World Court asks France to halt nuclear tests
The World Court urged France to halt nuclear atmospheric testing in the South Pacific pending the court's decision. Australia and New Zealand pressed for an injunction while France defended its planned tests at Mururoa, with submissions due and hearings to be scheduled. The court left open whether France must suspend tests now.
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France
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Watergate hearings loom as Weicker presses truth claim
Senator Lowell Weicker Jr says White House has stepped on anyone seeking the truth about Watergate and urges full public airing of Dean and Cox testimony. A House panel weighs holding sessions and a grand jury may be convened as internal committee probes broaden.
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Archibald Cox
E. Howard
Hunt
Guidelines Relaxed For Higher Dividends
Washington AP reports the Nixon administration eased voluntary dividend guidelines to allow increases up to 4 percent or by the average rise from 1968 to 1972. The move aims to aid the stock market and provide steadier income for elderly and widows, while preserving corporate earnings strength amid rising profits in early 1970s.
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Nixon
Shell
Cost of Living Council
Senate approves landscape blight end measure
The Senate passed a land use bill to curb chaotic urban sprawl and protect beaches and shorelines. It authorizes eight years of funding for state and tribal landscape planning, administration, and training, with specific allocations for regional plans, tribal plans, and federal guidance under Interior Department supervision.
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Yale
Senate Interior Committee
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Interior Committee
America
Stater
Viet Fighting At Lowest Mark In Five Months
In Saigon fighting across South Vietnam dropped to a five month low with the Saigon command reporting about 50 percent fewer Communist infractions in 24 hours ending at dawn. A Vietnamese man believed to be a war veteran was burned to death in front of the Cathedral, motive not immediately clear.
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Two POW Officers Charged by Stockdale
Two fighter pilots, Navy Captain Waller Wilber and Marine Lt Colonel Edison Wainright Miller, have been formally accused of misconduct from their years in North Vietnamese POW camps. Rear Admiral James Stockdale filed the charges, detailing no further specifics, while Pentagon spokesmen noted no broad policy change on charges among the 566 returned POWs. Wilber acknowledged antiwar statements made in captivity and expressed moral conflict during reflection.
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Washington
Pentagon
James Y. Stockdale
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Columbia Cross Roads
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Wilber
North Vietnam
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John Warner
Air Force
Theodore Guy
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Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Guy
Paw. Wilber
Senate panel approves Social Security rise rider
Senate Finance Committee backed an 11 to 2 vote to add a 5.5 percent cost of living adjustment to a debt limit extension bill. The move aims to help 28 million Social Security beneficiaries though Nixon administration opposition lingered. House support appeared likely as the debt bill moves to conference.
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George P. Shultz
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Mittee Nixon
Dollar Slumps to Record Low vs West German Mark
In London and Frankfurt dealers report the US dollar sinking to a record low against the West German mark amid European selling, hedging, and fears over Watergate era inflation. The rate hovered around 2.587 marks per dollar as the market reacted to political scandals and economic uncertainty.
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