Lawmakers Push Toward End to Tax Bill Logjam
Washington AP report says members seek a Christmas compromi se on tax reform with Senate and House still split over tax relief. Treasury plans a new personal exemption proposal to aid conferees while House votes on a Social Security 15 percent benefit hike. Nixon threatens veto if Senate exemption and Social Security changes remain.
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Senate
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Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Treasury Department
Conference Committee On Tax Reform
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Gore
Conference Committee
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City employe spends $1500 for Christmas gifts
Albert Trauffer, a 67 year old city employee in Philadelphia, has spent about $1500 of his $6031 yearly salary on Christmas gifts for thousands of disadvantaged children and families since 1943, directing city gifts to those he reaches and teaching his family to give.
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Albert Trauffer
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Transfer
Trauffer
Army Air Force
Dedication of New Ohio Bridge Today
Transportation Secretary John Volpe to address thousands at Henderson West Virginia ceremony for the 12 million Silver Memorial Bridge replacing the failed Silver Bridge. Gov. Rhodes and Gov. Moore to attend as officials discuss the tragedy and cause, including eye bars and suspension details.
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John Volpe
Ohio River
James Rhodes
Ohio
West Virginia
Arch A. Moore Jr
Nixon expected to announce third Vietnam troop withdrawals
President Nixon to address the nation in a 6 p.m. EST broadcast outlining another U.S. pullout from Vietnam as part of broader war-ending efforts. Officials offered no troop numbers, but estimates ranged from 30 000 to 40 000 amid a 63 000 already withdrawn to date toward a 100 000 goal for the year.
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Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
White House
Melvin R. Laird
South Vietnam
Abil
Johnson Administration
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Saigon
1St Infantry Division
199Th Light Infantry Brigade
Allied Units Hit Red Troops In U Minh Forest
South Vietnamese forces claim 40 enemy fatalities in the U Minh Forest amid scattered fights in the Mekong Delta with no Vietnamese losses. US reports 3 Americans killed and 17 wounded. allied forces tally 216 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed in 17 other engagements. A large cache of weapons is found 27 miles northwest of Saigon. U.S. Ambassador Bunker briefs President Thieu as withdrawal plans circulate.
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U Minh Forest
Mekong Delta
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Israel vows to keep Jerusalem and expand settlements
Israel's new government under Prime Minister Golda Meir says Jerusalem will remain united as the capital and promises to speed up security outposts and permanent settlements in occupied territories. It seeks peace with Arab neighbors while deterring aggression and maintaining the 1967 cease fire as a framework for any disarmament accord.
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Golda Meir
Marpessa Biggest Ship Ever Lost Sinks Off West Africa
The 207000 ton Dutch super tanker Marpessa sank 50 miles northwest of Dakar after an explosion and fire. Two crewmen were injured, two reported missing, survivors were rescued by the Serenia. The ship had just delivered its first crude cargo in Rotterdam and was en route to the Persian Gulf.
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Persian Gulf
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Shell
Torrey Canyon
England
Britain
France
Libya Pushes Quick Wheelus Base Closure
Libya’s military government calls for a speedy U S withdrawal from Wheelus Air Base outside Tripoli as talks open on the base future. Capt Abdel Salam Jalloud leads Libyan negotiators with Ambassador Joseph Palmer for a one year exit, Libya seeks 1971 end.
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Wheelus
U.S
Tripoli
Joseph Palmer
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State Department
Abdel Salam Jalloud
Britain
Tobruk
al Adem
United States
Tripoli Radio
Jalloud
America
Egypt
Middle East
Middletown Weather Calls for Clouds and Cold Snow Flurries
The Middletown area is forecast cloudy and cold with snow flurries ending tonight. Tonight's lows near the lower 20s. Tuesday will be partly cloudy and chilly with highs in the mid to upper 30s. Yesterday's high was 35 and the morning low 28. No weekend precipitation recorded.
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