Fire at AEC plant halts nuclear missile production
A May 11 blaze at Rocky Flats plutonium facility disrupts US nuke program with likely months to a year delay in weapon production and antimissile warhead testing. Officials say Safeguard deployment not postponed despite the fire and seek repairs funding.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Rocky Flats
Colo
AEC
Safeguard
Ules
Congress
Air Force
E.B. Giller
Subcommittee
Allen Eliender
D-Sq
Senators attack Laird over Safeguard first strike claim
Sen. Fulbright and Sen. Gore allege Defense Secretary Laird redefined Soviet first strike capability during a Monday briefing with CIA Director Helms. They contend his testimony centers the term on the Soviet ability to knock out Minutemen sites with a new 5.9 rocket, ignoring Polaris submarines.
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Washington
Senate
Nixon
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Administration
J. W. Fulbright
Albert Gore
Laird
CIA
Richard Helms
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Helms
Safeguard
Pentagon
Fulbright
Gore
D-Teen
Minutemen
Senators
Demos Concede Otepka Nomination Faces Little Opposition
In Washington, Edward Kennedy said he would oppose Otto Otepka but noted no organized effort to block the nomination. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved sending the nomination to the floor 12-3, praising Otepka as a capable civil servant despite controversy over disclosure of confidential files.
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Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate
Otto F. Otepka
Activities ‘Control Board
Kennedy
Otepka
Senate, Judiciary
John Birch Society
Liberty Lobby
State Department
Nixon Mare
Sinender
Internal Security
Knowles favored for HEW health post amid Senate fight
President Nixon likely to nominate Dr. John H. Knowles, director of Massachusetts General Hospital, as assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs in HEW. The nomination faces opposition from the American Medical Association and Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen, framing a larger battle over control of presidential appointments.
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Washington
Robert H. Finch
Nixon
John H. Knowles
Batttle
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Knowles
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Finch
American Medical ‘Association
Dirksen
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
AMA
Buta Wheaton
James J. Nordlund
Washington Post
John R. Gomien
American Medical Association
Sistent
Ant
Gomien
Maschusetts
Te Dirksen
Sen. Dirksen
DC4 Cargo Plane Crashes Into Miami Street Killing Ten
A DC4 cargo plane with an engine ablaze struck a busy Miami street killing ten people and damaging or destroying multiple structures. Four crew members and six on the ground died. about a dozen others were injured. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board began examining the wreckage to determine the cause as rescue teams searched debris.
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Miami
Bris
James Reese
Red Cross
National Tron | Safety Board
Dominicana Air Lines
Ter
Plase
Medical
Prayer Asked For Guidance
In Harrisburg the state Senate opened with an invocation by Rev Richard L Huffgins of Liberty Presbyterian McKeesport PA. He prayed for guidance amid the week’s frustrations and frenzy in state government asking for God’s help to strengthen minds and abilities for the commonwealth.
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Harrisburg
State Senate
Richard L. Huggins
Liberty
Commonwealth
Training Proposed For Indian Police
A study prepared for the Governor's Board for Law Enforcement recommends a training program to expand education in law enforcement and crime prevention for American Indian police. It calls for establishing professional Indian police at the pueblo level with equipment and personnel training. The Ernst & Ernst report notes the need for education programs and emphasizes that reservation and pueblo police vary in size and are often joint with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
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Santa—Fe
Board For Law Enforcement
Ernst & Ernst
Albuquerque
Shibuld
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Ernst
Nixon surtax extension faces first House floor test
Washington Nixon surtax extension bill set for first House vote with a close contest predicted. Democratic leadership backs a closed rule vote. Republicans expect strong GOP support and a Democratic margin to pass the measure, with inflation concerns cited.
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Washington
Nixon
House Rules
Sareg Gppenenes-Sorkemore
House
Ohio
John “W. Byrnes
Wis
Byrnes
Hill
New Tax Formulas Adopted for Public Utilities
The State Tax Commission in Santa Fe adopts new uniform formulas to evaluate property taxes for public utilities. This action standardizes valuation methods and applies across utility companies, affecting assessed values and tax bills for the coming year.
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Santa. FE
State Tax’ ‘Commission
Funeral Cost Depreciation Proposal Draws Utilities Tax Interest
Fragmentary note details a proposed approach to funeral costs or public utility assessments, mentioning electric, telephone, water and gas services. It references the Public Service Company of New Mine and a bear plant cost plus depreciation, with half the depreciated value and a 50 percent hike on the tax base.
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Pubvice Company
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