Draft Debate Captures Capitol as Hippies Protest
At the Capitol protests continue as the 1971 draft debate enters its fifth week. Senators Hatfield and Gravel warn against catastrophe if the draft ends, with votes planned on June 30 and a one year extension proposal by Schweiker. Hipster chants and a bearded folk singer mingle with lawmakers inside.
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Senate
Mark O. Hatfield
Ore
Mike Gravel
Alaska
Hatfield
Sen
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Nixon
Hatfield and Gravel
Senate clears way for ACTION agency debut many volunteers
The Senate approved the midnight debut of the ACTION agency to oversee federal volunteer programs including the Peace Corps and VISTA. A resolution to block ACTION failed 54 to 29, House already defeated a similar measure. ACTION will consolidate about a dozen programs and over 21,000 volunteers under executive reorganization rules.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Action
Peace Corps
VISTA
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-Nj
House
House of Congress
Peace Corps and
Volunteers In Service To America
Hanoi cancels return of 13 POWs in Vietnam talks shift
North Vietnam cancels the planned return of 13 sick and wounded POWs from Da Nang to North Vietnam. South Vietnam had offered 570 prisoners but only 13 wished to go home, with Hanoi denouncing the move as a U.S. tactic as peace talks hold firm on withdrawal and Saigon government overthrow conditions. The Upshur ship had carried the prisoners to sea before the decision.
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Hanoi
Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
da Nang
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
Hanoi Information Agency
AVI
South Vietnam
Red Cross
Stewart Kellerman
Upshur
United States
Stephen Ledegar
API
Snnol
Cambodia
Central Highlands
Army of the Republic of (South) Vietnam
ARVN
Khe Sanh
Phnom Penh
AFL CIO urges immediate $2 minimum wage nationwide
The AFL CIO urged Congress to raise the minimum wage to $2 an hour and extend coverage to all workers. Andrew Biemiller testified before a Senate Labor Committee, contrasting with Labor Secretary Hodgson who warned of adverse economic effects. The current $1.60 rate last rose in 1966 from $1.25. The Nixon administration seeks lower minimums and limited coverage.
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Washington
UPI
Aflcio
Congress
America
Andrew Biemiller
Iemiller
Senate Labor Committee
Labor
James D. Hodgson
Nixon
Retired General Huntzinger and wife missing in private flight
Maj. Gen. Richard C. Huntzinger and his wife Margaret disappeared on a Calexico to Santa Barbara flight after departing at 3 12 p m Saturday. A large Air Force aided search failed to locate the Cessna 182, with focus shifted to Mt San Gorgonio.
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Richard C. Huntzinger
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Margaret
Calexico
Santa Barbara
Air Force
California
Huntzinger
Civil Air Patrol
Mt. San Gorgonio
Desert
1St
Strategic Aerospace Division
Vandenberg
Africa
Italy
France
Strategic Air Command
Offutt
Norton Air Force
NATO ministers meet as Lisbon bombings disrupt lines
Lisbon rocked by a series of explosions at telecommunication centers and near the national assembly as NATO foreign ministers open a two day session. Authorities suspect the Armed Revolutionary Action group. No casualties reported though extensive damage to a Lisbon exchange and a nearby substation.
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Lisbon
UPI
Portugal
NATO
National Assembly
Sao Benton Palace
Feytor Pinto
Portuguese
Information Ministry
Europe
Berlin
Pinto
Scavem
Manlio Brosio
Italy
Armed Revolutionary Action
ARA
Dom Luis Square
Ford adopts platinum catalytic converters for California 1974 cars
Ford Motor Co plans platinum catalytic converters on 1974 Ford cars sold in California to meet state emissions rules and may apply the system to all 1975 models. Ford will use exhaust recirculation to curb nox instead, as no national standards exist yet. General Motors and Chrysler had not decided on such devices.
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Detroit
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Ben D. Mills
Ford
California
Auto Company
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Environmental Protection Agency
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