Liberal-Conservative Splits Close In On Nixon Strife
Washington AP reports President Nixon faces renewed trouble as key Republican leaders oppose his civil rights antipoverty and tax reform proposals. Opposition evident even from top leadership over Haynsworth nomination and major tax provisions, complicating Nixon’s first year and clouding congressional relations.
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Nixon faced GOP split over antipoverty and rights acts
The article details Senate and House Republican opposition to Nixon over the Haynsworth nomination and antipoverty programs, with leaders Scott Griffin Smith Ford and McCulloch clashing on voting rights and five year extensions. It notes White House reliance on OEO chief Rumsfeld and looming tax bill debates, plus a Kenosha school strike and temporary restraining order affecting 40 schools.
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Diphtheria Serum Rush to Miami to Fight Outbreak
An emergency shipment of 32 000 doses of diphtheria serum was flown from Philadelphia to Miami to curb an outbreak that has killed two children and prompted six medical teams to inoculate about 41 000 northwest Miami pupils. Dr Milton Saslaw of the Dade County Health Department called the outbreak serious and noted it is the first since 1962 with more than three cases.
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Mississippi teen sets world record corn yield on one acre
A Mississippi teenager coaxed 304 bushels of corn from one acre of sandy loam, a world record. He achieved this exceptional harvest by spreading 25 wagonloads of manure on the plot.
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