Nixon Could Get Farm Bill This Week
Washington AP report notes Senate approved a four year farm bill compromise including food stamps and price supports. Butz shifted to backing final terms, signaling a possible Nixon signature this week as House debates stamp ban for strikers and a new target price system for cotton wheat and corn.
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Congress
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Senate
House Conference Committee
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Jesse A. Helms
R-N.c
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Agriculture Secretary
North Vietnam
Butz
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Senators
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
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Judge faults Nixon on low interest rural housing halt
A federal judge ruled the Nixon administration ignored Congress by stopping approval of low interest housing loans for poor rural Americans. Judge Charles R. Richey ordered release of impounded subsidy funds, directing the Farmers Home Administration to resume the 18 month program halted in January. The government plans an appeal and notes the issue involves previously issued $900 million in interest payments.
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Nixon
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Farmers Home Administration
Asst
U.S. Atty
Thomas G. Corcoran Jr
FHA
HUD
Secretary of Agriculture
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Drinan Submits Impeachment Move Against Nixon
Rep. Robert F. Drinan a Jesuit priest and Massachusetts Democrat proposed impeachment over Nixon era actions including Cambodia bombing and Watergate. He cited international law violations and said he consulted many people before filing the resolution amid Wall Street reactions. His stance echoes his antiwar history and prior commentary on presidential conduct.
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Robert F. Drinan
D-Mass
Nixon
Wall Street
Drinan
Congress
Boston College Law School
White House
U.S
Cambodia
Massachusetts
Vietnam
Philip Philbin
House
One Guard Killed as Leavenworth Prison Rebellion Ends
Violence at Leavenworth Prison left guard Wayne Selle dead after a noon disturbance in the dining room. Four hostages, including three prison workers, were released following talks with an inmate council led by William Hurst and Armando Miramon. Inmates cited complaints on treatment, food, medical care, solitary housing and tensions among races.
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U.S
Kenneth Holcomb
Marvin Berry
John S. Mitchell
Richard M. Williams
William Hurst
Hollywood
Calif
Aramando L. Miramon
Los Angeles
Loren E. Daggett
Hurst
Miramon
Harry Jones Jr
The
Kansas City Star
Donald E. Black
Leavenworth Times
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Black
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Wayne G. Selle
Churchill Papers Open To Public
London AP reports wartime Churchill papers reveal 1944 talks with Stalin in Moscow over Poland Hong Kong and British interests in the Far East and Mediterranean. The documents show Churchill ready to concede Soviet dominance over Poland if Stalin backed Britain’s aims to regain Hong Kong and lead in the Mediterranean.
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Winston Churchill
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Josef Stalin
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Hong Kong
Anthony Eden
Moscow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Britain
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World Money System Moves Closer To Reality
U S officials move toward a 25 year global monetary system with currency value rules, paper gold replacing gold, SDRs, a weaker dollar, and international penalties. Shultz calls the two day talks the best meeting in years as ministers report progress toward a final agreement eight to ten months away.
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U.S. Treasury
George P. Shultz
Watergate At A Glance Developments in the Watergate probe
Washington AP briefs report H R Halderman charges Democrats plotted violence during last year’s campaign and a House committee investigates. The Justice Department denies a Democrat conspiracy. A resolution to impeach Nixon is introduced in the House, tied to Cambodia disclosures, not Watergate. Wallace aide denies a $400,000 Nixon-fund contribution. IMF meets in Nairobi to outline a broad monetary plan with follow-up talks planned. IMF directors name Johannes Witteveen to head.
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Justice Department
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Cambodia
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Alabama
Albert Brewer
Brewer
George C. Wallace
International Monetary Fund
Nairobi
Kenya
Treasury Department
Paul A. Volcker
IMF
H. M. Johannes Witteveen
City cars crackdown by Houston mayor on off duty use
Mayor Louie Welch announced a crackdown on city car use by employees off duty. No employee may drive a city car home unless required for emergency use, and no one may travel more than 15 miles from home to work without departmental permission. Some employees reportedly drove 80 to 100 miles nightly after hours. The note mentions a separate IMF leadership change, with Pierre-Paul Schweitzer stepping down after a decade as head.
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Louie Welch
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Senate Considers New CIA Director
The Senate begins debate on William E. Colby’s nomination to head the CIA. Colby, a 22 year CIA veteran and deputy director for operations, faces opposition over oversight and the Phoenix program in Vietnam. Support came from the Armed Services Committee despite a dissent by Sen. Hughes.
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Senate
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
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CIA
Nixon
James R. Schlesinger
Defense
Senate Armed Services Committee
Harold E. Hughes
D- Iona
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Phoenix
U.S
South Vietnam
Robert F. Drinan
Dmass
Nguyen van Thieu
William Proxmire
Dwis
Proxmire
Nixon Homes Lid To Come Off Residence Funding
Washington sources say a temporary news embargo on expenses for Nixon’s San Clemente California and Key Biscayne Florida residences will lift once a comprehensive public spending report is ready. GSA and White House spokesmen cite joint action with the Secret Service. Rep. Jack Brooks accuses a blocked congressional inquiry and notes ongoing withholding of details on federal funds spent on the president’s homes.
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Nixon
California
Florida
GSA
Arthur F. Sampson
Brooks
Government Activities Committee
Sampson
White House
Secret Service
Government boosts security costs at San Clemente and Key Biscayne
The White House had cited 39000 for San Clemente security work, but newer reports indicate GSA figures now place total improvements at about 3.5 to 3.7 million. The update covers installation, operation, and maintenance across both sites and reflects a large increase in estimated expenditure.
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Key Biscayne
White House
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Nixon launches counterattack at Watergate critics
Washington AP: President Nixon, amid the Watergate furor, accused opponents of chasing murky, small matters. In a toast to Japanese Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, he pledged to focus on building a better world and hinted at a broader counteroffensive against the Senate Watergate committee and Archibald Cox, aimed for August. He urged using resources for a new world rather than petty disputes.
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Nixon
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Archibald Cox
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Watergate Witnesses Feel The Strain In Hearings
Washington AP reports fatigue and tensions among seven Watergate committee senators after 32 days of hearings. Senators Baker and Talmadge debate a summer recess while Ervin and Dash push to continue probing presidential involvement amid lengthy transcripts and thousands of documents.
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Watergate Committee
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Sam Dash
Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
Samuel Dash
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
Baker Baker
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Baker
Elvis
Dash
Ehrlichman
Thompson
Texas Senators Split On Vote
Washington AP report says Texas Senators clashed over a Taft amendment to restrict funds for a public service job program. Senator John Tower R-Texas supported the measure while Senator Lloyd Bentsen D-Texas opposed. The amendment was rejected 76 to 25 in a roll call.
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R-Tex
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Sen. Ropert Taft Jr
Ohio
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