Governors urge federal takeover of welfare costs
COLORADO SPRINGS AP Governors at the National Governors Conference urged the federal government to assume full funding for Welfare, opposing Nixon's plan as inadequate. Rockefeller led the push for a national takeover, arguing cost and equity justify federal financing for all 50 states over five years. The group also backed universal health insurance and fully federal Medicaid financing.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Nixon
U.S
Brst
Georgia
Lester Maddox
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Vietnam
Washington
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Navy Court Martial Set For Evans Skipper and Deck Officer
The U S Navy ordered court martial for Cmdr. Albert S McLemore and Lt. j g Ronald C Ramsey over the June 2 collision between the destroyer Evans and the Australian carrier Melbourne in the South China Sea. Ramsey faces charges of dereliction of duty and negligence. McLemore asleep at the time is accused of failing to issue proper orders and wake the bridge crew. The junior officer on watch faces nonjudicial handling.
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Manila
U.S. Navy
Frank E Evans
Melbourne
Adm
W. F. Bringle
7Th Fleet
Cmdr
Albert S. McLemore
San Pedro
Calif
J.g
Ronald C. Ramsey
Long Beach
Subic Naval Base
James A. Hopson
Kansas City
Kan
Navy
Bringle
Evans
South China Sea
McLemore
Ramsey
Subic
Combat Information Center
Tractor Roll Bars Cabs Eyed In American Tractors
A 1969 study by James Williams for Ralph Nader warns tractors are dangerous and overturns kill many farmers each year. He urges federal safety standards and farmer education while noting protective roll bars reduce injuries. Rep. Neal Smith may seek a study under the National Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
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Christopher Lydon
New York Times News Service
Washington
Ralph Nader
James Williams
Princeton University
Neal Smith
D-lowa
Williams
Sweden
Hurricane Francelia hits Bahia islands in the Gulf
Hurricane Francelia raked the coral islands of Bahia with gale winds as it moved across the Gulf of Honduras toward Central America. Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dickson had lung nodule surgery.
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Miami
Francelia
Bahia
Gulf of Honduras
Central America
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dickson
Pilots threaten 24 hour strike over hijack hostages
The International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations plans a 24 hour strike if two Israeli men held in Syria are not freed by next Monday. Israeli passengers freed from the Damascus hijack include four others who returned to Tel Aviv after 64 hours.
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International Airline Pilots’ Organization
Tel Aviv
Damascus
Popular Front,for the Liberation of Palestine
Trans World Airlines
Rome
International Federation of Airline Pilots Associations
Paris
United Nations
Ole Forsberg
Cairo
Israel
Mahmoud Riad
Gamal Abad Nasser
Jordan
Hussen
Nureddin al-Atassi
Saleh Jahdi Ammash
Markets in New York Mixed in Slow Trading
Markets mixed in slow trading with cotton irregular. Chicago grain futures show liquidation for wheat corn and soybeans, with oats lower alongside corn. Livestock prices slip as butchers and slaughter steers fall 25 to 50 cents with sizable receipts. top bids noted for hogs at 27.25 and steers at 32.00. Frigidaire sales and service celebrated 21 years. Robinson Furniture on Second Avenue downtown advertises offerings.
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New York
Chicago
Frigidaire Sales and Service
Robinson Furniture
Second Ave
Amoco Expands Decatur Facility With 240 Acre Tract
Amoco Chemical Corp adds a 240 acre tract to its Decatur plant increasing site area by about a third. The land was acquired in exchange for a 765 acre Lawrence County tract near Speake Community with a $240 000 paid price to Shirley and Alice Smith. No specific use was announced. the site adjoins the western plant boundary.
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Amoco Chemical Corp
Decatur
P. A. Lamont
Lawrence County
Lamont
Charles and
Martha Glenn
Shirley Smith
Amoco
Lawrence
Shirley
Alice Smith
Champion
Courtland
Drew Pearson dies at 71 after heart attack in Maryland
Legendary Washington columnist Drew Pearson, author of The Washington Merry-Go-Round, dies at 71 after suffering a heart attack at his Maryland farm and dying on arrival at Georgetown Hospital. Pearson shaped political journalism for nearly four decades, drawing fierce defense and sharp condemnation from officials, presidents, and readers alike.
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Drew Pearson
Maryland
Georgetown Hospital
Pearson
Washington
Martin Luther King Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George A. Smathers
Dfla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Capitol Hill
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
Eleanor (Cissy) Patterson
Washington Times-Herald
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Manero
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Congress
Andrew May
Kentucky
State Department
Sen
Robert F. Kennedy
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