Gulf Coast apartment saturation outpaces population growth
A 1973 GRPC study shows Gulf Coast four-county area Jackson Harrison Hancock and Pearl River with vacancy 13.8 percent and only 5–6 percent HUD target. Of 11,877 units, 76 percent are non public while 2,773 units started and 3,847 planned amid a boom fueled by Litton and Keesler activity.
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Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Gulf Regional Planning Commission
GRPC
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Jackson
Harrison
Hancock
Pearl River
Litton
Keesler
Nixon pursues new journey for peace in Middle East tour
President Nixon arrives in Salzburg on a cold rainy night for the first leg of a five nation trip aimed at a regional peace process. He plans 34 hours of rest before Cairo and visits to Egypt Saudi Arabia Syria Israel and Jordan with a pledge that the journey will contribute to lasting peace among nations.
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Salzburg
Austria
Nixon
Middle East
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Israel
Jordan
Cairo
Land of the Pharaohs
Golan Heights
Washington
White House
Russia
Rupert Leicht Mueller
Jiddah
Damascus
Tel Aviv
Amman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Air Force 1
Andrews Air Force Base
Henry A. Kissinger
War weariness grows as cease-fire talks resume
Saigon officials report over 351 thousand Vietnamese soldiers killed or wounded since the 1973 armistice. Despite renewed talks at Tan Son Nhut, casualties rise with 638 Communist and 70 South Vietnamese killed in weekend fighting. Viet Cong blame Saigon and the United States for stalled peace efforts.
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Saigon
Tan Son Nhut
Senate backs funding for enhanced warhead accuracy in weapon system
In a secret session the Senate defeated a move to halt the Pentagon plan for a silo killer missile warhead, voting 48 to 37. Sen. McIntyre argued updated warheads could provoke a Soviet first strike, while Sen. Brooke backed the administration procurement bill. Teller warned the USSR leads in missiles.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Pentagon
Thomas J. McIntyre
United States
McIntyre
Armed Services Research Subcommittee
Defense Department
Sen
Edward W
Brooke
R-Mass
Defense
James R. Schlesinger
Brook and McIntyre
Edward Teller
Soviet Union
VA Reopens Case of Man Dying for Family Benefits
The Veterans Administration has reopened the case of terminal cancer patient John A. Ellis of Mattapan who seeks family benefits. Ellis argues the prior Sept ruling denying him eligibility was wrong and asks quick action to secure his wife Leandra and children’s financial stability after his impending death.
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United Family — the Veterans Administration
John A. Ellis
Boston
Sus
UPI
Veterans Administration
Board of Veterans Appeals Board
Mattapan
Ellis
Air Force
Sgt
Vietnam
Formosa
Mills abandons plan on oil depletion phaseout floor
Rep. Wilbur Mills shifted tactics after a Ways and Means meeting to push the depletion allowance bill to the floor with a closed rule. Kennedy urged an immediate across the board tax cut and a package of revenue measures, plus broader tax reform.
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Washington
UPI
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Rules Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Ways and Means
Finance Committee
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Senate
Democratic
Kennedy
Congress
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temps
A low probability of showers or storms persists through Wednesday. Tuesday night temps in the low 70s, with Tuesday and Wednesday highs in the mid 80s. Precipitation chances remain at 20 percent for both Tuesday and Tuesday night.
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Groedig Uniformed Marksmen Company
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