Nixon faces stiff doubts over revised American Revolution plan
Congress shows mixed reaction to President Nixon’s State of the Union package. He seeks $16 billion in federal funds, universal medical care aims, and a major executive branch reorganization into eight departments, drawing praise and sharp skepticism from lawmakers.
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Nixon
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Senate
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Sen
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Spiro Agnew
Carl Albert
UPI
Nixon proposes four new Cabinet departments in state of the union
President Nixon unveils a plan to create four Cabinet level departments Community Development Natural Resources Economic Development and Human Resources to absorb functions of eight existing agencies. State Defense Treasury and Justice would remain unchanged.
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Treasury
Defense
Justice
House
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
United States
Lytton Industries
Nixon
Departments of
Hatchet Hijacker Redirected Flight to Havana
A 20s-era hijacker aboard a Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 threatened to explode a device and demanded Algeria. The plane diverted to Havana for a Cuban stop before returning to the U S. authorities identified the suspect as Gerald Grant. Flight personnel and FBI officials coordinated safe handling and passenger safety.
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Gerald Grant
Milwaukee
Detroit
Minneapolis
Washington
FBI
Grant
Miami
U.S. Adopts New Base for Economic Indicators
The Labor Department moves to a new base period for the Wholesale Price Index and expects other major metrics like GNP and CPI to follow. The shift will make price changes appear smaller at first while industrial output figures adjust correspondingly to reflect the new standard.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Two Killed as Hijack Attempt on Korean Air Lined
An air pirate armed with grenades and a knife killed himself and a passenger and injured 22 others during an abortive hijack of a South Korean airliner. Ten South Korean jets forced the F27 to land about 20 miles south of the DMZ. the hijacker Kim Sangtae, 22, died in a grenade blast. One injured passenger later died. The plane carried about 60. Five in serious condition.
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Seoul
North Korea
Kim Sangtae
Korean Air Lines
Koreas
Kansong
Kangnung
Kim
Heath Returns From Commonwealth Summit On South Africa War Risk
London reports Prime Minister Edward Heath returns from the Commonwealth conference pleased with talks but faces home criticism over plans to sell weapons to South Africa. Wilson attacks Heath as cowardly on the stance. In Washington a rail strike settlement talks trend toward a 50 50 chance of agreement. Egypt Syria Libya press new Middle East guidelines as U S diplomacy cautious. California health officials warn of an epidemic level venereal diseases with 2000 new cases weekly.
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London
Edward Heath
Britain
South Africa
Royal Air Force
Singapore
Harold Wilson
Heath
Washington
UPI
C. L. Dennis
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
BRAC
Congress
White House
Dennis
Cairo
al Ahram
Egypt
United States
Middle East
U.N
Gunnar V. Jarring
William P. Rogers
Mahamoud Riad
Rogers
Jarring
U.N. Security Council
Libya
Syria
Sudan
Israel
Anwar Sadat
Los Angeles
California
Louis F. Saylor
Saylor
California Task Force For
Four My Lai GIs Cleared as Three Officers Face Remains
The Army drops charges against four enlisted men in the My Lai case, leaving Lt. William L Calley Jr Capt. Ernest Medina and Capt. Eugene Kotouc charged with murder. Three officers still face dereliction charges in a coverup claim.
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FT. Mcpherson
Eugene Kotouc
Albert Connor
Army
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Spec
Robert T.souvas
San Jose
Calif
Max D. Hutson
Williamsport
Ind
Gerald A. Smith
Chicago
Ill
Charles Hutto
Tallulah
My Lai
Ownership dispute clouds S and J Bar in Lorain
The question of who owns the S and J Bar in Lorain remains unresolved. Vasu is listed as president of the company by state records, with Jean Vasu as a company officer and the bar’s land and building owned by a firm led by Vasu. Locally, Verne Fowler is named as president in the city directory, while police and welfare records connect Gay to the bar though no definitive proof exists. The welfare agency has paid rent and medical bills related to Vasu, and Gay has claimed ownership in conversations with police.
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Welfare Agency
Lorain Metropolitan
Department of Taxation
Vasu
Jean Vasu
Chronicle-Telegram
A. Verne Fowler
S and J Bar Inc
Fowler
Golden Age Center
Housing Authority
Welfare Department
Company Department
Gay
Hi. 28Th St
John Gay
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