Nixon Signals Open Door to New Geneva Talks on Indochina
President Nixon indicated that a new Geneva conference on Indochina is possible as the United States cited a Soviet offer and emphasized consultations and observance of the 1962 accords. He warned Hanoi of risks from renewed fighting in Laos Cambodia and Vietnam and highlighted progress in South Vietnam while praising American resolve for a just peace.
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Vietnam
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Johnson
Hanoi
Southeast Asia
Ha- Ol
Air Force One
el Toro Marine Air Station
Nixon Plan Draws Favorable Response
Washington leaders from both parties praised President Nixon's Vietnam withdrawal speech. Senators Mansfield Scott Aiken Brooke Percy Hatfield praised the plan for about 150000 troops to depart over 12 months, while critics like Fulbright Kenne dy Symington Brown criticized the speech as misleading and pushed for faster disengagement.
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Saigon
Edward Brooke
Rmass
Nixon
U.S
Charles Percy
Bill
J. Wiliam Fulbright
Arkansas
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Southeast Asia
Mark C. Hatfield
R-Ore
George E. Brown
Calif
UC Protesters Chant Against War and ROTC
About 20 radicals marched through the UC Berkeley campus chanting antiwar and ROTC slogans. The group included members of an SDS chapter that had been suspended. They held an unauthorized information table at Sproul Hall Plaza, ignored campus objections, and marched through Dwinelle Plaza. Four days of earlier campus disturbances led to police clashes, arrests, and about $18,000 in property damage.
Truck Fire Distracts Nixon During San Clemente Speech
An ABC power-trailer burned in San Clemente as Nixon announced further troop withdrawals from South Vietnam. The blaze did not interrupt the nationwide broadcast. Secret Service moved photographers to safety while Nixon and Mrs Nixon chatted with guests after the event.
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LPT
Soviet strategic forces compared with the United States
Former defense secretary Laird warned that without an ABM increase the U S would need new strategic options. He cited Soviet gains in launchers, heavy bombers, and ICBMs, noting Soviet superiority in multiple warhead missiles and expanding submarine-launched weapons. He said the United States plans to raise launchers and reduce heavy bombers, with both sides racing toward parity or dominance by 1974–75.
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Florida Senate Praises Carswell After Nomination Rejection
Florida lawmakers applauded Judge Carswell after the U S Senate rejected his Supreme Court nomination last Thursday. U S Rep William G Cramer condemned the decision and urged his continued service on the bench, while former Gov Farris Bryant emerged as a potential Senate candidate amid Democratic opposition led by Birch Bayh.
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Florida
Supreme Court
Florida Sénate
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U.S
William G. Cramer
Qshore
Cramer
Republican National Committee
Carnwell
Farris Bryant
Washington
Cra Mer
Nixon
Birch Bayh
Ind
Jed
Welfare conflict over welfare limits debated in court
The dispute centers on whether welfare rules set a minimum subsistence level for six person families while capping monthly income at 300 dollars. Assemblyman Garden Dulty argues these rules force mothers to cheat to feed children as Justices Douglas Brennan and Marshall dissent from the majority.
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Assemblyman Garden Dulty
R-Henford
Lower House
Delivery Atm, sumpar ative in LA with unclear text
Fragmentary OCR text mentions delivery in Los Angeles and includes unclear phrases about payment and timing. Names and specific details are not readable, leaving the item as an irregular local notice with no coherent event or action.
Reagan Tax Reform Plan Nears Approval
Reagan and Bagley push fast passage of tax reform bills in California to counter Prop 8. Debated changes include property tax relief, school funding shifts, and oil depletion allowances. Critics fear losses to poorer districts while plans propose replacing revenue with income tax withholding, sales tax hike, and corporate tax rise.
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Lea, McCarthy
San Francisco
McCarthy
Reagan
Bagley
City keeps 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. parking rule despite complaints
The Long Beach Public Service Department, after a survey with the traffic engineer, defended the 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. curb rule. A spokesman acknowledged it inconveniences 8 a.m. workers but argued the period frees spaces for beachgoers and shoppers while others are yet to arrive.
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Long Beach
Who designs and costs for six cent commemoratives
The Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee designs stamps for the Post Office Department. The department issues 15 commemoratives yearly, totaling over 560 stamps since 1893. Commemoratives print 120 million. standard stamps print in the billions. A 30 cent per 1600 Franklin Roosevelt stamp is typical. larger multi colored stamps can cost up to $1 per 1000.
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Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
Department
Division of
Philately
Franklin Roosevelt
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