Defense bill advances with end the war amendment clash
The House Appropriations Committee approved a $71 billion defense bill and rejected an amendment to require a June withdrawal of all U S forces from Southeast Asia. Rep Edward Boland sought a binding end the war provision to bar combat outlays after June 1 in Indochina. The panel also urged a $2.4 billion Pentagon cut, though funding would still exceed last year by $1.5 billion.
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UPI
House
Appropriations Committee
U.S
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Edward P. Boland
D-Mass
Boland
United States
Indochina
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Pentagon
Congress
Chinese Delegation Arrives to Reclaim U N Seat in New York
Deputy Foreign Minister Chiao Kuanghua leads a 46 member group to take the China seat in the United Nations after 22 years of exclusion. Huang Hua will serve as permanent Chinese representative. Washington and U N security tighten as Nixon's Peking visit plans advance. About 100 protesters gathered with Mao banners at the airport.
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UPI
Chiao Kuanghua
People’s Republic of China
China
United Nations
Peking
Chiao
Huang Hua
Huang
U.S
Nixon
U.N
Air France
Mao Tse-tung
People’s Republic
People's Republic
Senate Rejects Bid to Cut Foreign Aid Package
The Senate voted 64 to 24 against reducing the $1.2 billion foreign military aid bill by $185 million as Congress races toward a Monday deadline to maintain the U S aid program. Senator Fulbright proposed trimming the military portion to 1 billion.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Congress
U.S
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Vietnam
Honey to seek reinstatement
Santa Barbara UPI Captain Joel Honey said he would seek a public hearing if not reinstated to active duty. Honey, the Isla Vista riot field commander, was placed on extended leave last May as Sheriff John Carpenter investigates his handling of the disturbances. Honey’s attorney released a six page statement alleging misconduct by officers and claiming Honey issued a shoot to kill order during the UC Santa Barbara campus riots.
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Santa Barbara
UPI
Joel Honey
Honey
Isla Vista
John Carpenter
Carpenter
UC Santa Barbara
Japanese officials buried in landslide near Kawasaki
A landslide during a rainfall simulation swept away 14 officials and reporters, with 10 injured and one missing. The group from the Science and Technology Agency, the construction ministry, and Kawasaki municipal office conducted the test in a hillside park outside Tokyo.
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Kawasaki
Japan
UPI
The
Science and Technology Agency
Construction Ministry
Kawasaki Municipal Office
Phase II economic plan controls revealed
The Cost of Living Council outlines which firms must seek government approval for price and wage changes after the freeze ends. It lists items freed from controls, including used goods, and sets reporting rules by firm size and payroll, with rent rules easing for certain rehabilitated properties.
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Washington
UPI
General Motors
Cost of Living Council
The
Price Commission
U.S
Lompoc Committee backs flood control and drainage plan
The Lompoc drainage committee recommends adopting the Flood Control and Drainage Plan to shield the city from heavy rain. It divides the city into four zones with targeted floodwater systems and a projected total cost of 1.7 million dollars at 1970 prices.
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Vaughn Proctor
Lompoc
Justice confirmation postponed one week
Opponents forced a one week delay in the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on William H. Rehnquist for the Supreme Court while delaying Powell as well. Supporters blocked separating the nominations and expect confirmation action before Thanksgiving.
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UPI
Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Senate Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Rehnquist
James QO. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Powell
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Marlowe W. Cook
R-Ky
Richmond
Bayh
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