Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Generation of Peace Nixon Tells Students
President Nixon urged Wyoming High School seniors in Ohio to expect a generation of peace, recalling his graduation 41 years earlier and noting past wars. He spoke at the White House after meeting with student Andy Curtis, who requested the audience.
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Nixon
Cincinnati
White House
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Washington
Wyoming High School
Ohio
Andy Curtis
Kennedy Performing Arts Center
Curtis
Campaign Funds Plan Poses Veto Risk for Nixon
President Nixon faces potential veto on the tax cut bill if Democrats attach their presidential campaign fund financing plan. The plan proposes a $1 checkoff on tax returns to fund party nominees, potentially reducing general revenue and influencing party dynamics. Senate vote on the plan expected after Monday, with Democrats pushing to attach it to the tax bill.
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White House
Nixon
Clark MacGregor
MacGregor
Alabama
George Wallace
American Independent Party
Senate
G.O.P
Wallace
Sadat declares no hope for peace and opts for war
In Cairo President Anwar Sadat told frontline troops there is no longer any hope for peaceful solutions in the Middle East and that Egypt has decided to go to war. The Middle East News Agency quoted him after tours of frontline positions along the Suez Canal.
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Sadat
Middle East
Egypt
Suez Canal
Janesville Teen Killed in Highway 218 Crash
WAVERLY AP Timothy Shook 15 of Janesville died in a two car crash on highway 218 three miles south of here. Passengers include Joe Beenblossom 16 who had a broken leg and Stephen Meyer 27 hospitalized with cuts. Both Beenblossom and Shook were members of Janesville High School wrestling team.
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Timothy Shook
Janesville
Here
Shook
Joe Beenblossom
Stephen Meyer
Waterloo
Beenblossom
Meyer
Fear Jetliner Down with 25 on Hong Kong
A jet airliner with 25 aboard was presumed down in the sea southeast of Hong Kong. British navy ships and RAF helicopters searched the area after emergency beacons were detected. A military spokesman said no signs were found and the search would continue with help from U S forces in the Philippines.
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Royal Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Philippines
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