Mills Committee Adjustments and Space Flight Prep
Report covers Mills opposition to a $5 billion portion of a $16 billion plan with aims to kill the package or propose a substitute. Nixon signals $10 billion may move to less restricted programs, avoiding Ways and Means approval. Separately, space crew drills focus on lunar orbit maneuvers, camera stowage, emergency liftoff procedures, and Roosa's proficiency flight at Patrick AFB.
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Ehrlichman
Mills
Nixon
Ziegler
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Congressional
Mauro Highlands
Shepard
Mitchell
Roosa
Moon
Lunar
Antares
Earth
Kitty Hawk
Patrick Air Force Base
Heritage Museum seeks MicMac artifacts in Dartmouth
Dartmouth's Heritage Museum aims to recover MicMac heritage once common in the province. Director G S Gosley notes scarce artefacts and revised displays after acquiring arrow heads and clothing, asking for any items connected with nomadic tribes once living across Nova Scotia.
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Dartmouth
Canada
G.S. Gosley
U S Air Force Mexico in Vietnam squadrons totals and casualties
U S air forces in South Vietnam hold 30 squadrons with over 700 aircraft and 42 200 men while Vietnam’s air force adds 32 squadrons and about 40 000 personnel as the war reports 50 Americans killed last week and 25 nonhostile deaths, with 295 wounded. Ground action remains light as Viet Cong cease-fire runs to Saturday. Civilian and Cambodian theater incidents raise casualties in Binh Dinh and Phnom Penh areas. Sihanouk claims territorial gains but cites Hauch Minh trail bombing as a travel barrier.
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U.S
Indochina
Vietnam
Binh Dinh
Saigon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Norodome Sihanouk
India
Sihanouk
Peking
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Minimum Wages Rise to $1.60 in Final 1966 Step
About 1.6 million workers will see minimum wage increase from $1.45 to $1.60 per hour on Monday. The change, the last in the 1966 hike, mainly affects small retailers, service firms, hotels, restaurants, schools, and nursing homes under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Agricultural workers on large farms stay at $1.30.
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Washington
Labor Department
Labelled recommendations spark debate in royal commission
Laura Sabin of St Catharines called the commission’s recommendations stupid and crazy. She labeled as stupid the idea to pay mothers 500 dollars a year per child under 16 and as crazy the proposal to cut a married man’s tax deduction for a dependent wife from 1000 dollars to a lower amount.
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ST Catharines, Canada
Royal Commission On the Status of Women
Commission
Laura Sabin
St. Catharines
Brando to Star in The Godfather Film
Paramount announces Marlon Brando will play the title role in The Godfather adaptation by Mario Puzo with filming set to start in New York in March under director Francis Ford Coppola and producer Albert S Ruddy.
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New York
Marlon Brando
Mario Puzo
Paramount Pictures
Francis Ford Coppola
Albert S. Ruddy
Puzo
Plunkett Lands No 1 Pick by Patriots in Draft
New York AP Jim Plunkett the 1970 Heisman winner from Stanford was chosen by the Boston Patriots as the No 1 pick in the NFL college draft. The Saints took Archie Manning second and the Oilers third as trades and major deals shaped the opening round.
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NEW York
Jim Plunkett
Stanford
Boston Patriots
Patriots
Plunkett
Joe Kapp
New Orleans Saints
Archie Manning
Mississippi
Houston Oilers
Santa Clara
Dan Pastroini
Pete Rozelle
Buffalo Bills
Swift J. D. Hill
Arizona State
New York Jets
Rozelle
Los Angeles Rams
Washington Redskins
Washington
George Allen
Rams
Marlin McKeever
Redskins
Myron Pottios
Jack Pardee
Maxie Baughan
Diron Talbert
John Wilbur
Jeff Jordan
McKeever
Jets
John Riggins
Kansas
Riggins
Gale Sayers
Green Bay Packers
Don Horn
Denver Broncos
Alden Roche
Green Bay
Union Oil Moves HQ as Denver Office Closes
Union Oil Co of California announces a reorganization phasing out Denver leadership for northern operations. The combined north and south regions will base headquarters in Midland Texas, while Rocky Mountain activity continues with Durango Colorado and Casper Wyoming offices open. phaseout begins next Monday with transfers arranged for many Denver staff.
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Denver
Union Oil Co
California
Union
Texas
Midland
Tex
Rocky Mountain
Durango
Colo
Casper
Wyo
Texas Weather Report From The Associated Press
It was chilly across the northwestern third of Texas with cooler spots in Marfa Dalhart Lubbock and Wichita Falls. Skies were clear in East and North Texas while cloudiness persisted elsewhere. Morning fog appeared near Wink and Marfa. Highs reached 81 in Brownsville while Texarkana was 47.
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Associated Press
Texas
Wink
Marfa
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Texarkana
Dalhart
Lubbock
Wichita Falls
Childress
Lufkin
Amarillo
el Paso
Fort Worth
McAllen
Watch gifts and watches shine in youth trade and travel notes
The piece notes watches as a top holiday gift with 17 million sold in 1969 and a $500 million retail value. Expert Michael Roman explains features to seek from case material to jewels and movement, highlighting electric and electronic watches for accuracy. Also covers Bill Anderson airtime gain, Dave and John Kunst walking for UNICEF pledges, and an IMF music festival call for entries with deadline near.
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Michael Roman
Mike
Bill Andeson
Bill
Bil
Dave
John Kunst
Waseca
Minn
Portugal
Minnesota
New York
Unicef
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