Senate committee urges delaying ABM deployment during arms talks
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee urged President Nixon to defer deploying an anti ballistic missile system until earnest discussions with the Soviet Union on arms control. The report supported ratification of the nuclear nonproliferation treaty and emphasized a cease of the nuclear arms race as vital to world security. Senators Russell and Fulbright signaled possible clashes during debate as the treaty opens Monday.
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United States
Soviet Union
Senate
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Berlin War Games End as Heinemann Elevates West German Vote
Soviet and East German forces ended maneuvers that tested East West tensions in Berlin. The Aachen sized standoff eased as a British convoy entered West Berlin with protest timing denied as purposeful. ADN reported Marshal Yakubovsky left East Berlin after directing the Warsaw Pact drills, while Gustav Heinemann was elected West German president.
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UPI
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Ivan I. Yakubovsky
Moscow
East Berlin
Schoenefeld
Living Speaker McCormack Ties House Leadership Line
Massachusetts congressman John W. McCormack is the only living man to have served as Speaker. He follows predecessors Sam Rayburn who died in 1962 and Joseph W. Martin Jr. who died in 1968.
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Washington
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
House
Sam Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Witness Describes Young Juvenile Jailed in Maryland
Maryland jail inspector Joseph B. Egeberg testified before a Senate subcommittee that children as young as three were kept in filthy jails for up to 90 days. He cited a three month confinement of a juvenile witness in a Baltimore city juvenile jail in a child abuse case.
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UPI
Maryland
Senate
Joseph B. Egeberg
Department of Correctional Service
Egeberg
Baltimore City
Record low and high temperatures reported nationwide
The U.S. Weather Bureau noted a new extreme with Newport Virgin Islands recording minus 14 degrees, while McAllen Texas reached a high of 82 degrees. No Alaska or Hawaii data included.
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New York
Nevada Assembly rejects bill to broaden entertainment tax
The Assembly Taxation Committee voted down AB-535 to extend the 10 percent casino entertainment tax to more venues. Chairman M Kent Hafen notes opposition from labor and casino interests, while Geraldine Tyson of Las Vegas defends the tax as revenue-worthy.
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Nev
UPI
Nevada
Assembly
Geraldine Tyson
Las Vegas
M. Kent
Tim) Hafen
R-Pahrump
Medal of Honor Recipients Honored by Nixon at White House
President Nixon awarded the Medal of Honor to three Vietnam veterans in the East Room, praising their courage. S. Sgt. Joe R. Hooper, Sgt. J. C. Fred William Zabitosky, and Spec. 5 Clarence Eugene Sasser were commended for risking their lives, with Hooper killed in action, Zabitosky shot and burned but rescuing comrades, and Sasser aiding wounded soldiers under fire. The ceremony accompanied a busy day including ABM policy talks and CIA visits.
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Florida
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White House forms task force on lumber price surge
The Nixon administration established a special task force led by Budget Director Robert Mayo to study the 92 percent rise in plywood and softwood costs and a 30 percent jump in Douglas fir. The panel aims to identify causes, urge immediate agency action, and propose long term supply and demand policies. Members include AG John Mitchell and cabinet secretaries Hardin Romney Hickel and Shultz.
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UPI
White House
Nixon
Ron Ziegler
Robert P. Mayo
Ziegler
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
George Romney
Interior
Walter J. Hickel
Labor
George P. Shultz
French franc crisis calm despite pressure says international bankers
In Geneva bankers say a new monetary crisis is unlikely as the franc faces tension from external markets. They note France can draw on 2 billion from the Group of Ten and that stringent exchange rules limit outflows while Basel purchases support the franc.
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Bank For International Settlements
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Charles de Gaulle
Bank of France
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