Nixon Threatens Campaign Over Congress Record
Washington report notes President Nixon urges Congress to act fast on revenue sharing government reorganization health and welfare as the 92nd Congress returns from a two week recess with four months of work to cram into four weeks. The administration criticizes stalled measures and warns of turning the record into a campaign issue.
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U.S. Troop Levels in Vietnam Slip to New Low
UPI reports a drop of 600 troops last week, bringing total U.S. forces in Vietnam to 37,100, the lowest since April 1965. The tally excludes forces stationed abroad, with large numbers in Thailand, on 7th Fleet ships, and in Guam. In Manila, a flood-linked tragedy ends with eight dead and two wounded after a farmer’s shotgun rampage over a missing lunch box. In New York, Rockefeller University secures a 126,088 dollar grant from the Fleischmann Foundation to fund a two-year study on gonorrhea and susceptibility to infection.
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Governors See South Going Solidly for Nixon
Southern governors meeting at Hilton Head Island express firm doubt that George McGovern can carry any Southern state. McGovern gains few endorsements while Gov. John West and Gov. Wendell Ford pledge aid. several governors say they will help privately but fear openly supporting him could hurt other Democrats. Governors predict an uphill battle and stress shielding local races from national campaigns.
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Rock Festival Crowds Create Major Traffic Jam
Labor Day weekend rock festival on Bull Island in the Wabash River drew as many as 300000 at peak with traffic jams on the only Indiana road to the island. By Monday attendance fell to about 100000 as crowds milled on the island and along surrounding roads. Only one overdose hospitalization was reported amid a generally friendly scene despite drug hawker activity.
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Burglary Suspect Is Freed In Miami Beach Case
Miami Beach police sought two hotel burglars after a guest flagged them as men who rifled rooms at Playboy Plaza and Deauville. James Stewart Miller and James Orphanos were arrested Saturday, jailed, and released by mistake on bond, with Miller later missing. The pair faced charges for looting more than a dozen rooms.
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Air War in Vietnam Halted by Typhoon
Tropical storm Elsie slowed combat across Vietnam with heavy rain and wind. Both sides paused offensives as U.S. naval activity stopped and air strikes declined except for stubborn B52s and Stratoforts. In Laos, Soviet flights to Hanoi increased despite weapons found aboard.
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Federal Minority Quotas to Stand in Federal Projects
The White House said there are no plans to drop the Philadelphia Plan minority staffing rule for federal construction projects. Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler stated the policy, tied to ensuring racial representation reflecting local areas, remains in force despite Nixon's Labor Day denunciation of quotas. The plan, begun in the Nixon era, influenced job opportunities for blacks and other minorities on billions in federal projects.
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Iceland deploys gunboats to enforce 50 mile fishing limit
Reykjavik says its five gun boats carry scissors to cut wires from foreign trawlers nets near the new 50 mile limit. The Coast Guard has not yet seized violators but says arrests could come any day. One boat tried to cut a trawl off the southeast coast but British crews hauled away their gear.
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IRA Rejects Cutting Down Of Violence in Northern Ireland
Belfast UPI report says the Provisional IRA rejects pleas from moderates to end violence while the Ulster Defence Association resumes paramilitary public displays. Both sides harden positions ahead of talks aimed at resolving three years of sectarian strife in Northern Ireland.
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Carter says McGovern liability in South is antiwar pledge
Governor Carter warns McGovern would weaken U S military power, prompting Southern voters to favor Nixon or stay home. He plans not to campaign for McGovern and aims to help Georgia Democrats win Senate and House seats in November. Carter cites Georgia poll showing Nixon leading two to one. He also criticizes McGovern on welfare reform and campaign stance shifts.
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FHA Offers Golf Clubs Expert Aid
The Farmers Home Administration contracts with the National Golf Foundation to advise about 130 federally financed rural golf courses in financial trouble. The one year, $126,181 effort will have regional representatives visit clubs, analyze problems, and propose improved management to reduce deficits. So far 16 courses in four states have been inspected with more to follow in Maine Vermont Montana California and Texas.
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