Rail yard blast injures 92 across Illinois area
A pair of chemical tank cars exploded at an East St. Louis rail yard. The blast shattered windows up to 15 miles away injuring 92 people, with no fatalities reported. Fire burned over three hours as authorities secured Collinsville, Belleville, and downtown St. Louis.
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Mansfield Warns Laos and Cambodia Vulnerable to Communists
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield urged caution on expanding U S aid to Laos and Cambodia despite Communist gains. He dismissed critics blaming a $350 million Laos and $341 million Cambodia aid ceilings for failures and stated extra air war funds and emergency requests remain possible.
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Appropriations Panel Sets Full Hearings on Nixon Budget
The Senate Appropriations Committee will start four days of full hearings on President Nixon's proposed fiscal 1973 budget on February 1. Chairman Allen J. Ellender says he aims for a broad, overall review including public witnesses and comparisons of domestic spending priorities and humanitarian programs.
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Senate civil rights coalition at risk over busing issue
In Washington a long standing civil rights coalition of northern Democrats and moderate Republicans faces possible collapse over school busing. House measures would halt federal funding for transportation to desegregate schools and limit federal agency involvement and court ordered busing. Senate votes on these close measures are expected to hinge the coalition's fate.
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Nixon Admin stance may shape federal busing efforts
U S politics split along party lines as White House and HEW hover over action on busing. If House busing limits become law they would push Congress toward ending forced busing but courts would still require it. Constitutional amendment proposals circulate in both chambers though broad approval seems unlikely this year.
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Minorities advance to management faster than women in survey
A UPI report cites a Bureau of National Affairs survey of over 300 executives showing minorities have moved into management more quickly than women in the past five years. Obstacles include lack of qualifications and, for women, lack of motivation, with training programs more often aimed at minorities.
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