Agnew slams tax reform as tinkering toy in Senate
Vice President Spiro Agnew told the Republican Governors Association that Senate tinkering turned tax reform into a Rube Goldberg toy. He warned the action threatens inflation control and economic stability, citing a $12 billion impact from tax, spending, and pay measures. Nixon called for humane POW MIA talks.
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Senate
Ronald Reagan
California
RGA
Agnew
Nixon
Senate of
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Santa Claus Inquiry Answered by Editorial Fame Hospitalized
Virginia O'Hanlon Douglas, the 80 year old woman linked to the famed 1897 Santa Claus editorial, is hospitalized in Columbia Memorial Hospital. Her condition is described as fair and no illness specifics are released. The widow lives in North Chatham, New York.
Weather outlook: very cold tonight and warmer Saturday
Fair and cold tonight with a low in the low 203. Saturday will be partly sunny and warmer, with a high in the upper 40s.
Yablonski cries foul in Mine Workers election
Defeated candidate Joseph A. Yablonski called for a federal probe into alleged bribery intimidation ballot theft and illegal absentee votes in the Mine Workers election. He asked the Labor Department to seize ballots and records as Boyle claimed a 50 618 to 45 515 victory for a second five year term amid no immediate Labor Department response.
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Washington
Mine Workers
Joseph A. Yablonski
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
Yablonski
Labor Department
Milan bank blast leaves 13 dead, 90 hurt
A deafening explosion at the Banca Nazionale Dell Agricultura headquarters in downtown Milan killed 13 and injured 90. Fire crews fought flames as ambulances rushed to the scene within 100 yards of the cathedral.
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Milan
Italy
Banca
Nazionale Dell Agricoltura
Senate and House Tax Reform Bills Diverge in Conference
The Senate narrowly passed its tax reform bill 69 to 22 sending it to a conference with the House, which has a different version. Key disputes include Social Security boosts, personal deductions, oil depletion allowances, and the overall cost. Senate and House leaders anticipate a compromise under a looming veto threat from President Nixon.
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Washington
Senate
House
Nixon
Treasury
Conference Committee
Moon workers praised by Apollo 12 crew at Houston briefing
Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Alan L Bean and Richard F Gordon Jr said man can do almost any job on the moon after their 10 day flight They described working long hours without fatigue and moving farther than expected They envision longer lunar work days with brief rests and two four hour moonwalks with a sleep interval in the lander
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Conrad
Alan L. Bean
Earth
Bean
Richard F. Gordon Jr
Moon
Lunar
Linar
Protests Hit Two Illinois Colleges Over Black Studies Start
About 200 black NIU students occupied the president’s office in DeKalb demanding a September 1970 start for a black studies program. NIU president Rhoten A. Smith said the date would be pursued but not guaranteed. In Normal, students and teachers dumped cards, trays, and books in Milner Library, drawing a police response and a later reopening.
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DeKalb
Northern Illinois University
Rhoten A. Smith
NIU
Milner Library
Protesters at Harvard face ouster over sit-in
Harvard officials began identifying demonstrators after a Thursday sit-in at University Hall ended peacefully when a court injunction was obtained. Students identified face suspension for disruptive behavior, while protesters outside the building urged action on at least 20 percent Black employment in Harvard construction projects.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
University Hall
Harvard
U S aircraft and artillery claim 111 foe killed with no loss
U S forces and South Vietnamese units pressed air and ground offensives along the Cambodian border and Mekong Delta. Officials cited 111 enemy killed by U S aircraft and artillery with no American casualties, while South Vietnamese counted 88 and 64 enemy deaths in multiple clashes.
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Saigon
U. S
Cambodian
U.S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Mekong
U Minh Forest
Calley aide denies My Lai massacre charges at press hearing
Sgt. David Mitchell, Calley squad leader, testifies at Ft Hood that there was no massacre at My Lai and he did not participate in any criminal acts. He faces 30 counts of assault with intent to murder in the alleged South Vietnamese village killings.
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Tex
David Mitchell
My Lai
Mitchell
William L. Calley Jr
Placion
Chariie Company
Ft. Benning
Calley
Ossie Brown
Baton, Rouge
District 50 pushes union vote at Union Hospital
District 50 unit of the United Mine Workers calls for a Tuesday election to pick hospital representatives amid a strike at Union Hospital in West Frankfort. The hospital board has not confirmed action, and officials note no clear plans for an election. Local ministers will serve as judges as workers split between District 50 and the Teamsters in a contested labor dispute.
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District 50
United Mine Workers of America
West Frankfort
Floyd Castleman
West Frankfort City Hall
William Palmer
Castleman
Dis
Teamsters Union
National Labor Relations Board
Castlemans
NLRB
Vernon Ford
Vernon Ford, Assistant T0 Edgood Moffett
District 50 International
Ford
John Bowen
Hospital Board
Sam Trefts
Teamster
Teamsters
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