Mexican President Tours Washington Signals Broader Aims
Mexican President Luis Echeverria continued a state visit with a second meeting with President Nixon and talks before the National Press Club and the OAS council. He sharply criticized U S policy toward Mexico, accusing Washington of causing poverty among Mexican farmers by not easing Colorado River salt limits, while receiving praise from Senate Leader Mansfield for his frankness.
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Associated Press
Washington
Luis Echeverria
Nixon
National Press Club
Permanent Council
the Organization of American States
U. S
Mexico
Congress
White House
Echeverria
United Sates
Colorado River
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Moscow
House passes budgets for HEW and Labor dept
The House approved a $28.6 billion appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor and Health, Education and Welfare by 277 to 60. It adds $1.27 billion above Nixon’s request with $912 million from committee action and $364 million for K-12 schooling, plus NIH and health services increases.
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William F. Arbogast
Associated Press
Washington
House
Nixon
Labor
Health
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Appropriations Committee
National Institutes of Health
Miss Wool of America title to be handed to pageant winner
Margie Sharp of Salt Lake City completes her year as Miss Wool of America and Passes the title to one of 20 contestants. The winner serves a year as the Asian representative of the American Wool Industry and faces demanding hours, travel, and public appearances. Barbara Eden headlines, Lyle Waggoner MCs, and the pageant will not be televised.
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Mike Cochran
Associated Press
San Angel, Tex
Utah
Margie Sharp
Salt Lake City
Miss Sharp
Nixon
Wool of
America
Sharp
University of Utah
Frankie Mitchell Robbins
Richmond
Ann Keagy
Parsons School of Design
New York City
Melvin Brown
New Caenaan
Kissinger heads to China for fourth diplomatic mission
Washington AP Henry Kissinger, President Nixon's national security adviser, left for China after confirming concrete consultations to advance U S China relations. A Hawaii rest stop is planned. no Hanoi visit expected. The trip follows Moscow summit talks and may raise questions about Vietnam and Soviet ties. Also noted are Eugene Kelly's philanthropy for reading instruction and new ITA readers, plus a roll-a-waste trash system trial in Dade County Florida.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
China
Nixon
National Secerity Affairs
Hawaii
Kissinger
United States
Peoples Republic of China
Andrews Air Force Base
Hanoi
White House
Vietnam
Nikolai V. Podgorny
North Vietnam
Podgorny
Moscow
Eugene Kelly
Coca-Cola of
Canada
Hempstead
N.Y
Kelly
James Pitman
East Harlem
Bronx
New York
Dade County
Fla
USS Chemicals
Rain boosts Texas crops in high and rolling plains area
Texas agricultural report notes mixed moisture with heavy rains aiding High and Rolling Plains crops while South Texas suffers cotton and sorghum damage. Irrigated cotton and grain sorghum planted. dryland acres expanding. Screwworm cases hit 10 year high, 2,988 in one week, 9,268 for the year.
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Texas
Plains
College Station
Tex
South
John E. Hutchison
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
East Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Central
Hutchison
East
Bill Grisham
Amarillo
James Simmons
Vernon
North Central
Lottis
Overton
Carillonneur Margaret Murdock marks 50th UC year at bells
In Berkeley 78 year old Margaret Murdock celebrates 50 years as UC carillonneur amid campus bells. She performs twice weekly concerts, recalls switching from economics to education, and notes the 12 bells range from 350 pounds to two tons. She reflects on long service and near hearing safety humor.
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San Francisco
University of California
Henry King
John Noyes
U. N
Humphrey strategists predict McGovern fall short on first ballot
Humphrey aides forecast McGovern will fall about 182 votes shy of first ballot victory at the Democratic National Convention, with momentum expected to push uncommitted delegates to his camp on a second ballot and a Humphrey win by the third. They peg McGovern around 1,327 delegates as Humphrey remains uncommitted in New York and plans to target other states.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
NEW York
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Humphrey
McGovern
Miami Beach
South Dakota
Eugene Wyman
Beverly Hills
Calif
Sen
Wyman
Huphrey
Minnesota
Texas
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Washington
Waverly
Minn
Connecticut
Idaho
North Dakota
Colorado
Montana
Anti-drug plan struggles in Southeast Asia cited
U S specialists say American antidrug efforts in Southeast Asia face weak intelligence, inadequate enforcement, and indifference among some local officials. Thailand and Laos show progress with large heroin seizures and factory closures, while Burma resists full cooperation.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
U. S
Thailand
Laos
State Department
Vietnam
Burma
McGovern to Testify Before Joint Economic Committee
Senator George McGovern returns to Congress to testify before the Joint Economic Committee on his economic plan. Republican Sen. Jacob Javits pledges a rigorous review, warning tax reform must not erode the tax base and urging finance by priorities or new revenue.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
George McGovern
Congress
Joint Economic Committee
McGovern
Jacob Javits
New York
Satellite relay station eyed to link SA with satellites
Johannesburg South Africa officials study building a ground relay station to join the global satellite network. The country’s external telecommunications now depend on undersea cable and radio service.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Post Office
South
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George Gedda
HEW
Labor Dept
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Businessman Funds
Presidio
van Horn
West Central
Allen Turner
San Angelo
Gillespie
Taylor
Bill Lehmberg
Gulf Coast
South Central
Bryan Swaim
Rio Grande Valley
Nueces
James Selman
Weslaco
Fredric L. Mill
el Paso, Tex
Carrillonneur
Treasury
Javits
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