Bomb Rips Capitol Wing In Morning Blast
A powerful bomb exploded in the Senate wing of the Capitol at 1 32 a.m. EST after a warning call. Police, Army and FBI hunt the male caller while officers escaped injury. Damage was extensive with shattered windows doors and a ruined men’s room near the Old Senate Chamber.
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Army
FBI
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Capitol Police
James Powell
Senate Chamber
John Adams
George Aiken
R-Vt
Thomas F. Clancy
Nixon Seeks Rural Support for 1971 Legislature
President Nixon campaigns in Des Moines to push federal revenue sharing and restructuring of government aimed at rural areas. He proposes adding 100 million to rural development funds, shrinking 12 cabinets to eight, and abolishing the Agriculture Department while shifting its duties to others.
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Iowa
Nixon
America
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Pat
Rochester
N.Y
State Legislative
Missouri
Wisconsin
Illinois
Clifford Hardin
Midwest
Maurice Stans
Commerce
Rogers C. B. Morton
Interior
George Romney
Rail Workers Stay On Jobs Amid Strike Deadline
About 190000 UTU members continued work as contract talks with railroads persist. Emergency legislation to avert a nationwide strike expired at midnight Sunday, with officials predicting talks would extend beyond the deadline. Negotiations center on work rules and job handling, steered by W. J. Usery and George Ives as James D. Ogden cautioned delays.
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United Transportation Union
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National Railway Labor Conference
W. J. Usery
Usery
George Ives
National Mediation and Conciliation Service
James D. Odgen
UTU
Brotherhood
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way
Nixon
National election in India marks start with deaths and injuries
Two people died and scores were injured as India began a 10 day national election for a new Parliament. In Washington the Supreme Court agreed to decide if former Senator Daniel Brewster of Maryland can be tried on charges of accepting bribes from a lobbyist.
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India
Washington
Supreme Court
Daniel Brewster
Maryland
Egypt says door to peace in Middle East closed by Israel
Egypt asserts Israel’s refusal to relinquish occupied Arab territories blocks any peaceful settlement. President Anwar Sadat states Egypt will continue seeking a negotiated peace without sacrificing Palestinian rights while rejecting separate peace with Israel. He argues an Arab solution exists only.
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Middle East
Associated Press
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Cairo
Palestine National Council
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Allies Beef Up Laotian Forces Amid Trail Struggle
American transports shuttle South Vietnamese reinforcements to the northern front as U S air and ground efforts bolster the Laotian operation targeting the Ho Chi Minh trail. U S commanders report heavy enemy losses while Saigon cites 16 000 troops along the border and rising casualties.
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U.S
Laos
North Vietnam
Tran van An
Richard Gardner
U.S. Command
Gardner
Khe Sanh
James W. Sutherland
Sutherland
British Soldier Killed in Londonderry Ambush
In Londonderry Bogside, militants ambushed a British military vehicle with 10 petrol bombs, killing two soldiers and wounding a third. Residents pulled two others from the burning wreck, one dying at a hospital. attackers were captured by police.
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Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Irish Republican Army
James Chichester- Clark
Police Army Security Committee
Tuition To Go Way Up
The House Appropriations Committee approved a bill to raise state college tuition to 135 dollars a semester for the average resident and 3705 for the average non resident. The measure moves to the House for debate with sponsor Rep. Grant Jones noting potential Wednesday consideration. Revenue estimates rise to 110 million to 115 million dollars and the bill requires colleges to establish need based tuition scholarship funds for Texas residents.
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House Appropriations Committee
House
Grant Jones
Abilene
Texas
Volpe Pushes SST Funds Amid Hearings For Test Flights
Secretary Volpe urged Congress to fund 290 million for 1973 SST prototype testing claiming the nation risks its aviation lead and 50 000 jobs if funding drops. He defended the program against environmental and health fears and noted Britain France Concorde competition and Soviet Tupolev 144.
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Washington
Transportation
John A. Volpe
America
Volpe
Congress
House Appropriations Subcommittee
House
Senate
U.S
John J. McFall
D-Calif
Census shows Spanish origin Americans younger and more unemployed
The 1969 Census Bureau report finds Spanish origin people age 17.8 to 28.4 on average, schooling around 8.5 years, median family income $5,600, and unemployment at 6 percent, higher than the national rate. It notes younger, more educated new generations and lower white collar employment among Spanish origin workers.
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Peggy Simpson
Washington
Census Bureau
United States
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