Patman Urges Nixon to Halt Bank Interest Rate Rise
Rep. Wright Patman urged President Nixon to withdraw government deposits from banks that raised their prime rate to 84 percent warning the move could trigger a severe recession. He also urged antitrust action and Fed discount-privilege cuts. Headlines note reactions from Rep. Burke and Treasury Secretary Kennedy.
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Nixon
Patman
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James A. Burke
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Treasury
David Kennedy
Knowles Asked to Refuse Health Position
Washington AP Administration officials reportedly urged Dr John H Knowles Boston hospital chief to accept a different high post than HEW top health officer Knowles declined HeW comment requests remained unanswered Knowles 42 director of Massachusetts General Hospital is Nixon pick for assistant secretary for health and scientific affairs AMA opposition and Dirksen challenge loom White House says Finch must decide with Nixon deferring.
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Robert H. Finch
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Nixon
Dirksen
Finch
Pope Paul VI Visits Geneva in Protestants’ Hub
Pope Paul VI arrived in Geneva to a smaller crowd than on other tours, riding in a closed limousine amid heavy security. He spoke to ILO delegates and addressed Christian unity at the World Council of Churches, urging aid for the working man and the vulnerable as Geneva’s Protestant legacy framed his message.
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Pope Visits Geneva Amid ILO Anniversary and Church Dialogues
The Vatican envoy's Geneva trip marks Pope Paul VI's 50th ILO anniversary observance and a World Council of Churches visit. He urges youth training for meaningful work, cites labor suffering, and faces Protestant objections to papal primacy while highlighting social justice and peace.
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Pope Paul
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World Council of Churches
Geneva
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Nixon Hopes Viet Troop Pullout Signals Strong Peace Move
Returning from the Midway summit Nixon hopes his decision to begin withdrawing 95 000 U S troops from South Vietnam by August will signal peace negotiators. White House sources say the move aims to convey a clear message while Thieu weighs further troop reductions and political evolution.
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South Vietnam
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Viet Cong
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Paris
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Outgoing Cornell Proxy Says Supporters Silent
Dr. James A. Perkins, Cornell's outgoing president, says supporters stayed quiet during his campus crisis and that silence influenced his decision to leave. He noted critics were echoed by alumni while he faced a hostile faculty group after graduation ceremonies.
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Ithaca
N. Y
James A. Perkins
Cornell University
Perkins
TurboTrain Sets Record on Its Boston to New York Run
The Penn Central TurboTrain ran 220 miles between Boston and New York in 3 hours 37 minutes at up to 100 mph, shaving 18 minutes from the old schedule. It arrived at Penn Station at 10:37 a.m. despite a 10:39 a.m. expected arrival. The three-car train departed Back Bay at 7 a.m. and the return schedule was also moved earlier to 3:55 p.m.
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Oswego Hospital Adopts Fixed Budget and $11 Day Rate Rise
Oswego Hospital trustees approve a 1969 70 fixed budget of 2 485 000 with 1 257 800 for wages and 505 550 for supplies. The board also raises the daily room rate by 11 to reach 51 50 for a private room and outlines budget oversight by the finance committee.
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Allies Slay Nearly 400 in Viet Ground Clashes
In Vietnam near Da Nang and Tay Ninh Province heavy fighting left nearly 400 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese dead and 18 American troops killed with 95 wounded. Marines reported 186 enemy killed in a two day engagement 22 miles southwest of Da Nang as air strikes and artillery pounded positions near An Hoa.
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Oswego Doctors Reject Medicaid Patients Over Fees
Reader questions why Oswego doctors stop accepting Medicaid as state fees changed. They accuse providers of abandoning the poor after previous high charges and now refusing care despite fee cuts.
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Food prices push wholesale index up in May
The Labor Department reports an eight tenth percent rise in the wholesale price index for May. Farm products climb 4.6 percent and processed foods and feeds rise 1.8 percent. A Bureau of Labor Statistics spokesman calls the increase unusually sharp.
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Labor Department
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Viet Cong announces revolutionary government for South Vietnam
The Viet Cong said on a midnight Radio Hanoi broadcast that a two part revolutionary government has been formed in South Vietnam. A special meeting over the weekend gathered 88 representatives from various South Vietnamese sections to back the administrative ruling unit with an advisory council.
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Rogers invites Hanoi to reciprocate troop withdrawals
Secretary of State William P. Rogers invited North Vietnam to reciprocate the U.S. plan by pulling its forces out as Washington urges a scale back of fighting and a mutual troop withdrawal.
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William P. Rogers
North Vietnam
U.S
Fire set in Parkersburg kills mother father and 10 children
Two suspects admitted setting a fire that killed a mother, father and 10 children in Parkersburg as the state Fire Marshal's office identified the victims and cautioned against releasing names. Emmett C. Roush declined to identify the suspects.
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Negroes Seek $6 Billion for Banks in Push for Equity
In Chicago AP report, Congress of Racial Equality head urged banks nationwide to provide $6 billion to strengthen Negro financial institutions and expressed hope for funds before summer.
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Chicago
Congress of Racial Equality
Leo Durocher Plans Fourth Wedding
Chicago AP Leo Durocher amid pennant run for the Cubs takes out a marriage license to wed Lynne W. Goldblatt ex model ex movie starlet and ex wife of a department store mogul remaining in line for a fourth marriage after a 40 year span.
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Lynne W. Goldblatt
Man starts fight aboard Boston London jet in midair
Passengers on a Boston to London flight report a man began a fight over the Atlantic and tried to open a door. Crew and a psychologist aboard calmed him, and the plane landed safely in London without serious incident.
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Gunners in Jordan Fire on Israeli Patrol Wounding Border Guard
Israeli army says gunners in Jordan fired light weapons at an Israeli patrol near Never in the Beisan Valley south of the Sea of Galilee. The attack was returned by the army, wounding a border guard.
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Hawks and Doves Nearer Unity On Troop Cutbacks
Washington AP reports Congress shows growing consensus for withdrawing more U.S. troops from Vietnam. Senators Sherman Cooper Sparkman Kennedy weigh pace and aims to push Paris negotiations forward while Nixon moves to pull out 25 000 troops as a first step.
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Paris
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