Nixon optimism clashes with unemployment and trade worries
The Nixon administration insists brighter days ahead amid high unemployment and warns against broad import quotas, fearing a global trade war. Labor Secretary Hodgson says inflation is easing and real growth may rise, while highway plans unfold at sorpresa costs, expanding to 75 billion and finishing after 1978.
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Washington
Nixon
James F. Hodgson
Joint Economic Committee of Congress
Congress
Movie industry seeks Supreme Court freedom from censorship
Washington reports that the film industry and theater owners ask the Supreme Court to extend First Amendment protection to films, seeking to bar state bans on films cleared for national distribution and align movie standards with current liberal obscenity rulings for books and magazines.
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Washington
Supreme Court
tiger cages to be demolished at Con Son prison
South Vietnam plans to demolish the tiger cages at Con Son Island prison and replace them with new disciplinary cells. The move follows international controversy after two U S congressmen disclosed the cages' existence, a spokesman said.
British Chancellor of the Exchequer Dies Suddenly
London AP reports Iain Macleod longtime chancellor of the exchequer and key Conservative leader died Monday night from a heart attack. Speculation mounts that Prime Minister Edward Heath may name Reginald Maudling to succeed him.
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London
Iain Macleod
Britain
Edward Heath
Home
Reginald Maudling
Financial Post
Egypt Rejects U S Peace Plan as Procedural Project
Al Ahram reports Egyptian officials call the new U S proposal neither a peace plan nor an initiative, labeling it a procedural project. It notes the plan envisions a 90 day cease fire between Egypt and Israel to assist U N mediator Jarring's efforts to implement 1967 Security Council resolutions.
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Cairo
al Ahram
U.S
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.N
Gunner Jarring
Nixon launches first slum rehab project in 10 cities
The Nixon administration quietly starts Project Rehab to rehabilitate absentee-owned slum buildings, targeting 22 000 housing units in 10 cities. Housing Secretary George Romney says the program began last winter with work under way on 6 000 units. officials held back the announcement to avoid speculation.
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Washington
Nixon
George Romney
Navy Faces Further Losses in 1972 Budget Cuts
Defense sources say the Navy could lose 10 more ships in the pentagon's fiscal 1972 budget. The cuts would hit all services as planning proceeds for the new budget. President Nixon has summoned top defense officials to confer on the issue next Monday.
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Washington
Pentagon
Navy
Nixon
Welfare wrangle begins on Capitol Hill with Richardson
Elliot L. Richardson brought the Nixon welfare package to the Senate Finance Committee. Lawmakers from both parties attack key elements, especially the guaranteed annual income concept and the family assistance program.
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Washington (Ap
Elliot L. Richardson
Capitol Hill
Richardson
Senate Finance Committee
University of Kansas unrest turns deadly with youth shot
In Lawrence, a 13 year old from Lea wood Kansas was shot in the head amid clashes between about 150 local youths and police near the KU campus. Graduate student Merton Olds and Officer Don Dalquist were injured as confrontations persist after a prior fatal shooting of Rick Dowdell.
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Kan
Harry Nicholas Rice
Leawood
University of Kansas
Merton R. Olds
Topeka
Don Dalquist
Rick Donald Dowdell
Dowdell
William Garrett
Eugene Williams
Dread Avenue
Gary Shivers
Rice
Tough Stand Taken On Desegregation
The Nixon administration vows no retreat from desegregation, warning school districts that depart from court orders risk federal funds. Pottinger says about 40 districts face routine checks this fall as efforts to end dual school systems continue, with focus also on Northern housing-driven segregation patterns.
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Atlanta, Ga
J. Stanley Pottinger
U. S. Office For Civil Rights
Atlanta Press Club
South
Pottinger
Major Cong Offensive Reported In Cambodia
Reports from Siem Reap indicate large Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces moving into the Siem Reap Angkor area with a major offensive possible. Cambodian authorities report nightly attacks and efforts to protect Angkor ruins while clashes continue near Tuk Meai and Parrot’s Beak.
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Siem Reap
Angkor
Cambodia
Norodom Sihanouk
Angkor An
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
South Vietnam
Tuk Meai
Parrot’s Beak
Srang
Phnom Paeh
Kim Rom
Hurricane Becky becomes category one storms toward Florida Panhandle
Tropical storm Becky strengthened to a hurricane with 75 mph winds and moved toward the Florida Gulf coast. Hurricane warnings stretched from Fort Walton Beach to Port St. Joe while gale warnings covered Mobile to St. Marks. The storm, about 20 to 30 miles wide, was expected to land Wednesday forenoon with Panama City and Port St. Joe facing the strongest winds and 4 to 6 feet tides. Dr. Robert Simpson of the National Hurricane Center cautioned that any hurricane is dangerous.
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Miami
Becky
Florida Panhandle
Fort Walton Beach
Port St. Joe
Florida Gulf Coast
Mobile
St. Marks
Fla
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Panama City
Government claims eight toothpastes lack decay prevention proof
The FDA withdraws marketing approval for eight dentifrices for claiming decay prevention and breath improvement. Crest and Colgate Dental Creme Gardol Plus MFP are deemed effective, while ND K Dentrifice remains possibly effective. Colgate Gardol MFP approved after 1963 via IDA data review.
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Procter and Gamble
Crest
New Colgate Dental Creme- Garde
MFP
N.D.K. Dentifrice
Possiblevaffective
FDA
The
Academy
Colgate
Colgate Gardel
Nixon says Saigon must elect its government in South Vietnam
President Nixon rejected an imposed coalition in South Vietnam and urged that the future Saigon government be chosen by the Vietnamese. He also opposed import quotas and warned against inflation, outlining plans for defense and budget meetings while addressing school desegregation and Middle East tensions.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
Washington
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Middle East
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Hanoi
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Sen
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R-S.c
Senate
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