Roommates Lead Separate Campaigns On Campus Like Polite Friends
Cathy Jones of DeSoto Missouri and Debbie Svoboda of Hebron Nebraska lead rival campus groups as presidents of the College Republicans and the Young Democrats respectively. They are roommates and avoid political debates while navigating student politics at William Woods College in Fulton Missouri.
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Cathy Jones
DeSoto, Mo
Debbie Svoboda
Hebron, Neb
Miss Jones
College Republicans
William Woods College
Miss Svoboda
Young Democrats
Economy Slows but Grows Strongly in Third Quarter
The Commerce Department reports GNP rose at a 5.9 percent annual rate in July to September, down from 9.4 percent in the prior quarter, while inflation edged up to 2.2 percent from 1.8 percent. The Nixon administration still viewed the result as solid within forecasts.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Pound Slumps to 22 Month Low on Inflation Fear
The British pound dropped to its lowest level in 22 months amid heavy selling from continental centers. In two hours of trading it slid 1.5 U.S. cents as traders cited Britain's high inflation and the threat of a national power strike.
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London
U.S
Britain
Date Set for Second Round of SALT Talks in Geneva
The United States and the Soviet Union will resume strategic offensive arms limitation talks in Geneva on November 21. The session aims to pursue a permanent treaty building on the interim curb on offensive nuclear weapons agreed by President Nixon at the Moscow summit in May.
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United States
Soviet Union
Geneva
White House
Nixon
Moscow
Search resumes for missing plane with Boggs aboard
An Anchorage search resumes with 35 to 40 aircraft ready to scour for the missing plane carrying House Democratic Leader Hale Boggs and three others. Weather is improving but ground-ready conditions hinge on clearing skies. Three Coast Guard cutters operate in rough Gulf of Alaska seas overnight.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Hale Boggs
Air Force
Coast Guard
Gulf of Alaska
Fighting Flares in Saigon North as Vietnam War Battles Continue
South Vietnamese troops clash with Communist forces along Saigon's northern outskirts in a two location battle. Preliminary tallies show about 80 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed as the two week offensive presses north of the capital. US casualty reports note two Americans killed last week, five missing, four wounded, with no nonhostile deaths for the first time in seven years.
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U.S. Command
Powell Kern Sheriff Candidates Neosho County
Neosho County sheriff candidates present mixed records and plans. Incumbent David Kern speaks of upgrades to equipment, grants for radio gear, cameras, and a narcotics kit, plus jail improvements and cooperation with inmates. Challenger Dale Powell favors community based drug abuse programs and avoiding jail heavy tactics to curb narcotics through preventive measures.
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Sheriff's Office
Powell
Alcoholics Anonymous
Midway Opens Vo-Ag Building at Open House
Midway School showcases its new Vocational Agricultural building during American Education Week. John W. Davis, with 19 years in the district, explains students will apply classroom knowledge in shop work, wiring, metal work, and carpentry as equipment is installed by semester end. Glen Carlson to teach metal work. Vo-Ag classes II IV to run.
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John W. Davis
Yo-Ag
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Glen Carlson
Midway
Vo-Ag
Nixon May Impound Funds To Hold Spending Down
Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz said President Nixon may impound appropriated money to restrain spending in the current fiscal year. He noted Congress backed talk of restraint despite rejecting a 250 billion ceiling and passed a bill allowing withholding funds if needed. Nixon will decide after a meeting with economic advisers later today.
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Nixon
Washington
Treasury
George P. Shultz
Shultz
Congress
Trade Pact Seeks Peace as Soviets Hit Trade Ties
Washington reports the U S Soviet trade agreement boosts hopes for peace and triples current trade to about 1 5 billion over three years through most favored nation status for Russia Export-Import Bank credits and an arbitration system While Congress debates the plan the issue of Soviet Jewry and exit taxes looms large with senators pressing to block concessions until taxes are rescinded and a larger Lend-Lease settlement is debated
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United States
Soviet Union
Nixon
William P. Rogers
Peter G. Peterson
Russia
Moscow
Senate
Israel
Mem
Bers
U.S
Kissinger Thieu Talked on Peace Parley in Saigon
Kissinger and Thieu held two sessions in Saigon to review Paris peace talks and reject a tripartite government. A government communique cited Thieu’s opposition to any coalition with the Communists. Area forecast noted cloudy, cool weather with record cold 26 degrees.
Intercepted Letter Sees Peace Climate at Capitol
The intercepted note describes a political view of a climate for peace defined as an atmospheric condition where the sky over the Capitol is not filled with bombs. The sentiment frames pacific hopes as a measure of national stability.
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Cap'tol
Congress Adjourns After Veto Overrides And Moonlighting Bills
Congress adjourned amid a quorum crunch after overriding Nixon on a $24.6 billion water cleanup bill and a $250 billion spending ceiling proposal. Bills for highways and mass transit, and an anti hijacking measure with death penalty options died in the rush. The 98th Congress will reconvene January 3 with past signals on the 26th Amendment and revenue sharing.
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Senate
Congress
Nixon
Final 92nd Congress acts at adjournment
Washington reports the last hours of the 92nd Congress saw no spending lid agreement as conferees abandoned Nixon’s $250 billion ceiling. A $24.6 billion clean water measure became law after veto override. Highway and mass transit funding bills died for lack of quorum. A death sentence option for skyjackers failed for lack of quorum. EPA noise standards funding of $21 million over three years advanced by voice vote.
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U.S
Nixon
Washington
92Nd
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