Congress vows to meet Nixon halfway amid budget clash
Congressional leaders in Washington urge compromise on Nixon's State of the Union proposals while signaling limited action this year. House Speaker Carl Albert says they are willing to meet the president halfway, with focus on trade energy defense foreign aid crime drugs pensions and housing. Senate leaders Mansfield and Scott push for a trimmed defense budget and inflation fight, while some Democrats challenge the president’s spending stance and authority.
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Nixon
House
Carl Albert
D-Okla
Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Mike Mansfield
Montana
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Congress
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Michigan
Albert
Daddy
John Tower
R-Tex
Coup in progress as Chilean military ousts Allende
Chilean armed forces launched a coup demanding President Salvador Allende resigns within 24 hours. Allende refused and broadcasts reported tanks around the presidential palace in Santiago. Borders closed and communications cut, with airliners diverted and troops urged to stay home. AUSTRALASIA press noted the leaders claimed the action to liberate the fatherland from Marxist rule.
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Associated Press
Chile
Salvador Allende
Santiago
Allende
Radio Pacifico
la Paz
Bolivia
Argentina
Sas
Carabineros
Buenos Aires
Cambodian officers executed for retreat near Kompong Cham
In Cambodia, at least 12 army officers were executed last Friday after ordering troops to retreat during a Khmer Rouge attack near Balaing north of Kompong Cham. General Sos Thene Fernandez ordered upper echelon commanders to shoot deserters, marking the first such executions in three years of war.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Khmer Rouge
Balaing
Kompong Cham
Nixon Promises to Campaign for Republican Candidates
President Nixon pledged to campaign for GOP congressional candidates in 1974 and for the party’s 1976 nominee. He did not name a potential 1976 candidate, but John Connally, a former Democrat, drew attention as the GOP’s most visible convert. Connally said he is not a candidate and cited Watergate as harming both parties. George Bush credited recent GOP victories in Alaska and Maryland as signs of party strength.
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UPI
Nixon
GOI
White House
GOP National Committee
Pexan
John Connally
Connally
Washigton
GOP
George Bush
Bush
Alaska
Maryland
Liberal candidates to gain from special campaign fund aid
Uwisconsin Sen Gaylord Nelson and two other liberal champions are named as top beneficiaries of a special campaign fund. Sen William Proxmire and Sen Lee Metcalf announced a drive to aid liberal campaigns targeted by the Nixon administration. The letter says the nine beneficiaries are valued members and warns of White House effort to retire these senators in 1974. Wisconsin Republicans face nomination uncertainty amid a pending U.S. District Court vacancy and a potential challenge to Nelson.
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Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
William Proxmire
Dwis
Lee Metcalf
Dmont
Proxmre
Metcalf
Nelson
White House
Wisconsin
Nixon
U.S. District Court
Glenn R. Davis
Rwis
American Bar Association
Dismissed in Southend after radar trap error
Police trapped themselves when their highway radar stopped Magistrate Edward Dutton. A magistrate from another district tried Dutton on speeding charge and found the radar trap was set on the wrong side of the road and could have been triggered by cars going the other way. He dismissed the case.
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Southend
England
UPI
Edward Dutton
Dutton
Beef prices drift after lifting of price ceiling
Consumers face a holding pattern as postfreeze beef costs stay steady for now while wholesalers and retailers wait to see price trends. In Wisconsin, supermarkets show little surge in ground beef costs, with some chains raising 1 to 4 cents per pound and others delaying decisions. Stockyards report weak receipts as producers watch markets and demand remains cautious after freezer stockpiles.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Raymond Kingsbury
Milwaukee
Terry Ward
Golden egg UFO sighting shocks Griffin Georgia
A Georgia man reports a golden egg dropped from the sky near Griffin leaving a 1 foot hole and white smoke. He claims no aircraft were seen and researchers found only elevated ground temperature at 31 degrees. The sighting follows a two week string of unidentified flying objects with no radar confirmation.
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Griffin
UPI
Georgia
Ross Clanton
Here
Clear and cool tonight with overnight lows in the 40s
The forecast promises clear skies and cool air tonight with overnight temperatures dipping into the 40s. Details on page 2.
Nixon re election committee spends on Watergate legal fees
The Nixon re election committee reported 280000 over three months for legal actions tied to Watergate and campaign activity. Stans on payroll at 1500 monthly and received 48000 in legal costs, with other major fees to Magruder and Sloan. total legal costs since June 17 1972 reach 517000.
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Stans
Nixon
Washington
General Accounting Office
Finance
Maurice H. Stans
Secretary of Commerce
New York
Attoley Gen
Hugh W. Sloan
Senate Watergate Committee
Democratic National Committee
Skylab crew hears wife’s voice in space prank
Skylab pilots 45 days into orbit report not lonesome as a caller from Houston prompts a light moment. Helen Garriott’s taped voice pretends to reach the crew, prompting Crippen to ask who is on the line while the astronauts joke about longing for a home cooked meal.
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Skylab
Earth
Robert Crippen
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Helen Garriott
Crippen
Helen
Bob
Garriott
Mission Control
Garriot
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