Senate delays vote on Indochina war funding cut
The Senate set aside action to cut off U S combat funding in Indochina temporarily. Opponents say a vote may wait until after the President's Moscow trip. Senators Byrd Griffin Goldwater and Stennis discuss timing amid North Vietnamese offensives.
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Washington
U.S
Indochina
Moscow
Robert Byrd
D-W. Va
Robert Griffin
Rmich
Griffin
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
John Stennis
D-Miss
Stormy Weather Forecast and Political Tension in Senate
The forecast calls for thunderstorms tonight with a low in the 50s and showers likely Saturday, then more rain Sunday and partly cloudy conditions early next week. In Congress, supporters of the Church Case amendment face weak votes amid war concerns as Tunney seeks to restore 11 million for the Peace Corps. Goldwater warns of disaster if the cutoff passes.
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D-Idaho
Clifford Case
R-N.j
John Tunney
D-Calif
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Senate
Goldwater
Southeast Asia
GOP move to Miami confirmed
The Republican National Committee unanimously approved moving the 1972 national convention from San Diego to Miami Beach due to rising costs and labor issues. Dates Aug 21-23 remain unchanged. Robert Dole said the switch came with anguish but optimism for a successful event in Miami Beach.
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Nixon
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San Clemente
Kent protests sweep campuses across the nation
Antiwar demonstrations honored the Kent State Four drawing crowds up to 2000 on scattered campuses. Nearly 200 were arrested as events in Ohio Maryland Iowa Oklahoma and Chicago unfolded with calls to withdraw from Indochina and a warning of renewed violence.
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Iowa
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Ohio
Tom Grace
U.S
Tinker Air Force Base
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Nixon
Indochina
Marines Consider Possible Return to South Vietnam
The Pentagon opened the option of landing Marines in South Vietnam to shield American support forces if threatened by a North Vietnamese push. Spokesman Jerry W. Friedheim said no ground combat resumption is intended, with Gen. Abrams free to substitute combat troops within manpower limits to meet Nixon's 20 000 reduction target. About 68 000 U.S. troops remain. roughly 5 000 Marines are afloat in amphibious ships in the South China Sea.
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Viet fighting tapering off near Kontum amid heavy clashes
Heavy fighting over Highway 14 near Kontum sparked by clashes at Chu Pao mountain left 75 North Vietnamese and one South Vietnamese dead. By dusk contact eased to light fighting as refugees were turned back and reinforcements aimed to hold the city against two North Vietnamese divisions.
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Wallace wins Tennessee primary with 68 percent in low turnout
George C. Wallace captures 68 percent of the Tennessee vote and 49 Democratic delegates in a clear first primary victory outside the Deep South. Turnout is about a quarter of eligible voters, sparking questions about its impact on momentum and future delegate counts.
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Nixon
Ohio
Jackson County YMCA Meningitis Cases Reported
Dr. John Amadio of the Jackson County Health Department said Guy Roberts, 14, of Herrin, a YMCA swimmer, is in Cardinal Hospital after a coma following a Monday swim. A probable case was confirmed, throat cultures were taken from teammates, and exposure alerts were issued despite doctors noting no immediate alarm. A second meningitis case, Brett Antonacci, 10, of Marion, was found in Williamson County with no stated connection to the Herrin case.
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Jackson County Health Department
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YMCA
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Thomas Roberts
Cardinal Hospital
St. Louis
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Carbondale Benefits From State Income Tax Rebates
Carbondale projects $225000 from state income tax sharing for the new fiscal year about 10 percent of the 2.4 million general fund. Rebates, which began in 1969, helped offset the city’s financial crisis and avoid more layoffs and belt tightening. Municipalities across six counties received sizeable rebates with a statewide rise of 17.7 million for cities and 3 million for counties in the period.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Jerry Maxwell
Maxwell
Illinois
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Marion
Murphysboro
Kie Taylor
Bill Drake
Drake
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Jackson
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Union
Food prices drop as meat costs lead wholesale decline
The government reports the April wholesale food price drop the largest in eight months driven by a 2.9 percent fall in meats poultry and fish. Labor data show unemployment steady at 5.9 percent with employment up about 400000 to 80.6 million. Average earnings rose to 132.83 weekly, with a 7.1 percent year over year increase and a purchasing power gain of about $4 per week after living cost rises.
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Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hijacker demands ransom on Eastern Airlines flight
An armed man hijacked an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 with 56 aboard en route from Scranton to Miami. He demanded 300000 dollars, six parachutes, suits, crash helmets, cigarettes, food and drinks, while the plane refueled at Dulles Airport. FAA noted explosives in a briefcase. Captain W L Hendershott led the 49 passengers and crew of seven.
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Pennsylvania
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