GOP Issues Rules for Florida Delegate Lists
The Florida Republican party issued rules for selecting 40 delegates to the 1972 convention in San Diego. A March 14 presidential primary sets deadlines, with March 1 as a filing cutoff for own delegate lists, and 30 days before the convention for alternative rules. Delegates are apportioned by district with at least two per district and at-large picks for statewide winner, aiming for near gender parity.
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Florida remap hearing set in Tallahassee on census shift
Senator Wilbur Boyd announced a public hearing in Tallahassee on January 11 to gather citizen recommendations for remapping Florida’s legislature and U.S. House districts. The Senate would grow to 49 members and House seats rise from 12 to 15 under 1970 census data.
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Johnny Express shootout amid Cuba CIA seizure tale
Seizure of a Bahamas Ship Lines vessel by Cuban authorities ten days earlier is linked to CIA use claims. Captain Villa, an American from Miami, said he was shot three times as a radio contact with the unarmed ship ended. Pakistan and India clash widen as Dacca faces heavy fighting and Indian forces near the city.
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Stopgap Foreign Aid Bill Faces Severe Senate Test
The Senate balked at a $1.5 billion stopgap for foreign aid as a cloture petition loomed and mass absences threatened adjournment. The House approved a $2.9 billion package to run aid to March 1 while lawmakers planned January return after holidays.
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Jobless Pay Hike Approved in Congress
Congress approved a plan to extend unemployment benefits by 13 weeks for about 538,000 jobless workers in 11 states and Puerto Rico, with no new payroll tax. The House passed 194 to 149 and the Senate accepted by voice vote, financing estimated at $274 million.
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Back to School for Star Instructors Must Qualify as Deputies
Sheriff Ray Wilson said deputies must complete a 280 hour police course before deputizing school coaches and administrators in Okaloosa County. The school board urged deputized staff to have on the spot arrest powers at events, but Wilson stressed training and proper procedure. Okaloosa-Walton Junior College offers the required 280 hour course.
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Freed Prisoner Describes Confinement in China
Richard Fecteau spoke at a news conference in Phoenixville after release from 19 years in Chinese prisons. He said solitary confinement wore on him, but he never gave up hope. He named fellow prisoners John Downey, Philip Smith, and Robert Flynn.
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Price Commission Caps Doctor and Hospital Fee Increases
The Price Commission announced rate controls for doctors dentists labs and health facilities to curb a 12.9 percent inflation trend. Providers may raise prices about 2.6 percent with cost justifications. institutions may rise 2.6 percent to reflect higher costs. Increases above 6 percent require IRS or Price Commission approval. mid-range gains between 2.6 and 6 percent must be reported to IRS and local Medicare. An advisory board process at the state level is requested to review sizable requests.
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Berkeley Council Elects Susan Meadows Howe to Seat
Berkeley California voters witness a council split as liberal Mayor Widener joins conservatives to elect Susan Meadows Howe 33 a San Francisco native and UC graduate over radicals in an eight month vacancy. The eight member body remains deadlocked on key issues with four radicals and four moderates.
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Huey Newton Freed as Prosecutors Drop Charges
Huey Newton, co founder of the Black Panther Party, is freed after Alameda County Superior Court dismisses voluntary manslaughter charges in the 1967 killing of Oakland police officer John Frey. The DA moved to end the fourth trial after a four year legal battle.
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One Fourth of Mankind TRING Exclusive China Series
A new 18 part illustrated series begins Sunday in the Playground News tracing 4000 years of Chinese history. Don Oakley and John Lane present a revised up to date edition reflecting recent events and aimed at demystifying China for American readers.
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