Veterans Appropriations Approved for 1973 Budget Rise
The House Appropriations Committee advanced a record 11.87 billion for the Veterans Administration for fiscal 1973, part of an 19.71 billion bill. Key VA medical funding increases aim to handle higher patient loads with 85 500 daily patients and 98 500 beds, plus 1.49 staff per patient.
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South Viet Pushes Toward Besieged An Loc Amid Naval Offense
AP dispatch from Saigon reports South Vietnamese forces, backed by the carrier Saratoga and B52 bombers, advancing within 22 miles of Highway 13 to relieve An Loc, while North Vietnamese units west of the highway face steady air strikes and casualties. The broader Vietnam front sees naval air operations and ongoing clashes near Hue with dozens of enemy casualties.
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Egypt Halves Diplomatic Staffs In Protest
Egypt orders the U S Cairo embassy staff halved and the Egyptian staff in Washington cut to four diplomats and six administrators. President Anwar Sadat says the move protests U S support for Israel and pressure Moscow over Middle East talks.
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