Emergency Labor Legislation On Rail Strike Progresses
The Senate Labor Committee advanced a resolution amid a nationwide rail strike, proposing a wage boost for 13 000 signalmen and urging bargaining to avoid rail paralysis. President Nixon backed emergency measures, while GOP leader Ford charged Congress with loot dragging as talks continued.
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European Troop Cut Debate Winds Through Senate
Washington AP reports President Nixon faced a Senate split over Mansfield's amendment to curb troop levels in Europe and seek NATO consultations. Aimed at a 430,000-man ceiling, the measure would call for disbanding about 150,000 U.S. troops from West Europe, with undecided lawmakers watching a tense vote. State Department said Moscow open to talks on force reductions and potential further exchanges, as Soviet leaders signaled willingness to discuss reductions after Brezhnev proposed cuts last week.
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Weather shifts as minor storm grazes Permian Basin
A weak front brought trace rainfall and cooler temps to the Permian Basin with 2 velocity 35 mph gusts later today. Highs fall into the 50s and 30s, after a 33 degree high Monday. Midland and Big Spring saw hail and wind damage but limited moisture. Across Texas cooler trends and unsettled skies persist as a cold front tracks south and east. The weather mix comes as the Mansfield amendment debate in Congress stirs, with GOP and Democratic positions split and several senators absent.
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The Quipster The clever quip on animals and women
The line delivers a sharp quip claiming women surpass men in wit within the animal kingdom, reflecting a tongue in cheek perspective on gender and intelligence. The brief joke frames animals as rivals to human intellect, highlighting humor over argument.
Pullout Action To Be Delayed In Viet Nam Debate
Washington notes two Democratic skeptics and a younger faction led by Bella Abzug push for a December 31 1972 pullout from Vietnam. Reps Sam Gibbons and Edward Boland question viability and quorum, while Abzug seeks caucus votes to back the plan despite doubts about success and support.
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Convention Urged For 74 Constitutional Meeting
Texas House members voted 103 to 33 to urge the legislature to convene a constitutional convention. The measure sends to the Senate the call to designate the next legislature as the convention for a session opening in January 19 74 and ending by May 4, 1974.
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Texas Voters Decide Liquor By The Drink And Amendments
Voters across Dallas Austin and Lower Rio Grande Valley cast ballots on liquor by the drink while Texans weighed four constitutional amendments. Turnout varied with Houston and San Antonio leading. Austin influence noted with UT students contributing to margins. Polls opened 7 am and closed 7 pm with two ballots in 47 counties and statewide changes including a State Ethics Commission and the process for proposing amendments during special sessions.
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Survey shows SST trailing in Senate vote post revival
Washington AP reports that only 42 senators back federal SST subsidies while 52 oppose, with several wavering as Boeing chair William Allen cites start-up costs between 500 million and 1 billion. The Senate votes Wednesday after an earlier 3146 to cut off spending. Ellender indicates opposition to SST leadership.
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Endochina Rocket Attack Wipes Out Laotian Town
In a Page 12-A report the Odessa American notes a heavy Communist rocket attack on a small Laotian town. The piece frames the assault in stark terms, underscoring regional fears of intensified conflict as a consequence of Communist aggression.
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McCollum Sent Early Christmas Cards to Beat Rate Increase
In Pine Bluff Arkansas AP: Friends found about 30 Christmas cards mailed by Charles E McCollum with messages instructing recipients not to open until Christmas. The cards were sent early to dodge new postal rate hikes that began at midnight Saturday.
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British Soldiers Detained Crossing Chinese Border
Eight British soldiers accidentally drove into Communist China from Hong Kong and were detained for about ten hours before being towed back to their unit. Officials said details would be released after briefing in Hong Kong. The vehicles, a Rover and a four ton truck, were carrying rations and strayed into Sha Tau Kok where Chinese troops blocked the road and were alerted by a Royal Hong Kong Police officer via loudspeaker. The soldiers remained in their vehicles until they left British territory.
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Freeing Moms Could Cost 10 Billion in Day Care Push
In Washington two House Democrats Bella Abzug and Shirley Chisholm push a 10 billion plan to fund nationwide day care centers. They argue high costs force mothers from the home and that federal child care would aid working women and their families, with key funding in 1972 74 and 75.
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