Lockheed Loan Debated as Congress Weighs Aid
In Washington supporters of a Lockheed Aircraft loan sought to end extended Senate debate and push a vote on guarantees of 250 million dollars. Opponents pressed for a direct vote on the broader 2 billion loan authority while House action leaned toward passage by day’s end. a late deal collapsed with five Republicans counted for the broad bill but against Lockheed.
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Senate
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
House
Lockheed
William Proxmire
Ority
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
John Sparkman
D.la
John
Chou En Lai Possible U.N Visit Amid Peking Seat Battle
Analysts note a possible Chou En Lai visit to New York before Nixon visits Peking and discuss how Peking’s bid for China’s U.N. seats accelerates the long conflict over whether Communists from Beijing or Nationalists from Formosa sit in China’s UN and on its Security Council.
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William L. Ryan
Nixon
China
Peking
Formosa
United States
Security Council
U.N
House Subcommittee Backs $1.5 Billion Desegregation Fund
A House Education subcommittee approved a $1.5 billion desegregation bill after a 14-1 vote. One third of funds would be available this year with the rest next year, targeting districts carrying out desegregation plans. The panel rejected a $5.3 billion general aid plan and an amendment restricting bus use. The measure originated with President Nixon in 1970 and now proceeds to the Education and Labor Committee.
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Washington
House
Congress
Roman C. Pucingki
D-Ill
Louise Day Hicks
D-Mass
Nixon
Senate
Education and Labor Committee
Montgomery Lawyers Jailed For Taxes
Two Montgomery County lawyers pled no contest to failing to file income tax returns. Ronald F. McDonald Jr. received 30 days in prison for 1964 to 1968 omissions, and Hughes Spragins drew a similar sentence for 1965 to 1967. Judge Roszel Thomsen delayed start until September.
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Montgomery County
Ronald F. McDonald Jr
Rockville
Hughes Spragins
Maryland Senate
Roszel Thomsen
U.S. District Court
Peking Victory Seen if United Nations Visit Plays Out
The passage suggests Peking could win with the United States abstaining from a vote, paving the way for Chou Enlai to visit the United Nations and present Red China's triumph after twenty years.
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Peking
United States
Chou
United Nations
China
Fulbright Warns Laird Of Foreign Aid Cutoff
Senate Foreign Relations Committee pushes to cut off foreign military aid if information on aid programs is withheld by Defense Secretary Laird. Fulbright warns of 35 day cutoff unless the president declares secrecy and reasons for refusal. Former officials Rusk and Harriman oppose broad aid suspensions and favor openness on Nixon China talks with Kissinger.
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Laird
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APY
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J W. Fulbright
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
Arkansas Democrat
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Congress
Executive Branch
Senate Judiciary
Secretary of State
Dean Rusk
W. Averett Harriman
Rusk
China
Kissinger
Husk
Harriman
Chou Enlai
Compromise Draft Bill Nears Agreement on Two Year Extension
Negotiators from the House and Senate near a deal on a two year draft extension urging President Nixon to set a withdrawal date from Indochina. Disputes over a nine month withdrawal deadline and the filibuster threat influence the pace as Congress heads into a summer recess.
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Washington
House
Senate
Nixon
Idochina
Mike Mansfield
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