Nixon Brezhnev Move Summit Talks to Western White House
Nixon and Brezhnev relocate talks to the Western White House to finish a long communique on disarmament European troop reductions and NATO issues. Kissinger says the draft is nine tenths complete and will cover SALT plus mutual balanced force reductions and NATO concerns.
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Nixon
Brezhnev
White House
Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Washington
California
United States
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
America
NATO
Michel Jobert
NATO Council
Brussels
U.S
Skylab Crewman Health Improves After Splashdown
One Skylab crewman shows more severe illness than his two companions after the Pacific splashdown. Dr. Hawkins said Kerwin felt dizzy and unable to walk, while Conrad and Weitz recovered faster with no major medical issues.
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Charles
Pete
Conrad
Paul Weitz
Joseph Kerwin
Ticonderoga
Skylab
NASA
Jerry Hordinsky
Kerwin
Bob Johnson
Weitz
Charles Rose
Mel Richmond
Earth
U.S
Joseph P. Kerwin
Pacific Ocean
Orbiting Laboratory
Royce Hawkins
Charles Conrad Jr
Hawkins
Paul J. Weitz
Nixon
Leonid I. Brezhnev
San Clemente
Calif
San Diego
Space Agency
James Fletcher
Cease Fire Violations Reported At Low Level In Saigon
AP reports low cease-fire violation levels as claims of land grabbing by Saigon troops surface. Viet Cong asserts 59 violations in the 24 hours to dawn, while Saigon denies these charges and cites ongoing operations. Impartial observers note continued breaches by both sides, albeit reduced.
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Paris
Vo Dong Giang
Viet Cong
Communists
Watergate Developments At A Glance
AP briefs report Vesco case rejection by Costa Rican court. McGovern hints at Senate testimony on campaign espionage. Colson recalls concerns about espionage planning with Mitchell and Dean. Cox seeks bond reduction for McCord. Richardson cites media influence on juries and Saigon’s ceasefire policy amid claimed freedoms violations. Saigon denies accusations.
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VESCO
Robert L. Vesco
New York City
McGovern
George McGovern
Senate Watergate Committee
Colson
Charles E. Colson
John N. Mitchell
John W. Dean III
COX
Archibald Cox
James W. McCord Jr
Richardson
Elliot L. Richardson
Status of Legislation in Congress This Week
Major bills and actions include a $2.6 billion vocational rehab authorization veto sustained, $120 million rural water and sewer grants veto sustained, elderly aid programs expanded, rural electrification extended, price and rent controls veto sustained, and OMB director confirmation required. Awaiting final action are an $18 billion three year highway program and a denial of funds for Indochina actions awaiting compromise. Several measures passed or advanced include cabinet officer confirmations for a second term, curbs on impounding funds, tax and foreign trade authority, education program extensions, newsman source protection, an $85 billion defense appropriation, and D C home rule.
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Office of Management and Budget
U.S
Indochina
District of Columbia
Half-Cent On The Dollar Tax Relief Tied To Transit Plan
Illinois lawmakers sent Gov. Walker a half cent sales tax cut measure. The bill was entwined with Speaker Blair’s Chicago area mass transit plan, as Blair’s amendments to Senate changes passed 107-53. Walker hinted at veto, while Democrats and Blair backers push ahead with transit bills.
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Associated Press
Springfield, Ill
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Walker
Illinois House
W. Robert Blair
Blair
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
House
Senate
Illinois Transportation Study Commission
GOP Leaders Confident Votes On Transit Tax Cut Measure
Illinois House backed Blair plan 107 to 58 with Daley faction support shaping outcome. Governor Walker pledged his own tax relief proposal while arguing the 166 million price tag and differing exemption plan would shift costs and savings for families in Chicago area and beyond.
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Daley
Walker
Chicago Transit Authority
Illinois
Chicago
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