Bill to create three consumer agencies cleared by House subcommittee
Rep. Benjamin S. Rosenthal said the measure would give consumers a voice in government and the courts as the plan creates three new consumer agencies. He argued regulators have become clients of the industries they regulate, stressing the need for a balance wheel in the marketplace. The second item notes Sen. John Tower saying the economy is not as bad as in past slumps, despite layoffs, stock trouble, inflation, and unemployment, arguing against price and wage controls.
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Washington
House
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
D-N. Y
John Tower
R-Tex
Tower
Senate
Harlem drug survey cites 18000 addicts in 40 blocks
A house to house Harlem survey found 18000 hard drug addicts in a 40 block area. It identified 2000 children aged seven to 15 and reported 90 percent of those children lived by themselves. The findings were presented to a House Appropriations subcommittee by Dr. Stanley F. Yolles, then director of the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Washington
Harlem
Congress
House Appropriations
Stanley F. Yolles
National Institute of Mental Health
Voting bill push aimed at 18 year olds
House Speaker John W. McCormack, retiring after this session, leads a final push to extend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and lower the voting age to 18. Backers say the votes are there to move the bill to the White House when the House debates it on Wednesday.
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Washington
House
John W. McCormack
Congress
White House
GM conducts two month test to remove abandoned cars
General Motors and five Traverse City area dealers launch an eight week program to remove any abandoned autos within 20 miles of Traverse City at no charge. GM executive VP Roger M. Kyes says the trial will determine economic feasibility.
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Traverse City
Mich
General Motors Corp
Michigan
Roger M. Kyes
Dreams explained findings on sleep and dreams
AP reports that dreams can last as long as waking events and that brain activity occurs during sleep. Creative people may use dreams, and research cited in Psychology Today counters old myths about dreaming.
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New York
Psychology Today
Locusts Emerge Across Regions Amid Cicada Swarms
Locustlike cicadas known for a 17 year cycle emerge in the East and Middle West, with Indiana reports of heavy concentrations along Fall Creek in northeast Indianapolis. The insects drum loudly and litter branches of maple fruit and mulberry trees, though plant damage remains limited.
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Middle West
Indiana
Fall Creek
Indianapolis
Hostages Freed in Amman amid Jordan Crisis
Fifty eight foreigners held in Amman were reported released as Al Fatah claimed triumph in Jordan. The release followed guerrilla pressure linked to the killing of Maj. Robert Perry. U S officials prepared to evacuate about 400 Americans as Red Cross arranged aid and transport.
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Associated Press
Amman
Egypt
Middle East
Beirut
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Robert P. Perry
Chicago
U.S
Jor
Perry
Palestine
Hussein
Jordan
U. S
Washington
White House
International Red Cross
Athens
al Fatah
Cairo
Israel
Cambodia Cedes Large Territory Under Viet Cong Pressure
Under heavy pressure from the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces, Cambodia may cede about half its territory while defending Phnom Penh and key towns. Kompong Speu and Siem Reap see ongoing fighting with fears of loses at Kompong Som and along Route 4.
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John T. Wheeler
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Speu
Kompong Som
Sihanoukville
Pohnom Penh
Mekong
Kompong Cham
Siem Reap
Angkor Temple
Lon Nol
U. S
Tonle Sap Lake
Battambang
Tonle Sap
Thailand
Angkor
Tonle Bet
Army Enlistments Fall Sharply Warn of Lower Draft
Army May enlistments totaled 7,629, about 3,500 below the target, prompting concern at the Pentagon over possible cuts to the draft. Defense officials note the May antiwar protests and say enlistment trends through June will guide the likely 1970 draft range, with calls potentially as low as 150,000 to 180,000 if momentum returns.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
U. S
Cambodia
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Nixon
U.S
Missile Bill Passes House
The House approved a $1.99 billion military construction appropriation by 308 to 57, sending the bill to the Senate. It includes 365.8 million for Safeguard development, construction and housing, while an attempt to cut most Safeguard funds failed 98 to 26 led by Rep. Sidney R. Yates.
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Washington
House
Senate
Sidney R. Yates
D-Ill
Humphrey Enters Senate Race in Minnesota Comeback
Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey announces his candidacy for the U S Senate from Minnesota. He schedules a Sunday news conference at his Waverly home and seeks the Democratic endorsement at the June convention to face Republican Clark MacGregor in November. The campaign centers on Vietnam policy and party support.
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Minneapolis
Clark MacGregor
Nixon
MacGregor
Weather West of the Pecos Forecast
Fair and warm conditions continue west of the Pecos through Saturday with windy afternoons. Highs reach 88 to 105 degrees, and tonight’s low drops to 55 to 60 degrees.
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The
Pecos
Oklahoma and Arkansas Hit By 12 Tornadoes
Dozens of tornadoes struck central and eastern Oklahoma causing deaths and injuries. At least four people died and 28 were injured as 12 to 18 twisters damaged 18 towns with high winds and hail. Names include Tre sia Whitley 13 Alta Vista and Darin Wicker 4 Mangum plus Larry Dee Vardy 17 near Manchester and W R Irons 72 Vinita.
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Oklahoma
Raymond Wolf
Tresia Whitley
Alta Vista
Rin Wicker
Mangum
Larry Dee Vardy
Manchester
W.R. Irons
Vinita
Miss Whitney
Long Town
Eufaula
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