Ex-POWs urge ban on travel to Hanoi prompted by tours
Five former prisoners of war told the House Internal Security Committee that unauthorized American trips to nations at war with the United States worsened their captivity. Navy Cmdr. David Hoffman said such visits fed enemy propaganda and misled Vietnamese views of U S public opinion.
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United States
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North Vietnam
Navy
David Hoffman
Philadelphia
San Diego
Calif
House _ Internal Security Committee
Vietnam
Air Force
Larry Carrigan
Scottsdale
Ariz
James Mulligan
Lawrence
Mass
Virginia Beach
Edwin Shuman
Marblehead
Cmdr
Thomas Hall
Smithfield
Ohio House to review state lottery bill after election vote
The House Rules Committee moved the Senate passed lottery bill to the floor after Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment lifting the ban. The nine member commission would study lottery operations and report on feasibility by November.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
House Rules Committee
Senate
Tom Fries
Dayton
Ronald M. Motts
Parma
Nineman
Motts
Showdown vote on bombing in Cambodia today in House
The House votes today on a $2.8 billion supplemental for authority to transfer $430 million for military spending in Indochina, including $150 million for bombing Cambodia. Nixon supporters say the outcome could mark the first House antiwar vote. leaders push to reject the measure.
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U.S
Nixon
First House
Waggonner
Indochina
Elliot L. Richardson
Congress
Senate
Carl Albert
Mike Mansfield
Pentagon
Farm bill advances in Senate setting price support levels
The Senate Agriculture Committee approved a farm bill that ties subsidies to market prices. It fixes established prices at 2.28 dollars per bushel for wheat, 1.53 for corn, and 0.43 per pound for cotton, with dairy at a variable 80 percent for one year.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Mail registration measure faces House fate after Senate approval
The Senate passed a bill allowing federal election registration by mailed postcards after a filibuster. It sets up a voter registration administration with Census Bureau identifying voters and Postal Service delivering cards. Penalties include up to 10000 dollars fine and five years in prison for false registration.
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Senate
House
White House
James Allen
D-Ala
Hiram Fong
Ak-Hawaii
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Census Bureau
Sam J. Ervin Jr
Dn.c
Joe Biden
D-Del
Fong
Henry Jackson
Alvin Borg Dies At 69 Former Walgreens President
Alvin A. Borg, 69, retired president of Walgreen Co., died Tuesday in Chicago. He joined the drug retailer in 1928 and rose to president in 1963, retiring in 1969.
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Alvin A. Borg
Walgreen Co
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