Wilson poised for third straight term in Britain
British Prime Minister James Harold Wilson appears set to win a third consecutive term as Labour leads in polls for the Thursday general election. Marplan shows Labour up 8.7 points with a possible majority of 150 seats, while Harris reduces the margin to 2 percent. In Washington, a double barreled bill to lower voting age to 18 and protect black voters heads for final House action amid Republican opposition.
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James Harold Wilson
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House of Commons
Daily Express
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Fuel Hike Opposed by Critics in Nixon Plan
Washington opponents assail a 10 percent rise in uranium enrichment fees, arguing the atomic fuel price hike would lift electric bills for all light bulb owners and risk private monopolization of nuclear energy, with enrichment services currently handled by the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Negro workers gain ground in new blue collar jobs
A U S Census Bureau report shows Negro married men captured 28 percent of new craftsmen and operative openings from 1960 to 1969, while they make up 11 percent of the population, reflecting substantial progress toward parity with whites in blue collar employment.
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Washington
U.S. Census Bureau
House Rejects Nixon Postal Reform Package
The House voted 219 to 139 to substitute its own limited postal reform plan for the reform Pay package backed by President Nixon and major postal unions. The move leaves the Nixon administration backed package on hold pending further action.
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Washington
Nixon
House
House Post Office Committee
Senate Delays Continue Over Cambodia War Curbs
Opponents reintroduce foot dragging to stall final vote on the Cooper Church proposal. A dozen amendments remain, including allowing Freedom Fighter jet sales to Thailand and South Vietnam. Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield vows to keep the Cambodia issue before the Senate.
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U.S
Cambodia
Senate
Cooper Church
Thailand
South Vietnam
Mike Mansfield
Gibson elected first Negro mayor of major Northeastern city
Kenneth A. Gibson, 38, civil engineer, wins Newark runoff over incumbent Hugh J. Addonizio. Gibson secures 54,892 votes to 43,339 for the eight year mayor under corruption trial. After victory, crowds parade main street with Black Power salutes.
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Kenneth A. Gibson
Gibson
Hugh J. Addonizo
New Jersey
Nixon Plans Erection of Inflation Barrier
President Nixon announced a three way government barrier to curb inflation during a nationwide TV radio address. He said wage and price controls would not be used and outlined steps including a National Commission on Productivity and an inflation alert by the Council of Economic Advisers to track and publicize inflationary moves.
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Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
National Commission On Productivity
Cambodia
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Patman
House Banking Committee
Cambodian Civil War Advances Threaten Key Highway
Communist troops seized parts of Kompong Chhnang and shelled Kompong Thon as they pressed toward Phnom Penh, cutting Route 4 to the coast and threatening fuel supply. Allied and Cambodian forces reported heavy fighting across multiple provinces, while U.S. and Saigon tallies showed ongoing casualties.
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Associated Press
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Cambodia
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Phnom Pehn
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Siem Reap-Angkor
Kompong Thon
Traepeang Kraleng
Kompong Speu
Hihway
Kom
Pong Som
Sihanoukville
U.S
Saigon
South Vietnam
Israeli commandos raid Syria in deepest move since 1967 war
Israeli commandos conducted their deepest raid into Syria in three decades, penetrating about 70 miles and striking near Damascus. Syrian air defenses engaged, two Syrians killed, five wounded, and an Israeli helicopter attacked a camp north of Damascus. Israel claimed retaliation for Syrian aggression as Cairo reported Egyptian planes crossing the Suez Canal and striking northern Israeli positions.
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German Ambassador Released Unharmed
West German ambassador Ehrenfried von Holleben was freed in Rio de Janeiro after a five day kidnapping ordeal. He received orange juice and eggs before telling reporters he would reveal details later. The release follows the arrival in Algiers of 40 political prisoners demanded by the captors.
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Brazil
Ehrenfried von Holleben
Rio de Jaeiro
Algiers
Latin America
Count Karl von Sprell
Guatemala
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Racial unrest injures thirty in Miami and Chicago violence
Gunfire in Miami and Chicago leaves thirty injured across both cities. In Miami police report five wounded by bullets as officers protect businesses during a second night of unrest. Chicago sees eight gunshot and stab victims in Uptown across three incidents with no immediate link between events. A dusk to dawn curfew is ordered in Miami amid continuing unrest.
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Brownsville
Chicago
Uptown
Hodgson and Moorer approved for top military posts
The Senate confirmed James D. Hodgson of Los Angeles as Secretary of Labor and Admiral Thomas H. Moorer as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Senate
James D. Hodgson
Los Angeles
Labor
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Tanker KC-135 crashes in air near El Paso. crew reported
Authorities said a KC-135 tanker and another classified aircraft collided about 15 miles east of El Paso near U.S. 62 and U.S. 180. Initial reports indicate two military personnel parachuted. the tanker appeared undamaged while the other plane crashed. DPS rushed patrols to the scene.
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U.S. 180
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Lobbyist Pleads Guilty in McCormack Influence Case
New York AP reports lobbyist Nathan Voloshen halted trial to plead guilty to conspiring to peddle influence with House Speaker John W. McCormack and to lying to a grand jury. Codefendant Martin Sweig maintained innocence as jury selection continued for the co defendant’s separate trial possibly lasting through summer.
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Nathan Voloshen
John W. McCormack
Martin Sweig
McCormack
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