Debt limit hike sparks House and Senate action in Washington
In Washington, Congress prepares to raise the national debt ceiling from 430 to 450 billion dollars to June 30 as Democrats press for tax reform linkage. President Nixon expected to receive a bill tonight, while Treasury may liquidate the exchange stabilization fund if needed.
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Nixon
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Senate
Treasury
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means Committee
Phillip Burton
D-Calif
Wright Patman
D-Tex
House Banking Committee
Florida votes against busing and for school prayer in straw poll
Florida voters backed a constitutional amendment to end forced busing by about 3 to 1 and approved equal education and school prayer measures by similar margins. Governor Reubin Askew led a last minute campaign but failed to sway the outcome. George C. Wallace energized antibusing support, winning 42 percent in the Democratic presidential primary.
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Fla
Florida
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Humphrey
Wallace
NBC
Henry M. Jackson
Washington
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New York
John V. Lindsay
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Nixon
New Hampshire
Finois
Alabama
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Fila
America
Reubin Askew
Mills unveils fire station plans and new police chief
At the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce meeting City Manager Robert W. Mills announced plans to place a new fire station on the November ballot and named Clyde Johnson as Police Chief replacing Eugene Flaherty. He spoke of a volunteer fire force, center for law enforcement, and city growth initiatives as part of a broader city manager reform agenda.
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Robert W. Mills
Ottawa Chamber of Commerce
Mills
Ottawa University Student Union
Clyde Johnson
City Commission
G. A. Diamond Jr
Fire Department
Eugene Flaherty
Johnson
Ottawa
War Action At New High Pitch War Action At New High Pitch
Heavy action reported on three Indochina fronts with air strikes near Saigon marking a new operation within 10 miles of the capital. B52 bombers hit a North Vietnamese base camp in eastern Cambodia while South Vietnamese troops reported 30 enemy killed nearby. In the central highlands Saigon claimed 28 enemy killed near Fire Base 5 amid three days of fighting totaling 133. DMZ artillery duels continued as U S forces joined in with 7th Fleet ships returning fire. Militia hunted ambush positions after three ammo barges sank March 5. Viet Cong bombed a school for soldiers children south of Da Nang, killing seven. The U S Command announced phaseout of 41 Army and two Air Force units totaling 5 700 men, the second largest one day reduction of forces. Aerial observers noted B52s supporting a Vietnamese offensive in eastern Cambodia, wrecking bunkers and trucks across adjacent camps. North Vietnamese gunners fired mortars and rockets at patrols and Base Camp Alpha 4 along the DMZ.
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Indochina
Cambodia
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
da Nang
U.S
Dmz
Camp
Alpha
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Disallowance Tax Becomes Law in Kansas Reform Push
Gov. Docking signed the disallowance tax bill SB 156 as major tax reform and revenue sharing. It eliminates the federal income tax deduction on state returns for corporations and financial institutions, expected to raise 23.85 million for fiscal 1973. The measure lasts one year. Docking urges permanent enactment.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Docking
Docking
Kansas
Willow Street Hearing Tonight at City Hall
A public hearing will be held at City Hall tonight at 7 to discuss improving South Willow from Seventh to Fifteenth. Property owners' feelings on the proposed improvement will be aired during the meeting.
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City Hall
South Willow
Weather County Forecast Fair and Cooler Tonight
Fair and cooler tonight with northwest winds 5 to 15 mph and low in the 30s. Sunny and mild Thursday with highs in the 60s and a 5 percent chance of precipitation tonight, near zero per cent Thursday. High today 64, low today 51. record high 64 in 1914, record low 6 in 1949. Precipitation for the last 24 hours 0.1 inch. Barometer 29.76.
Hussein outlines Palestinian state plan for West Bank
King Hussein proposed a semiautonomous Palestinian state on the occupied West Bank after Israeli withdrawal, joining with Jordan to form a United Arab Kingdom with Jerusalem as the regional capital. Arab leaders, guerrilla groups, and several governments rejected or criticized the move, while Israel offered cautious reception from one Arab leader.
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Palestine
West Bank
Jordan River
Egypt
Syria
Libya
Iraq
Israel
United Arab Kingdom
Baghdad
Jerusalem
Gaza Strip
Air Tragedy Kills 112 in Persian Gulf Crash
A Sterling Airways twin jet Cara velle carrying 112 people crashed into a rain swept mountainside near Qelba Sharjah. Rescuers found no sign of life as heavy rain hindered helicopters and access. Officials said there were no survivors.
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Persian Gulf
Sterling Airways
Copenhagen
Ceylon
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Qelba
Sharjah
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