Nixon Faces Early Economic Turbulence After Victory
As Nixon prepares to take office he confronts inflation risk, possible 1969 recession, and stern Congress resistance to tax cuts. Advisers weigh tax measures to sustain growth, with surcharges, spending limits, and trade policy under debate amid a hostile budget climate.
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Lords Vote Keeps Marriage Age at Twenty
London AP reports the House of Lords rejected a government plan to allow 18 year olds to marry without parental consent. The chamber voted 77 to 71 to raise the limit to 20, despite Bar oness Summerskill's warning that young women in miniskirts could trap young men into marriage. The government plans to reintroduce the proposal in the Commons later.
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Elderly Mother and Daughter Die in Casper
A double funeral is planned for 103 year old Lena Engberg and her 66 year old daughter Ethel L Engberg both in Casper Wyoming Lena Engberg Caspers oldest resident died Saturday from influenza while her daughter died Monday from pneumonia.
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Convicted Slayer Speck Granted Stay of Execution
Richard Speck, condemned for killing eight student nurses in Chicago in 1966, received a stay from the Illinois Supreme Court to allow an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Attorney Gerald Getty must file a petition by February 20, arguing a Witherspoon ruling impact on his case.
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