Nixon vetoes 19.7 billion education health bill on TV
President Nixon publicly vetoed a 19.7 billion education and health package saying it is the wrong amount at the wrong time. He warned Congress to reconsider spending and challenged the measure as inflationary while Democrats push for a veto override. House action looms, with Senate potential follow.
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Opposition to Nixon veto on HEW bill faces close House vote
Charles Lee leading Operation Override with hundreds of teachers and education workers lobbying in Congress to overturn President Nixon's veto of the 19.7 billion HEW bill. He expects a tight vote when the House acts on Wednesday.
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Gas Explosion Kills Dozens at Semarang Gas Leak
AP reports fifty five killed and forty one seriously burned in Semarang central Java as crowd gathers around a leaking pipeline. a gasoline eruption sent flames through the area with a sea breeze fanning the fire and many victims dying in the blaze.
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GI Withdrawals Begin Wednesday in Vietnam Reductions Cut U.S. Troop Ceiling
The United States confirms a third Nixon withdrawal round starting Wednesday with 50,000 more troops leaving Vietnam. By Sunday 3,000 Marines from 19 units will be gone, mainly from Fighter Attack Squadron 542 and Attack Squadron 223 heading to El Toro California. Heavy Helicopter Squadron 361 returns to Santa Ana and the 3rd Amphibian Track Vehicle Battalion to Camp Pendleton California.
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Derailment of Gulf Coast Special Kills Three
A Gulf Coast Special passenger train derailed near Alexandria, Virginia, killing three people and injuring at least 63. Five cars plunged over an embankment as investigators from state police and railroad officials probed the cause.
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Wilson visits U S to seek common solutions not power
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson told New York listeners before his Washington talks with President Nixon that the United States should use the new “special relationship” to tackle global social evils. He said discussions will cover urban problems, housing, pollution, urban transport, and law and order while also addressing broader international concerns.
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Yablonski slayings probe opens with 20 witnesses
Annette Gilly wife of a house painter is among the first called before a grand jury in Cleveland investigating the Yablonski family killings. About 20 witnesses are expected to testify over four to five days as divers search the Monongahela River for a missing gun. FBI recently arrested three Cleveland men on federal charges related to the case.
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Krupansky
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Cincinnati Faces Pollution Action Over Sewage Dump
Cincinnati plans to reopen the sewer treatment plant after a 23 day strike halted operations. Kentucky officials threaten action over raw sewage in the Ohio River, urging defendants to face consequences. Supervisors completed emergency repairs and resume operation by Wednesday.
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Robert K. Horton
Ohio River Valley Sanitation Commission
Nixon team may drop Philadelphia Plan if Chicago approach works
Assistant Labor Secretary Arthur Fletcher says the Nixon administration could abandon the Philadelphia Plan if the milder Chicago Plan proves workable. Chicago targets minority workers, mainly Negroes, to hold 30 percent of skilled craft jobs within five years, without penalties or fixed quotas.
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Middletown Sees Light Snow Before Warmer Wednesday Outlook
A surprise snowfall left Middletown and nearby areas with 0.3 inch of snow and colder temps. No more snow expected until late Wednesday. Today will be mostly fair with little temperature change tonight and lows around freezing. Wednesday brings variable clouds and warmer temps with highs in the lower 50s. Yesterday’s high was 37 and this morning’s low 32.
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New Social Security Exemption Proposed
Washington AP Rep. John W. Byrnes proposes an exemption from the Social Security payroll tax for workers age 65 and older. The measure aims to remove the double burden of continued work and benefits reduction while offering tax relief and equity.
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GOP Battles To Rescue Drug Law's Raid Clause
Senate Republicans move to deflate attacks on the no knock narcotics raid clause of the drug control bill. Senator Griffin proposes requiring prior warning proof, countering Sen Ervin's critique of raids as a threat to civil rights. The Dodd defend stance emphasizes necessity to prevent evidence destruction and curb illicit trade.
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