Nixon Urges Support for Defense and Tax Reform
President Nixon outlined a plan for increased defense spending near 83 billion and proposed tax concepts to ease local property taxes, urging Congress to act but signaling no quick passage. He defended troop withdrawals in Vietnam and called for talks with China and the Soviet Union to reduce tensions.
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Robert P. Griffin
Kansas
Republican Nation
Michigan
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
House
Nixon
Ad- Nixon
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Congress
Lisue
Robert J. Dole
Hugh Scott
Mike Mansfield
White House
Fh Vietnam
Peking
Moscow
Mahony
Lubbock
Appropriations
Mahon
Administration
Connall Mahon
America
Appropriations Committee
Treasury Sec
John Cone
May Get Organ Overhaul at Tech Recital Hall
A $4.3 million expansion project is planned for Tech’s recital hall. The effort includes an organ upgrade and seating enlargement to improve acoustics and capacity.
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Tech
Cadets Resign Over Air Academy Cheating Scandal
The Air Academy chief said cheating violations affected up to 30 cadets as resignations rose to about 20 or more this year. A cadet honor committee leads the investigation with 108 previously noted cases, while a new superintendent and staff reassess discipline and reforms.
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Academ Chesting
Ife
Footteall Weim
Cork Sun
Ost
Clark
Weing
Wademy
Surit
Aur
Borer
Thomas Mor
Mandant
Movite
Charles M. Hardman
Pittsburgh
Academy
Dernie Les Mester
Hardman
S. Dety
Joe Academy
Fate of 14 Airmen Returns to Paris Talks
U S officials at Paris accuse North Vietnam of withholding information on missing airmen while detailing the capture dates and places of 14 listed by Isham. The exchange comes as Porter departs Paris for Massachusetts with his wife for personal reasons amid four hours of talks and no immediate reply from Hanoi.
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Paris
United
Washington
Thurs
North Vietnam
Elved Isham
Thuy
U.S
Porter
Stephen Landogar
Massachusetts
Major New Operation Launched West of Kontum
American forces launch a major operation west of Kontum near the Vietnam border amid raids on Laos bases. Reports say two U S Phantom jets were shot down over Laos with crews rescued. Saigon cites 22 enemy attacks on government positions in a 24 hour period ending Thursday morning. An explosion wounds 19 in Quang Ngai.
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Kontum
Vietnam
U.S
Laos
Plain of
Saigon
Quang Ngai
Publication of Hughes Autobiography Delayed
The report notes delayed publication of the Hughes autobiography amid legal fights over checks and rights. It cites wartime casualty figures and dispute details, including Hughes ownership of Tool Co and ties to clauses in the Life magazine serialization plan.
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Hughes
Davis
Scpres
H.R. Hughes
Howard
Hughes ‘Tool Co
Houston
Jed
Clifford Irving
Graw-Hill
Life
Culkin
Irving
Beverly Hills
Palm Springs
Calif
Pompano
Beach
Fla
San Juan
P.R
Oaxaca
Mexico
Nassau
Bahamas
Tine Inc
McGraw-Hills
Miami
Chester Davis
Rosemont
Hughes’ industrial/Home Journal
Enterprises
Nevada
Byloir
Colorado lawmen capture parachute hijacker after jet escape
The hijacker leaped from a jet over Colorado trailing two Air Force fighters. He landed in a field, fled toward a pickup, and was tackled by Colorado State Patrol officers. Transferred to Logan County Jail, he faced charges as investigators noted $50,000 in Northwest Airlines funds and drew comparisons to D B Cooper.
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S . Edward Satterfield
Air Force
DCY
Satterfield
Las Vegas
Colorado
Howard McFarland
Hijacking incident and hospital observation reported
A man in his mid twenties was injured and held for observation at a county hospital after a hijacking incident. He was found with a purple shirt and khaki colored pants, while authorities pursued the aircraft, with Air Force jets following the hijacked DC9 as it landed in Denver. Passengers described a calm cabin as the situation unfolded and the hijacker claimed to possess a bomb.
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John 5. Naugle
Naugle
Akron
Lagan County
Sheriff's Office
Colo
Sheriff's Doy
DC9
McCarran
CST
Denver
Air Force
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Colorado
Doug James
Robert Fanks
Bob Dipetro
Sparks
Nev
Meng
Las. Vegas
Trident
Reno
Mahon
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