Edge in coal pact vote seen in early returns
United Mine Workers leaders reported optimism that a new contract would win ratification as early returns from about 16 000 miners show roughly 52 percent backing. Snowy weather delayed balloting and extended voting to Wednesday amid ongoing local disclosures and regional variations.
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Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
UMW
Arnold Miller
Richard Carter
West Virginia
Proposal narrowly defeated by Illinois UMW vote
Striking Illinois members of the United Mine Workers of America narrowly rejected a proposed three year contract. Local totals show 4 368 to 4 194 against the pact with 30 votes pending in two small locals. Final statewide results await counts from other states.
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Washington
UMW
Pennsylvania
Cambria County
Alabama
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Tom Shoemake
Herrin
UMW District Board
Union
Rank and File
Haldeman muddies replies in Watergate trial show
Prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste accuses H R Haldeman of wandering answers as jurors leave the room, while Haldeman defends a June 23 1972 conversation with Nixon about Liddy and Hunt. Judge Sirica weighs Nixon’s ability to answer written questions after doctors say he is too ill to testify.
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Washington
White House
H. R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Richard M. Nixon
Richard Ben-Veniste
Nixon
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
Liddy
U. S
John J. Sirica
Sirica
Ben-Veniste
Mitchell
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Charles A. Hufnagel
House Democrats enlarge Ways and Means Committee
The Democratic caucus voted to expand the Ways and Means Committee from 25 to 37 members, signaling a liberal tilt. The move, led by Rep. Charles A. Vanik, shifts assignment power to the Steering Committee and follows a broader party power shift announced earlier.
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Washington
House
Democratic Caucus
Ways and Means Committee
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Democratic Steering Committee
Mills
Arkansas Democrat
Ford and Brezhnev agree on U S Soviet arms pact
President Ford announced a Siberia negotiated strategic arms accord with Leonid Brezhnev allowing 2400 long range missiles each with up to 1320 MIRV capable units. The deal spans 1975 to 1985 and aims to cap the arms race while permitting flexible MIRV deployment despite concerns from Sen. Jackson.
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Washington
Ford
Siberia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
House to Override Ford Veto on Veterans Education Benefits
The House votes to override President Ford on a bill raising veterans school benefits by 22.7 percent. Seven million Vietnam era veterans and four million others would gain higher monthly stipends, with a family of four seen at 366 dollars versus 298 now. Ford argued inflation and lengthened education time, while GOP leaders criticized the veto.
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Washington
Mills
Boston
Phillip Burton
California
B. F. Sisk
Sisk
Burton
Congress
House
Rep
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Veterans
Ford
Senate
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
John G. Tower
R-Ten
Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Cate
Britain cuts back defense amid NATO reaffirmation
London announced an 11.2 billion dollar defense cut over 10 years focused on reducing commitments east of Suez. Defense Secretary Roy Mason said NATO remains Britain’s security linchpin and vows to maintain Polaris submarines while refocusing land and air forces to central Europe and eastern Atlantic regions.
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London
Britain
Suez
Roy Mason
House of Commons
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Atlantic
Channel
United Kingdom
Mason
Murder rate unlikely to fall before 1980s says study
A government report from the National Center for Health Statistics says the U S murder rate likely won t decline until the 1980s as postwar baby boomers age into higher risk years. The study notes 20 518 homicides in 1972 and that 15 to 29 year olds accounted for large shares of victims and arrestees.
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Washington
U. S
National Center For Health Statistics
U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
A. Joan Klebba
United States
Klebba
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