Senate votes on NATO force cuts amid last minute compromise
The Senate takes up the Mansfield plan for a 90 percent Europe force reduction amid new compromise proposals. Senator Nelson offers a phased 150,000 to 90,000 decrease timeline tied to NATO pact talks, while Bayh and Saxbe push a 150,000 cut if allies do not share costs. The White House seeks a timely vote and favors negotiated reductions over unilateral withdrawal.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Europe
Sen. Gaylord
P. Nelson
Nelson
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Senate NATO
Sen
J. W.ulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Administration
Leonid Brezhnev
Mansfield
U.S
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
William B. Saxbe
Ohio
Jury resumes penalty phase in 19 arson deaths
A Los Angeles jury prepares to decide if a laborer will die in the gas chamber or face life imprisonment for 19 arson deaths. Jurors began deliberations and discussed issues briefly before adjourning for the night. The case centers on nine counts of first degree murder and one count of arson tied to a hotel fire.
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Los Angeles
Berms
Alejandro Sigueroa
Vonet Square
Californians favor pullout of all troops by year end
A San Francisco poll of 1 050 adults shows 70 percent support removing all U S ground troops from Vietnam by year end. Democrats outnumber Republicans in the sample and most respondents oppose the war while fearing a broader defeat. Strong support for withdrawal contrasts with doubt about the administration’s Vietnam messaging.
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San Francisco
California
Tosday
Vietnam
Mervin Mield
Ical
Field
Restart cost dooms SST revival say pollsters
An Associated Press survey of 99 Senate offices found 54 senators oppose further subsidies to develop two SST prototypes. Two backers are strongly considering voting against, one former backer is undecided, and several critics plan to be absent during the late Wednesday vote.
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Washington
Senate
Associated Press
Dies
Sen
Karl Ki. Mundt
Boeing Co
White House
William Allen
William Proxmire
D-Wis
White * House
Ronald J. Ziegler
Weidenbaum Warns on Lockheed Loan to Sustain Jobs
Senate subcommittee hearing features Weidenbaum arguing a federal guaranteed loan would keep Lockheed operating and protect thousands of aerospace workers. Proxmire and Cranston challenge the plan and warn of broader cost and diversification issues amid SST politics and Rolls-Royce insolvency.
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Weidenbatum
Treasury
Lockheed
Congress
Proxmire
Weidenbaum
TriStar
U.S
McDonnell Douglas
Douglas
John Sparkman
Dala
Marshall
Huntsville
Ala
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Aeek
UTA
Cranston
Lennox Infant Electrocuted in Bathtub Incident
A 20 month old Lennox infant died after a radio wire fell into a bathtub where his mother was bathing him. Juan Jose Gandara Jr., son of Colleen Gandara, was pronounced dead at Gardena Memorial Hospital. The accident occurred at a friend’s mobile trailer on ROW Compton Blvd. Deputies identified the radio on a shelf above the tub as the hazard.
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Lennox
Sheriff's Deputies
Juan Jose Gandara Jr
Colleen Gandara
Bellevue Ave
Gardena Memorial Hospital
Row Compton Blvd
Senate House Strike Deal Sets 13.5 Percent Pay Hike
Congress ends labor dispute drama by approving a 13.5 percent retroactive wage increase for rail workers and extending the strike moratorium to October 1. Both chambers bypassed Nixon’s July 1 pause plan as they send the measure to the President. The action aligns with a presidential emergency board recommendation.
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Senate
Labor Committee
House
Commerce Committee
Congress
Nixon
Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen
Presidential
SST flights could halve Earth ozone shield in two years
Berkeley chemist Dr Narold Johnston warns large scale supersonic transport flights may cut the ozone layer by half within two years. He cites MIT and other studies projecting thousands of jets worldwide and seven hours daily operation by 1985, risking greater ultraviolet exposure. He could not predict exact timing of eye or life hazards.
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Berkeley
University of California
Narold Johnston
Ile
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Develop safer mind expanding drugs unit urged
A drug abuse expert urged the National Institute of Mental Health to invest millions to create safer or safer mind expanding drugs. Dr. Donald B. Louria warned public health benefits require safer use, and he opposed immediate legalization of marijuana. He cited studies showing about 20 percent risk of marijuana leading to other drugs and noted LSD use follows heavier marijuana use.
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Washington
National Institute of Mental Health
National Commission
Donald B. Louria
Department of Public Health
New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry
Louria
Stanford University
John Kaplan
Commission
Kaplan
Nixon
Coast Guard to Send Vigorous to Patrolling Lobster Grounds
The Coast Guard ordered the 210 foot cutter Vigorous based in New London to join the Vigiliant to patrol lobster grounds within 15 miles after harassment incidents. Duane sails for a meeting near Nantucket with officials including Donald L. McKernan and John Skerry to discuss Russian fleet activity and possible herring in the area.
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Vigorous
New London
Conn
Alert
U.S
Duane
Boston
Nantucket Island
Nantucket
Ekyhe
Donald L. Mckernan
Department of State
Fish, Wildlife and Ocean Affairs
John Skerry
National Marine Fisheries Service
Department of Commerce
Skerry
Arthur Brownell
Massachusetts
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Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Unit
By Judith Randal
Washington Star
Joseph Oteri
Oteri
Los Angeles Superior Court
Buffums
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Santa Ana
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San Diego
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