Humphrey Distances Himself From Kennedy Vietnam Charge
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey rejects Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s claim that President Nixon's Vietnam policy is politically motivated. Humphrey, leader of the Democratic Party, says Nixon seeks peace and was not cynical or partisan while the party’s policy council backs a Dec. 31 withdrawal deadline oppose by Nixon. Kennedy denounces Vietnamization and accuses Nixon of using POWs as pawns for political gain.
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Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
Edward M. Kennedy
Nixon
Minnesota
Robert J. Dole
Democratic Party
Humphrey
White House
Kennedy
U. S
South Vietnam
Clark Clifford
Clifford
Pentagon
Democratic Johnson
Indochina
Ronald I. Ziegler
Ziegler
William P. Rogers
Paris
David Bruce
Dole
Vietnam
Democrats Policy Council
Senate
Massachusetts Democrat
Walters Seen as Next IRS Commissioner in Nixon Era
Sen. Thurmond said Greenville lawyer Johnnie M. K. Walters will be named the nation’s top tax collector to replace Randolph W. Thrower as Internal Revenue Service chief. Walters, 51, heads the Justice Department tax division and would face Senate confirmation after Thrower resigned last January.
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Washington
Strom Thurmond
South
Johnnie M.K. Walters
Walters
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
Randolph W. Thrower
Thurmond
Greenville
S. C
Nixon
Greenville County Republican Organization
Thrower
IRS
Senate
South Carolina
Border dispute between Louisiana and Texas reaches final hearing
In New Orleans a federal court prepares a final hearing before a Supreme Court special master to decide the Sabine River boundary. Louisiana argues for pre statehood treaties and a midriver line while Texas cites the 1848 act expanding police jurisdiction but not the boundary. Testimony covers oil leases, island taxes, and bridge signage as key proof and context.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
U.s.supreme Court
United States
Sabine River
Toledo Bend
Sabine Lake
Gulf of Mexico
Port Arthur
Tex
U. S
Robert van Pelt
Lincoln
Neb
Atty
Jack Gremillion
Oliver P. Stockwell
Lake Charles
Price Daniel
Texas Supreme Court
Asst
Houghton Brownlee
Midriver
Richard Leche
Daniel
C. J. Bonnecarre
Louisiana Mineral Board
Bonnecarre
Texas Leasing Authority
State Mineral Board
Sabine
Robert A. Bowers
Orange County
Joan B.carter
Louisiana Highway Department
Brownlee
Carter
19 GIs Killed In War In Week Marks Low Toll
The U S command reported 19 American combat deaths in Vietnam last week the lowest weekly toll in over five years. Nonhostile deaths totaled 19 and 261 were wounded, with the battlefield toll the lightest since 1965.
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Saigon
U.S. Command
U.S
Vietnam
Snuol
Cambodia
Indochina
Senate Approval Sets Draft Ceiling At 130000 For This Year
The Senate approved a 130000 annual ceiling for draft calls starting July 1 for 1973 with a 140000 cap for the year and a Pentagon estimate of 114000 for next year. The vote accompanied two drug addiction amendments and signals a long debate on Indochina policy.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
U. S. Indochina
U. S
Indochina
Senate Armed Services Committee
Armed Services
John C. Stennis
Edward M. Kennedy
Mass
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Mike Mansfield
Door Still Firmly Shut On Revenue Sharing Plan
Washington report shows House Ways and Means Committee unlikely to back President Nixon on a $5 billion revenue sharing bill. Muskie presented changes but panel remains split. skepticism from Byrnes and Mills persists. Supporters cite city needs while opponents warn of political gimmickry and long term effects on immigration and welfare.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means
Nixon
Edmund S. Muskie
John W. Byrnes
Wisconsin
Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Byrnes
White House
Muskie
James A. Burke
Boston
Burke
William J. Green
Philadelphia
Dan Rostenkowski
Chicago
Vietnam Opens Large Offshore Oil Area for Bids
Saigon announces 160000 square miles off its coast opened for exploration by foreign firms. About 30 American Japanese and European companies showed interest in the continental shelf from the Meong Delta to the Gulf of Thailand. Bids to be filed within 60 days. production expected at least two years later.
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Saigon
Pham Kim Ngoc
Mexong Delta
South China Sea
Vietnam
Gulf of Thailand
Ngoc
Nguyen van Thieu
National Petroleu Board
U. S
South Vietnam
Nixon
Mother For Peace
Senate
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
George D. Aiken
Vermont
Secretary of
William P. Rogers
U. S. Polcy
Fulbright
U.S
Department
Aso
Caltex
Esso
Department of State
Cambodia
House Black Caucus Seeks Sugar Bill Cuts Amid South Africa Critique
The House Black Caucus urges opposing the South Africa sugar quota, accusing U S subsidization of apartheid. The bill would extend the 1948 Sugar Act for three years, raise Big Five shipper quotas, and shift 300 600 tons to Florida and Louisiana cane sectors while maintaining a 7 05 million ton domestic share of 11 2 million ton annual U S sugar consumption.
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Washington
House Black Caucus
United States
Rules Committee
House
U.S
Agriculture Committee
South Africa
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
Rep
Page Belcher
R-Okla
Philippines
Mexico
Dominican Republic
Brazil
Peru
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Florida
Louisiana
French West Indies
Verse Quote From John Describes Hatred Without Cause
A religious text excerpt cites John 15 24 and 25 noting that those who refused Jesus would hate him and his Father and that this fulfills scripture. The passage emphasizes adversity faced by Jesus and the followers referencing their law and discernment.
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John
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