Netcong High School reads Congressional Record prayer
Netcong High School pupils were read a passage from the Congressional Record during a five minute meditation period. Principal read the August 8 1969 Senate chaplain message to about 306 volunteers in the gym. Superintendent calls it a message to Congress not a prayer and plans similar readings in the elementary school.
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Netcong
Congressional Record
U.S. Supreme Court
Netcong High School
Senate
Edward J. R. Elson
High
Joseph Stracco
Congress
Haynsworth Denies Conflict Over Directorship Fees
Judge Clement F. Haynsworth disclosed receiving director fees from the Carolina Wend A Matic vending firm while on the federal appeals court and said he had no financial interest in Deering Milliken. He testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court nomination hearings, noting he quit the directorship in October 1963 after the Judicial Conference barred such corporate roles.
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Associated Preast
Washington
Clement F. Haynsworth
South Carolina
Haynsworth
Senate Judiciary Committee
Carolina
Supreme Court
Deering Milliken
Darlington
D.C
Textile Workers Union
Carolina Wend-A-Matic
Lea
Greenville
S.C
U.S. Judicial Conference
Reduction To Begin At Once In Vietnam War Pullout
Washington announces a second U S troop withdrawal totaling 60 000 soldiers bringing U S strength to 484 000 as Nixon cites progress in strengthening the South Vietnamese army Premier Tran Khiem vows stronger countryside defense with more than 900 000 regular troops 90 000 national police and 1 8 million civilians in self defense efforts while speculation swirls over which units will depart from Saigon frontline posts.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Nixon
U. S
U.S
White House
Nguyen van Thieu
Republic of Vietnam
Tran Thien Khiem
Eugene L. Christiansen
Aberdeen
Wash
United States
Harry Anderson
Seattle
1St Infantry Division
3Rd Marine Division
82Nd Airborne
3Rd Marine Divi
Parade of Bands Opens Panhandle South Plains Fair
37 bands to participate in Monday parade to officially launch the Panhandle South Plains Fair. Panhandle audience expected for opening events and a showcase of marching ensembles.
North Vietnamese delegation agrees to meet U S air force wives
A Paris report notes a North Vietnamese delegation agrees to meet four U S Air Force wives on husbands' late Page L1 details. Editorials, columns, and radio TV logs appear across sections with comics and classifieds mixed in.
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Paris
U.S. Air Force
Prayer for courage to live in this day
A reader offers a short prayer asking for divine boldness to do the great things God places in their heart in this generation. The appeal closes in Jesus name.
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Jesus
Mishaps wipe out Vietnam platoon leaving 13 dead
A U S Army recon platoon near Lai Khe suffered 13 fatalities this year from accidents and mishaps. Earlier incidents included drownings, a shell burst, and a fatal accidental discharge of plastic explosives at a landing zone perimeter. Two more deaths are under investigation.
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Lai Khe
Vietnam
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Moon astronauts welcomed by Congress amid historic ovation
The Apollo 11 crew Edwin Aldrin, Michael Collins and Neil Armstrong received a standing ovation in the House as they were honored by Congress. Armstrong recalled 1961 as the journey began and urged national goal setting paired with the will to act. The astronauts spoke of a giant leap for mankind and the need for continued space exploration.
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Moon
Michael Collins
Neil Arm
Associated Press
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House of Representatives
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Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
House
Senate
Anares Lindbergh
Atlantic
Douglas MacArthur
Aldrin
Armstrong
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S
Texas Critics Lament Textbooks as Bias in History Maps
Texas critics assail junior high history texts for downgrading American heroes and praising radicals. Six biology books are faulted for presenting evolution as fact amid debates over fair treatment of slavery and Crispus Attucks.
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Austin
Charles Baker
Sanger
State Board of Education
Baker
Land of the Free
Renzinger, Inc
New York
Crispus Attucks
Attucks
Robert Hill
Soviet hints at possible military action against China
A Moscow correspondent in London suggested the Soviet Union might intervene militarily in Red China and could attack Lop Nor, China's nuclear center. He warned a deposed leader could seek aid from socialist nations, citing doctrinal rights to intervene in fellow states' affairs.
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Soviet Union
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China
Victor Louis
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Louis
Mao Tsetung
Czechoslovakia
Lop Nor
Floods in Korea Kill 273. 114 Reported Missing
Severe rainstorms along South Korea's southern coast killed 273 people and left 114 missing after three days of floods and landslides. Officials said over 200 injured, 120000 homeless, and about 34000 houses flooded with damage around 18 million dollars.
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Seoul
South Korea
Storms Hit Downstate Sparking Heavy Rain Across East Texas
Storms lashed parts of East Texas with nearly four inches of rain in about an hour as a cold front moved through the region. Lubbock and the South Plains saw fair weather with highs in the mid 80s and no rain until Thursday. Pine Hill near Henderson reported about four inches, while other amounts ranged from 1.5 to 2.5 inches.
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Eso
South Plains
South Faisins
Anhandle
Lubbock
Pine Hill
Henderson
Ted Maximem
Minday
Sun Taek
Bon
City
Pal City
Peete
Denver
Amarillo
Howry
Houston
Dallas Vt
President To Push Reforms
Nixon weighs draft reform options and possible executive orders while discussing changes with aides. A suspension of the draft is seen as a potential step but not yet decided. Congress faces doubt on reform this year as a broad review of guidelines proceeds.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Ronald N. Ziegler
Ziegler
Hugh Scott
Senate
Pennsylvania
Scott
Congress
A. Selective Service
Pentagon
Defense
Senate rejects plan to slow bomber development
The Senate voted 1 to 56 against delaying the new long range Air Force bomber project and cutting 80 million from the 20 billion defense procurement bill. McGovern faced similar defeats on related measures as leaders push to finish the bill this week while weighing Laos and Thailand aid amendments.
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Senate
George S. McGovern
DL. C
Furkis
McGovern
CSA
Pentagon
U.S
Laos
Thailand
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