Nixon Brezhnev Sign Historic Nuclear Accord in Kremlin
President Nixon and Soviet leader Brezhnev signed accords to limit defensive missiles and restrict offensive missiles for five years, aiming at parity in overall nuclear power. The pact sets two ABM sites per side, caps launchers, and allows verification by satellites though no on site inspections. Nixon tours Leningrad before returning to campaign duties.
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Senate split over ABM treaty as Kissinger predicts victory
Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger predicted a Senate ratification of the ABM treaty curbing defense missiles. John Stennis, chair of the Armed Services Committee, said he hopes to support it but will wait for committee review. Opponents Jackson Thurmond Buckley and Ashbrook criticized the Soviet deal as leaving the United States with diminished relative military strength.
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Missouri governor signs drift to 10 percent DUI limit
Gov. Warren E. Hearnes signed a bill reducing the blood alcohol presumption for drunken driving from .15 to .10 percent. The law takes effect mid August and allows the accused to challenge a chemical test with direct testimony. Hearnes also signed measures to ease county reclassification, add a judge in Springfield, repeal fixed Supreme Court salaries, and cut merchant penalty interest on late sales tax remittances.
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Farm Bloc Petitions Seek Help on Farm Prices
Washington AP reports the 14 state Farm bloc petition drive seeks Nixon action on farm prices and programs with 500000 signatures. Butz thanked petitioners. a department spokesman could not say if he will present it to the President. The note from Far-Mar-Co. called farmers "skirting outright financial disaster."
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Defenders Hold Hue Front as Viet Offensive Stalls
U S advisers talk of victory on the northern front as defenders around My Chanh and Quang Tri hold a bombed village line northwest of Hue. Marines trap enemy squads while air strikes disrupt tanks and bridges in a broader Saigon command push.
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Academy Legion Honor Award Opens Weekend of Graduation Activity
Fernando Tremari of Mexico City was named to Missouri Military Academy's Legion of Honor at a battalion review, becoming the 66th member in 83 years and the first in four years. The weekend includes commemoration events, awards, a ball, and commencement speeches by Gov. Warren Hearnes.
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Wives Of Russian Leaders Get Rare Public Exposure
Moscow reports describe Soviet leaders wives stepping into public view during the summit. Viktoria Brezhnev and Lidiya Gromyko joined Mrs Nixon at the Bolshoi Ballet School House of Fashion a secondary school watch factory GUM and the Moscow subway as Western press photographed them The first ladies discussed fashion materials and noted the high cost of clothing while the U S president and Mrs Nixon were hosted by Soviet officials.
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