Rockefeller resignation seen as step toward 1976 bid
Nelson Rockefeller announces he will resign as New York governor in a week to devote time to two bipartisan commissions. He leaves office after 15 years and says he may consider a future presidential run, with 1976 viewed as his likely last chance.
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Rockefeller
New York
Leany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Clifford L. Jones
Pennsylvania
Republican Party
National Commission On Critical Choices For America
National Commission On Water Quality
William Henry Harrison
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Fish
Malcolm Wilson
Senate panel approves deep defense budget cut
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 3.5 billion reduction to Nixon's defense budget, deeper than the House cut, with 110 to 135 million restorations proposed for site defense funds. The panel trimmed 69,000 military personnel and reduced aircraft procurement while preserving key programs like the Minuteman and upgrading air national guard aircraft.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nixon
Senate
House
Defense Department
Senate Committee
Congress
J. L. McClellan
D-Ark
South Vietnam
William Prexmire
D-Wis
Air National Guard
McClellan
Government employment and spending rise in 1972
The report notes state and local government employment grew by about 500000 or over 5 percent in 1972 while purchases rose more than 10 percent from 1971. It also highlights traffic fatalities with 47 percent in daylight and 53 percent at night along with travel fatality rates of 3 per 100 million miles by day and 8 at night.
WITHOUT HONOR Military discharges exceed two hundred thousand since 1961
More than 200000 service members have received an undesirable discharge since 1961. The actions occurred through court martial alternatives or administrative proceedings for unfitness including drug abuse and shirking duty. The figures reflect disciplinary trends for the era and outline penalties imposed by the armed services.
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Oklahoma
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James Royce
Louisiana
Wisconsin
Ody Fish
Gerald Ford
Joseph C. Richard
Equitable
Joe Richard
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Zales
Wales
Elgin
D Ave
BankAmericard
American Express
Cache Road
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Rustrat
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