Senate panel reshaping welfare work proposal in Washington
Senator Russell Long says the Finance Committee will substitute a work oriented welfare plan for Nixon's reform. He envisages six ways to raise income for the able to work, including job opportunities tax incentives and training. The proposal would keep welfare administration at the state level and drop Nixon’s guaranteed income and nationwide coverage features.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Finance Committee
Nixon
Louisiana Democrat
Louisiana
Long
States
House
Indira Gandhi presents 25-year India Bangladesh treaty
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi introduced the new 25 year defense and friendship pact with Bangladesh to Parliament. The agreement commits consultation if either country is attacked and mirrors a prior treaty with the Soviet Union. It includes no military bloc alignment and stresses near term peace consensus. The joint declaration also urges close trade, economic development, and transit cooperation. Gandhi hinted at possible peace talks with Pakistan but did not detail timing. The declaration also references accountability for the genocide in 1971.
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New Delhi
Indira Gandhi
India
Bangladesh
Soviet Union
Gandhi
Mujibur Rahman
Pakistan
Mujib
North Vietnamese offensive threatens Long Cheng Laos base
North Vietnamese troops backed by tanks attacked the Long Cheng base near the Plain of Jars. They routed Thai and Laotian defenders, seized Skyline Ridge positions, and damaged airstrip area as U S air strikes increased in support. Casualties were reported among North Vietnamese but Laotian figures were not available.
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Vientiane
Laos
Long Cheng
Plain of Jars
Sam Thong
Skyline Ridge
Skyline
U.S
Belfast Bombing Kills Four in City Center Blast
A delivery truck bomb exploded in Donegall Street Belfast killing four people including two police officers and wounding 97. Authorities evacuated residents from Church Street as Army experts assessed a nearly 100 pound explosive and widespread destruction followed.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Donegall Street
Church Street
Donegall
Crossword Puzzle and Obituary Notes Feature
Fragmented page lists sections like Crossword Puzzle Deaths and Funerals area features House of the Week and Women’s News. Sparse readable items hint at local sports and society notices within an area paper format.
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Vasiseee Peupanes
Aira Hire Women’s News
Brezhnev Sees Possible Nixon Meeting In May
Brezhnev told the 15th Congress of trade unions in Moscow that talks with President Nixon in May could occur on a businesslike, realistic basis and improve Soviet U.S. relations. He stressed no sacrifice of third countries and urged an end to Vietnam bombing while endorsing China normalization as conditional on Beijing.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nixon
Sovet-U.s
Congress of
Kremlin
Brezhnev
North Vietnam
Brezh
Seasonal Spring Arrives With Mild Forecasts Across The Area
Spring arrived officially at 7 22 this morning as mild temperatures are forecast. Highs tomorrow will be in the mid 60s after an overnight low in the 40s with a chance of showers or thunder showers. Yesterday’s high was 44 and this morning’s low 35.
40 Killed At Yemen Peace Talks in Sbeiha
South Yemen opposition leaders from FLOSY were lured to reconciliation talks in Sbeiha and killed by mine explosions, Saudi News Agency reported. Abdulla Asnag and Abdul Kawi Mekkawi led FLOSY exile operations from Taiz. fate of both leaders unknown.
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Yemen
Beruit
Lebanon
South Yemen
Aden
Front For the Liberation
FLOSY
Abdulla Asnag
Abdul Kawi Mekkawi
Britain
People’s Republic of
Sbeiha
Bar Association urges medical treatment over punishment for heroin addicts
The American Bar Association committee led by Edward Bennett Williams urges treating heroin addicts in clinics with withdrawal support and methadone, not punishment. It supports using heroin as a last resort only after safety proof, and calls for urban-center rebuilding as long-term cure.
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Washington
American Bar Association
Edward Bennett Williams
Bar Association
San Francisco
Chlorine Laden Barge Stranded at McAlpine Dam
A barge carrying 640 tons of chlorine gas remains wedged against the McAlpine Locks on the Ohio River near Louisville. Officials say the position is safe for now, and several days may pass before a plan to remove the tanks is made. No injuries reported.
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Louisville
McAlpine
Ohio River
U. S. Army Corps
Louisville Gas and Electric Co
James F. Hunter
T. L. Herbert
Nashville, Tenn
Coast Guard
Corps
Martin Pedigo
Stauffer Chemical Co
Pollution Plan Draws Fire and Praise
A White House report on auto pollution proposes a two car strategy with low emission cars for polluted areas and cheaper higher emitters for cleaner zones. Ford's Lee Ia cocca praised it as informative while Ralph Nader denounced it as a mockery of science. Muskie criticized aligning with industry interests. The report projects 40 percent of vehicles in low-pollution areas and estimates 1976 price increases of 350 dollars for emission compliance and 523 dollars for safety standards.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Ralph Nader
White House
Office of Science and Technology
Nader
Ford
Lee A Iacocca
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Maine
Main Street
General Motors
Chrysler
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