House votes to restore more liberal school lunch plan
The House approved a liberalized federal lunch program 354 to 0 after the USDA rescinded belt-tightening moves hours earlier. The action raises questions about whether Congress will reconcile House and Senate versions while states gain control of eligibility and receive 46 cents per lunch served to eligible children.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
USDA
Senate
Congress
White House
Allen Ellender
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ellender
Respective representation proposal goes before UN
The United Nations debated seating policies for China on Monday. Amendments to the Albanian resolution proposed replacing Nationalists with Communists for the UN role of representing China and Taiwan.
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William NX. Oatis
Associated Press
United Nations
N.Y
China
Taiwan
Jamie M.baro
Saudi Arabia
General Assembly
Baroody
U.S
Assembly
Security Council
Multiple Offenders in City Court Listings
The Record details a batch of cases in El Paso and various towns involving speeding 66 to 70 mph, no valid licenses, failure to dim lights, public intoxication, walking on the wrong side of the road, and theft under five dollars. Fines range from 15 to 350 plus costs with several defendants from Pecos and Palmdale among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Shelton Jr
EL Paso
Rogelio Trevino
Apt
Texas
Mitte Moorhead
Clark St
J. C. Trash
Gerald Moore
Alfred Moore
Carlos Garcia
Pecos
Quezado Prudencia
Ramon Garcia
Kenneth Jones
Palmdale
Calif
Esiquiel Hultron
Charles Wilkinson
Cotton Crusaders Meet with Miss Libby Clark Reservations
Those wishing to meet Libby Clark of Cotton Inc New York should call a reservations committee member before noon Wednesday to make reservations for Thursday's Cotton Crusaders meeting.
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Libby Clark
Cotton, Inc
New York
Cotton Crusaders
Trees Grow Tall And Strong From A Seed
A seed can grow into a tree reaching 90 to 100 feet. In 17 to 20 years a seedling can yield about 500 pounds of usable wood. Harvested wood can make an 8 by 12 foot wall and 120 pounds of wrapping paper.
Sick days add up in Britain cost billions in losses
Industrial accidents and illness cost Britain more than 23 million working days every year, the British Safety Council reports. The bill to taxpayers includes lost production, medical and material costs, social benefits, and unseen expenses, estimated at 144 billion dollars.
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London
Britain
British Safety Council
Dollar travel tips from a reporter abroad
A reporter back from a tour of five European countries notes Americans did not suffer dollar difficulties after Nixon floated the dollar. The piece gives advice on stretching a vacation budget and highlights practical tips for travelers.
Beautification Continues with Christmas Tree Plan for Oak Street
An environmental committee led by Betsy Stewart envisions a tree every 25 feet on Oak Street with at least one in front of each store. Hurt's Nursery of Odessa supplies trees at discount. Local businesses Pecos Men's Store Hubbs Office Supply Farnum's Jewelers Pecos Drug and West Texas Telephone Co back the effort following Community Public Service Co. planting a tree.
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Pecos
Betsy Stewart
Charles Weinacht
Mike Burkholder
Glen Allis
Don Weinacht
Angelita Orona
Garvin Passmore
Hurt’s Nursery
Odessa
Community Public Service Co
Pecos Men's Store
Hubbs Office Supply
Farnum’s Jewelers
Pecos Drug
West Texas Telephone Co
First National Bank
Nixon
London
Paris
Vienna
Rome
Madrid
Banque National de Paris
U.S
Scotch Textiles
Maxim’s
Europe
United States
Washington
Nixon economic moves expected to boost U.S. output
The administration hopes Nixon’s policies, including restoring the investment tax credit, will lift factories mines and utilities. Commerce reports September production up for consumer goods and business equipment, defense down, housing starts at 1 958 million annual rate, down from August’s 2 235 million.
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Nixon
Commerce Department
Funeral Services for Mrs Annie Mae Bend Set in Pecos
Death notices list Mrs Annie Mae Bend age 71 who died Sunday in Winkler County Hospital Kermit. Services are Tuesday at St James Baptist Pecos with burial Eastside Cemetery. Survived by one son Jodie Simmons four grandchildren and two sisters Estella Hopkins and Jane Richards. Also noted is funeral for Mrs Roberta McNurlen in Alpine with burial Han Grove Cemetery and survivors including husband son Charles D McNurlen Pecos policeman daughter parents two sisters grandmother and four grandchildren.
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Annie Mae Bend
St. James Baptist Church
Eastside
Bend
Winkler County Hospital
Kermit
Jodie Simmons
Estella Hopkins
Jane Richards
Pecos
Alpine Church
Food-drying method cuts shriveling without freeze drying
General Foods scientists unveil pressure freezing air drying a economical alternative that preserves cellular tissue by pressurizing with gas then freezing releasing pressure and air drying. England and Wales see violent crime rise from 4800 to 36000 in two decades with burglars facing 60 percent arrest odds and 40 percent acquittal if caught.
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General Foods Corp
London
England
Wales
Kosygin Visit Overshadowed by Demonstrations Across Canada
Denunciations and protests along Kosygin’s Canada tour drew attention from his peace message. Ukrainian and Jewish groups protested Soviet policies while a Hungarian attacked the premier, causing no serious injuries but shifting focus from diplomacy to dissent.
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Ottawa
Alexei I
Kosygin
Canada
Soviet Union
Europe
North Africa
Southeast Asia
Moscow
War vote uncertain in House over six month Indochina deadline
United States House leaders weigh the risk of voting on the six month war deadline with Republicans aiming to block action and antiwar forces seeking a US pullout after prisoners are released. White House lobbying meets opposition as votes shift but fall short of a 23 vote margin.
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Washington
House
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
White House
Common Cause
Adm
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Associated Press
Solons begin hearings on national insurance
The House Ways and Means Committee opens hearings on national health protection led by Nixon's employer financed plan. Secretary Richardson testifies as lawmakers consider multiple proposals including Kennedy backed cradle to grave coverage and AMA alternatives. The committee aims to draft a bill, likely less sweeping, with full Congress action deferred until next year.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Hiiot L. Richardson
American Medical Association
Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy
AMA
Russian defector seeks asylum in United States
A Soviet trade mission member Anatoly Tchebetarev disclosed a spy ring in Belgium and requested asylum in the United States. The State Department confirmed his entry request and noted he has been missing from Belgium’s mission since early this month. Belgian officials said the disclosures may aid ongoing investigations but doubt large actions will follow.
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Washington
Belgium
United States
State Department
Anatoly Tchebetarev
U.S
Brussels
Tchebetarev
America
Tchevetarev
Oleg Lyalin
Great Britain
Lyalin
Malaysia Joins UN Maritime Organization as 73rd Nation
Malaysia becomes the 73rd member nation to join the United Nations Inter-Governmental Maritime Organization, expanding regional participation and global marine governance cooperation.
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Malaysia
United Nations Inter-Governmental Maritime Organization
Agnew Visits Greek Ancestral Village in Emotional Homecoming
Vice President Spiro Agnew toured Gargalianoi Greece greeting townspeople in an emotional homecoming. He visited the cemetery to honor his father, toured the convent founded by his great aunt, and dedicated a plaque at his ancestral home with translator aid as he spoke of lineage and Greek heritage.
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Gargalianos
Greece
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Gargalianoi
Andreas Anagnostopoulos
Ionia Sea
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