Rogers In Israel On Final Stop Of Mission
Secretary of State William P Rogers winds up his Middle East mission with two days of talks in Cairo and Tel Aviv. He met PM Golda Meir and Foreign Minister Abba Eban while focusing on a potential Suez Canal settlement and how Israel might withdraw. Officials termed discussions satisfactory though no firm compromises emerged.
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Tel Aviv
William P
Rogers
Israel
Egypt
Middle East
Cairo
U.S
Fgyptian
Mahmoud Fawzi
Mahmoud Riad
Anwar Sadat
Golda Meir
State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
Washington
Suez Canal
Riad
Suez
Senate Debates on Volunteer Army and Draft Extension
The Senate plans to open discussion on Nixon's volunteer army bill as the main vehicle for Southeast Asia policy. Debate on the House draft extension likely begins next week and may run into June, with Hatfield and McGovern seeking to attach a resolution to cut funding for all U.S. troops by December 31.
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Washington
Senate
U.S
Southeast Asia
Mark O. Hatfield
R-Ore
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
McGovernm Hatfield
House
Nixon
McGovern
Hatfield
U S Steel hikes prices amid industry review
Pittsburgh AP report says U S Steel Corp will raise prices by 6 to 14 percent on auto and appliance materials, triggering reviews by Republic, National, Armco and Jones and Laughlin. Bethlehem Steel waits on White House signal while Nixon administration cautious on rollbacks.
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Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic
National
Armco
Jones and Laughlin
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
White House
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Council
Economic Council
Steel
Birthday Luncheon Planned For Truman Birthday
A birthday luncheon for former President Harry S Truman will be held Saturday at a downtown Kansas City hotel. Truman, age 87, will not attend due to a hospital stay earlier this year. Guests from Los Angeles New York and Louisville as well as 15 members of Battery D Army Artillery who served under him in World War I are expected. The luncheon follows ceremonies at the Harry S Truman Library in Independence for the release of the first eight cent commemorative postage stamp.
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Kansas City
Harry S
Truman
Independence
Los Angeles
New York
Louisville
Battery D
Army Artillery
I Welfare Program Delayed
Washington AP report shows big states delay House action on a major Social Security welfare measure. Chairman Mills notes proposals to protect states from rising welfare costs are under discussion as full cost figures from HEW are awaited.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
New York
California
Mills
Seminole Reservation Threatened By Fire In Florida
Four fires burn in Big Cypress Swamp threatening the Seminole reservation and the Copeland logging town as two thirds of Florida faces explosive fire conditions amid a historic drought. Officials report 5,000 to 10,000 acre blazes and teams camped near the flames with smaller fires statewide.
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Big Cypress Swamp
Fla
Copeland
Florida Peninsula
Big Cypress
Fort Lauderdale
Kem Blacker
Connie Ryan
Wallace Risher
Department of Interior
Hendry County
Risher
Bird Sizes Across the Avian Scale
Ostriches, the largest living birds, average about 150 pounds with a maximum around 300 pounds. In contrast, the tiniest hummingbird weighs about one-tenth of an ounce.
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Playtex
Andrew Jackson
Ocala National Forest
van Murphy
Okeechobee
Florida
Lady Bird
Barry
ANGEL
Fairfield
Monsanto
Ray
Nyion
Aristocraft
Archab
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