Dem advocates urge platform to curb corporate power
San Francisco urged the 1972 Democratic platform to pledge stronger antitrust enforcement and closing of loopholes benefiting big business. At a 15 member platform committee hearing, 90 witnesses pressed for action as critics blamed Nixon policies for favoring corporate interests, while consumer leaders urged transparency in campaign financing and corporate influence.
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Hoffa urges prison reforms in testimony before Senate subcommittee
Teamsters President Hoffa blasts U S prison systems calling them hell holes. He proposes reforms including smaller humane facilities, better medical care, access to libraries and recreation, improved guard training and prisoner grievance boards. He also advocates unrestricted visiting and pay for prison work with job placement aid after release.
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Ex general testifies Abrams knew of bombings
Former four star General John D. Lavelle testified to congressional investigators that General Creighton Abrams knew he ordered raids on North Vietnam that technically violated U S policy. Lavelle said Abrams did not know how the strikes were reported publicly.
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Dinner on yacht for the Nixons
President and Mrs. Nixon hosted a family dinner aboard the Navy yacht Sequoia to mark the first wedding anniversary of daughter Tricia and Edward Cox. The menu featured steak shrimp in coconut and a fudge iced cake. Tricia praised married life but noted recent weight loss. The Coxes moved from Cambridge to the White House. Ed will graduate from Harvard Law School in Cambridge on Wednesday.
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Evacuation plan bill gains Senate Finance Committee approval
In Sacramento, the Senate Finance Committee approved a bill directing the Office of Emergency Services to promote emergency evacuation plans for cities below a designated earthquake risk level. The bill aims to strengthen readiness for a Moodaraq earthquake scenario.
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Nixon seeks Senate ratification of arms limit treaty
President Nixon sends the arms control pact to the Senate with Kissinger predicting ratification in August amid bipartisan support. The package would cap anti ballistic missile launchers at 100 per site and freeze Soviet ICBMs and submarines while halting new ICBM launches and subs.
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Secret identities of Nixon backers revealed in late campaign reports
Washington reports detail the first GAO filed accounting under a new elections law, showing large Nixon donors including Donald M. Kendall and Merrill Lynch with $15,000 gifts. About $1.22 million listed to Nixon committees, as $10 million total raised by four Nixon committees. many earlier donors appear absent, suggesting pre April giving or later contributions. Maurice Stans notes the law’s gaps may hide donor identities while acknowledging the timing issue.
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Pentagon cancels wolf fur parka order to save timber wolves
The Pentagon cancelled an order for more than 277 502 parka heads lined with wolf fur to protect North America’s timber wolves. The National Wildlife Federation warned 25 000 wolves would be slaughtered to fill the order, risking near half of the wild population. Rep. William Whitehurst praised the cancellation and noted a synthetic substitute would be developed for frost resistance.
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Lack of support delays vote on revenue share
President Nixon’s revenue sharing bill lacks House majority support prompting a postponement to next week. Mayors and White House aides press for approval, while opponents led by Rep. Mahon seek defeat. The bill would authorize about 30 billion dollars over five years for state and local spending with few strings, but tax increase concerns grow as the vote nears.
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Tax preparers fine okayed by California Senate
Sacramento bill would punish unlicensed tax preparers with trebled damages for negligent returns. Assembly approved 60 to 2, with only two dissenters, tax lawyer critics. The measure aims at unlicensed preparers, excluding attorneys and licensed CPAs, amid nationwide concern over negligent filings costing government and clients millions.
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