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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1971
Page
2
The article reports President Nixon and advisers target unemployment near 4.5 percent and inflation near 3 percent by mid 1972. It notes inflation slowing but risks from wage and price pressures, with critics in Congress labeling the plan too optimistic and inflationary.
U S officials acknowledge a possible large scale operation in northwestern South Vietnam as air power intensifies. The Pentagon cites increased North Vietnamese troop movements into Laos and Cambodia while Laos endorses the U S air campaign. Reports from Vientiane indicate ongoing Pathet Lao and North Vietnamese threats.
Senator George McGovern and Rep. John Conyers urged an immediate congressional investigation into claims by Vietnam veterans at the Winter Soldier probe in Detroit. They cited alleged Laos ground action in 1969 and possible atrocities, demanding full access to the probe’s transcript and witness testimony.
Haughton, a veteran aircraft industry executive, rejected a proposed $200 million fixed loss as excessive. He urged Pentagon to cover the full $758 million in unexpected costs of a $4.586 billion program and push the dispute to long court litigation instead of a quick settlement.
A national National Institute of Mental Health survey of 10 000 students on 50 campuses shows 31 percent have tried marijuana at least once and 14 percent used it weekly or more last year. The report notes rising overall use but a possible crest in some areas and cites California data suggesting changes in trend.
A Health, Education and Welfare report to Congress stresses that marijuana effects vary by user and environment. It notes common feelings of euphoria and relaxation but warns of possible thought distortion and hallucinations at high doses. No evidence links smoking marijuana to cancer or fetal harm, yet cautions against use during pregnancy and pregnancy years.
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