Debt Ceiling Blocked By Tax Reform Drive
Washington report says Rep. Philip Burton led a group seeking tax law loophole fixes as the House stalled a unanimous consent move to raise the borrowing limit from about 429.8 billion to 450 billion through June 30. Senator Mills faced delay while Rep. Byrnes warned of Treasury disruption.
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Washington
Philip Burton
D-Calif
Wilbur D. Mills
Dark
Ways and Means Committee
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
House
Byrnes
Treasury
Nixon Accepts Pandas for National Zoo Display
The President and Mrs. Nixon decided the two gift pandas from China should be housed at the National Zoo in Washington. Officials cited proper care and DC climate as suitable for the pandas, ensuring they will be accessible to the public in the capital.
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Washington
Nixon
China
National Zoo
White House
Chou En-lai
Chou
Milton
Matilda
Gerald L. Warren
Camp David
Warren
District of Columbia
Two Comanche County Men Die In County Road Crash
A two vehicle collision north and west of Chattanooga in Comanche County killed Howard S. Taylor a Chattanooga mail carrier and Clyde James Ledford of Indiahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred about 10 22 a m with both men dying on arrival at Memorial Hospital.
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Comanche County
Chattanooga
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Howard S. Taylor
Clyde James Ledford
Rt. 1
Indiahoma
Memorial Hospital
Britain and China Agree to Exchange Ambassadors
Britain and China announce the exchange of ambassadors, ending a 22 year dispute over Taiwan. London recognizes the PRC as the sole legal government of China and will withdraw its Taiwan consulate, while pledging Taiwan’s future determination by China.
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Britain
China
London
Taiwan
People’s Republic of China
United Kingdom
House of Commons
Alec Douglas-Home
Douglas- Home
Peking
U S and Chinese Ambassadors Open Dialog in Paris
In Paris Watson and Huang Chen met at the Chinese Embassy for 30 minutes to begin ongoing talks on travel and trade. Both said they would avoid fixed dates and continue dialogue as needed, with Paris chosen as the channel for future contacts.
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Paris
U.S
Arthur K. Watson
Huang Chen
Avenue George V
Watson
White House
Nixon
Chou En-lai
China
Washington
Huang
Embassy
Newsmen
International Business Machines
World Trade Corporation
Chinese Communist Party Central Committee
Mild Weather Continues Across Lawton and Oklahoma
Mild springlike weather persists in Lawton and southwest Oklahoma after a cold front Sunday brought rain and hail. Forecasts show highs in the upper 60s today, around 70s to 70s Tuesday, with a low near 40 tonight. Sunday’s high reached 82 and the low 31 as Prague reported 1.82 inches of rain and Ardmore 1.40 inches.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
U.S. Weather Bureau
Prague
Ardmore
Cash endures as a force in the credit card era
The Morgan Guaranty Survey reports the U S money supply remains cash heavy as credit card use grows. Despite forecasts of a cashless society, paper money and coins in circulation hit a new high of 61 billion dollars, while credit cards rise to 300 million in circulation.
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New York
Money Millenium
Morgan Guaranty Survey
Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
United States
U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve Banks
Guess Who
Hughes Manuscript Author and Wife Plead Guilty in Conspiracy
Author Clifford Irving and his wife Edith pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud a publisher with a fake Howard Hughes autobiography. The couple's plea spares a mail fraud count while federal sentencing could reach up to five years and $10,000. They remain free on bail as state charges for grand larceny loom.
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EW York
Clifford Irving
Edith
Howard Hughes
Irving
Richard Suskind
Suskind
John Cannella
Monkey Invades City Grocery Causes Panic and Mayhem
A 12 inch black monkey burst from the meat room of Ruby Plumtree’s store at 17th and Ferris. It raced through aisles overturning items, scattering eggs and buns, then escaped into the attic as police were alerted. © 1960s era grocery caper.
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Ruby Plumtree
17Th and Ferris
Marion
Plumtree
Allen
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