Nixon faces Supreme Court test over executive power
The Nixon administration may appeal rulings limiting impoundment of funds and dissolution of the Office of Economic Opportunity as federal judges press checks on presidential discretion. Courts rejected the premise that the president can ignore laws or unilaterally dissolve programs, with impoundment estimates ranging from 8.7 to over 14 billion dollars.
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Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Washington
Supreme Court
Nixon
White House
Jones
WS. Circuit Court
St. Louis
Circuit Court
Congress
Executive Branch
16 Killed As Government Planes Crash On Golf Course
Mountain View California AP reports two aircraft, a Convair 990 and a P-3 Orion, collided in flight and crashed onto a golf course near Moffett Field. Sixteen aboard died, one critically injured. Debris spread over a wide radius near Interstate 101 as fire crews fought the blaze. Navy investigation began to determine why the jets and turboprop came so close on final approach.
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Mountain View
Calif
Ron Kimball
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Navy
David Frame
Sunnyvale Municipal
Moffett Field
Hotch
Moffett
National Aeronautics, and Space Administration
Bill Brand
Ketchum
Idaho
Brand
Jtsl
Denny
Blay
Mallibert
Kimball
San Francisco
Nothwest Coase
NASA
California
N.A.S.A
Moffat Field
San Jose
Brandt's Social Democrats keep power in West Germany
West Germany's Social Democratic convention re-elected Willy Brandt as party chair by a 404 to 20 vote, signaling continued pro Western policy. Delegates backed the alliance with the United States and the presence of U.S. troops in Europe amid leftist calls for reduced military spending and changes in Bonn's foreign policy.
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Anthony Collings
Associated Press
Hanover
Germany
Cap
Willy Brandt
West Germany
United States
Nore Atlante
Social Democratic Party
Brandt
U.S
Europe
Annemarial Renger
Egon Franke
Brandl
Reeve
Bonn
Washington
Bible Thoughts On The Spirit Of The Lord God
A religious quote collection features a paraphrase of Isaiah about anointing to bring good tidings, heal the brokenhearted, proclaim liberty, and open prisons. It closes with a quote attributing liberty to those who give it, credited to William Allen White, the American journalist.
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William Allan White
U S Involvement In Cambodia Seen Like Vietnam Commitments
Senator Mark Hatfield says Cambodia actions may mirror secret commitments leading to U S entry in Vietnam. White House briefings and Haig mission discuss Southeast Asia, while Defense Secretary Richardson denies a South Vietnamese drive. Mansfield warns against using Thai or South Vietnamese troops to stabilize Cambodia, signaling possible renewed U S entanglement.
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Carl P. Leabsdorf
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Sen
Mark
Warfield
Pentagon
State Department
Cambodia
U.S
Vietnam
Oregon Republican
Nixon
Alexander M. Haig Jr
White House
Haig
Eliot L. Richardson
South Vietnam
Hatfield
Southeast Asia
Administration
Senate Appropriations
State
Defense Department
Senate
Mike Mansfield
United States
Capitol Hill
Cambogia
Raids Seek Bomb Experts In England
London police led dawn raids on six cities sourcing Irish guerrilla bomb experts. Scotland Yard seized devices across London Glasgow Birmingham Manchester Liverpool and Coventry. Fourteen men were detained for questioning as detectives plus dogs hunted explosives amid fears of IRA activity tied to Easter uprising anniversaries. Earlier bombings near Old Bailey left one dead and over 240 injured. In West Belfast sectarian clashes erupted between Protestant and Roman Catholic gunmen marking a tense front in Northern Ireland.
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London
Scotland Yard
Glasgow
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
Coventry
Scotland
England
Dublin
Graf
Old Bailey Criminal Court
Irish Republican Army
Northern Ireland
West Belfast
Military Experts Weigh Misconduct Charges Against POWs
Washington AP report notes officials review debriefing transcripts from 506 returned POWs to see if evidence supports misconduct charges against about a dozen. Civilian Defense Dept says no prosecutions for propaganda statements. investigations may proceed before any court martial. Some POWs say others cooperated willingly, while some recount torture and coercion.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Defense Department
Wer Prigener
Bul
Roger Shields
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Secretary of Transportation
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Potomac Edison
Carl Probgroe
Peal
Nes
Simei Ave
Agershcan
Magéste Ai
Ira
Carl Paulsgrove
LEED
LEE
Campus & Lee
W. Franklin ST
Leed's
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Fen
Virginia
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Hewerstewn, Md
Dinne
Easter Greetings Box
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