Congress Faces Lame Duck End as Patience Wears Thin
In Washington the lame duck session is predicted to close quietly before Christmas as leaders push a long list of leftover bills. Senate GOP Leader Hugh Scott and Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield discuss the scope and pace of final legislation amid slow progress. In other items FBI Chief Hoover and former AG Ramsey Clark trade barbs in public dispute. Charles Manson seeks to represent himself in the Sharon Tate case as the defense stalls. The House backs a resolution urging presidential reporting on emergency war powers.
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Senators Muskie McGovern Seek Foreign Relations Posts
In a possible first round of a Senate centered presidential contest Democrats Muskie and McGovern seek assignment to the Foreign Relations Committee with Humphrey also seen as a contender. Muskie appears to have the inside track for a seat strengthening his foreign policy credentials.
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Senate Panel Opens Probe Of GI Drug Abuse
Senate subcommittee headed by Harold Hughes opens a probe into GI drug abuse with a focus on alcohol. The inquiry seeks to measure the scope and nature of the problem in the armed services and its ties to civilian life, with staff visits to Vietnam Thailand Korea and talks with mental health professionals.
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Viet Forces Press Big Drive Into Cambodia
Thousands of South Vietnamese troops pushed into northeast Cambodia and uncovered a large North Vietnamese ammunition stockpile. The operation, the fourth major Cambodian drive in three weeks, involved Bien Hoa base shelling and 254 tons of 85 mm munitions found six miles inside Cambodia's Ratanakiri Province. 16 000 Saigon troops have crossed the border in total, as U S forces withdraw to 344 000 by year end.
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Trial begins for Lt William Calley in My Lai killings
Lt. William L. Calley Jr., 27, of Miami, faces possible death or life imprisonment as his murder trial opens in Ft. Benning before six officers, five Vietnam veterans. The case centers on the March 16 1968 My Lai massacre with jurors including Col. Clifford H. Ford and five Vietnam veterans. The panel must reach two-thirds for conviction and unanimity for the death penalty.
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Cholera Worsens After East Pakistan Cyclone Toll Soars
East Pakistan faces a deadly outbreak as cholera spreads among cyclone survivors along the Ganges delta coast. Officials estimate 55,000 dead with possible figures up to 500,000, while relief efforts mobilize helicopters, ships, and international aid to isolated islands like Hatia and Bhola.
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UAW-GM tentative contract ratified by 21 locals
A tentative settlement between the United Auto Workers and General Motors has been approved by 21 locals nationwide. The pact is expected to raise the average auto worker’s wage by about $1 an hour over three years. An earthquake rated moderate rattled southeast Missouri and surrounding areas with minimal damage and no injuries reported.
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Luna 17 Lands and Sends Lunar Rover Probe
The Soviet Luna 17 mission landed on the moon and deployed Lunokhod 1, an eight wheeled self propelled rover, which is operated from Earth. It carries a French laser reflector and conducts experiments 65 feet from the mother ship, with all systems functioning normally.
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West of the Pecos Temperature Outlook
The forecast covers west of the Pecos with mild afternoons through Wednesday and a cold night tonight with lows from 25 to 38. Highs Wednesday expected between 60 and 74 degrees.
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Senate rejects Nixon safety plan in lame duck session
The Senate voted 41 to 39 to table the White House substitute for a labor safety bill, blocking Nixon’s plan for a single board to draft standards and another to enforce them. Seven Republicans joined 34 Democrats in opposing tabling amid calls for stronger worker protections backed by AFL-CIO.
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