Week of Congress actions on ABM and women's rights
Congress considers expanding the Safeguard ABM with votes on Wednesday and new sites at Whiteman Missouri and Warren Wyoming. The House advances a broad weapons bill, a proposed Equal Rights Amendment, campaign spending limits, and DC voting rights while debating a shift of street naming powers to federal level.
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Senate
Nixon
Safeguard
Congress
Whiteman Air Force Base
Warren Air Force Base
Wyo
Montana
North Dakota
House
District of Columbia
Cambodian forces face fresh Viet Minh push near Phnom Penh
Reports from Phnom Penh say North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces launched a major drive toward Saang and Phnom Penh with attacks along Highway 6 and the Bassac River. Cambodian units report heavy fighting and strategic aims to isolate Kompong Cham as air and ground clashes continue across Cambodia and nearby Saigon.
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Phnom Penh
Suang
Phnom
Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Cham
Saang
Riing
Luang
Bassac
Kralanh
Siem Reap
Angor
Kraland
Prey Totung
Skoun
Mekong River
Laos
Angrassoin
Angrasso
Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Republic of Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
Noutheast
Old Imperial
Nader Assails Property Tax Practices As Unfair and Lucrative
Nader cites about 33 billion dollars in annual property taxes and claims up to 40 percent of local revenue. he accuses municipalities of shifting costs to residents while granting industry tax breaks and evasion. He says large owners lose 36 billion in revenue and cites easy valuation cuts by law firms, including examples from East Te oll ae gas properties.
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Congress
Advisory Commission On Relations
Muskie
Nader
East Te Oll Ae
Brandt to Press Moscow for Soviet German Unity Pact
Bonn aims for a thaw in Soviet German ties as Chancellor Willy Brandt travels to Moscow for talks with Premier Kosygin. The first Soviet German summit since 1955 seeks a new era in West Germany Soviet relations and a possible treaty outline across cultural and economic cooperation.
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Bonn
Germany
Willy
Brandt
Moscow
Alexi Nolan
American appeals amid Uruguayan hostage crisis
Charles W. Adair called for merciful treatment and release of Murone and Dias Gomide in Uruguayan radio appeals after Tupamaros proclaimed Murone a spy and threatened execution. Police captured leaders Sendic and Bidgain Gressing as hundreds were questioned. bishops and ministers urged sparing the diplomats. The Brazilian and U.S. governments pressed Uruguayan officials as a Brazil airlift began for diplomatic families.
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Punta Gorda
Montevideo
Mitrione
Adair
Jorge Peirano Facio
U.S
Tupamaros
Murjone
Raul Sendic
Raul Bidgain Gressing
Fly
Claude
Rt. Rev
Andres Maria Rublo
Monntevideo
Foreign Ministry
Dias Gomide
U.sovernment
Brazil
Linda Kasabian immunity possible today in Tate case
Linda Kasabian, key witness in the Tate case, may gain immunity today as prosecutors seek formal action. If granted, she could be released or kept in protective custody, with immunity allowing continued testimony in the Manson family murders inquiry.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Linda Kasabian
Charles Manson
Fitzgerald
Welfare shakeup debated in New Jersey project
Wilson argues the current welfare system is inadequate and any change would help. He cites the New Jersey project still running with over a year left and notes Nixon may accept failures in multimillion dollar tests if they prove useful, as the risk is worth potential gains.
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New Jersey
Wilson
Nixon
Retaliatory Strike as Israeli Jets Hit Guerrilla Bases
Israeli warplanes attacked Lebanese guerrilla bases in the first combat sortie of the Middle East cease fire. In Amman eight people died during clashes between pro Egypt PFLP forces and rival groups. Along the Suez line calm persisted, with an Israeli photographer sighting three unidentified jets overhead. The day also saw Beirut reporting strikes on guerrilla strongholds and renewed hopes for a lasting peace aided by UN envoy Jarring.
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Middle East
Jordan
Suez Canal
Israel
Egypt
Istaach
Mt. Hermon
Amman
Arab Palestine Organization
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
PFLP
Action Organization
Suez
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Kfar Shuba
Shasba
Jersa
Deada
U.N
Gunnar V. ‘Jarring
Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
Cairo Radio
United States
Jarring
Governors Split on Economic Issue in Coming Campaign
Governors from Iowa New Mexico Connecticut New York and Missouri weigh inflation taxes and the economy as key factors in the looming campaign. They contrast views on federal action Nixon administration efforts to curb inflation and the political impact of tax resistance and deficits.
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National Guard
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
David Cargo
New Mexico
Senate
John N. Dempsey
Connecticut
America
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
Hearnes
Missouri
Weather Front Triggers Local Sudden Rain Bursts
A stray cold front causes a freak storm dumping three inches of rain 12 miles east of Pampa while Pampa sees only a light shower. Kingsmill reports 0.40 inches and Dalhart 0.21 inches. Wichita Falls reaches 112 degrees tying Needles and Palm Springs for top heat in the nation. The Weather Bureau issues a late-night thunderstorm watch over northern central northeast and parts of northwest Texas and adjacent states as a line of storms moves along the Red River.
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Pampa
Kingsmill
Dalhart
Weather Bureau
North J Central
Texas
Red River
Texarkana
Wichita Falls
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Fire alarms trigger small blaze with minimal damage
Firemen answered alarms Sunday at 4315 Brownfield Avenue. A small fire caused little damage and was quickly contained to a nearby area. No injuries reported. Units from Manhattan and Cooke brought the scene under control.
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Lpia
Partment
Brownfield
Ghlinor
A Son Cooke
Manhattan
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