Army seeks combat bonus for volunteers blocked by House
Washington AP reports the Army's bid to create $1000 combat bonuses for volunteers was blocked by the House Armed Services Committee last month. President Nixon had proposed the payment to volunteers as an incentive for combat roles, but the committee rejected the plan and the Army's maneuvers to secure it.
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Proposals on combat bonuses stall in House panel
The House rules out an Army request to reprogram 25 million dollars for a 100 dollar monthly combat bonus. Draftees would not receive the extra pay, and allies like Rep. Otis Pike and Chairman F Edward Hebert say volunteers are the target. Gen Westmoreland urged the pay rise, citing cost estimates up to 180 million dollars annually.
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Senate split over desegregation tactics in North and South
Senate debate focused on shifting federal desegregation funds northward to pressure non-Southern districts. Stennis questioned a presidential letter opposing the move while Mondale warned it risked a national nonenforcement policy. Pell urged separate legislation for de facto segregation with most funds outside the South.
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Study Finds Most Employed Women Would Work Without Money
Washington AP reports a Labor Department study of over 5 000 women aged 30 to 44 shows the majority would keep working even without needing income. It compares white and black women, noting similarities and differences in attitudes toward work, education, child care, and job satisfaction.
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Link Found Between Stilbestrol Exposure and Vaginal Adenocarcinoma
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers traced seven young women with vaginal adenocarcinoma to mothers who took stilbestrol during early pregnancy. A control group of 32 similar women showed none exposed to the drug. The study calls for vigilance in young patients with irregular menses and for a surveillance program, while noting the need for more information.
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Spaceflight updates and historic cosmonaut notes
Three cosmonauts aboard Soyuz 10 remain in good health and have begun the flight program. They will conduct medico-biological research on space travel effects while Soyuz 10 completes a near terrestrial orbit of three hours and three minutes. Commander Shatalov, a veteran from Soyuz 4 docking in 1969, leads the crew and pays tribute to Yuri Gagarin before launch.
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House Approves Public Works Plan After Republican Drive Is Killed
The House approved a 5.5 billion public works and economic development program after a Republican effort to derail the administration backed construction provision failed. The bill now goes to the Senate, seen as a Democratic victory to bolster the economy. The plan would authorize 2 billion for projects and related spending.
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Space flights and Cold War tensions mix with economic stimulus
Reports describe Soyuz 10 mission statements and crew history while noting a Cuban base security stance near Guantanamo Bay and a reinforced 1,000-strong Marine battalion. U.S. defense and space programs sit alongside proposed public works and job bills, all amid political votes and unemployment relief measures.
The Bullet By Bullet Story Of Billy The Kid
Paul Newman stars as Billy the Kid in The Left Handed Gun directed by Arthur Penn. Action starts today at The Riverside.
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Paul Newman
Billy
Arthur Penn
the Riverside
War Casualty Totals Updated In Saigon Report
In Laos no major ground action reported. Saigon’s weekly U.S. casualty tally shows 55 Americans killed in action last week, up 14, and 195 wounded in action, down 123 from the prior week. Since Jan 1, 1961, 44,974 U.S. troops have been killed in Indochina and 297,771 wounded. 9,459 have died from nonhostile causes. South Vietnamese forces recorded 494 combat deaths, down from 523, with wounded rising from 1,168 to 1,562.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
Indochina
U.S
Mand
Southern Illinois raid nets drugs and weapons haul
Ware said three counties were raided and agents seized cocaine, heroin, LSD and marijuana with an estimated retail value of 30000. The operation cost over 7000 and captured contraband valued at more than 100000. Arrested individuals aged 16 to 60 include SIU students facing charges of explosives sales weapon possession narcotics theft and burglary.
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