Senate Health Plan Hearings Begin Amid Insurance Debate
A Senate panel opens hearings on proposed health insurance reform. Key backers warn a comprehensive bill faces resistance even from staunch advocates as debates focus on funding, scope, and the plan to cover catastrophic costs up to $2,000 a year. The measure aims to expand and standardize state medical programs for low income families.
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Strikers Fire On Police in Belfast Amid General Strike
Protestant strikers opened fire on police on Connsweter Street East Belfast as clashes marked a seventh day of a general strike. Prime Minister Harold Wilson convened a cabinet meeting while a leading trade unionist and Ulster leaders faced marchers at the shipyards. Authorities sent 300 English reinforcements as barricades and shortages disrupted power, transport, and stores.
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Koreans Clash Leaves Four Dead on Island Clash
South Korea reports three North Korean infiltrators clashed with islanders on Chuja Island in the Yellow Sea. One infiltrator and four locals including a policeman, two reservists, and a village official were killed, as security forces seal the area and hunt the remaining infiltrators.
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Gunman Frees Hostages and Surrenders to Police
A gunman released several hostages then surrendered to officers after a tense standoff at a store. Officers report no further injuries beyond the wounded suspect during the confrontation.
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Butchers May Soon Cut Meat With Laser Beams
MIT expert at technology forum predicts laser or sonic beams could cut meat, boosting efficiency to curb rising food costs. He notes labor wages, packaging, and shipping costs drive prices, while self-serve supermarkets and new tech could yield incremental savings over time.
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Ford Urges Nixon To Surrender Tapes
Vice President Ford urged President Nixon to surrender those Watergate tapes relevant to a criminal proceeding. He spoke at McChord Air Force Base and at a dinner supporting Republican A. Ludlow Kramer, stressing White House cooperation with Jaworski and Sirica’s ruling, while noting ongoing appeals. The VA reports 63,600 veterans received education and counseling in fiscal year 1973.
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Reinecke Refuses to Quit California Governor Campaign
Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke vows to press his bid for the GOP nomination in California's June 4 primary. He campaigns against his opponent and Watergate prosecutors who brought perjury charges, insisting quitting is not an option. In D.C., Judge Barrington Parker denied his motion to dismiss the Watergate grand jury indictment and to move the trial to California.
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D.S
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Senate passes education bill amid busing debate
Senate approves a four year extension of federal education programs while clashing over busing for desegregation. The measure preserves limits on busing but allows courts to override them and keeps handicapped and adult education funding open with increases. The President warned against weak provisions and sought a broader funding package.
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Senate
Nisan
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Niaon
Nixon
Fighting Erupts Near Phnom Penh In Two-Week Lull Break
Cambodian command reports Khmer Rouge insurgents attacked a government post at Prek Leap five miles north of Phnom Penh on an island at the confluence of the Afskeng and Tonle Sap rivers. Fighting also occurred along the Mekong east bank near Prek Thong and Wat Pun Phnom Prek, about 13 miles northeast of the capital.
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Cambodia
Prek Leap
Mekong
Prek Thong
Wat Pun Phnom Prek
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