Budget Cuts Halve Deficit in Nixon Plan
President Nixon outlined a fiscal 1974 budget totaling 268.7 billion with a 12 billion deficit and hinted at dismantling agencies including the Office of Economic Opportunity. He spoke to POW families as Senate leaders noted the plan but warned of a broad fight over federal spending and cuts.
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Congress
White House
Office of Economic Opportunity
National League of Families of American Prisoners
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Ing
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Pentagon
Roy Ash
OEO
Office of Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology
National Space
Lottery Amendment Advances in Kansas Senate Vote
The Kansas Senate tentatively approves a constitutional amendment to repeal the lottery ban and let the legislature regulate gambling. A parallel measure would place the repeal on the April municipal ballots if two thirds pass both resolutions, with debate focusing on limiting gambling to bingo and constitutional concerns.
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Kan
Kansas Senate
Senate
House
Leslie Droge
R-Seneca
Droge
Robert Talkington
Talkington
State Supreme Court
Bona Fide None Profit
John Crofcot
Cedar Point
Vincent Moore
Richita
Moore
Wint Winter
Ottawa
Flu Toll Rises as Outbreaks Grow Across States
The CDC reports the third straight week of rising flu deaths with 98 328 more fatalities than expected in major cities for the week ending Jan 20 as four more states report outbreaks. Pacific states remain hardest hit though some regions ease. Emergency rooms show an 18 percent rise in Atlanta visits and illness includes pneumonia as a possible complication.
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London
Center For Disease Control
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Idaho
Alaska
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Chicago
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San Francisco
District of Columbia
Residents React to Cease-Fire End of Vietnam War Draws Mixed Reactions
Citizens in Cha nute share varied views on Nixon's handling, government transparency, and the cease-fire. Interviewees cite hopes for a fair settlement, doubts about accountability, and warnings that broad questions about US involvement remain unsettled as the war ends.
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Philadelphia
Father Judge High School
United States
Intercepted Letter Warns of Drugs and Guns
Intercepted note to Cha warns that drugs and guns can blow your mind. The message frames the dangers as a moral lesson for children.
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Cha
Liquor-By-The-Drink Debate Set for Monday in Kansas
Kansas Senate moves to debate a proposed local option liquor amendment after Judiciary Committee approval. The measure would lift the constitutional ban on open saloons and let counties cities and townships decide on alcohol sales. Ballot timing remains set for November 1974.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Robert F. Bennett
Senate Judiciary Committee
Vincent Moore
Wichita
Judiciary Committee
Bob Talkington
Aiola
Pact Signing Today in Paris End Vietnam Conflict Talks
In Paris ministers from the United States Vietnam and the Viet Cong prepared to sign peace agreements Rogers called an unparalleled chance to end the violence and misery for millions in Indochina. The meetings were held at the former Majestic Hotel near the Arc de Triomphe with Rogers and French and South Vietnamese foreign ministers present.
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Vietnam
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Arc de Triomphe
Rogers
Indochina
Maurice Schumann
France
Tran van Lam
South
Brody Ends Life After Gift Plot in New York
Michael James Brody 24, heir to a fortune, shot himself Friday in Shokan New York. He had pledged to give away his wealth on a first come basis during a bizarre scheme, wrote thousands in giveaway checks that bounced, and faced prior charges over a threat to President Nixon.
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Michael James Brody
Robert Dubois
Here
Shokan
N.Y
Brody
Nixon
Whitt House
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