Benefits bill signed by Nixon targets Social Security rise
President Nixon signed a 20 percent Social Security benefits increase he called inflationary and fiscally irresponsible, pushed by Democrats to aid recipients before the November elections. The measure, tied to extending the national debt ceiling, will be funded by higher payroll taxes starting January 1, raising the tax bite from 468 to 594 dollars.
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UPI
Nixon
Congress
Bute
San Clemente
Calif
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Clark MacGregor
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
Ways and Means Committee
John Mitchell resigns as Nixon campaign director
Former attorney general John Mitchell quits the Nixon re election campaign less than a week after Martha Mitchell declare d she would not support him while she remains opposed to his politics. Clark MacGregor will succeed him as campaign director.
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Martha Mitchell
Westchester Country Club
Rye
N.Y
Mitchell
Washington
Nixon
Francis L. Dale
Clark MacGregor
Minnesota
White House
Congress Faces Gloomy Start After Midyear Recess
Washington AP reports Congress ends six months with a meager record of accomplishments and plans to tackle Nixon’s key recommendations when it returns July 17 from a two week recess.
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Congress
Nixon
New concept in schools tested in East city centers
An experimental approach places schools on the lower floors of high rise blocks in several large East cities. The Morgantown Post promises an in depth report this week on its potential viability for cities the size of Morgantown.
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Morgantown
Dominion News
Post
Dominion-News
The
West Virginia Newspaper Publishing Co
Big Government, Not Big Business Harms Today
Wendell Willkie argues that government overreach poses greater danger than corporate power. He emphasizes policy over profits and urges voters to rebalance power.
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Wendell Wilkie
Quang Tri push bogged by heavy rains
UPI reports torrential rains halt South Vietnamese drive to recapture Quang Tri City as tanks and trucks sink in mud. North Vietnamese artillery pounds Highway 1 from My Chanh River to Quang Tri City while Viet Cong close in on the provincial capital near Saigon.
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UPI
Quang Tri City
Barney Seibert
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Seibert
Highway 1
My Chanh River
Early break through unlikely in Paris peace talks
Washington sources say a quick breakthrough at the Paris peace talks is unlikely despite Hanoi agreeing to resume negotiations July 13. Officials note Nixon remains firm on intensified bombing and harbor mining while North Vietnam has yet to signal willingness to negotiate on terms acceptable to the United States.
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UPI
Nixon
Paris
Hanoi
North Vietnam
United States
Traffic toll rises on Fourth of July weekend
The long Fourth of July weekend drew motorists to highways with 76 deaths from traffic accidents by 7 p.m. EDT. Police urged caution and avoiding driving after drinking as figures break out 76 traffic deaths, 11 drownings, and 3 other fatalities.
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United Press International
Norwalk Agent Captured by NIH Researchers
NIH scientists report capturing the Norwalk Agent a virus linked to outbreaks of nonbacterial diarrheal illness. They have not grown it in lab cultures and seek to determine if it is a parvovirus or a new virus family while detailing its resistance to acid and heat and its small naked form.
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National Institutes of Health
Norwalk
Ohio
Annals of Internal Medicine
NIH
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