Advocates Press Democratic Platform on Corporate Power
San Francisco activists urge the 1972 Democratic platform to pledge strong antitrust enforcement and closing loopholes aiding big business The campaign prompts a ground level hearing as critics link corporate power to political influence led by Mayor Alioto and consumer advocates calling for reform of campaign finance and greater government accountability.
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Democratic Platform Committee
Stralis
Witt i
Joseph L. Alioto
Nixon
Alioto
Democratic Party
Barry
Damrell
John Aitchell
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Hoffa Calls For Prisons Reform And New Facilities
Former Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa testifies to a Senate subcommittee urging humane reform of federal prisons. He cites overcrowding, outdated facilities, and inadequate work programs. Hoffa proposes new, smaller institutions, medical and dental care, libraries, counseling, and expanded visiting rights with payphone access.
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Teamsters
Jimmy ‘Hotta
Con- Briss
Senate
Hoffa
Ex-general testifies Abrams knew of bombings
Former Air Force general John B. Lavelle testified before a congressional subcommittee that General Creighton Abrams knew of raids on North Vietnam he ordered. Lavelle said he believed Abrams understood his actions, while Air Force officials described the strikes as unauthorized. Lavelle defended the operations as necessary to counter North Vietnamese air defenses and to protect U.S. forces, saying he would do the same again.
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Dinner on yacht for the Nixons
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon hosted a family dinner aboard the Navy yacht Sequoia to mark Tricia Nixon Cox's first wedding anniversary with Edward Cox. The menu featured steak and coconut shrimp, a cake bearing a birthday message, and Tricia noted weight loss linked to her cooking. The Coxes live in Cambridge while Ed finishes Harvard Law, with a second celebration planned for his law school graduation.
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Evacuation Bill Advances in Senate Finance Committee
The bill would require the Office of Emergency Services to promote emergency evacuation plans for cities located below dams in flood or earthquake events. The measure received approval from the Senate Finance Committee.
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UPS
Office of Emergency Services
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Arms limit treaty sent to Senate
President Nixon sends to the Senate a Russian American arms control pact for ratification. The deal would cap defensive missiles and offensive ICBMs at set launchers and submarines, with a total Soviet arsenal of 1618 ICBMs and 191054 for the United States and no warhead limits. Senate GOP leaders promise strong bipartisan backing and expedited hearings.
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UPI
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U.S
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Identity of Nixon backers remains secret in new filings
Washington AP reports that hundreds of major Nixon backers stay undisclosed as the Finance Committee to Re elect the President and affiliates list only some large donations. The first quarterly reports cover April 7 to May 9 under a new federal law, with Merrill Lynch and Donald M Kendall among donors.
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Nixon
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Maurice Stans
White House
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Hubert H. Rumphrey
Minnesota
George
McGovern
South Dakota
Henry M. Jackson
George C. Wallace
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GAD
Stans
Wolf Hoods Order Canceled to Save Endangered Wolf
The Pentagon canceled a plan to produce over 277 thousand parka hoods from wolf fur, a move amid fear it would wipe out part of North America's dwindling wolf population. Rep. William Whitehurst announced the cancellation, noting plans for a synthetic substitute by the Army Materiel Command.
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Pentagsig Fias
North America
National Wildlife Feicravion
Federatian
William ‘Whitehurst
R.a
U.S. Army Materiel Command
Lack of support delays vote on revenue share
Washington (UPT) President Nixon’s revenue sharing bill lacks majority House support, delaying a floor vote to next week. Mayors and supporters hope to rally 90 to 40 additional votes but opposition mounts, with threats of tax increases to fund government and procedural hurdles looming.
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Mahon
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Tax preparers fine okayed by Assembly vote
Sacramento UPI reports a bill to make uncertified tax preparers pay treble damages for negligent returns moves to the Senate after strong Assembly approval. The measure cleared 60 to 2 with two nays by Reps Cline and Vasconcellos. It targets unlicensed preparers while exempting attorneys and CPAs.
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