Senators Break With Nixon on Cambodia War Policy
A coalition of hawks and doves led by Hiram Fong John McClellan Norris Cotton and Edward J. Gurney moves to halt bombing of Cambodia and sever ties to Indochina. The 24 to 0 Senate Appropriations Committee vote signals possible disengagement while Kissinger negotiates in Paris and Congress must wait through calendar delays.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Edward J. Gurney
R-Fla
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Cambodia
John McClellan
D-Ark
Laos
Norris Cotton
R-N.h
Senate
Nixon
Congress
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Old Hawks
Old Doves
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hugh Scott
Senator Gregorio targets school smoking law with local option proposal
Public teachers face enforcement woes as Senator Arlen Gregorio proposes making smoking on school property a local option rather than a universal ban. Critics say current law burdens teachers and reductions in ADA could hit property taxpayers.
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Arlen Gregorio
Gene Chappie
Gregorio
Chappie
Lvelihood
Senate panel moves to delay June sales tax rise
The Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee approved a bill delaying the one cent sales tax increase set for June 1. Assemblyman Joe A. Gonsalves said the delay buys time to negotiate with Gov. Reagan and Democrats over handling California's $852 million budget surplus.
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Sacramento
UPI
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
Joe A. Gonsalves
D-La Mirada
Ronald Reagan
Gold Price Slips in London as Dollar Rebounds
The London gold market opened at about 104 dollars per ounce, down a dollar from Wednesday’s close. The dollar strengthened to 2.5375 dollars per pound, with brief dips near 2.57, while gold remains over twice the U.S. official price and market sentiment stays volatile.
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London
UPI
Paris
U.S
Shortage of Gasoline Grows Across the Nation
United Press International reports supplies of gasoline have tightened further as stations ration customers coast to coast. Government programs fail to aid independents, many shut down, and long term contracts lag. Phillips Petroleum and Conoco impose limits east of the Rockies. Illinois tollways see 10 gallon per purchase limits.
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United Press International
Illinois
Phillips Petroleum Co
Rocky Mountains
Phillips
Conoco
Los Angeles
Union Oil
Weather Flurries and Showers Sweep Across Regions
Snow flurries linger in northern Michigan while showers and isolated thundershowers stretch from northern Mississippi to New York. Cool air pushes into the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes. Chicago records a 36 degree low. frost expected in the region. Temperatures stay cool in the Southeast with 50s and 60s. Tampa hits a 55 degree record low.
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United Press International
Michigan
Mississippi
New York State
Mississipi Valley
Great Lakes
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Tampa
Fla
California Assembly Advances Largest State Budget To Floor
The Ways and Means Committee sent a $9.4 billion 1973-74 budget to the Assembly floor, the largest in state history. It includes 13 percent pay raises for 115,000 civil servants, $442.8 million for the University of California, $226 million for salary hikes, and a major property tax relief boost.
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Sacramento
UPI
Ways and Means
Assembly
Ronald Reagan
Willie L. Brown Jr
Kenneth Cory
Garden Grove
California
Senate Finance Committee
Assembly Committee
Brown
San Francisco
Reagan
University of California
Department of Corrections
Kissinger Tho Begin New Round to Strengthen Indochina Peace
In Paris Kissinger and Le Duc Tho start a fresh round of talks in Saint-Nom-la-Breteche to probe cease-fire violations and seek durable solutions. They last met January 23 after a three year negotiation that produced the Paris cease-fire ending U.S. combat presence in Indochina.
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Paris
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Vietnam
Indochina
Saint- Nam-la-Breteche
United States
Regulators Warn Of Inadequate Oversight For Big Business
California regulators warn that agencies lack tools to monitor large firms like Equity Funding Corp. The Insurance Commissioner Gleeson L. Payne says electronic data processing defeats normal audits and may require new safeguards as hearings into the insurance swindle proceed.
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Sacramento
UPI
Equity Funding Corp
Gleeson L. Payne
Equity Funding
Payne
Equity
Assembly Finance and Insurance Committee
Third death on Rhodesian Zambia border reported
Rhodesian security forces report a third death from a land mine at Mana Pools as two Canadian women tourists were shot at Victoria Falls and an American man was wounded. They blame Zambian troops for the border shootings amid tensions between Rhodesia and Zambia.
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Salisbury
Rhodesia
UPI
Victoria Falls
Sydney Escreet
Mana Pools Wildlife Reserve
Christine Sinclair
Marion Drijber
John Crothers
Troy
Ohio
Carol
Miss Sinclair
Miss Dritjer
Mrs. Crothers
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Henry Kissinger
Ron Ziegler
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E.G. Waters
Bobby Neel Adams
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Jorgensen
Madamas
Lompoc Shopping Center
Broadway
Santa Maria
A. Alan Post
Starbuck
McPeek
Merth H Street
Beattie Boys
Zambia
Mic Donald
Orpet
Lompoc
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