Pentagon seeks discount air fares for Viet Nam veterans
The Pentagon aims to win cut rate fares for servicemen traveling from Vietnam to the United States under a liberalized 14 day home leave plan. Space on military aircraft is limited, so even with space available, a return trip may require commercial booking at own expense. Pentagon exploring sponsored charter flights to provide inexpensive round trips for service members.
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New Interest Slash Could Aid Housing
The small reduction in the prime lending rate announced Wednesday by major banks is not expected to have an immediate effect on consumers. Economists say it could ease mortgage rates and unemployment over time as banks pass on the cut linked to the Federal Reserve's discount rate reduction.
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Agnew dismisses criticism of GOP campaign tactics as hogwash
Washington AP Vice President Spiro T. Agnew called complaints about Republican campaign tactics hogwash. He praised Nixon’s Senate gains, noted GOP strength on foreign policy and crime, and said detractors misread Election 1970 outcomes while lamenting lost statehouses as acceptable in context.
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Kansas Hippie Justice Of The Peace Loses Office
Kansas Attorney General voids the Lawrence justices of the peace election after the 1968 Legislature abolished the office in first and second class cities. Phillip Hill, 22, a self described drug dealer, faced a nullified race with over 6,000 votes. he planned to perform marriages for hippie friends and hear civil rights pollution cases. Local clerks were advised not to certify such elections and to disregard any existing certifications.
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Papal dispensation for Sunday Mass during Pope Paul VI visit
Philippine Roman Catholics receive a papal dispensation from attending Sunday mass on November 29 as Pope Paul VI visits Manila officials said. The vice president cited politicians who delay efforts of the President as part of campaign rhetoric.
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Quota Setting Question Faces Special Session
Washington AP reports the House faces a key vote on a quota setting trade bill during the postwar session. The measure would impose mandatory quotas on textile and footwear imports, with Nixon concessions on textiles and potential exemptions for national interest. Other provisions include DISC tax breaks to boost exports and possible changes to the ASP tariff system. Senate moves to attach the bill to Social Security legislation complicate passage and could stall final approval amid ongoing resistance to amendments and broader export incentives.
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Cardinal Shehan Heads to Rome for Vatican Plenary Meeting
Cardinal Lawrence Shehan archbishop of Baltimore arrives in Rome for a private audience with Pope Paul VI and to attend the annual plenary of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith. He will celebrate mass for Baltimore seminarians and two older priests studying in Rome before returning home. Delaware is noted as the first of 18 original colonies to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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