Nixon Two-Year Mark Shows Mixed White House Record
President Nixon marks two years in office amid mixed signals as Vietnam troop withdrawals shrink and the economy falters. He cites progress on Vietnam while facing high unemployment and rising living costs, with no major domestic upheavals but persistent political challenges.
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Democrats Pick Albert and Boggs for Top House Posts
The Democratic caucus backed Carl Albert for speaker and Hale Boggs for majority leader after a long debate on reforming seniority. Albert won the speaker nomination by a wide margin, while Boggs secured the majority leader post on the second ballot. Udall and Teague split the reform and leadership dynamics amid a push to rotate power away from long-serving chairs.
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Michigan
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Illinois
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Texas
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Moon Water Indicated From Rocks
San Diego scientists studying lunar rocks and soil from Apollo missions say the moon may contain water. Professors Engel and Arrhenius of Scripps Institute cite hydrous minerals and dense regions as supporting evidence while noting some researchers believe the moon never had water.
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Scripps
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Earth
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119 North Vietnamese killed in Cambodian battles
In Cambodia Tuesday and today South Vietnamese forces reported 119 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong killed at three locations. South Vietnamese losses were 11 dead and 23 wounded. Fighting raged south of the Pich Nil pass on Route 4 as Cambodian troops pressed a flank, with US Cobra helicopter gunships aiding and heavy shelling continuing on the hills.
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Nixon halts ship canal to save Florida river
President Nixon ordered the Corps of Engineers to abandon the Florida shipping canal project to protect the Oklawaha River. Conservationists praise the move but pledge ongoing legal action seeking broader environmental precedents. A preliminary injunction halted most work while a study on ecological impact proceeds.
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