Nixon Proposes Six Point Health Care Plan
President Nixon unveiled a six point package to expand private insurance and reorganize the medical care system, aiming for universal access without nationalizing health insurance. The plan backs federal private insurance reforms, supports prepaid group practice, and shifts Medicaid toward federally financed private health coverage for the poor, with a total itemized cost of about 2.8 billion dollars.
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Dowd Brothers Hydrant Clearing Praised After Snow
Varick Street residents Don and Rickey Dowd are shown resting after clearing a buried hydrant during a severe snowstorm. Fire Chief John D. Murray urged wider hydrant clearing for immediate emergency use and praised those, including George Taber, who helped in East Tenth to East Ave. area.
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Senate Panel Probes Graft in Military PX System
Washington AP Sen. William C. Wooldridge charged with criminal conspiracy in a case linked to graft in the global military post exchange system. The inquiry, led by Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, examined Vietnam operations. Witnesses described payoffs, kickbacks, and a Saigon villa tied to Crum’s 340 million dollar slot machine venture and PX liquor sales.
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Abraham Ribicoff
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William J. Crum
Saigon
LaVern Duffy
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Charles R. “Monk” Meyer
Southeast Asia
Egypt Accepts Jarring Plan Israel Demands Signed Treaty
The Associated Press reports Egypt accepted all U N peace proposals from Gunnar V Jarring while Israel insisted on a signed treaty before withdrawal from Arab territories. Israel’s Abba Eban questioned Sadat’s Newsweek statement and cautioned that Arab leaders’ positive statements often come with reservations. Police discounted Arab guerrilla claims of arson destroying Shalom Tower in Tel Aviv.
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Hodgson to Discuss Wage-Price Curbs With Labor Chiefs
President Nixon sent Labor Secretary J. D. Hodgson to Miami Beach to press labor leaders on a voluntary wage-price restraint system. Union leaders voiced opposition to government controls, with United Steelworkers President I W Abel insisting on free collective bargaining. If no voluntary agreement is reached, Nixon warned that action would follow.
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May Plan Cambodian Drive S. Viets Cut Three Major Red Supply Routes
South Vietnamese forces cut three major North Vietnamese supply routes through southern Laos and repelled attacks in eastern Cambodia, with 116 enemy killed and 56 more reported. American air strikes hit North Vietnamese buildups along the border, while 2,500 Saigon troops mass near the Laos border and 16,000 operate in Laos, up 5,000. Frontlines show Route 9 and routes 92 and 921 in use, and 23,000 troops farther south on a 100 mile front. Helicopters and an F4 Phantom were downed in Laos, with seven crewmen rescued. Recon units advance toward Sepone as rain and caches slow progress.
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Snow and the Golden Rule Editorial
The piece asks readers to imagine working a daily route with hundreds of deliveries or pickups blocked by heavy snow. It urges residents to clear paths so service workers can perform their duties, noting the Post Office may suspend deliveries if snow removal is neglected. It questions readers who have not done their part and calls for consideration of others’ needs.
Plane owner’s death under review after Chesapeake Bay crash
In MELFA Virginia state police will inspect a single engine aircraft that crashed or ditched in Chesapeake Bay. The owner’s body was found wearing a wet suit near the craft. A Navy salvage barge recovered the Bellanca 260 about 15 miles north of Cape Charles.
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Dem officials win first round on smaller states at convention
Washington AP reports national Democratic officials won the initial round in the battle to grant smaller states a larger role in next year’s nominating convention. The executive committee backed a delegate apportionment formula using each state’s electoral votes and Democratic strength in recent elections. The nine largest states would still hold a 4 vote majority at the 1972 convention.
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Interior official Russell resigns in seventh shakeup
Washington AP reports undersecretary of interior Fred J. Russell resigned on Wednesday, marking the seventh high level personnel change at the department since President Nixon fired Secretary Walter J. Hickel last November, a Washington Post account notes.
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Negro Sheriff Indicted in Civil Rights Case in Alabama
Alabama's first Negro sheriff since Reconstruction and a Negro deputy are free on $1,000 bond each after a federal indictment in Tuskegee charging violation of civil rights laws. Sheriff Lucius Amerson of Macon County and Deputy Richard Coleman Jr. face charges tied to beating a prisoner after a shooting affray.
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Meir signals possible withdrawal with secure borders stance
Premier Golda Meir said Israel’s demand for secure borders does not rule out withdrawal from some occupied Arab territory. Speaking at an agricultural settlement on Wednesday night, she urged direct talks with Egypt and emphasized that face to face discussions build confidence.
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Arrest on Drug Charge Across Finger Lakes Counties
Eleven youths in Ontario Seneca and Wayne counties were arrested on warrants for illegal possession or sale of narcotics. Seven others were sought. State Police said raids yielded large quantities of marijuana heroin LSD and other drugs.
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Mitchell predicts Nixon will seek 1972 reelection
Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell says President Nixon will run again in 1972 with Spiro Agnew as his running mate. He added that while any president could serve one term, he does not expect the incumbent to be a one-term president. The remarks came from a taped CBS Morning News interview.
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Prediction of Nixon Candidacy Noted in Article
A Soviet submarine designed for anti submarine warfare was sighted in Cuban waters, per the Pentagon. Spokesman Jerry Friedheim avoided pinpointing location while confirming two surface craft and a submarine tender, with a Russian light cruiser reportedly active in the Gulf of Mexico about 400 miles northwest of Havana as Moscow had announced a four-ship visit to Cuba.
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Nixon Preparing To Attack North Vietnam
Communist delegations at the Paris peace talks charged that President Nixon is preparing new military moves against North Vietnam. Xuan Thuy said Nixon aims for a military victory and would threaten China, while Mrs. Nguyen Thi Binh accused him of neocolonial proposals.
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Woman and child hurt in school bus crash
A 7-year-old girl and a woman were in fair condition at F F Thompson Memorial Hospital after a sleet storm crash on Phelps Street in Canandaigua. Elizabeth Rendall, driver of the car, and Julie Dailey, a passenger, were removed from the critical list Wednesday night. Four other car passengers were injured. no bus children reported injuries.
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F.F. Thompson Memorial Hospital
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Julie Dailey
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Finger Lakes
Nixon Warns U S to Use Massive Airpower in Indochina
President Nixon warned North Vietnam the United States will unleash massive airpower anywhere in Indochina to protect American troops. He reiterated no ground forces will be used in Cambodia or North Vietnam and ruled out nuclear weapons. The Oval Office briefing also touched on wage and price controls and federal revenue sharing.
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Cambodia
Wholesale Price Index rises in January signaling inflation risk
The wholesale price index climbed seven tenths of a percent in January, the largest monthly gain in a year, suggesting higher consumer prices may follow. Banks and savings institutions are pressuring savings rates, with passbook interest expected to stay around 4.44 to 4.5 percent. President Nixon warned of direct government action if the construction industry fails to curb prices and wages, calling it a "sick" industry needing federal intervention.
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Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Nixon
Eam Te Prooel Int Sammie
Budget hearings show rockefeller plan divides cities
Albany Buffalo and New York City hosts of the legislatures fiscal committees grilled Gov Rockefeller’s $8.45 billion budget. Viewpoints split over adequacy and tax hikes with protesters in Buffalo booing and an effigy of Rockefeller visible. In Albany, city mayors argued the plan underserves urban needs and could force higher local taxes.
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John F. Conroy
Trust Set Up Before Joining Cabinet Totally Blind Says Commerce Sec
Commerce Secretary Maurice H Stans says the blind trust set up before his Cabinet appointment is totally blind though he has received information from companies in the trust The six page statement shows he fully disclosed all financial holdings in a report to the Senate Commerce Committee on January 13 1969 He issued the statement after disclosures about his 38000 shares of Great Southwest Corp a Penn Central unit in June 1979 amid railroad bailout plans Continued on Page 12
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