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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1970
Page
6
County commissioners reviewed a 1970 plan for a phased courthouse project including jail and offices for probate and district courts with a law library. They discussed sites around the current courthouse, costs, parking, and potential funding through a 10-year treasury note. progress remained preliminary.
Washington AP reports Rep. F Edward Hebert heir to L Mendel Rivers seeks a tough pro military agenda. Hebert vows to keep the House Armed Services Committee on a strengthened Navy budget and a continued draft, rejects a world policeman role, urges extended conscription, and backs Safeguard missile expansion amid Navy modernization.
Washington AP General Accounting Office probes link between Kennedy family associate William J Hartigan and mail service shifts from rail to air carriers. Senator Gordon Allott urged Justice Department and other agencies to assess actions and potential illegality while considering restoring mail delivery to passenger trains where feasible.
Rep. Calvin Strowig of Abilene said he may seek an early vote on lowering the voting age to 18 if courts uphold one of two amendments approved last fall. The issue follows the Supreme Court ruling allowing 18-year-olds to vote in presidential elections, with states deciding local elections. Strowig notes potential timing concerns for 1972 state wide or special elections and election official challenges.
The Senate approved a sweeping appropriations package totaling about 1.8 billion dollars, including 25 million for Cambodia and 500 million for Israel’s armed forces, and moved to resolve stalled foreign policy issues surrounding the 66.6 billion defense bill. It also dropped welfare reform and trade legislation to salvage a 65 billion annual Social Security increase, with a 1 billion boost for some 3 million beneficiaries. The session aimed to finish before Congress adjourns, while negotiations continued on the SST funding and the final form of the defense bill waivers. President Nixon was expected to sign the adjournment resolution, though veto threats remained over stalled welfare measures.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong attacked a South Vietnamese infantry unit in Cambodia before dawn and were repulsed. 74 enemy soldiers reported killed. South Vietnamese losses were 10 dead and 36 wounded. Separate clashes in the Mekong Delta and near Hue yielded additional fatalities and a U.S. aircraft loss over Laos. The U.S. Navy will transfer river operations and 15 small vessels to the South Vietnamese in Saigon.
Weather summary reports fair and cool tonight and sunny mild Wednesday with low of 20.25 and high in the upper forties. It lists Monday high 38 and today’s low 16 with a year ago low of 24 and records 68 high in 1947 and 10 low in 1924. Hourly temps end at 8 a.m. with barometer 30.05.
Washington AP Defense Secretary Laird says Congress must advance pay and benefits boosts to reach a volunteer army and a zero draft by 1974. He notes draft calls may fall in 1973, but estimates remain uncertain. He warns there could be no draft mid 1973 without Congress approval. He cites a 2 million to 2.4 million volunteer force as feasible if pay housing and education are improved to compete with private industry. Laird also mentions phasing out the draft after June 1973 if Congress agrees. He states spying on civilians by military agents will end under Nixon. The Pentagon plans to strengthen land and sea forces for conventional deterrence alongside nuclear. Soviet ships in Cuban waters show no major increase, though harbor hopping occurs. Russia slows SS9 missile buildup. North Vietnamese troop arrivals in Southeast Asia rise in early 1973.
A New York lawyer must resume supporting his 2 year old daughter after a court required a 5750 bond to avoid jail. The daughter, a University of Louisville student, says she is destitute and seeking work while the father cites loss of confidence in her schooling. The appellate division stayed a three day jail term pending review.
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