Nixon Presents Balanced '71 Budget
President Nixon announced a balanced fiscal 1971 budget at $200.8 billion in spending with a $1.3 billion surplus. He proposed cuts in defense and domestic programs, plus new revenue boosts including taxes and stockpile sales to meet the target.
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Nixon
Congress
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National Defense
Alaska Railroad
Robert Mayo
Mayo
Vietnam
Pentagon
Department
Tanks Duel In Mideast Heaviest Border Fight Since 1967
Syrian and Israeli tank forces fought along the Golan Heights for a fourth day. Syria claimed two Israeli tanks were destroyed and an observation post and mortar battery were knocked out, while Israel did not confirm casualties. The clash marked the fiercest since the 1967 war.
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Tel AV
Golan Heights
Allied forces report heavy weekend casualties in Vietnam
Allied forces claim to have killed over 500 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong in weekend fighting, with 21 Americans and 20 South Vietnamese killed and hundreds wounded. The surge included 70 rocket and mortar attacks Saturday night and 44 Sunday night, mostly in the Central Highlands and coastal lowlands south of Da Nang.
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Saigon
U.S
da Nang
Highlands
Communist Party
Federal Officials Move To Resolve Rail Union Dispute
Washington officials sought a voluntary settlement to avert a nationwide rail shutdown as a 10 day cooling off period nears expiry. Labor Secretary Shultz and Assistant Secretary Usery arranged new talks with leaders Winpisinger and Hiltz while court actions remain possible if talks fail.
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U.S
John J Sirica
Labor Department
W. J. Usery
William P. Winpisinger
John P. Hiltz
Secretary of Labor
George P. Shultz
Nixon Revives Old War Over ABM System
President Nixon renews the anti-ABM coalition by pushing Safeguard expansion to defend against a possible Red Chinese attack. Senate opponents plan to challenge the shift in rationale used from last year. Nixon argues area defense plus Minuteman ICBM site protection, echoing Johnson era debates.
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Washington
Nixon
Senate
Train collision near Buenos Aires kills many hundreds
An express train from San Miguel de Tucuman slammed into a halted suburban train 25 miles west of Buenos Aires killing more than 100 people and injuring hundreds. Officials fear the death toll will rise as authorities take stock of the disaster, the worst in Argentine history.
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Buenos Aires
Argentine Railways Co
San Miguel de Tucuman
Pumpy
Modane
France
Pope declares celibacy law cannot be discussed
Pope Paul VI warned against any talk of changing priestly celibacy saying it is a capital law of the Latin church and cannot be abandoned. The speech echoed tensions with Dutch and Belgian bishops who urged discussion, amid fears of schism and possible Rome Amsterdam clashes.
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Paul VI
Netherlands
Bernard Cardinal Alfrink
Leo Jozef Cardinal Suenens
Alfrink
Rome
Cincinnati Woman Protests City Workers Demand Hikes
Ida Born, a 49 year old secretary, leads a lone protest against the 29 day old strike by about 1 500 Municipal Employees Union members in Cincinnati Ohio. Residents report sanitation and street services disrupted as negotiations mediated by a federal official reach an impasse over wage demands of 29 to 39 cents hourly versus a city offer of 21 to 26 cents.
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Cincinnati, Ohio
Ida Born
Hamilton County Health Board
Born
Richard Krabach
Middletown Encounters Cold Wave With Snow Flurries
A cold wave warning is in effect for Middletown and nearby areas with highs in the upper 30s today and much colder tonight as snow flurries are forecast. Tuesday will see a high near 20 after a 5 to 10 degree rise from this morning's 33. Yesterday reached 48 with .43 inch of rain last night.
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Middletown
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