Nixon signs treaty to begin SALT disarmament process
President Nixon signed a congressional resolution approving the U S Soviet nuclear arms pact marking the start of SALT talks. The five year freeze covers all U S and Soviet ICBMs and set the stage for future negotiations in Geneva.
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Geneva
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Gerard C. Smith
U.S
William P. Rogers
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Soviet Union
Spock calls for guaranteed income plan at 6500 per family
Dr. Benjamin Spock, presidential candidate of the People's Party, urges a guaranteed income of 6500 for a family of four as welfare reform. He cites 56 million Americans in poverty and argues few welfare recipients are able bodied and employed.
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UPI
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
Laird Says No Major Changes Needed in Military Command
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird and Admiral Moorer push back on Lavelle fallout, saying no civilian chain chief is needed and that major revisions to command procedures are unwarranted. They defend actions and note limited raids and strict engagement rules amid probe claims.
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UPI
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Lavelle
Laird
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
John D. Lavelle
North Vietnam
Moorer
Hanoi
Air Force
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Navy
U.S
ADA ranks Congress record as shameful in second 92nd session
Americans for Democratic Action condemns the second session of the 92nd Congress as the most conservative in decades, blaming Nixon’s politics for stalling civil rights and domestic programs. McGovern scores 57, with 28 House members at 100 and top Senate scores led by Hart Mondale Nelson.
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UPI
92Nd Congress
Nixon
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
George S. McGovern
Senate
House
Philip A. Hart
D-Minh
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Gaylord Nelson
Dwis
Congress
Independent Legal Services Corporation
Child Development
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
John V. Tunney
Birch Bayh
Harold E. Hughes
D-Iown
Edward F. Kennedy
D-Mass
Edward W. Brooke
Rmass
Jacob Javits
Supreme Court opens term with major integration and abortion rulings
The Supreme Court begins a new term with 99 cases including school integration and financing, obscenity and abortion laws. Justices will address issues such as sex discrimination and state aid to religious schools while voters decide between Nixon and McGovern.
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Supreme Court
Nixon
George McGovern
Senate
Lesson on airports and houses from Sabrejet disaster rises
In Sacramento a fatal Sabrejet crash near Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour, a crowded family gathering, killed twenty two people including twelve children. Officials urge stricter separation of airports from shopping centers and homes to prevent repeats.
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UPI
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U.S
California
McGovern Attacks Nixon as He Campaigns in Several Cities
George McGovern pressed his antiwar message on a tough Baltimore waterfront visit and a 12 hour campaign schedule through Atlantic City and New York. He urged rapid troop withdrawal within 90 days of inauguration while criticizing the Thieu regime and Nixon for overseas travel and political appearances.
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