McGovern Plans War End Proposal Speech on Oct 10
McGovern will announce a plan to end the Indo China war on October 10 as part of a broad anti war push during Columbus Day weekend. Lawrence OBrien says the plan would show how a President can bring all U S servicemen home from Vietnam. Vice President Agnew hints at possible peace developments from the Nixon administration.
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R. Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
George McGovern
McGovern
America
Richard Nixon
United States
Vietnam
Lawrence O’brien
Spiro Agnew
Nixon
Great Falls
Mont
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Big Julie
White House
Agnew
Indiana
Montana
South Dakota
Nebraska
City Budget Adopted Up 400000 In Cedar Rapids
The 1973 Cedar Rapids city budget was officially adopted after a public hearing with no speakers. Total expenditures reach 44 052 915 dollars, with 21.8 million from local funds. Most federal funds fund the waste water project and the Vinton ditch work. Public safety, recreation, police and fire budgets show notable increases.
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Vinton Ditch
Brezhnev to Visit Washington in Official Spring Trip
Soviet Communist party chief Leonid Brezhnev will make an official visit to Washington next spring, sources said. The plan was agreed during meetings Monday between President Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko.
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Washington
UPI
Leonid Brezhnev
Nixon
Gromyko
Senate shelves welfare reform tests to 1977 or 1980
The Senate voted 46 to 40 to shelve proposed welfare reform plans and test competing solutions for two to four years. The current system stays in place through at least 1977 and possibly 1980, reflecting deep divisions.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Nader Attacks Congress in First Part of Study
Ralph Nader released the first volume of his $200,000 study criticizing Congress as controlled by the White House and big business. He labels the Nixon era as highly corrupt, claims lawmakers issue pork and defer to executive power, and argues for broad reform though he won’t back any candidate.
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Ralph Nader
Consumer Advocate
Robert Fellmuth
Washington
Congress
Nader
Fellmuth
White House
United States
Spe
Nixon
Nepal Grants Permit for Arun Valley Wildlife Study
Nepal issues approval to an American expedition to conduct scientific wildlife research in the Arun valley within the Mt. Everest region, marking a formal start to the high altitude study amid mountainous terrain and conservation interest.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Arun Valley
Mt. Everest
Assassination Bid Fails on Ulster Leader as Belfast Chaos Worsens
In Belfast a gunman fired three shots at Vanguard Movement leader William Craig but he escaped unharmed. Authorities report two more mob killings and an explosion outside a Catholic bar wounding 30 as security forces uncover more arms caches and plead for tips. Police describe the gang as thrill killers.
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Belfast
UPI
William Craig
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Lower Falls
China Lashes U.S. Harder On Russians at U.N. Speech
China's deputy foreign minister told the U.N. General Assembly that the Soviet U.S. nuclear pacts are not disarmament but the start of a new era in Soviet U.S. nuclear relations, with harsher critique aimed at Russia than America.
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United Nations
China
U.N. General Assembly
Soviet Union
United States
Chiao Kuan-hua
Assembly
Jordan Urges UN Action to Oust Israel from Occupied Territories
Jordan called on the United Nations to rally collective world action to remove Israel from Arab territories it has occupied since the 1967 war. The appeal highlights decades of occupation and seeks multilateral steps to enforce withdrawal.
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United Nations
UPI
Jordan
Israel
U.S. USSR arms pacts loom in Nixon era tensions
President Nixon and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko formalized two Moscow signed pacts in Washington, backing limits on defensive missiles and a five year freeze on offensive stocks. Aimed at easing fears of a red drive, the talks also proposed U.N. reform and a Mediterranean bloc free of superpower fleets. In Saigon, B 52 raids intensified as three U.S. helicopters were hit and a helicopter wrecked near Ben Cat. rockets and sappers potentially threaten Saigon while Bien Hoa and Long Binh remain major bases.
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Nixon
Andrei A. Gromyko
Washington
Moscow
United Nations
U.N
Soviet Union
United States
Saigon
USS
Ben Cat
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
U.S
Meany Orders States Not To Campaign For Nixon
AFL CIO President George Meany reportedly ordered multiple state labor federations to refrain from campaigning to defeat President Nixon. Letters were sent to Colorado, California and additional groups in Oklahoma, North Carolina, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Texas citing neutrality in the November election.
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Washington
Aflcio
George Meany
Nixon
Colorado
California
Oklahoma
North Carolina
Minnesota
Nebraska
Iowa
Texas
Meany
George McGovern
Afl-Cio Executive Council
White House
North Viet Visit Triggers Uneasy Reflections for AP Reporter
AP Special Correspondent Peter Arnett recounts a ten day trip behind enemy lines in Hanoi. He contrasts wartime South Vietnam peril with a wary, curious reception from North Vietnamese soldiers and prisoners of war. He notes pervasive food abundance and evolving perceptions of freedom among pilots and locals.
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North Vietnam
U.S
U.S. Command
U.S. Seventh Fleet
South Vietnam
Associated Press
Holger Jensen
da Nang
Hoi An
Quang Ngai
Saigon
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Seventh
Pentagon Admits F-111 Withdrawal After Loss
The Pentagon acknowledged that swing-wing F 111 fighter bombers were pulled from combat after the loss of a plane on Thursday but said the jets returned to action on Wednesday. Pentagon spokesman Jerry said the withdrawal followed the incident.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jerry
Prosperity Through the Ages and Tax Puzzles
A humorous note reflects on modern wealth by citing old years 1912 1928 1932 and 1972 in relation to taxes prices and salaries. It playfully contrasts eras to suggest changing value and living costs.
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