North Vietnamese Close In On Hue
North Vietnamese forces attacked Hue with heavy shelling and overran flank positions as Viet Cong announced control of Pleiku Kontum and Darlac. U S airlift hit by rockets in Cambodia but expected to resume. Hue citizens fled as government plans to abandon the city.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Highlands
Pleiku
Kontum
Darlac
Cambodia
U.S
Quang Tri
Thua Thien
Phu Bon
Phuoc Long
Binh Long
Quang Duc
Gia Nghia
Senate Approves Record Tax Cut Ahead of House Talks
The Senate approved a $33.1 billion tax cut package after an 18 hour session, sending it to conference with the House. The plan includes $120 to $240 rebates for most families, a $100 Social Security bonus, 40 tax relief for 1975, and targeted credits for under 20000 income. It also cuts $7.4 billion for business and may total about $30.5 billion after negotiations.
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Washington
Senate
House
Ford
Sen
Charles H. Percy
America
Congress
U S May Declare Paris Accord Dead
Washington sources say the United States grapples with a possible declaration that the 1973 Paris peace accords on South Vietnam are inoperative due to the major Communist offensive. Hue may host a new Vietnamese government as Hue battles rage and refugees flood the central highlands.
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Washington
United States
Paris
South Vietnam
State Department
Hue
Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
White House
Ron Nessen
Welfare Officials Clash Over Regional Offices Plan
Welfare Director Denver White urged the Ohio Senate Finance Committee to scrap expanding the department's five regional offices to 12. He favored boosting county welfare staffs to reduce cheating and overpayments, arguing it would save federal subsidies and protect caseload funding. He wants the supplemental welfare appropriation cut from 18.6 million to 14.7 million, with 1 million of that to hire county admin staff.
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Columbus
Ohio
Denver White
Senate Finance Committee
White
Mortgage Subsidy Plan Could Face Veto
The House passed the Emergency Middle Income Housing Act 259 to 106 sending it to the Senate with a veto threat from President Ford. The bill would subsidize mortgages for middle income buyers, targeting 6 percent rates for six years and 1.3 billion in aid, mostly for new homes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ford
House Banking
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Atlanta
Dallas
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Seattle
Los Angeles
Houston
San Francisco
Senate Panel Approves Farm Bill With Expanded Dairy Parity
The Senate Agriculture Committee backed a farm aid bill extending its life to three years and raising dairy parity from 80 to 85 percent. It also boosted cotton target price to 48 cents and loan level to 40 cents, amid projected increases in milk and cheese prices and a veto possibility by President Ford.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Herman E
Talmadge
D-Ga
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota Democrat
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Ford
Humphrey
Secretary of Agriculture
Abraham A. Ribicoff
D-Conn
Controversial Advertising Agency Keeps Contract
The Army awarded a $40 million recruitment contract for the new fiscal year to N W Ayer AHB International of New York, continuing a pact held since 1972 though previously under investigation for alleged improprieties. Justice Department probes were nearing closure with limited findings. Ayer staff celebrated at its New York offices.
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Washington
Army
N.W. Ayer Ahb International
New York
Ayer
Pentagon
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Army Criminal Investigation Division
The
Robert F. Froehlke
William H. Kraus
Contract Selection Board
Ayer Board
Neal W. O’connor
Ayer Company
Officials Discuss Sewer Project In West Logan
The Hocking County Commissioners met with Burgess and Niple Ltd and Henry L. Miller to improve communication on the West Logan Sewer Project. Residents were told to call 385-8594 during work hours to register complaints and to relay emergencies to Raymond Moore at 385-3402 on nights and weekends.
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Hocking
Burgess & Niple, Ltd
Henry L. Miller
West Logan
Raymond Moore
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