Administration Programs Face Capitol Hill Roadblocks
President Nixon’s revenue sharing plan and a five year arms control pact meet resistance in Congress. A jurisdiction dispute between the Senate Appropriations and Finance committees threatens the $29.8 billion program, while a battle over an equality amendment stalls the arms control agreement. The House plans votes on Washington Moscow missile terms, anti-busing guidelines, and funding for public broadcasting and public works.
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UPI
Nixon
Soviet Union
Congress
Senate Appropriations
Finance Committees
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
Dash
United States
White House
Jackson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations Panel
Mike Mansfield
House
Washington-Moscow
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Meany Turns 78 Amid Neutral AFL-CIO Presidential Stance
Washington reports AFL-CIO President George Meany, age 78, remains outspoken as he leads the federation to neutrality in the 1972 presidential race. The move defies some member unions who Back McGovern, while Meany cites unity and political independence amid hospital visits and public pressure.
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Washington
UPS
Aflcio
George Meany
George McGovern
Meany
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Afl-Cio
McGovern
Federation
Community notices outline Okaloosa Digest submissions
Okaloosa Digest items must be submitted in writing to the Playground Daily News office by the sponsoring organizations. The notices list events: American Legion Post 235 buffet dinner at 7 30 p.m. at Fort Walton Beach, Kiwanis and Rotary honored. Many clubs and meetings follow, including Destin and West Florida groups, Girl Scout registration and various club gatherings.
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Playground Daily News
PUDN
American Legion
American Legion Post 235
Rogers Hinson Legion
Hollywood Blvd
Fort Walton Beach
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Post 296
Destin
Miramar Beach
Post 235
Chris Hughes
Destin American Legion
Board of Directors
West Berlin Marks 1st Wall Anniversary
West Berlin observed the first anniversary of the Berlin Wall with a low key rally at Stein Platz attended by about 100. Mayor Klaus Schuetz spoke of enduring the wall and its impact, while noting new policy aims to reduce its harms. The city logged 422 refugees escaping to the West this year, with six killed in attempts, totaling 152 fatalities since 1961.
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Berlin
UPI
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
East Germany
Schuetz
Socialist Free Democratic Coalition
Willy Brandt
Klaus Landowsky
Christian Democratic Party
Wall
Volcano Sparks Large West Wildfires Across tinder-dry Forests
United Press International reports hundreds of fires across the Western forests driven by lightning and a volcanic eruption in Hawaii. Fire crews from Georgia and Alaska aided Pacific Northwest units as winds pushed blazes near 8,000-foot Horse Haven Peak in Idaho and a 650-acre brush fire on Hawaii island.
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United Press International
Georgia
Alaska
Pacific Northwest
Washington State
Hawaii
Nauru
Pohokeawe Pasi
Hilo
Idaho
Horse Haven Peak
U.S. Forest Service
Gurney Sees GOP Surge in Florida
U S Senator Richard Gurney discusses Florida politics amid a GOP surge, criticizing Democratic planks on Cuba and calling for stronger sanctions. He praises participation by women and youth within Republican rebuilding, supports Israel, opposes school busing, and notes a split between Liberal and conservative Republicans. He cites differences with China, the Soviet Union, and Cuba, and opposes Nixon era easing tensions with Cuba.
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Gurney
George S
McGovern
Republican Party
Cuba
Israel
China
Soviet Union
McGovern charges Nixon using remote control campaign
Senator George S. McGovern accused President Nixon of running a low road campaign via subordinates. He cited Mitchell and others questioning Ramsey Clark and said Nixon misleads Americans about bombing aims and results. McGovern urged disclosure of donors to a $10 million reelection fund.
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Washington
UPI
George S. McGovern
Nixon
South Dakota
John N. Mitchell
Ramsey Clark
U. S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
McGovern
ABC
Issues and Answers
Parents order death of 120-pound dog after fatal mauling
In Miami a 4-year-old German Shepherd named Salpia fatally mauled Abel Valdivia Jr. after moving from quarantine. The parents Blanca and Abel Valdivia ordered the dog’s destruction. the child lost an eye and died nine hours after the attack.
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Miami
UPI
Abel Valdivia
Dole Rejects Shriver Charge on Vietnam War Opportune 1969
Republican National Chairman Robert Dole called Sargent Shriver’s claim that Nixon missed a golden chance to end the Vietnam War in 1969 preposterous. Dole noted Shriver’s Kennedy ties and his near-war role, and rejected Harriman and Vance support as lacking proof.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Robert J. Dole
Sargent Shriver
Nixon
Shriver
Kennedy
Dole
Vietnam
U.S
France
Washington
South Vietnam
State Department
Paris
Averell Harriman
Cyrus Vance
Fragmented Financial Note Sparks Brief Inquiry
A damaged OCR snippet shows currency figures and time frames, listing amounts such as 300 and 9504 with periods and month references. The readable parts imply a contractual or loan-style record but lack full context to determine exact action or party names.
Ireland Vendetta Claims 2 in Belfast Death Toll Rises
Two more bodies, both beaten and shot, found in Belfast as sectarian vendetta killings push the toll to 55. A father of two died later from a July bombing, bringing the strife in Northern Ireland to the fore. A man in Crumlin Road and another in Old Park area were discovered near a stolen car and on a street respectively.
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Belfast
UPI
Northern Ireland
Crumlin Road
Schmitz Warns of Purge Ties in Nixon White House
American Party presidential hopeful John Schmitz accuses President Nixon of ordering purges against him after losing the California GOP primary to Andrew Hinshaw. He cites three sources and ties his stance to his anti establishment views. He and running mate Tom Anderson represent the John Birch Society aligned ticket.
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UPI
American Party
John Schmitz
Nixon
California
Schmitz
Andrew Hinshaw
Orange County
Calif
Washington Window
Peking
George Wallace
Socialist Party
The
John Birch Society
Tennessee
Tom Anderson
Robert Welch
Aristotle
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Kley Lodge
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Fefine
Timmy
Your Freedom
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