Whitlam says Communist China open to Geneva style talks
Australian Labor leader Gough Whitlam, returning from a 12 day visit to Peking, said Communist China is willing to join a renewed Geneva conference on Vietnam. He noted Asian leadership and an Asian framework for possible talks, with Britain and the Soviet Union as convener powers in 1954.
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China
Vietnam
Geneva
France
Indochina
Australian Labor Party
Peking
Gough Whitlam
Chou En-lai
Ference
Chou
Whitlam
Australia
Britain
Soviet Union
International Control Commission
India
Canada
Poland
Mutscher Declines Debt Repayment to Defunct Sharpstown Bank
Houston Post reports from unnamed sources that House Speaker Gus Mutscher will not repay the $332,008 debt to Sharpstown State Bank. Testimony to SEC investigators in Austin cited an oral loan from bank president Frank Sharp and alleged fraud claims as the basis for nonpayment.
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Sharpstown State Bank
Mutscher
Securities and Exchange Commission
Ausetin
Post
Frank W. Sharp
Austin
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
FDIC
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SEC
House kills CBS citation in Pentagon subpoena dispute
The House blocked a direct floor vote on CBS Selling of the Pentagon contempt citation, invoking parliamentary maneuver to avoid a court fight. Emanuel Celler said the First Amendment protects the proceeding as the House voted 226 to 181, a move described as a sad day for the American people by Harley Staggers.
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Washington
House
CBS
Pentagon
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Commerce Committee
Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
Staggers
Network
Frank Stanton
Public works veto faces possible sustain in Senate
Republicans claim enough Senate votes to sustain Nixon veto of a 5.6 billion public works bill aimed at easing unemployment. Democrats doubt two thirds House support. Williams and Randolph urge law, citing 350 450 thousand unemployed in construction. Staggers discusses CBS contempt bid over untelevised material from a critical Pentagon documentary.
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Senate
Nixon
Harrison A. Williams Jr
D-N.j
House
White House
Jennings Randolph
Dw.va
Public Works Committee
Theodore Stevens
Alaska
Williams
Senate Labor Committee
Federal Loan Bill Aims to Aid Ailing Industrial Giants
Senate Banking Committee approves a bill creating a three member board to back up to 2 billion in federal loan guarantees for key but troubled industrial firms. The measure faces questions on Lockheed eligibility and timely passage as economic concerns rise.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Stauffer Plant Defies Texas Emergency Air Order
Stauffer Chemical Co. continued operations at its Houston Ship Channel plant despite an emergency Texas Air Control Board order to halt all emissions. The New York headquarters defended ongoing compliance with pollution laws, while two officials prepared to visit Houston for review. The order, issued by Charles R. Barden, marked the board’s first emergency action in Texas.
Nixon Eyes Early Return From San Clemente
President Nixon, pressed to decide Vietnam policy, is delaying budget talks and may fly back to Washington sooner than expected. Kissinger met with the U S ambassador in Paris while Bruce prepares to be replaced, as talks in Saigon and Paris continue.
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Associated Press
San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Vietnam
Washington
William P. Rogers
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
Paris
White House
Secretary
Tal
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
William Porter
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Worst drought grips Texas ranches in Panhandle region
The 15 year drought tears at Texas and Oklahoma farms with pasture loss, water scarcity, and rising costs. Officials cite $300 million in losses for Texas farmers this year, urging more federal aid as credit tightens and cattle liquidations threaten Southwest markets.
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Dalhart
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Texas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
U.S
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Texas’ Commis
Sioner
White
Nixon
New Mexico
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FHA
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Agriculture Department
Federal Land Banks
Congress
Senate
House
Federal Land Bank
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Land Bank
William S. May
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House Dean and Judiciary Committee
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Federal Reserve Board
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R-Del
Federal Reserve District
By Frank Cormier
Kissinger
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Clifford M. Hardin
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