House Committee Rejects Nixon Debt Ceiling Request
The Bouce Ways and Means Committee rejected President Nixon's plea for a new national debt ceiling and kept borrowing restrained, approving a $12 billion temporary increase to expire in 1970. The move signals renewed pressure on the administration to propose a revised limit and could force a new authority request in early 1970. Republican support is expected though the measure faces Democratic backing as a tougher stance on the administration.
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House
Nixon
U.S
Washington
Bouce Ways and Means
W Nixon
Treasury
Social Security Trust Fund
Congress
Conress
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Virginia debate over town to city changes and county powers
Virginia legislators debated the commission plan to require 1 000 population for towns and 25 000 for new cities and charter counties. Opponents argued the figures were arbitrary and urged preserving current limits and bonding powers. Leaders pressed for local control while cautioning about regional government consolidation and a state Local Government Commission.
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William Arthur
Wytheville
Virginia Municipal League
Commission
Arthur
Virginia
William B. Hopkins
Roanoke
Hopkins
C.F. Hicks
Virginia Association of Counties
Lee Rhoades
Falls Church
Northern Virginia Transit Commission
del. C. Harrison Mann
Arlington
Norfolk
Portsmouth
General Assembly
State Commission On
Smity Commission
A. E. Dick Howard
Commission On
Howard
Frederick A. Babson
Board of Supervisors
Populous
Fairfax County
West Berlin election fuels tense Soviet pressure
Berlin tensions rise as U S British and French officers press Soviet high command over autobahn closures tied to War saw Pact maneuvers. West German leaders Kiesinger and Reinemann navigate a political win amid Communist protests and travel disruptions that threaten Berlin's morale and daily life.
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Berlin
U.S
Potsdam
East Germany
Kurt Georg Kiessinger
Bonn
West Berlin
Kiesinger
West Germany
West Berlia
Gustav Reinemann
Gerhard Schroeder
Heinemann
al Cazile
Heinrich Luebke
OVCT
Sirhan Sirhan admits limited memory of Kennedy shooting
In cross examination at the Ambassador Hotel trial, Sirhan Sirhan described gaps in memory after the incident. He acknowledged hatred toward Zionists and Arabs’ enemies, but said he did not remember specific actions or motives beyond his declared disapproval of U.S. support for Israel. He claimed he learned of Kennedy’s involvement only after the charge was read to him.
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Compton
Sirhan
United States
Israel
Sen. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
California
Kennedy
Cooper
Ambassador Hotel
Sen. Kennedyn
Joan Dempsey Klein
Len
Remim
Cape Cod murders lift search for more dismembered women
Provincetown reports four young women found dismembered in seaward graves after a long Cape Cod search. Two victims identified as Patricia Walsh and Mary Ann Wysocki, both 23 from Providence. Antone Costa, 25, of Provincetown was charged with murder in two deaths and confined for mental testing.
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Cape Cod
Provincetown
Mass
Edmund Dinis
Cape
Dillis
Harold M. Berrie
Truros
Patricia Walsh
Mary Ann Wysocki
Providence
Dinis An
Boston
Antone Costa
Misses Walsh
Wysocki
Nixon And Wife Attend Funeral Of His Uncle Nixon
President and Mrs. Nixon flew to State College Pennsylvania for the funeral of Ernest L. Nixon 85. They arrived by helicopter from the White House and left after a private service at Koch Funeral Home. Police estimated a 2000 strong crowd and the couple spoke of his uncle’s buoyant enthusiasm and love of youth.
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State College
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Nixons
Rose Mary Woods
Koch Funeral
Ernest L. Nixon
Washington
Pine Hall
Pennsylvania State University
White House
Funeral Home
John Juba
Feneral Home
Nelson H.frank
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
Frank
Ernest Nixon
Centry County Hospital
Penn State
Gold market turmoil and French labor actions discussed
The report notes the gold market closing as Georges Se Guy, secretary-general of the General Confederation of Labor, says the conference dissolved indefinitely and no real wage negotiation started. It cites government figures showing a 9.70 percent rise in 1968 buying power and concerns over a potential franc devaluation affecting the pound, with strikes planned and Peugeot lines halted in France.
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Georges Seguy
Confedeation of Labor
Confederation of Democratic Workers
Federation of National Education
Peugeot
Sochaux
Paris
London
de Gaulle
Adventures of Red Rover and Friends End 38 Minute Mission
In a 38 minute space outing, Red Rover and Gumdrop toss objects into space while Spider watches. The crew notes the view of Earth and the moon as Red Rover worries about items drifting away before they return to the hatch. Mission control wraps up with a reminder that the young crew was safe.
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Red Rover
David
Spider
Rusty
Raver
Mission Control
Gumdrop
Vietnam leaders assess enemy tactics after Tet legacy
Joint Chiefs of Staff member with Laird observed a belief that the foe copied Tet offensive tactics to inflict heavy losses. Reports cited heavy security at Tan Son Nhut, rocket and mortar strikes near Da Nang, and damage to Marble Mountain Helicopter base. Week’s casualty tallies included 521 KIA, 2,072 WIA among South Vietnamese. 6,752 enemy killed per Allied counts. U.S. civilian and military deaths and injuries pushed totals since 1961 higher.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Laird
Wheeler
Tan Son Nhut
da Nang
Marble Mountain
U.S
Witness says zoo animals treated better than delinquents
Joseph R. Rowan of the John Howard Association told Senate investigators that in many places animals in zoos are treated better than children in penal institutions. Milo Luger of the New York State Division for Youth warned that many delinquents would benefit from less detection and institutionalization, and criticized funding, staff, and training as root problems. Dodd invited Gov. Rockefeller to testify about Arkansas prison conditions, with no firm commitment yet.
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Washington
Chicago
Senate
Joseph R. Rowan
John Howard Association of
Ilinois
Rowan
Miltor Luger
New York State Division For
Luger
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Dodd
Winthrop Rockefeller
Arkansas
Hie
Apollo Space Walk Captures Lunar Scene On TV Break
The Apollo crew tethered to the moon module drifted as a third satellite, with McDivitt guiding Scott and Schweickart during a 46 minute space walk. Gear, floating objects, and a live Earth TV feed showed lunch in weightlessness and views of the lunar module and Atlantic below.
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Scott
Dave
McDisitt
Earth
Schweickart
McDivitt
Atlantic Ocean
California
Florida
Jacksonville
Law Officers Involved In Shooting Near Anderson County
SLED probes exchange of shots between Anderson County Sheriff Jim Williams and Anderson police officer Malcolm McLeese. The incident occurred at McLeese's home in Anderson County just after midnight February 28. McLeese says he fired at Williams after aiding the sheriff, who returned fire. no injuries reported.
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Columbia
State Law Enforcement Division
SLED
Anderson County
Jim Williams
Malcolm 3
McLeese
Anderson
Robert E. McNair
Williams
Hijackers Fate Shifts as Cuba Reveals Policy Change
The article reports Cuba's shift in handling hijackings with a State Department disclosure that Havana will allow hijacked planes to return to the United States with passengers. Previously, U S crews flew hijacked aircraft to Varadero for transfer before Miami return.Officials had cited runway safety as a reason for delays, a point disputed by U S pilots.
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Ers
State Department
Havana
United States
Fidel Casiro
U.S
Varadero
Miami
Vietnam Leader Signals Peace Talks Pause Under Military Pressure
A Vietnamese official stated that continued enemy aggression leaves him with no reason to return to Pang and that if the war intensifies he favors combat over talks. He urged patience for peace through negotiations and warned Hanoi of full responsibility for civilian casualties amid shellings and assassinations.
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Pang
Vietnam
Lam
National Liberation Front
Republi of
Hanoi
Snow and sleet hit Piedmont and Southeast. caution urged
The storm, moving from the Gulf of Mexico, skimmed the Southeast with heavy rain in most areas and up to five inches of snow in higher Piedmont and Appalachian elevations. governors warned of hazardous driving, with accumulations projected for western North Carolina and parts of Virginia as rain to snow transitions occurred overnight.
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Piedmont
South Carolina
Gulf of Mexico
Associated Press
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Dothan
Boothville
Asheville
N.C
Appalachian
Georgia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginias
Maryland
Roanoke
Virginia
Bristol Highway Department
Wise
Dickenson
Grayston County
White Top Mountain
Smyth County
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