Solons OK $71 Billion Budget For Defense
The House Appropriations Committee approved 71 billion dollars in new defense funding for the current fiscal year citing Soviet buildup. It warned against drastic cuts and noted reductions in procurement and intelligence while urging a Pentagon probe into high officer proliferation.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Soviet Union
United States
Pentagon
CIA
State Department
Johannesburg sailor starts 3000 mile Atlantic voyage
Graeme Murray 34 of Johannesburg heads from Capetown in the outboard Sheba aiming for Rio de Janeiro in about a month. He carries just over 700 gallons of fuel for his 250 cc motor as an AP Wirephoto from London reports.
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Atlantic Ocean
Graeme Murray
Johannesburg
South Africa
Capetown
Sheba
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Murray
London
Landslide Buries Japanese Officials and Newsmen
A landslide at Kawasaki near Tokyo buried a group of officials from the Science and Technology Agency the Construction Ministry and newsmen studying rainfall triggered slides. At least 13 people were killed and ten injured as a sprinkler system released the equivalent of 20 inches of rain on the hillside.
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Kawasaki
Japan
UPI
Science and Technology Agency
Construction Ministry
Kawaski
Tokyo
Kanagawa Prefectural
Shosaburo Shioda
Shioda
Science and Technology
Red China Group Arrives To Take Over U N Seat
Deputy Foreign Minister Chiao Kuang hua leads a 46 member PRC delegation arriving in New York to claim the China seat at the United Nations, saying it was withheld for 22 years. Huang Hua accompanies him as permanent UN representative and is expected to meet U S officials ahead of Nixon's trip to Peking.
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New York
UPI
Chiao Kuanghua
People’s Republic of China
China
United Nations
Peking
Chiaa
Huang Hua
U.S
Nixon
Weather highlights report from Western states
The National Weather Service recorded pond temperatures with 89 degrees at Youngtown Arizona and a low of 14 degrees at Rock Springs Wyoming. Data excludes Hawaii and Alaska and covers Wednesday conditions.
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Oe York
National Weather Service
Hawaii
Alaska
Youngtown
Arizday
Rock Springs
Wyo
Armistice Day 1918 World War I Headlines
Veterans Day recall of News-Star extra edition headlined War Is Won with German surrender ending World War I. Earlier items announced German retreats, weakened defenses, and implied sanctions. armistice signed at midnight German time and 6 a.m. Washington time.
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News-Star
Huns
Kiel
Washington
Sharp Drop in U.S. War Wounded and Casualties
Saigon reports last week 13 Americans wounded in combat, a fifth of prior week and the lowest in over 60 years. Eight Americans killed, four from prior week. South Vietnamese losses totaled 198 dead and 359 wounded. allied casualties reached 789 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed, the lowest since January.
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Saigon
U.S
Richard Gardner
Men May Reenter Draft Pool Under New Policy
Draft Director Curtis W. Tarr urged draft boards nationwide to let men who wereDeferred from selective service drop their deferments by December 31. Eligible men with numbers 126 or higher could face brief induction risk and shift to a lower category on January 1 if not drafted, while those born in 1951 or earlier qualify.
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Washington
Curtis W. Tarr
Tarr
Lan. 1
Mariner 9 to Beam First Mars Pictures Today
Pasadena AP reports Mariner 9 speeds toward Mars for Saturday rendezvous and will transmit its first Martian images. Some scientists fear a dust storm may obscure surface features while others expect a dynamic atmospheric view as the craft nears orbit.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mars
Mariner 9
Earth
Red Planet
California Institute of Technology
Deimos
Phobos
Justice Nominees Blocked in Senate Committee
In Washington the Judiciary Committee blocked action on Nixon nominees Lewis Powell and William Rehnquist for at least a week. A motion to report both favorably failed, Bayh proposed approving only Powell, Cook sought delay to act on both together, Tunney pressed seven day delay, Eastland expected both to be reported before Thanksgiving.
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Washington
Nixon
Lewis F. Powell, Jr
William H. Rehnquist
Senate Judiciary Committee
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Birch Bayh
Dind
Powell
Marlow W. Cook
R-Ky
Lay ‘Bayh
Cook
John V. Tunney
D-Calif
Rehnquist
Tunney
James 0. Eastland
D-Miss
Senate
Twin Cities Set New Low Of 27 Degrees
Temperatures across the Twin Cities fell to 27 degrees this morning at Monroe Municipal Airport per the Federal Aviation Agency. The record low comes with a high of 68 degrees reported Wednesday and no precipitation. Forecasts call for mostly fair skies through Friday with mild afternoons and cold nights.
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Twin Cities
Federal Aviation Agency
Monroe Municipal
Riday
Solons Reject Deeper Cuts In Arms Aid
The Senate rejected a Fulbright amendment to cut $185 million more from military aid, risking jeopardizing Vietnam withdrawal. Stennis urged restoring $318 million of the total cut, as the body debated the $2.3 billion foreign aid package and faced a looming funding deadline.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
John C. Stennis
D-Miss
Foreign Relations Panel
Nixon
House
Fulbright
Foreign Relations Committee
Stennis
South Vietnam
Congress
Pentagon
Agency For International Development (Aid
Office of Economic Opportunity
District of Columbia
Military Pay Hikes Ruling Is Awaited
Washington AP reports a $2.4 billion military pay raise, the largest in history, may be delayed unless the President's Pay Board exempts the armed forces from wage guidelines. The plan, approved by Congress and signed Sept. 28, would raise pay about 15 percent for 2.6 million personnel, with basic recruit pay nearly doubling.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Defense Department
Navy
Mills Endorses Fitzmorris In Runoff Election
State Rep. P. J. Mills of Shreveport endorsed James Fitzmorris for lieutenant governor in the runoff with state Sen. Jamar Adcock. Mills praised Fitzmorris as aligned on public office goals and Louisiana's direction for the next four years, calling him a man of honor and dedication.
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Shreveport
P. J. Mills
James Fitzmorris
New Orleans
Fitzmorris
Mills
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
River Stage Changes Across Cities as Flood Risk Grows
River readings show Camden rising to 4.3 feet with a stage increase of 7 inches while Monroe falls to 13.9 feet with a 1 inch drop as flood conditions shift. Local agencies monitor stages and issue updates for nearby communities.
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Camden
Monroe
Hotline Aids Deaf To Solve Problems
A Prince George’s County program runs a 24 hour Hotline for the Deaf in Hyattsville Maryland aiding about 400 000 deaf Americans in the region. The service handles personal crises to everyday tasks, with 70 trained aides assisting via Teletype Writing Machines and telephone connections.
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Prince George’s County
Miss Cabot
Washington Area
Prince George's
Inside The News-Star Summary Card
Inside The News-Star page listing sections and page numbers shows Abby, Broadway, Popenoe, Van Dellen, and other features across 52 pages with sports, theater, editorial, comics, classifieds, radio TV, weather, and more across multiple sections. The note outlines page mapping for each topic including sections on sports at 12A and crossword at 10A.
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Lowman
van Dellen
Chuckle Man at Counter Teases Two Chance Flight to Miami
A light moment at an airline ticket counter has the Chuckle Man quipping about taking two chances on the next flight to Miami. The joke plays on risk and travel in a playful, period-appropriate newsroom tone.
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Miami
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