Lockheed Seeks 256 Million Loan Guarantee
Washington AP Lockheed Aircraft chairman Daniel J. Haughton urged Congress for a 256 million loan guarantee to back the TriStar jet program amid contract declines and Rolls Royce bankruptcy. The hearing by the Senate Banking Committee weighed national interest while rivals McDonnell Douglas faced reports of offering airlines credit to switch orders.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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Rolls Royce Ltd
McDonnell-Douglas Corp
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Dwis
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Proxmire
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Shaffer
Browne
TWA
Delta Ad Eastern
Nixon Abandons Full Foreign Aid Overhaul Plan
President Nixon abandons hopes for congressional approval this year of his foreign aid overhaul, accepting a one year extension. The extension was sent to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as hearings begin, with renewed calls to meld military and economic aid into a single package and oversight by the State Department.
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Nixon
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Thomas E
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House
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U.S. International Development Corp
U.S. International Development Institute
State Department
Rudolph Peterson
Senate
East Pakistan crisis escalates as army incites sectarian violence
refugees report Pakistani forces incite neighbor against neighbor in East Pakistan. Hindu Bengalis bear the brunt of killing and looting as troops recruit locals to purge “traitors.” Indonesian relief workers warn of mass killings with thousands displaced and new army waves. Indian sources say 100,000 troops are now in the region with U.S. launches aiding pursuit.
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India
Pakistan
John Hastings
Bengal
Mohammed Agha Yahya Khan
Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Awami League
Khulna
Hastings
United States
Locked Wheel Blamed In Train Wreck Near Salem
Illlinois Central officials tied the City of New Orleans derailment to a locked wheel likely from an electrical fault. Ten people died and 94 were injured as the four locomotives and 14 cars crashed two miles north of Salem at about 90 mph. Investigators surveyed the scene as survivors described the chaos and flames.
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Illinoise Central Railroad
City of New Orleans
Jim Law
Illinois Division
Law
National Amtrak
Illinois Central
National Rail Safety Board
National Transportation Safety
Chicago
New Orleans
Tonti
Melvin Maxey
Maxey
Jim Hunter
FTC Demands Ads Document Claims In Auto Sector
The FTC will require advertisers to prove claims or face deception charges, starting with the auto industry within 30 days. FTC head Robert Pitofsky says claims like being twice as good at half the cost must be verifiable, with broader reach to follow. Nader supporters note steps to curb past misleading ads via required future admissions.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Robert Pitofsky
FTC
Bureau of Consumer Protection
Pitofsky
Nader
U.S. Armored Column Battles North Viets Near DMZ
U S forces clashed with North Vietnamese troops 1 1/2 miles south of the DMZ during a five hour patrol with seven Americans wounded and one armored vehicle destroyed. B52s bombed supply depots and bunkers in the northern South Vietnam quarter while Hanoi built a new highway link from Laos.
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A Shau
1St Brigade
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
James D-Entremont
Big
Cam Ranh
U Minh
Mekong Delta
Cambodia
Neak Luong
Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Srang
Open Housing Problem Continues In Nation
The Civil Rights Commission charges the government subsidized mortgage aid under the 235 Program reinforces racial segregation by directing blacks to inner city homes and whites to suburbs. FHA officials acknowledge the pattern but say the agency cannot control private market site choice. The commission calls for remedies and open housing enforcement despite President Nixon signaling no forced suburban integration.
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Civil Rights Commission
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Commission
Nixon
George Romney
Howard A. Klickstein
The
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Amendment to Halt War Funds Faces Likely Setback
Hatfield McGovern war funding cut proposal appears doomed as AP poll shows 36 favoring and 53 opposing in Senate with vote due next week. House vote also unlikely to pass. debate features sharp exchanges between Kennedy and Scott over Nixon policy and electoral implications. Pentagon tallies cited show heavy casualties in Indochina.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Associated Press
House
Mark O. Hatfield
George S&s. McGovern
D-S.c
Congress
Robert Dole
Kan
Nixon
Hatfield
Hugh Scott
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Scott
Robert P. Griffin
Tricia Nixon Cox Prepares for White House Wedding
Tricia Nixon and Ed Cox rehearse for a Saturday wedding in the White House Rose Garden with partly cloudy weather and a 30 percent rain chance. A 90 foot white carpet leads to the altar as the ceremony may move indoors if rain persists.
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Bacheolor
Tricia Nixon
Ed Cox
White House
Rose Garden
Weather Bureau
Eddie
Hugh McKean
Nixon
Howard E. Cox
New York
Blair House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Potomac River
Tricia
Constance Stuart
Cox
Grace Kelly
Howard Cox Jr
Sugar Bill Advances Amid Consumer Clash and Racial Dispute
The House passed the sugar bill after clashes over consumer voice and a bid to cut South Africa quotas. The measure imposes home production allotments and foreign quotas, with the Agriculture Committee reporting hearings from domestic and international interests. The Finance Committee set next hearings as consumer input resumes.
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Washington
House
Senate
U.S
United States
South Africa
John G. Dow
D-N.y
W.R. Poage
D-Tex
Agriculture Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Washington, D.C
Dow
Revenue Sharing Plan Faces City Employee Strikes
NYC bridge tenders and sanitation workers strike during Nixon revenue sharing hearings. The action ties up Manhattan as Congress weighs distributing 5 billion dollars to states and localities. Critics warn funds without strings risk higher employee benefits and larger future demands.
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Nixon
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Manhattan
House
Ways and Means
John W. Lindsay
Martha W. Griffiths
Dmich
Griffiths
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