03 Aug 1972
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1972
Page
1
Barbara Ann Eagleton says she felt relief when Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket and that privacy vanished during the crisis. She calls the week a dreamlike, harsh public ordeal and supports his Senate career as the best path forward.
The Senate voted a second time to halt U S combat operations in Indochina but faces a prolonged fight to enforce it. Senator Edward Brooke's amendment passed 49 to 47, attached to a $20.5 billion Pentagon procurement bill.
Amendments tied to Vietnam withdrawal include Nixon backing and Brooke measure. Senate positions end the war goal with withdrawal plans by four months if Hanoi frees prisoners. Dissenters vote against final passage as House delays action amid conference talks and possible post election timing.
In Washington, Senators William Saxbe and Robert Taft Jr, both Republicans from Ohio, joined the losing yeas as the Senate approved a military procurement bill amendment. The measure would require a four month pullout of US forces in Indochina if American POWs are released within that period.
Columnist Jack Anderson acknowledged that Senator Thomas F. Eagleton was not arrested for drunken or reckless driving. He met with Eagleton and issued a full retraction, after which Eagleton agreed to resign as the Democratic vice presidential nominee at McGovern's request.
The British government uses emergency powers to force open strike bound ports and unload more than 500 ships. Queen Elizabeth II signs the proclamation aboard the royal yacht Britannia off Scotland. Food and animal feed shortages prompt fears for poultry pigs and dairy cattle as the state begins at midnight.
Senator Robert Shaw proposes a state Transportation Commission to consolidate Turnpike and parking bond debt and issue new bonds for future needs. A separate measure would raise the gasoline tax to nine cents per gallon, yielding about $102 million annually for highways and funding city aid, debt service, patrol costs, and department raises. Hearings are planned to begin late next month before the Senate committees.
A joint communique from Cairo and Benghazi reports President Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Col. Muammar Kadafi of Libya agree on a historic move toward a unified political leadership and a plan for union by September 1, 1973. The announcement follows a three day meeting in Libya within the Federation of Arab Republics context.
Tonight and Friday mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler Friday with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s and tonight’s lows in the mid 0s. Yesterday's high reached 84 while this morning's low was 7L.
Rep Michael J Harrington urged Congress to pass a national health plan guaranteeing adequate mental health care for all Americans. He called for psychiatric hospital care psychotherapy and prescription drugs under coverage with day treatment and half way house options. The measure aims to end discrimination between mental and physical health care.
The brief cryptic notes reference a bridge comic crossword and deaths in a local column. Readers are prompted to share clues or corrections for the puzzle and obituaries.
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